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Compare Arena PLM & QMS and Duro 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Contact Us 14 Users Per Month
Arena PLM & QMS
Star Rating
(435)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 7 pricing plansDuro
Star Rating
(80)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 14 Users Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansArena PLM & QMS vs Duro
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Duro easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Duro overall.
- Reviewers felt that Arena PLM & QMS meets the needs of their business better than Duro.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Duro is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Arena PLM & QMS and Duro received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arena PLM & QMS
Arena PLM Launch
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*additional fees apply
- BOM Management
- Document Management
- Change Management
Duro
Team
Contact Us
14 Users Per Month
For growing hardware teams that require rapid setup of the PLM essentials.
- 25 GB of Data Storage
- BOM Management
- Change Management
Free Trial
Arena PLM & QMS
No trial information availableDuro
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
385
7.9
62
Ease of Use
8.1
392
8.6
64
Ease of Setup
8.1
193
9.1
35
Ease of Admin
8.4
138
9.5
28
Quality of Support
8.5
325
9.3
59
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
138
9.6
29
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
383
8.5
55
Features by Category
Quality Management
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.2
68
Not enough data
Quality System
8.2
64
Not enough data
8.0
65
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
Nonconformance
8.3
82
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
Quality system
9.0
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inspection Management
7.9
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Compliance
8.2
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
62
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Services
8.0
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
New Product Introduction
7.6
137
7.5
28
7.8
127
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
131
|
Verified
8.1
35
|
Verified
8.5
176
|
Verified
8.2
38
|
Verified
CAD
7.2
135
|
Verified
7.8
32
7.2
124
|
Verified
7.7
14
6.7
103
|
Verified
8.3
27
|
Verified
Collaboration
7.7
142
|
Verified
7.5
32
|
Verified
7.9
154
|
Verified
7.7
32
|
Verified
7.9
160
|
Verified
8.0
31
|
Verified
8.8
187
|
Verified
8.2
40
|
Verified
Product Data Management
8.2
152
|
Verified
8.9
31
|
Verified
8.6
163
|
Verified
8.9
33
|
Verified
8.8
186
|
Verified
8.2
40
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
8.9
195
|
Verified
8.6
40
|
Verified
8.8
191
|
Verified
8.7
40
|
Verified
8.6
180
|
Verified
8.3
37
|
Verified
8.2
174
|
Verified
7.6
35
Engineering Change Management
8.1
169
|
Verified
8.7
32
8.5
197
|
Verified
8.5
35
|
Verified
8.6
192
|
Verified
8.7
34
|
Verified
Simulation
7.1
89
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.1
92
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.2
91
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Analytics
7.2
125
|
Verified
7.7
22
|
Verified
6.9
106
|
Verified
7.9
26
|
Verified
7.2
103
|
Verified
7.4
21
|
Verified
Quality management
7.7
117
|
Verified
7.7
14
8.2
135
|
Verified
8.0
25
8.0
130
|
Verified
7.9
16
Integration
7.2
110
|
Verified
7.1
17
|
Verified
6.8
80
|
Verified
6.1
12
6.9
80
|
Verified
6.7
15
7.3
89
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
6.8
37
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arena PLM & QMS and Duro are categorized as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Unique Categories
Arena PLM & QMS is categorized as Quality Management (QMS) and Medical QMS
Duro has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arena PLM & QMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Duro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Medical Devices
34.7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
11.1%
Biotechnology
7.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.4%
Consumer Electronics
4.7%
Other
36.3%
Aviation & Aerospace
17.7%
Consumer Electronics
13.9%
Medical Devices
10.1%
Industrial Automation
10.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
7.6%
Other
40.5%
Alternatives
Discussions
What does a PLM do?
2 Comments
KA
A PLM is the gate keeper for your intellectual property, and the avenue for your manufacturer to build the product per your specificationsRead more
Would it be possible for Arena to implement this simple feature?
1 Comment
SR
Thanks Jahan. This is on Arena's product roadmap. If you would like to discuss further, please contact your Arena account representative and they can share...Read more
How do I make a Arena project where some things can be done in parallel or in loops?
1 Comment
SR
Thanks Ricardo. I passed this question to our product team and they need more information to answer this question. Please feel free to contact me directly at...Read more
Duro has no discussions with answers
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