Compare Arena PLM & QMS and GitLab 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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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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Star Rating
(875)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (37.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about GitLabArena PLM & QMS vs GitLab
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found GitLab easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that GitLab meets the needs of their business better than Arena PLM & QMS.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Arena PLM & QMS and GitLab provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of GitLab over Arena PLM & QMS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arena PLM & QMS
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GitLab
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
385
9.1
663
Ease of Use
8.1
392
8.7
666
Ease of Setup
8.1
193
8.6
226
Ease of Admin
8.4
138
8.6
172
Quality of Support
8.5
325
8.5
527
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
138
8.8
147
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
383
8.7
630
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
124
Not enough data
8.9
131
Not enough data
8.6
123
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.6
103
Processes
Not enough data
9.1
133
Not enough data
9.0
122
Not enough data
8.7
122
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
9.0
28
Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
26
Testing
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Agentic AI - Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Analysis
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Testing
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.1
21
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
75
Not enough data
8.8
81
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
9.0
79
Not enough data
8.7
73
IT Management
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.6
71
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
215
Not enough data
9.0
218
Not enough data
8.7
204
Management
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.4
193
Not enough data
8.9
211
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.2
9
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
139
Not enough data
8.5
133
Not enough data
8.6
140
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
136
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.8
135
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Functionality - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
67
Effectiveness - Software Composition Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
64
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
9.0
61
Nonconformance
8.3
82
|
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
Management
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
8.7
148
Not enough data
8.5
136
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
153
Not enough data
8.8
151
Not enough data
8.6
141
Processes
Not enough data
9.0
157
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
9.0
158
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
204
|
Verified
Management
Not enough data
8.9
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
198
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Continuous Integration
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Documentation
Not enough data
8.8
117
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.4
112
Security
Not enough data
8.0
101
Not enough data
8.4
101
Not enough data
9.0
110
New Product Introduction
7.6
137
Not enough data
7.8
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
CAD
7.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
Collaboration
7.7
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
187
|
Verified
Not enough data
Product Data Management
8.2
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
163
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
Bill of Materials
8.9
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Engineering Change Management
8.1
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
Simulation
7.1
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
7.2
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
Quality management
7.7
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.2
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.8
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Code Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Value Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.7
40
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.9
37
Value Management
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arena PLM & QMS and GitLab share no categories
Unique Categories
Arena PLM & QMS is categorized as Quality Management (QMS), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), and Medical QMS
GitLab is categorized as Secure Code Review, DevOps Platforms, Value Stream Management, Software Composition Analysis, Cloud Infrastructure Automation, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Application Release Orchestration, Version Control Hosting, Peer Code Review, Continuous Delivery, Bug Tracking, Continuous Integration, and AI Code Generation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arena PLM & QMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GitLab
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%
Computer Software
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
24.2%
Internet
4.0%
Financial Services
3.4%
Telecommunications
2.3%
Other
32.7%
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
Is GitLab paid?
5 Comments
PG
Yes, Gitlab is paid as it provides the flexibility to use all the features of the GitHub and Git as well as the freedom to use your own DataBase so that you...Read more
Is GitLab free software?
4 Comments
RB
Yes, in that for non-commercial users, payment is unnecessary. Additionally, its source is publicly available.Read more
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