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Compare Arena PLM & QMS and Windchill 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (57.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Arena PLM & QMS
Star Rating
(417)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 7 pricing plansWindchill
Star Rating
(117)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.9% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about WindchillArena PLM & QMS vs Windchill
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Arena PLM & QMS easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Arena PLM & QMS overall.
- Reviewers felt that Arena PLM & QMS meets the needs of their business better than Windchill.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Arena PLM & QMS is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Arena PLM & QMS over Windchill.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arena PLM & QMS
Arena PLM Launch
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- BOM Management
- Document Management
- Change Management
Windchill
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Arena PLM & QMS
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
369
8.4
94
Ease of Use
8.1
375
7.6
95
Ease of Setup
8.1
179
6.2
34
Ease of Admin
8.4
136
6.4
27
Quality of Support
8.5
311
8.0
84
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
136
7.0
27
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
366
7.8
92
Features by Category
Metadata
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.5
22
Data Management
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Not enough data
9.2
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Quality Management
8.3
76
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
7.9
64
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
Quality System
8.1
62
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.6
77
Not enough data
Nonconformance
8.3
81
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Verified
Not enough data
8.3
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Quality system
9.0
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Inspection Management
7.9
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
Compliance
8.2
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Services
8.0
79
|
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
8.5
20
|
Verified
7.8
127
|
Verified
8.8
20
|
Verified
7.3
129
|
Verified
7.9
20
|
Verified
8.4
169
|
Verified
8.8
24
|
Verified
CAD
7.2
132
|
Verified
9.4
26
|
Verified
7.1
121
|
Verified
9.0
22
|
Verified
6.6
101
|
Verified
9.1
21
|
Verified
Collaboration
7.7
139
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
7.9
151
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
7.8
157
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.7
176
|
Verified
9.2
26
|
Verified
Product Data Management
8.2
150
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.6
159
|
Verified
9.0
24
|
Verified
8.8
178
|
Verified
9.2
25
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
8.9
187
|
Verified
8.7
24
|
Verified
8.7
187
|
Verified
8.8
24
|
Verified
8.5
176
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.2
172
|
Verified
9.0
23
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
8.0
164
|
Verified
9.0
24
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
9.2
26
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
9.3
21
|
Verified
Simulation
7.1
89
|
Verified
8.8
19
7.1
92
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
7.2
91
|
Verified
8.6
18
|
Verified
Analytics
7.1
121
|
Verified
8.3
22
|
Verified
6.9
106
|
Verified
7.6
19
|
Verified
7.2
103
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
Quality management
7.7
117
|
Verified
8.6
22
|
Verified
8.2
134
|
Verified
8.6
21
|
Verified
7.9
126
|
Verified
8.7
19
|
Verified
Integration
7.2
108
|
Verified
9.1
23
|
Verified
6.8
80
|
Verified
8.6
19
|
Verified
6.9
79
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
7.3
89
|
Verified
8.9
18
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.8
37
7.5
8
Feature Not Available
6.5
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arena PLM & QMS and Windchill are categorized as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Unique Categories
Arena PLM & QMS is categorized as Quality Management (QMS) and Medical QMS
Windchill is categorized as Product Data Management (PDM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Arena PLM & QMS
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Windchill
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
33.7%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
11.3%
Biotechnology
7.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.2%
Consumer Electronics
4.9%
Other
37.1%
Automotive
17.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
12.1%
Medical Devices
8.4%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.5%
Oil & Energy
4.7%
Other
50.5%
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
Can this PLM bring the data and drawings straight to the production lines so we can digitize the production lines and remove the paper?
1 Comment
SR
Andrea,
Thanks for your inquiry. PLM does allow us to provide electronic access for documents, drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and other product...Read more
Is it possible to customize the workflow in the CAPA module?
1 Comment
AP
Bruce,
Thank you for posting this question. There are some best practices that can be applied and your customer success coach can help you with that. You...Read more
What is PTC product?
1 Comment
AB
PTC Creo is CAD software, being used by industries for design and development of different range of products. you can do lot of things with PTC Creo. Its one...Read more
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