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Compare Arena PLM & QMS and SAP PLM 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (72.4% 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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Star Rating
(66)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (72.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about SAP PLMArena PLM & QMS vs SAP PLM
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 SAP PLM.
- 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 SAP PLM.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Arena PLM & QMS
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- BOM Management
- Document Management
- Change Management
SAP PLM
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Arena PLM & QMS
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
369
7.5
47
Ease of Use
8.1
375
6.7
47
Ease of Setup
8.1
179
7.0
29
Ease of Admin
8.4
136
7.8
26
Quality of Support
8.5
311
7.6
45
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
136
7.9
26
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
366
6.4
45
Features by Category
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
|
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
7.8
17
7.8
127
|
Verified
7.5
18
|
Verified
7.3
129
|
Verified
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.4
169
|
Verified
8.4
16
|
Verified
CAD
7.2
132
|
Verified
7.3
14
|
Verified
7.1
121
|
Verified
7.3
14
|
Verified
6.6
101
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
Collaboration
7.7
139
|
Verified
7.4
19
|
Verified
7.9
151
|
Verified
7.2
18
|
Verified
7.8
157
|
Verified
7.6
19
|
Verified
8.7
176
|
Verified
8.1
20
|
Verified
Product Data Management
8.2
150
|
Verified
8.1
18
|
Verified
8.6
159
|
Verified
7.8
19
|
Verified
8.8
178
|
Verified
8.2
19
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
8.9
187
|
Verified
8.1
19
|
Verified
8.7
187
|
Verified
8.1
19
|
Verified
8.5
176
|
Verified
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.2
172
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
8.0
164
|
Verified
8.0
20
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.8
18
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
8.0
18
|
Verified
Simulation
7.1
89
|
Verified
7.6
14
7.1
92
|
Verified
7.6
14
|
Verified
7.2
91
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Analytics
7.1
121
|
Verified
7.7
18
|
Verified
6.9
106
|
Verified
7.8
18
|
Verified
7.2
103
|
Verified
7.4
17
|
Verified
Quality management
7.7
117
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
8.2
134
|
Verified
8.0
17
|
Verified
7.9
126
|
Verified
7.6
17
|
Verified
Integration
7.2
108
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
6.8
80
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
6.9
79
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
7.3
89
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.8
37
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Arena PLM & QMS and SAP PLM are categorized as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Unique Categories
Arena PLM & QMS is categorized as Quality Management (QMS) and Medical QMS
SAP PLM 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.)
SAP PLM
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
15.3%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
11.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.2%
Oil & Energy
8.5%
Food & Beverages
6.8%
Other
47.5%
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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
How to manage yield scenario in recipe development from ootb solution.
1 Comment
KB
Hi, you need to use by Product entry with negative Qty in formula which will not shown in calculations, Make sure you defined specification for byproducts...Read more
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