# Arena PLM & QMS vs SolidWorks Product Designer Comparison | | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 456 | 45 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (57.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Arena PLM & QMS Pros: - Ease of Use (35 reviews) - Document Management (17 reviews) Cons: - Feature Limitations (10 reviews) - Missing Features (10 reviews) ### SolidWorks Product Designer Pros: - 3D Modeling (1 reviews) - 3D Visualization (1 reviews) Cons: - Assembly Issues (1 reviews) - Inefficiency (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.6 (403 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (410 reviews) | 9.1 (40 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (209 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (337 reviews) | 8.3 (40 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.8 (140 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.5 (398 reviews) | 8.2 (39 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Arena PLM & QMS #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Arena PLM Launch Price: Contact Us Description: *additional fees apply Key Features: - BOM Management - Document Management - Change Management [Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/arena-plm-qms/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### SolidWorks Product Designer #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### General-Purpose CAD | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Arena PLM & QMS** | N/A | N/A | | **SolidWorks Product Designer** | 8.4/10 | 22 | #### Design | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Drawing** | Not enough data | 8.5 (20 reviews) | | **Modeling** | Not enough data | 8.9 (21 reviews) | | **Visualize ** | Not enough data | 8.3 (20 reviews) | | **Rendering** | Not enough data | 7.6 (19 reviews) | #### Edit | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **File Import ** | Not enough data | 7.9 (20 reviews) | | **Push/Pull** | Not enough data | 8.7 (17 reviews) | | **Views** | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | | **Grips ** | Not enough data | 8.5 (17 reviews) | #### Collaboration | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Annotate** | Not enough data | 8.5 (16 reviews) | | **Documentation ** | Not enough data | 8.6 (19 reviews) | | **Data Extract** | Not enough data | 8.4 (17 reviews) | ### Medical QMS | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Arena PLM & QMS** | 8.2/10 | 92 | | **SolidWorks Product Designer** | N/A | N/A | #### Quality Management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Design Controls** | 8.3 (81 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Audit Management** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Supplier Network Management** | 7.9 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Risk Management** | 8.2 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Quality System | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Analytics & Reporting** | 8.1 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Real-time Collaboration** | 7.9 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Document Control** | 8.9 (84 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality Processes** | 8.6 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Quality Management (QMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Arena PLM & QMS** | 8.0/10 | 113 | | **SolidWorks Product Designer** | N/A | N/A | #### Nonconformance | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Conformance Records** | 8.3 (84 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **CAPA** | 8.3 (83 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Change Management** | 8.7 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Quality system | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Document Control** | 9.0 (102 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Collaboration** | 8.1 (93 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Analytics and Reports** | 7.8 (85 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Risk Management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Assessments** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Operational Risk** | 7.7 (65 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Supplier Evaluation** | 7.6 (67 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Inspection Management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Templates** | 8.0 (78 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Workflows** | 8.3 (77 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Corrective Actions** | 8.3 (77 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Compliance | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Standards & Regulations** | 8.2 (73 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Permits** | 7.7 (62 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Certifications** | 7.9 (69 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Platform | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Integration** | 7.8 (72 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Security & Privacy** | 8.6 (82 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Mobile Access** | 6.9 (74 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Flexibility** | 7.9 (84 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Services | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Implementation** | 7.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Training & Learning** | 7.9 (87 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Customer Support** | 8.4 (78 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Professional Services** | 8.1 (69 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | ### Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Arena PLM & QMS** | 7.7/10 | 234 | | **SolidWorks Product Designer** | N/A | N/A | #### New Product Introduction | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Ideation** | 7.6 (137 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Time-to-market** | 7.8 (127 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Cost estimating** | 7.3 (131 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Product approval** | 8.5 (178 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### CAD | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **CAD Models** | 7.2 (136 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **CAD Options** | 7.2 (125 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Conversion** | 6.7 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Collaboration | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Supplier alignment** | 7.8 (144 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Communication** | 7.9 (154 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Development** | 7.9 (161 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Document Management** | 8.8 (197 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Product Data Management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Product Metadata** | 8.2 (153 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Data Quality** | 8.6 (166 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Version Control** | 8.8 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Bill of Materials | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **BOM management** | 8.9 (197 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Multi-level BOM** | 8.8 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **BOM Types** | 8.6 (180 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **BOM visualization** | 8.2 (174 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Engineering Change Management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **ECR Workflows** | 8.1 (171 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Change Management** | 8.5 (202 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **ECO Management** | 8.6 (192 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Simulation | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Virtual Testing** | 7.1 (89 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Analysis** | 7.1 (92 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Optimization** | 7.2 (91 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Analytics | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Reporting** | 7.2 (127 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Costing** | 6.9 (106 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Product Intelligence** | 7.2 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Quality management | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Quality planning** | 7.7 (119 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Traceability** | 8.2 (136 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Compliance** | 8.0 (130 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Integration | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **ERP** | 7.2 (111 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **MES** | 6.8 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **PIM** | 6.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | | **Maintenance** | 7.3 (89 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | #### Generative AI | Feature | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | 6.8 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | | **AI Image-to-Text** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Unique to Arena PLM & QMS (3):** [Quality Management Systems (QMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/quality-management-qms), [Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-lifecycle-management-plm), [Medical Quality Management Systems (QMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/medical-qms) **Unique to SolidWorks Product Designer (1):** [General-Purpose CAD Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/general-purpose-cad) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Arena PLM & QMS | SolidWorks Product Designer | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 26.0% | 29.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 57.8% | 50.0% | | **Enterprise** | 16.3% | 20.5% | ### By Industry #### Arena PLM & QMS - **Medical Devices:** 35.5% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 10.6% - **Biotechnology:** 7.9% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 5.2% - **Consumer Electronics:** 4.5% - **Information Technology and Services:** 3.4% - **Automotive:** 3.2% - **Manufacturing:** 2.9% - **Renewables & Environment:** 2.0% - **Design:** 1.8% - **Other:** 22.9% #### SolidWorks Product Designer - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 25.0% - **Medical Devices:** 9.1% - **Machinery:** 9.1% - **Automotive:** 6.8% - **Design:** 6.8% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 6.8% - **Aviation & Aerospace:** 4.5% - **Biotechnology:** 4.5% - **Furniture:** 4.5% - **Education Management:** 4.5% - **Other:** 18.2% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Arena PLM & QMS - [Propel](https://www.g2.com/products/propel-propel/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (146 reviews) - [Qualio](https://www.g2.com/products/qualio/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (774 reviews) - [Octave Reliance (ETQ Reliance)](https://www.g2.com/products/octave-reliance-etq-reliance/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (618 reviews) - [MasterControl Quality Management System](https://www.g2.com/products/mastercontrol-quality-management-system/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (524 reviews) - [Greenlight Guru Quality Management System](https://www.g2.com/products/greenlight-guru-quality-management-system/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (411 reviews) - 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support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-arena-plm-more-cost-effective-than-keeping-an-aging-agile-plm-system-with-limited-support) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Yes. Arena PLM is more cost‑effective than maintaining an aging Agile PLM system with limited support. As a cloud‑native platform, Arena eliminates..." - Title: [What is the best way to move legacy Agile PLM data (BOMs, suppliers, documents) into Arena Cloud PLM?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-way-to-move-legacy-agile-plm-data-boms-suppliers-documents-into-arena-cloud-plm) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "The best way to move from legacy Agile PLM data to Arena Cloud PLM is to leverage the expertise of migration experts, such as Arena solution architects and..." - Title: [How is Arena QMS different from other QMS systems?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-arena-qms-different-from-other-qms-systems) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Arena QMS is different from other QMS systems because it is product‑centric. It unites quality and product data in a single, secure system of record,..." - Title: [Can I use Arena to help identify at-risk components?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-use-arena-to-help-identify-at-risk-components) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Yes, you can use Arena to identify at-risk components. Arena Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) monitors the health of your bill of materials, or BOM, and flags..." ### SolidWorks Product Designer No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/arena-plm-qms-vs-solidworks-product-designer)