# Centric PLM vs Windchill Comparison

| | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 50 | 121 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (58.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (57.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Centric PLM

Pros:
- Ease of Use (9 reviews)
- Customization (6 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficult Usability (5 reviews)
- Expensive (3 reviews)

### Windchill

Pros:
- CAD Integration (4 reviews)
- Data Management (4 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Difficulty (3 reviews)
- Learning Curve (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.2 (48 reviews) | 8.4 (96 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (48 reviews) | 7.7 (97 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.4 (35 reviews) | 6.3 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.1 (20 reviews) | 6.4 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (46 reviews) | 8.0 (86 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (19 reviews) | 7.0 (27 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 10.0 (48 reviews) | 7.9 (94 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Centric PLM

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Windchill

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Product Data Management (PDM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Centric PLM** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windchill** | 8.5/10 | 34 |

#### Metadata

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Repository** | Not enough data | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 
| **Taxonomy** | Not enough data | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 
| **Types** | Not enough data | 8.5 (22 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Version Control** | Not enough data | 8.8 (25 reviews) | 
| **Alignment** | Not enough data | 8.9 (26 reviews) | 
| **Workflows** | Not enough data | 9.2 (26 reviews) | 
| **Lifecycle** | Not enough data | 9.2 (26 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | 7.5 (6 reviews) | 

### Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Centric PLM** | 7.3/10 | 40 |
| **Windchill** | 8.6/10 | 30 |

#### New Product Introduction

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ideation** | 7.5 (36 reviews) | 8.5 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Time-to-market** | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 8.8 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Cost estimating** | 7.2 (37 reviews) | 7.9 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Product approval** | 8.0 (38 reviews) | 8.8 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### CAD

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **CAD Models** | 6.8 (33 reviews) | 9.4 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **CAD Options** | 6.9 (33 reviews) | 9.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Conversion** | 6.7 (32 reviews) | 9.1 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Supplier alignment** | 7.5 (34 reviews) | 8.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Communication** | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Development** | 8.0 (36 reviews) | 8.2 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Document Management** | 8.1 (38 reviews) | 9.2 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Product Data Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Product Metadata** | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Quality** | 8.4 (37 reviews) | 9.0 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Version Control** | 7.7 (35 reviews) | 9.2 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Bill of Materials

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **BOM management** | 8.1 (37 reviews) | 8.7 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Multi-level BOM** | 7.8 (36 reviews) | 8.8 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **BOM Types** | 7.7 (35 reviews) | 8.6 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **BOM visualization** | 7.5 (34 reviews) | 9.0 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Engineering Change Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **ECR Workflows** | 6.4 (30 reviews) | 9.0 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Change Management** | 6.8 (33 reviews) | 9.2 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **ECO Management** | 6.2 (31 reviews) | 9.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Simulation

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Virtual Testing** | Feature Not Available | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 
| **Analysis** | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Optimization** | Feature Not Available | 8.6 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 7.4 (34 reviews) | 8.3 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Costing** | 6.8 (33 reviews) | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Product Intelligence** | 7.2 (34 reviews) | 8.2 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Quality management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Quality planning** | 7.1 (32 reviews) | 8.6 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Traceability** | 6.9 (35 reviews) | 8.6 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Compliance** | 6.8 (32 reviews) | 8.7 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **ERP** | 7.0 (34 reviews) | 9.2 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **MES** | Feature Not Available | 8.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **PIM** | 6.4 (31 reviews) | 8.3 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Maintenance** | 6.8 (32 reviews) | 8.9 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | 7.5 (8 reviews) | 
| **AI Image-to-Text** | Feature Not Available | 6.5 (8 reviews) | 

### Requirements Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Centric PLM** | N/A | N/A |
| **Windchill** | N/A | N/A |

#### Requirements Authoring and Structure - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Structured Requirements Authoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hierarchical Requirements Organization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Compliance and Governance - Requirement Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Regulated Industry Standards Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Requirements Listing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Information** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Collaboration and Review - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Review and Approval Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Role-Based Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Communication

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Stakeholder Communication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internal Communication Enablement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Role-Based Access Co - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Baselining** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Procedural

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automated Creation & Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Traceability - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bidirectional Traceability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Impact Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Traceability Matrix Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Traceability - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Suspect Link Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **ALM and Project Management Tool Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Change Management and Version Control - Requirements Management

| Feature | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Complete Audit Trail** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-lifecycle-management-plm)


**Unique to Windchill (2):** [Product Data Management (PDM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-data-management-pdm), [Requirements Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/requirements-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Centric PLM | Windchill | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 28.0% | 10.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 58.0% | 31.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 14.0% | 57.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Centric PLM

- **Apparel & Fashion:** 32.7%
- **Computer Software:** 8.2%
- **Manufacturing:** 6.1%
- **Consumer Goods:** 6.1%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 4.1%
- **Automotive:** 4.1%
- **Design:** 4.1%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.1%
- **Internet:** 4.1%
- **Logistics and Supply Chain:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 24.5%

#### Windchill

- **Automotive:** 18.2%
- **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 11.8%
- **Medical Devices:** 9.1%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 6.4%
- **Computer Software:** 4.5%
- **Consumer Goods:** 4.5%
- **Design:** 4.5%
- **Oil & Energy:** 4.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 4.5%
- **Machinery:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 28.2%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Centric PLM

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### Alternatives to Windchill

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- [Autodesk Fusion Manage](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion-manage/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (114 reviews)
- [OpenBOM](https://www.g2.com/products/openbom/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (785 reviews)
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- [SolidWorks PDM](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks-pdm/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (81 reviews)
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- [SAP PLM](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-plm/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (66 reviews)
- [Autodesk Vault](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-vault/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (54 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Centric PLM

No discussions available for this product.

### Windchill

- Title: [What is PTC product?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ptc-product) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "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..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/centric-software-centric-plm-vs-ptc-windchill)