# Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) vs Windchill Comparison | | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 94 | 121 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (70.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (57.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) **Not enough data** ### Windchill Pros: - CAD Integration (4 reviews) - Data Management (4 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (3 reviews) - Learning Difficulty (3 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.2 (60 reviews) | 8.4 (96 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.7 (62 reviews) | 7.7 (97 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 7.8 (23 reviews) | 6.3 (36 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (24 reviews) | 6.4 (27 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (57 reviews) | 8.0 (86 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (25 reviews) | 7.0 (27 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.1 (60 reviews) | 7.9 (94 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Windchill #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Product Data Management (PDM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)** | N/A | N/A | | **Windchill** | 8.5/10 | 34 | #### Metadata | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (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 | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (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 | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (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 | |---|---|---| | **Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)** | 8.2/10 | 28 | | **Windchill** | 8.6/10 | 30 | #### New Product Introduction | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Ideation** | 7.9 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Time-to-market** | 8.3 (15 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Cost estimating** | 8.1 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Product approval** | 9.0 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### CAD | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **CAD Models** | 7.7 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.4 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **CAD Options** | 7.1 (11 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Conversion** | 7.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.1 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Collaboration | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Supplier alignment** | 8.0 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Communication** | 8.4 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Development** | 8.2 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Document Management** | 8.4 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Product Data Management | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Product Metadata** | 8.4 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Data Quality** | 8.5 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Version Control** | 8.2 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (25 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Bill of Materials | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **BOM management** | 8.7 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Multi-level BOM** | 8.8 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **BOM Types** | 8.2 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **BOM visualization** | 7.8 (19 reviews) | 9.0 (23 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Engineering Change Management | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **ECR Workflows** | 8.4 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Change Management** | 8.5 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (26 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **ECO Management** | 8.6 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Simulation | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Virtual Testing** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (19 reviews) | | **Analysis** | 7.7 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Optimization** | 8.5 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Analytics | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Reporting** | 7.8 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Costing** | 7.2 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Product Intelligence** | 7.9 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (20 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Quality management | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Quality planning** | 8.3 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (22 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Traceability** | 8.2 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (21 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Compliance** | 7.8 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Integration | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **ERP** | 8.2 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (24 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **MES** | 7.9 (11 reviews) | 8.6 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **PIM** | 8.3 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | | **Maintenance** | 8.2 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (18 reviews) ✓ Verified | #### Generative AI | Feature | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 7.5 (8 reviews) | | **AI Image-to-Text** | Not enough data | 6.5 (8 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-lifecycle-management-plm) **Unique to Windchill (1):** [Product Data Management (PDM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-data-management-pdm) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) | Windchill | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 9.1% | 10.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 20.8% | 31.8% | | **Enterprise** | 70.1% | 57.3% | ### By Industry #### Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - **Medical Devices:** 15.4% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 11.5% - **Telecommunications:** 7.7% - **Semiconductors:** 5.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 5.1% - **Consumer Electronics:** 3.8% - **Security and Investigations:** 3.8% - **Mechanical or Industrial Engineering:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.6% - **Civil Engineering:** 2.6% - **Other:** 38.5% #### 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% - 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### Oracle Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - Title: [Does Oracle own agile?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-oracle-own-agile) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes they bought Agile PLM around 2010-2011" ### 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..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/oracle-product-lifecycle-management-plm-vs-ptc-windchill)