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Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (57.4% of reviews)
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ACE
Star Rating
(29)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
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Star Rating
(119)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (57.4% of reviews)
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found ACE easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with ACE overall.
- Reviewers felt that ACE meets the needs of their business better than Windchill.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ACE is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Windchill over ACE.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ACE
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- Office 365 Integration
- Inspection Management
- Quality Management
Windchill
No pricing availableFree Trial
ACE
Free Trial is available
Windchill
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
17
8.4
95
Ease of Use
9.6
18
7.7
96
Ease of Setup
7.8
13
6.3
35
Ease of Admin
8.1
14
6.4
27
Quality of Support
9.2
22
8.0
85
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
14
7.0
27
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
20
7.9
93
Features by Category
Sales
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Operations
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Activity Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Nonconformance
9.5
7
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Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Quality system
9.4
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Risk Management
9.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Inspection Management
9.8
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.8
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Compliance
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Services
9.7
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.8
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
10.0
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Regulatory Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
New Product Introduction
Not enough data
8.5
20
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
20
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
24
|
Verified
CAD
Not enough data
9.4
26
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
22
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.1
21
|
Verified
Collaboration
Feature Not Available
8.4
18
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
18
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
26
|
Verified
Product Data Management
Not enough data
8.4
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
25
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
Not enough data
8.7
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
24
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
23
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
9.0
23
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
Not enough data
9.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
21
|
Verified
Simulation
Feature Not Available
8.8
19
Feature Not Available
8.3
18
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
18
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
19
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
20
|
Verified
Quality management
Not enough data
8.6
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
19
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
23
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
18
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ACE and Windchill are categorized as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Unique Categories
ACE is categorized as Medical QMS, Pharma and Biotech, Quality Management (QMS), Electronic Trial Master File (eTMF), and Inspection Management
Windchill is categorized as Product Data Management (PDM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ACE
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
Pharmaceuticals
57.1%
Biotechnology
35.7%
Consumer Goods
3.6%
Computer Software
3.6%
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Other
0.0%
Automotive
18.5%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
12.0%
Medical Devices
8.3%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
6.5%
Oil & Energy
4.6%
Other
50.0%
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