The layout is thorough and customizeable. There are a lot of options for fields to add based on your needs and navigating the website is easy once you understand how it's organized and what to do. For example, using an asterisk when searching a part number if you want to do a broader search on a part family is helpful. And it truly is a software where the more time you spend setting it up, the easier it is to use later on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of it is a little buggy at times. With one service that my company used, it doesn't have a great integration with Altium, but that could also just be that the other company wasn't customizing their integration enough to fit our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The centralized management of project requests, change orders, and item records across structured fields makes tracking very efficient. Having approvals and phase-gate reviews accessible from a single platform significantly improves visibility and control. It’s easy to monitor project progress at any time, which is especially helpful from a compliance and audit standpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is limited functionality for tracking activities from the production and implementation side. Currently, additional tools such as SAP or BAAN are required to manage ERP-related execution and manufacturing progress. Native ERP capabilities or stronger integration with existing ERP systems would greatly enhance end-to-end project tracking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very easy to use and navigate everything is neatly organized. Great for warehouse operations , training and documents are easily accessible. The website runs fast and no glitches whatsoever. Not sure about the pricing but def worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maybe there is a better way to help seamline some processes such as the training and multiple tabs such as item tab when it could be shown without having to scroll and dig through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it is being constantly updated/improved. The UI looks much more polished and it's easier to adjust/customize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I still think it's very expensive, and Arena is adding lots of features I don't use. I wish there was a barebones version that costs half as much as what it does currently per license, that didnt do "Quality" and "Audits" and "Training". We already have all of these systems implemented and we are not looking to move to something else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like being able to manage information about requests, changes, and related items all within a single software. Because everything is in one place, the revision history, change tracking, and approval tracking are especially helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are a few duplicate approvals—one in Requests and another in Changes. It would be helpful if, depending on the category of change, we could eliminate duplicate approvals from the same stakeholders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most helpful thing about Arena is not having to use physical paper and signatures to approve changes, and people can approve wherever they are even if they are on a trip. I like that its web based and you dont need to install any special software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dont like the price, as we are a small company and we don't use a lot of features, but we still have to pay the full price and its very expensive for what it is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it can be used to generate sequential part numbers and, from there, can generate a BOM. I've had no performance issues with this and there are plenty of support options. Arena integrates well with Solidworks. I haven't had a chance to try any of the AI / Intelligence features yet. I find the UI / UX to be decent, though I dislike that the navigation buttons are in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One downside of using Arena with Solidworks is that you need to generate parts in Solidworks before you can generate part numbers in Arena. So, you end up switching between Arena and Solidworks a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Structured change lifecycle across Define, Plan, Verify, Implement with clear tabs (Summary, Items, Files, Evaluation) to capture scope, BOM, forms, and approvals.

Role-based workflows with Participant, Evaluator, and Approver for GEPC, ECR/ECO/DCO—streamlining reviews and decisions.

Organized workspaces for production, PCB, and R&D, making drawings, BOMs, and instructions easy to find.

Efficient search (Basic and Advanced) to quickly locate items and changes.

Integrated forms and compliance (Eng090/Eng055, Eng093, QCF123, GEPC, ENG058r) ensuring consistent documentation and inspection control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complex, multi-step workflows across phases and tabs increase effort to complete changes.

Form-heavy processes (multiple ECO/GEPC/QCF forms) add administrative overhead and risk missed details.

Non-intuitive status/judgment steps in evaluations cause back-and-forth and delays.

Navigation overhead across many specialized workspaces to find the right items and BOMs.

Revision and disposition complexity demands careful inputs, slowing implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like being able to share a secure link to documents to Arena to upload. I like that when the document is modified, it makes a distinction between released revision of the link and working revision of the link. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It still feels very difficult to find documents - need the search to be able to search within the documents for details that may not have been captured in the summary or other tabs. That may be a tall order but it definitely will help because there is not an alignment for naming conventions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s easy to maintain documents with clear revision control, and approvals are straightforward to manage based on the hierarchy. It’s also easy to download the BOM for analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’m not able to copy items between the request (DRW) and change (DCO). I have to add those items manually each time, which is a tedious task. It would be great if we could copy the items from change to request, or vice versa.

Also, modifying the Bill of Materials for assembly items in the BOM tab is getting difficult. It would be much easier if we could replace items, reorder them, and edit quantities for all items within a single tab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.