Lifecycle PLM Reviews & Product Details

What I love most about Lifecycle is how much easier it makes managing product development, especially as a small team. We manage multiple collections a year, with countless styles, fabrics, trims, tech packs, BOMs, and revisions, and Lifecycle keeps everything organized in one central place.

It's incredibly helpful to have one source of truth for all of our product information. We're no longer digging through spreadsheets, Dropbox folders, and email threads trying to find the latest version of something. It saves us hours of work, reduces human error, and makes communicating with our factories so much easier.

I also love how flexible and intuitive the platform is. It's clearly designed with the needs of apparel brands in mind, and it makes everything from starting a new collection to transitioning styles into production much more efficient.

Beyond the software, the Lifecycle team is fantastic. They're responsive, genuinely listen to customer feedback, and are constantly improving the platform. It's refreshing to work with a technology partner that really wants to understand how your business operates and help make it better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As with any software platform, there are occasional bugs or features that could use some refinement. I'd love to see continued improvements to the consistency of tech pack previews and PDF exports, since those are such important parts of communicating with factories.

That said, the Lifecycle team is extremely responsive to feedback and actively works to resolve issues and improve the user experience. They're constantly rolling out updates, and the platform continues to get better. The benefits far outweigh any minor frustrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Lifecycle PLM is super easy to use and customize for my team, and that we can grow and scale within the system. It keeps our design files and tech packs in one place and gives us an ongoing catalog of new and current products. I can sync finished products directly to Luminous, build seasonal collections and products, and create tech packs to send to customers, clients, and vendors for approval. I can also update a tech pack in Lifecycle PLM and generate a new PDF when a designer is busy. Setup and deployment were super easy, and working with Sam and his team was one of the easiest software integrations I’ve done in quite some time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing that stands out is that Lifecycle PLM is only set up to create GS1 barcodes. We don’t use GS1 barcodes because we sell on our storefronts, not in big-box stores, so we aren’t creating our barcodes directly in Lifecycle PLM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ease of use and clean interface. Lifecycle PLM helps me keep things organized and gives me a clear, easy flow with vendors. I feel it’s forward with innovation and offers great additions and benefits, such as AI features. Being able to upload an image of a spec sheet or create a realistic 3D garment is extremely helpful. The initial setup was pretty easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I sometimes run into glitches in the system that happen more than once, though they’re smoothing out. I feel like some things are still being figured out, such as the flow and efficiencies across the different areas of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.