--- title: Windchill Reviews meta\_title: 'Windchill Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 121 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Windchill works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.1 review\_count: 121 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Windchill Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Windchill but has limited features. Are you part of the Windchill team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! PTC's Market Leading PLM Solution, Windchill, is an application suite that manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle—from concept through service and retirement—by enabling a digital thread of product parts, materials, and configuration information. * * * Seller [PTC](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ptc) Discussions [Windchill Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ptc-windchill/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Michael Distler (Product Marketing Director) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 8 months ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ptc-windchill/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Teamcenter](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Teamcenter") Teamcenter 4.3/5(1,488) ](https://www.g2.com/products/teamcenter/reviews) [ ![Aras Innovator](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Aras Innovator") Aras Innovator 4.4/5(119) ](https://www.g2.com/products/aras-innovator/reviews) [ ![Autodesk Fusion Manage](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Autodesk Fusion Manage") Autodesk Fusion Manage 4.3/5(114) ](https://www.g2.com/products/autodesk-fusion-manage/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ptc-windchill/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 121 real user reviews. Implementation Time 8 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Windchill Integrations (2) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Creo ](https://www.g2.com/products/creo-2025-08-26/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") SAP ECC ](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-ecc/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Furniture](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Furniture") UF Verified User in Furniture Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/18/2016 "Daily user of Windchill" 3/5 What do you like best about Windchill? I like that it is built into The Creo interface. No need to log into a separate software. You can also use a stand alone version in windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? Defaults not good for every situation. Difficulty with versioning parts in Pro-e and making them locally modified. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? Part and assembly database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Oil & Energy](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Oil & Energy") UO Verified User in Oil & Energy Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 7/21/2016 "Good place to store files." 4/5 What do you like best about Windchill? Windchill has a ton of functionality, and you can create paths from parts to subassemblies to assemblies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? It can be very confusing to use since so many paths can be created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Windchill: Start organized and Windchill will help keep you organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been able to search for files created by other colleagues. It helps me find information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![John B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "John B.") JB John B. Officer Consumer Goods Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/21/2015 "A good product that can be utilized to control large amounts of data" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? From the projects to the storage of data, it can hold whatever you need it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? Because of the complexity of the product, it can sometimes be difficult for users to get around Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Windchill: As an admin, we talk to our users everyday on ways that this product can be improved. Some of the suggestions are as follows: A Windchill Light version that would give the light user the ability to get the information needed without having to deal with the sometimes cumbersome system. Another improvement which we are currently investigating is Windchill mobile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using Windchill to store and control our companies data. Being able to store all of data we have is a great tool. One stop shop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Consumer Goods](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consumer Goods") UC Verified User in Consumer Goods Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/21/2015 "Experience with this product is mostly in retreiving and storing product/project information." 3.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? What I like most is the ability to store information for an item or project in one location within multiple folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? During an upgrade to a newer version, some of the links between folders to comments do not seem to work like they used to. Now, instead of having a link to a comment section, I have to navigate manually. Not too big of a deal, really, but it is just more steps to take. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Windchill: I am not certain what level of training or supplier interaction our administrators received, but given the scope of knowledge that my own administrators have of the product, I would recommend that anyone considering this product search for and utilize any training they can get. The interface of this product is similar in feel (at least to me) to an excel sheet, but there are still small things that trip me up from time to time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm not certain I am solving any business problems, but I do like the benefit of having work flows within this system. The majority of my tasks are workflow initiated and I like being able to see where in the flow my tasks are, what the predecessors are and what tasks are/can be held up by mine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Plastics](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Plastics") UP Verified User in Plastics Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/21/2015 "A User's Review" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? It has improved a lot over the years and is more user-friendly; however, I can see it has some room for improvement, and, since things are changing, I can only assume there will be changes in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? if I haven't searched for a few minutes, I'm required to refresh the page to be able to search again. This can be annoying as well as time waster. I can tell there are employees who avoid using it because they ask me to find documents for them. I can only assume that there are some that don't find it easy to use and, therefore, make less enjoyable for me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Windchill: I have no recommendations for others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? I manage instructions and related documents. My data, e.g., instructions, warning stickers, etc., may be accessed from one place. This makes it very convenient when other departments need to access my documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Tiberius F.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tiberius F.") TF Tiberius F. Product Development Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/6/2016 "Timely Updates and Flexible Software" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? My likes are: Very stable, and reliable. Updated Bill of materials Management Role Based Apps Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? My dislikes are: Without a dedicated IT system administrator, most small businesses would probably have to rely heavily on PTC for support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? PTC Windchill manages all product content and business developments throughout the product and service lifecycle. PTC's software solution helps to streamline product lifecycle management . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Marketing and Advertising](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Marketing and Advertising") CM Verified User in Marketing and Advertising Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/29/2015 "Most reliable PLM tool available in the market" 4/5 What do you like best about Windchill? Its ease of use. We use this tool in integration with PTC creo and it gives a best solutions for our ECN/ECR processes. Its attribute management along with WT parts, CAD data linking, project sharing, documents management are the best features and a great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? Some times while working on server the response time is little longer which need to be improved Need to add more features like specific data sharing, user access capability improvements UI needs to be more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? We are using this for ECN/ECR ptocess Data management Sharing data with your suppliers and vendors Managing data with multiple geographical teams was a major problem but Windchill came to rescue and all the process and data management between multi geographical team is no more worry now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting") US Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 5/19/2016 "End User of Windchill for File Sharing" 2.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? Provides a central repository for all the files my colleagues and I need to use and track throughout the day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? I have difficulty navigating the cabinet structure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? Solving the need to share files, and keep track of latest versions as well as previous iterations, among members of a large company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad") UT Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/6/2016 "PTC Windchill review" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? This software has many capabilities from being the vault for CAD files, word documents, and many other files types. It also allows for routing and approval & reviews. My company has used this for 8 years, and we now also collaborate with customers who also use the same product. We can use Windchill to submit supplier request for drawing change with the collaboration functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? As with many large complicated software programs, there are occasional issues and very minor down time, but PTC support is prompt and are rarely down more than an hour. Some work functions (sales, quality, managers) who don't use this every day struggle to use because it is a complex program and remembering menu pics and methods can be a challenge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Windchill: Automotive manufacturing is so complicated today & Windchill is a great tool. We did however build our own web based system to focus on the commercial side with ROI, market conditions, strategy, and system BOM in focus. Windchill is mostly and engineering tool, but is beginning to focus on other aspects. It's very difficult to have one software to meet the needs of all companies & sizes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? We have integrated company procedures with Windchill and use it for phase gate approval. Document revision control has been greatly improved. Windchill provides a centralized location for all documents related to specific projects. Because it's great as a vault, we also store customer drawings in Windchill so they are easier to find. Searching for documents has never been easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/22/2015 "Windchill Review" 5/5 What do you like best about Windchill? I am responsible for the accuracy of all parts and BOMs.. I like the way Windchill allows me to be organized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Windchill? Some things are harder for the general user. For example:looking at comments and the vote of an ECR is difficult. Report writing could be a little easier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Windchill solving and how is that benefiting you? We use the entire plm system. From the start of the lifecycle to the end. Also managing all the changes in between. The organization and ways to filter items is great. The searching capabilities is very ideal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Windchill? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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