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    OpenBOM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenBOM is a digital network-based platform that manages Product data and connects manufacturers and their supply networks from the company of the same name in Boston. OpenBOM enables users to share and collaborate data using online Bill of Materials from initial design through all stages of engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain.

    $25

    per month

    PTC Windchill

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APTC offers Windchill, the company's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform that includes BOM (a digital bill of materials) for cost and product quality control via parts-centric source of truth, dynamic and updated product change and configuration management to ensure up-to-date product information, industry standards and requirements validation and control, and role-based data access among other features.N/A
    Pricing
    OpenBOMPTC Windchill
    Editions & Modules
    Professional User
    $25.00
    per month
    Professional Team
    $175.00
    per month
    Company
    $375.00
    per month
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    OpenBOMPTC Windchill
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OpenBOMPTC Windchill
    Considered Both Products
    OpenBOM
    Chose OpenBOM
    OpenBOM is mainly BOM-centric, whilst PLM solutions have much wider functionality, suitable for cross-department activities. We are in constant search and evaluation of a one-fits-all solution and, I must say, after a price spike, OpenBOM doesn't look as attractive as it used to.
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    PTC
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Enterprises
    SAP Integrated Product Development
    Score9.5 out of 10
    SAP Integrated Product Development
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    User Ratings
    OpenBOMPTC Windchill
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    OpenBOMPTC Windchill
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenBOM
    OpenBOM is well suited for users who require the ability to have a "structured sandbox" when it comes to part, BOM, and vendor management. By having this structure, it allows for consistent capturing of key information, in a structured way, while also being dynamic where approved users can modify the information without too much overhead. We're using it for a medical device.
    Incentivized
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    PTC
    This product is perhaps typical of something that seems as though it was conceived in the 90's and has seen various appendages since, none of which do their job particularly well. Nothing in this system is efficient and all its processes demand a huge, close to maximum possible level of human effort. No doubt many companies, such as my own are spend huge amounts of money for the debateable privilege of tripling their employees workload and making them as inefficient as possible to make the administration of the system seem more important than it actually is.
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    Pros
    OpenBOM
    • E-BOM management with an intuitive interface.
    • Import/export from/to popular systems.
    Incentivized
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    PTC
    • It is compatible with all devices and operating systems such as web-based, Android, and iOS.
    • It allows user to customize its interface based on their requirement.
    • It provides a digital part list with all required data like Part Name, Part No., Weight, Material, etc.
    • Searching data is so facile that one can get data without any trouble.
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    Cons
    OpenBOM
    • Consistent log-off/ log-ins required (despite saying stay logged in)
    • Default "custom use" of fields (vs. requiring the user to check this each time a new parameter is selected).
    Incentivized
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    PTC
    • Extract partlist should be directly in Excel because everyone time we have to convert it to Excel.
    • ECN report formatting need improvement.
    • Many times part no doesn't go to ERP even after ERP released state.
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    Usability
    OpenBOM
    No answers on this topic
    PTC
    Windchill is an extremely verbose and unintuitive system, with masses of unnecessary duplication of fields, convoluted workflows, unclear roles and terrible search capabilities. It is one of the worst software products I have ever seen to propose solving something that is actually factors quicker to do with manual writing and paper work
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    Alternatives Considered
    OpenBOM
    -We selected for ease of use and ease of implementation -We wanted to keep our overhead low -We wanted to track some inventory and this was helpful for that in a lightweight manner
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    PTC
    Windchill is having a great market share & its UI is simple & neat, integration with Creo & ERP system. These are the main reasons of considering Windchill by our organization.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    OpenBOM
    • We are yet to establish the ROI at a given subscription tier and compare it to other similar-priced solutions.
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    PTC
    • Saves time as all of our drawings and business instructions and procedures are housed in a central location with check-in/out capability and version control.
    Incentivized
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