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    Arena PLM and QMS

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AArena by PTC is a cloud-based PLM and QMS platform. Arena helps product companies that rely on distributed teams and global supply chains to develop products, ensure regulatory compliance, and respond to customer demands.N/A

    VisionPLM

    N/AN/AVisionPLM is a browser-based product lifecycle management solution (PLM) for garment and apparel manufacturers that streamlines and integrates the key pre-production processes required for a product to be fully approved and production ready. Supporting both ODM and OEM manufacturers, and configured to reflect industry best practice, VisionPLM provides ‘one version of the truth’: from design, material and product development (including tech packs), to sampling, approvals, costing and PO trackingN/A
    Pricing
    Arena PLM and QMSVisionPLM
    Editions & Modules
    Arena PLM Launch
    Contact Sales
    Arena PLM Enterprise
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    Arena QMS
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    Arena QMS Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arena PLM and QMSVisionPLM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsArena's cloud-based PLM and QMS solutions include role-based subscriptions to meet diverse team needs. Their fixed-fee QuickStart™ implementations supports rapid deployment.
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    Community Pulse
    Arena PLM and QMSVisionPLM
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    Arena by PTC
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    Coats Digital (Threadsol)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    62 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Arena PLM and QMSVisionPLM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (214 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Performance
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arena PLM and QMSVisionPLM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Arena by PTC
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    Coats Digital (Threadsol)
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    Pros
    Arena by PTC
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    Cons
    Arena by PTC
    • In my opinion, the Help Pages clearly do not realize that a picture is worth a 1,000 words; need illustrations and screenshots!
    • I think the 'Save' button when editing Quality Processes needs to "float" on the active page, not lurking at the bottom.
    • In my experience, the Arena PLM and QMS Training programs need to be revamped to include "real-world" examples and working through examples, not simply reading through a training manual.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Arena by PTC
    We have so much time and effort invested into Arena. The history of approvals, revisions, etc. are necessary for many of our customers. We also have entire device histories recorded. Having to re-create that on another platform would be a feat requiring years of effort. But mostly, Arena just works. It's transformed our business into a much more streamlined system, resulting in a massive cost and time savings.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Arena by PTC
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    Reliability and Availability
    Arena by PTC
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    Performance
    Arena by PTC
    We use a few other software or systems (Silicon expert) and it is seamless to us, pages load quickly and efficiently.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Arena by PTC
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    Online Training
    Arena by PTC
    The On line training was easy to understand and was very efficient for most of our users. We used the training tools to make sure we use all of the features to their fullest and correctly! After a few weeks mos of our users were very proficient with ARENA PLM and were able to work on their own and use mos of the sections and PLM capablilities.
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    Implementation Rating
    Arena by PTC
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    Alternatives Considered
    Arena by PTC
    Arena is much better than QAD in terms of BOMs and ECOs and Revision Control. We use Arena concurrently with SAP and they integrate very well together, which is nice. The integration team was really helpful in making sure that the SAP to Arena functionality runs smoothly, and when there are any issues, they are very responsive to help make changes to fix the problem that might be there.
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    Coats Digital (Threadsol)
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    Scalability
    Arena by PTC
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    Return on Investment
    Arena by PTC
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    ScreenShots

    Arena PLM and QMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Arena Bill of Materials (BOM) Management. Indented BOM displaying "in production" item status.Screenshot of Arena Engineering Change Management.  Engineering Change Order (ECO) approval with redlines.Screenshot of Arena Projects. Project schedule with status and progress.Screenshot of Arena Quality. Quality process showing a Corrective Action Report (CAR) with the issue details, affected items, and resolution progress/status.Screenshot of Arena Requirements. Tracks requirements and related product development issues for a complete product picture.Screenshot of Arena Analytics, Arena's business intelligence (BI) tool