What is PTC Arena?
Arena PLM enables innovative companies and their extended supply chains to better manage their Bill of Materials (BOM).
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81 Likeliness to Recommend
87 Plan to Renew
74 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+70 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love PTC Arena?
Pros
- Altruistic
- Respectful
- Trustworthy
- Reliable
Cons
- Under Delivered
Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
Footprint
Feature Ratings
Design Management
Collaboration
Inventory and Field Parts Management
Product Data Management
Manufacturing Scheduling
Analytics and Reporting
Production and Change Management
Material Requirements Planning
Asset Management
Quality Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Implementation
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Business Value Created
Vendor Support
Quality of Features
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Data Integration
Ease of Customization
PTC Arena Reviews
Christopher H.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2022
Excellent Customization for ISO 13485 Processes
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?
The Arena Quality Module has allowed us to built online workflows and update to meet the changing requirements of the medical device industry and regulation.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Quality Module workflows
What do you dislike most about this product?
Reporting. Functions exist, but data needs to be exported to Excel to be made useful.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Map out the desired processes first before any customization occurs. We moved our paper process into Arena and then spent time updating the workflows to get to the process we actually wanted.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Christopher N.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2022
User friendly and very affordable for start up.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?
Arena is a friendly user web base and very affordable for small company, I've been using Arena since 2007 and I love it.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Easy to use and very efficient.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I have not find anything that I dislike the product.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're a start up company and are looking to save money on what PLM system to use, Arena is for you.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Aug 2022
Good software for PLM functionalities.
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing