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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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
Camron S.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Aug 2022
Clean quality and product control, decent price.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?
Most products I have worked with are home grown solutions based off other applications like perforce which work well, but do not have all the necessary features for maintaining products and documentation. Arena has e cell entertainment capabilities in version control, streamlines approval processes, and helps maintain continuity and quality across the organization which is key when you work for a large company.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Approvals and document checks. In the medical industry often times creating documents and products is an incredibly time consuming iterative process. Waiting for Approvals and quality checks in addition to this makes product development challenging and tedious. Arena streamlines this process by automatically attaching required approvers, showing who has or hasn't approved, and the status of your Approvals, with quick turn around if there is an issue with a file or document. This has significantly improved our design and release processes.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I dont necessarily dislike anything, but it would be nicer to have a quick help assistant as some of the navigation at times can be challenging to new users, especially when creating items that comprise different types of files and documents.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Pay for good training for your admins and frequent users, its not difficult to get rolling but in a large company it really pays off to have some local user experts.
Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Saves Time
Drew N.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Communications
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2022
Helpful for planning product development
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?
Arena PLM stands out from other products by automating the product development processes. It will manage all product data from mechanical, electrical, software documentation, and specs and drawings as a few examples.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I have found considerable value in how Arena PLM enables fluid collaboration between internal and external stakeholders through the product development processes.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I haven't found much that I dislike, however Arena PLM is designed to work through the product development phase and leaves off as you bring the product to market. It does not handle the latter points of the supply chain process for new product insertion to the market, so you will need to look for other options to support point of order planning, shipping and delivery.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend Arena PLM to any organization that is working on bringing new products to the marketplace where budget and timelines are critical to maintain.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Unique Features
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
Cons
- Slower Product Innovation
- Charges for Enhancements
- Role: C-Level
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing
Submitted Jun 2020
Solid product with great features.
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing