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PTC Windchill

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8.1 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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What is PTC Windchill?

Windchill offers breakthrough Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) capabilities, unleashing more data to more stakeholders throughout your organization through a single source of truth for product data and processes. With it, your organization will improve product quality by connecting teams directly to live operational data. You’ll also reduce IT burden and overhead while ensuring accessibility and security with both on-premise and cloud deployment options. Windchill is a true end-to-end PLM platform that is IoT-ready.

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Awards & Recognition

PTC Windchill won the following awards in the Product Lifecycle Management category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2024

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

9 Top Rated Capabilities

8 Top Rated Features

2022

PTC Windchill Ratings

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85 Likeliness to Recommend

9
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

12
Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

9
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 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 Windchill?

3% Negative

1% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 76

Workflow Management

Product Data Management

Production and Change Management

Collaboration

Design Management

Quality Management

Asset Management

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Material Requirements Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Manufacturing Scheduling

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

PTC Windchill Reviews

Chirag K.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Feb 2026

I most like to use PTC pro e, creo so on..

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates PTC Windchill from other similar products?

Its interface & user friendly environment to use and easy to adopted by new user.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Parametric modeling along with Bom. Family table

What do you dislike most about this product?

Piping modeling. Its could be improved

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I recommended to impove piping modul in advance stage.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Vaishnav J.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Feb 2026

Powerful and Reliable PLM, but Complex to Learn

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates PTC Windchill from other similar products?

Very satisfied. From day-to-day use, Windchill feels more like a system of record for product data rather than a file vault. Parts, assemblies, drawings, and documents are treated as linked objects, so changes propagate correctly through BOMs and revisions. This object-based structure is stronger than many PLM tools that still feel file-centric.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

From practical use, the biggest value is how Windchill manages revisions, versions, and change workflows in a structured way. Once a part or assembly is released, it’s very clear which version is approved and which one is still in work. This reduces confusion and prevents wrong data from being used in manufacturing. I also really appreciate the tight integration with Creo. Check-in/check-out, BOM updates, and revision tracking happen smoothly, which saves time and avoids manual errors during design changes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For new users, the system can feel overwhelming. Simple tasks like finding the right part, understanding versions vs revisions, or navigating workflows take time to learn. The user interface is functional but not very intuitive compared to more modern, lightweight PLM tools. Another downside is that performance can slow down when working with large assemblies or during peak usage, especially if the server or network setup isn’t optimal. This can affect productivity in day-to-day engineering work.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Windchill is powerful and reliable, but it works best when users are trained, processes are defined, and implementation is planned carefully.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Client Friendly Policies

Shashikant s.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Feb 2026

Advanced modeling with a steep learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates PTC Windchill from other similar products?

Windchill is not just PLM, it also includes strong Product data management capabilities integrated into the same platform. which means companies can manage design data, revisions & lifecycle process without deploying separate systems & then integrating them later.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of PTC Windchill is its centralized control of product data and changes. It provides a single source of truth for CAD files, BOMs & revisions making collaboration across engineering, manufacturing & suppliers much smother while reducing errors & rework.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What i dislike about windchill is its complexity & step learning curve. The interface can feel heavy & many tasks require multiple steps training to perform efficiently.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before implementation, map your product development & change processes clearly. Windchill works best when you tailor workflows & data structure to fit well defined business needs.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

PTC Windchill

What is PTC Windchill?

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Awards & Recognition

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

PTC Windchill Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

9 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

12 Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

9 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love PTC Windchill?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Product Data Management Includes document control, centralized data repository, data sharing, and data storage.

Production and Change Management Includes product change management, production tracking, production planning, and production visibility.

Collaboration Allows teams to share translation memory and work together.

Design Management Includes design visualization, visual scheduling, and computer-aided design (CAD).

Quality Management Includes quality planning, quality control, inspection programming, and quality assurance.

Asset Management Solution centralizes an inventory of all corporate assets and integrates with a risk assessment of assets.

Inventory and Field Parts Management Refers to the strategic tracking, control, and optimization of parts, components, and materials throughout a product’s lifecycle.

Material Requirements Planning Includes bill of materials (BOM), quote management, and procurement.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Manufacturing Scheduling Includes employee time and attendance, production scheduling, and resource scheduling.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

PTC Windchill Reviews

Chirag K.

I most like to use PTC pro e, creo so on..

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vaishnav J.

Powerful and Reliable PLM, but Complex to Learn

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shashikant s.

Advanced modeling with a steep learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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