Arena PLM vs beCPG PLM Comparison

Mature software with many quick views and links to related information. Easy to train users, intuitive interface

Report writer is old and awkward and needs overhaul. Inability to provide searches/filters/reports based on stage of route for change orders.

The thing I liked most about the product was the ability to customize it to fit our needs. Once you understand how to use it the software can keep an excellent record of your product, parts, documents etc. that is easy to navigate.

The thing I like least about this product is the number of steps required to complete a task. Updating information for lots of items is cumbersome and the import tool that is meant to speed this up lacks documentation making it frustrating to learn. While I understand that some of this might be related to the flexibility that it offers there are a few features that could greatly improve efficiency, specifically related to making the same change to a large batch of items.

Streamlined workflows. Being on the cloud not worry about updates.

Some features are hard to use, in particular when it comes to creating ECOs. We have a dedicated product documentation team to help with that.

Hello Claus, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM. We're glad your experience has been good, especially compared to your past use of other PLM systems. Please reach out to support or consider online training classes to help with the ECO creation process. https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/

No learning curve, super easy to start working on the tool. Item Management: With item management you can easily switch between the current and previous revisions

Interface can be improved. In future, they can focus on mobile version of the software. Apart from that I think it is really a nice tool.

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Thanks for the great review and helpful input Brian!

The document control, the BOM, the ability to connect multiple components of manufacturing needs via links for different projects and the 'where used' tab..it all makes Arena PLM an essential tool for any manufacturing departments

The learning curve is rather steep. You would need someone's active help to understand how it is used for your own company's needs.

Hello Vyom, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM and for sharing your experience. We're happy to learn you find it to be an essential tool. To lessen the learning curve, please reach out to support or consider our online training classes https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/ Regards, Alaine

Since it works on the cloud, you don't need to invest in a dedicated computer server to operate it. It runs in Windows, iOS, Mac, and Android OS so I can easily switch from one device to another and keep track of the approvals on my documents. It's user friendly, which reduced the learning curve and allowed me to ramp up my productivity in a short time. You can upload several documents, and the system will merge them as only one, which is very useful. It's an excellent tool for document control, it helps me to update versions, and nobody has to worry about finding the new version, they only need to know where is the master document.

There are some process that has to be done manually, like for example when you request the approval of a document once all the approvers give the ok, the platform still requires that an administrator approves the process.

Thank you for your great review of Arena PLM, rating it the best product lifecycle management platform you ever used! We're glad your experience with document and revision control has been so positive and we appreciate your feedback.

Ease of use and all the features to control changes of product lines. On cloud enhancements and maintenance done by software provider. Many ways to make this software

Spellcheck. Minimal issues

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