Likelihood to Recommend Altium Designer is very suitable for intermediate and advanced development projects such as microcontrollers, high frequency, and multilayer projects, so you could say that it adapts quite well to different types of projects, and it can be adapted to multiple types of scenarios. On the other hand, the part in which I do not recommend the use of this software is for those who are not versed or experienced in the area, as the software tends to be very specific with its specifications, which makes it complex when using it and can be difficult without proper guidance, so I think it is necessary a minimum experience in this type of software or topics and adequate guidance.
Read full review I would recommend Teamcenter if you are constantly working with multiple teams and need one central space to gather all the information that is reunited in these teams, it makes everything so much easier and will help you enhance your abilities. If you need to visualize 2D or 3D lifecycles, Teamcenter is also for you.
Read full review Pros Incredible integration between teams. I love using Altium 365 and how I can view, edit, and comment on my team members designs. It is an incredible platform and makes collaborations very easy. Makes it easy to move between different projects, either local or public. I love how I can move between the PCB and schematics of different projects with no downtime. The UI is clean and works well once someone has learned how to use it. Everything makes sense and the integrated shortcuts make it particularly simple and nice to work with. I really love how I can search for any part in Altium Designer. I can source any part and place it exactly onto my PCB, allowing me to use the 3D model feature to see precisely what my designs will look like in real life. Read full review Data Management: your Parts divided into Item Types. Data Management: You can easily add pseudo folders to segregate data inside. You don't have to look for anything now. Change Management: Use the built-in or customize it. Now, you have workflows and can decide who is responsible for every task. It's done automatically. Project Management - built-in MS Project, can manage tasks and still have a Gantt chart from it. CAD integration - a lot of time saved when single source of true. Read full review Cons Where to start? In my opinion, technical support, with or without a subscription is at best random. Several questions have remained unanswered. I find that the interactive routing is more difficult than with the earlier Protel versions. There are so many snap options, that it is continually necessary to change a particular snap setting in order to perform a particular operation, otherwise, the track end will jump where it is not wished. Read full review For the new users, Teamcenter seems to be quite overwhelming and it is quite difficult for any newly joined person to learn it quickly. Teamcenter can work on proving a user friendly interface and detailed training modules. Sometimes, Teamcenter has lagging issues which interrupts the productivity of entire team. It works too slow sometimes, but with the new release of Teamcenter, they are improving on this issue. Teamcenter should also simplify the release workflow for releasing any part. Currently, it is too complex. Read full review Likelihood to Renew ALTIUM DESIGNER is the reference tool in the electronic circuit design sector, its use is widespread worldwide. Although there are other alternatives, some of them free do not rival ALTIUM DESIGNER in terms of features and reliability. It is also very practical to request quotes with ALTIUM DESIGNER BOM reports since all suppliers are accustomed to using the tool.
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Read full review Because of our current customer needs, we will most likely maintain use of Siemens PLM products for some time. Aside from the initial software cost, we pay for yearly maintenance. Maintaining our yearly maintenance licensing with Siemens, we receive access to all of the latest software releases, as well as premier technical support
Read full review Usability Significant feedback given to previous questions. In particular: - Poor functionality for key features - Library functionality, in my experience, is the most frustrating engineering tool I have ever used - Reduced usability over time - Radical fluctuations in pricing reduces trust, in my opinion
Read full review As previously mentioned, due to the intense amount of features and modules present in the software, the usability of the software suffers greatly. Many of the features are not used in our context, and many of the modules are not purchased, but the options are still present on the interface leading to a lot of clutter, much of which is never used. The interfaces suffer from a lack of design and tend to feel like a conglomerate of Windows 98 elements.
Read full review Reliability and Availability Not very stable. Sudden lack of functionality when the license expires is not indicated clearly and can lead to loss of work.
Read full review Support Rating I use the educational Program. And so far is the best technical support. Every time that I need one or I have a question. They respond so far and with excellent advice.
Read full review In the time that we have used Teamcenter we have received a good response from the support team, they have great customer service, we have solved the problems that have arisen very quickly, and they are attentive and answer us if we have any questions.
Read full review Online Training easy to follow, Good technical materials. good videos The platform is easy to use.
Read full review Implementation Rating Overly complex, not designed for small organizations, core functionality poorly implemented to focus on flashy features.
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Read full review Alternatives Considered Altium Designer is far easier to use and has a simplified pricing model for use to forecast project costs. Altium Designer also has many value-added features such as Altium 365 and MCAD integration which we can use for no additional costs. Other vendors charge by feature. Altium Designer has no hidden costs.
Read full review Easier to use. Connectivity to third-party products is much better with Teamcenter. Siemens products are connected to Teamcenter very easily. Product support is much better. CAD and CAM data are much better connected. Easy to use search in classification information of the products. All modules, like Classification, my Teamcenter, structure manager, etc., are very well connected.
Read full review Scalability Because, in my opinion, usage for small organization is poor, it is difficult to set up initial configuration to support scaling.
Read full review Very intuitive and great GUI, easy to learn and use. Fast Implementation and multi-user usage that saves time. Completes all the tedious documentation and CAD. Increase the productivity of the team and allow time to brainstorm ideas. Workflow management allows correct process flows. The dashboard gives great insights into my flows and flows I'm part of and their status.
Read full review Return on Investment Without a doubt, Altium Designer is a highly productive tool, which serves our company very well. We find the pricing structure at Altium Designer to be abhorrent. We are continually sent reminders telling us about price increases on an already expensive product. When looking at the markets, it can be seen that Altium is already an extremely wealthy company. We "only" have 3 licenses, and if we wish to retain a subscription, we must pay for three, at a cost of around 3,000 dollars each, just receive small updates and faster (in theory, but not always in practice) support. Altium has stopped offering upgrades. If we have purchased an older version (we have 2 licenses for earlier versions), Altium will not let us upgrade these for a reduced price but only sell new licenses. This practice was only introduced by Altium a few years ago, and we believe this to be a sign of an unethical company that is mainly interested in revenue and not the customer's pocket. Read full review Definitely, it has a very positive impact so to speak. What we are trying to do through our program, we are utilizing the full capacity of Teamcenter to produce one structure in an effective way. So before we implement this activity, the user has to prepare 10 to 15 structures to reach to our best possible data that can be set across the systems. But now with the complete capability of Teamcenter, we are able to do all these things into one structure itself and then let the system do all the automation or the things that users do not have to concentrate on. All of the automations are done behind the systems and then it is improving not only the efficiency of the end user, but also making a standardized way in order to proceed and transfer the data holistically towards other systems like SAP. Read full review ScreenShots Altium Designer Screenshots