Likelihood to Recommend Aras PLM works for our company, yet I don't have experience with any other software system. The system does not refresh and update quickly. Often times users need to force a refresh or logout and logon to verify changes and updates. The Lock and Unlock feature needs getting used to.
Read full review PTC Creo is great for assemblies that multiple users are collaborating on. Models can reference other models that someone in another department has released and when those models are changed, the referenced parts and assemblies are changed. These changes are very helpful when working on collaborative machine designs and comparing forging dies with the final parts.
Read full review Pros Aras PLM definitely controls documents and provides the approval levels needed to be compliant. Aras PLM makes organizing and structuring libraries logical and intuitive. The search tools in Aras PLM provides quick and efficient access to documents Read full review PTC Creo contains many advanced tools with better optimization for creating part models and other production related drawings. The initial concept designs can be done more adequately. The parameters of 2D drawings can be changed easily by editing the 3D model. The productivity can be increased by customized tools for modeling. Read full review Cons Aras PLM uses terms and labels that can be confusing like Subsystem / Subsystem Version, Project Record Number (PRN). Companies need to understand these terms and develop business processes to set user standards. I personally use Aras PLM to manage information technology project documents. In my opinion, Aras PLM is more geared to product and engineering. I would like to see a general project management Aras PLM version with terms and labels that I am familiar with. The description field should be made required. Many of our engineers have created records and left that blank because it was not required. This would help with the context or background of each record. Read full review PTC Creo could grow a help-line staff of highly experienced individuals to aid the existing knowledge base article searchers. It would include experts with deep knowledge of certain Creo modules (SMEs) and provide help staff a go to for deeper levels of help when it is needed. Read full review Likelihood to Renew Our company is moving from repositories like
IBM Notes , MS Sharepoint, and plain network file share directories to a more controlled system of recordd like Aras PLM.
Read full review Support Rating I liked the training manuals I used to learn some, as I didn’t have CAD background in college or before this job. My coworkers were able to share with me what they learned in PTC training and I was able to get support online and through reading.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Our company developed numerous IBM
Lotus Notes databases to perform document control. Aras PLM is the better choice to
IBM Notes databases and home grown databases.
Read full review Learning curve of
SOLIDWORKS is higher compared to Creo, however, stability and more design control is provided by Creo. Creo also have more robust and stable interfaces. For larger assemblies, Creo works better than
SOLIDWORKS . New upgrades of Creo has given liberty to open different file data of different software without any file conversion. Creo costs comparable to
SOLIDWORKS cost, with more capabilities.
Read full review Return on Investment Aras PLM has kept our company compliant and on the right side of audits with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Aras PLM keeps our project document history readily available and works well without stage gate review and approval processes. Read full review Creo is our standard design package and as such we have had a negative impact on time spent designing because it is less user-friendly. In difficult design situations, we have had a positive impact because Creo is better suited for complex designs. Read full review ScreenShots —