Aras PLM vs. SAP PLM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Aras PLM
Score 6.9 out of 10
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The Aras Innovator software is used for product lifecycle management (PLM), advanced product quality planning (APQP), lean product development, and new product introduction (NPI). Aras switched to an open source model in 2007, where clients obtain the software for free, and Aras Corp provides technical support, software updates, and other consulting as a subscription service.N/A
SAP PLM
Score 9.3 out of 10
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SAP PLM is one component of the SAP Business Suite which also includes ERP, CRM, SCM, etc.N/A
Pricing
Aras PLMSAP PLM
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aras PLMSAP PLM
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Aras PLMSAP PLM
Small Businesses
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Medium-sized Companies
Arena PLM and QMS
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Enterprises
SAP PLM
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Aras PLMSAP PLM
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.9
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aras PLMSAP PLM
Likelihood to Recommend
Aras Corporation
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.
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SAP
SAP PLM is well suited for any industry that needs to track the creation of a product from the raw material stage all the way to the shipped product. I do not think it would be well suited for very small companies which do not have any materials, products, and inventory to track.
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Pros
Aras Corporation
  • 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
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SAP
  • Provides lower-cost calculation
  • This makes processes related to the product consistent, efficient, and simpler.
  • It manages product development, support, and recycling projects effectively.
  • It allows us to control the whole process.
  • It allows us to see the future status of the products.
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Cons
Aras Corporation
  • 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.
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SAP
  • Implementation Challenges.
  • Not a one product fits all — each organization to customize a lot to accommodate their own processes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Aras Corporation
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.
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SAP
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Usability
Aras Corporation
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SAP
SAP PLM is very difficult to use for beginners.
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Support Rating
Aras Corporation
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SAP
Once implemented, it provides seamless integration between PLM and ERP systems.
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Alternatives Considered
Aras Corporation
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.
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SAP
SAP PLM encompasses SAP BW and SAP PRD. We tend to focus more on the SAP PRD portion as it directly involves more closely to production. We selected SAP PLM because it gives us a great visibility in the life cycle of materials, products and overall costs. SAP PLM compliments the other packages very well
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Return on Investment
Aras Corporation
  • 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.
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SAP
  • Accurately able to order raw materials which are necessary for the current production run, thus reducing overhead.
  • The negative impact would be the initial cost of the software and how long it would take to ROI that cost.
  • It has allowed us to control batches of product creation much more closer and have the ability to cut some erroneous costs which were found in large batches.
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