Aras PLM vs. Sciforma

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
Sciforma
Score 8.6 out of 10
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Sciforma is an Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management software solution for industries and companies of all sizes. Sciforma was designed to support multiple approaches to reinforce consistency at every level of the organization hierarchy to promote efficiency for everyone. Sciforma supports multiple methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile, Critical Chain, Phase Gate and Prince 2.N/A
Pricing
Aras PLMSciforma
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Aras PLMSciforma
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details—Sciforma licensing is based on the number of users and the features they need.
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User Ratings
Aras PLMSciforma
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Aras PLMSciforma
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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Sciforma
Yes, definitely. We wanted a flexible but robust software and Sciforma seemed to be the best fit
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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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Sciforma
  • Scheduling tasks.
  • Assigning resources and cost items.
  • Managing a team.
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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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Sciforma
  • The largest con for me is the clunky UI. It's not very intuitive, and has a larger learning curve to become a proficient user.
  • Reports are functional, but could use some improvements.
  • It can be slow at times, and you have to wait to make sure your changes are saved before moving on.
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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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Sciforma
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Support Rating
Aras Corporation
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Sciforma
This software allows project and portfolio managers to analyze and prioritize projects based on resource allocation and available effort. It helps you compare the sorecast effort with resource availability. You can email, call or tweet them if you have concerns.
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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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Sciforma
We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.
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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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Sciforma
  • Before Sciforma we were running projects out of Excel and emails. Using a cloud based application means that everyone is viewing information in real time.
  • Our executive leadership knows that they have one place to go for a real time status on all of our strategic projects.
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