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Likelihood to Recommend
Arena
It works great for PLM data (Darwings, BOMs)It works OK for quality dataIt does not work for Inventory mangement
Sr Mfg Development Engineer & Director, Tijuana Operations
H2 PowerTechRenewables & Environment, 11-50 employees
EnterpriseIQ
EnterpriseIQ is very well suited to a company in the plastics industry as the core software would not need to be modified.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Payroll Management
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Pay calculation
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Benefit plan administration
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Direct deposit files
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Salary revision and increment management
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Reimbursement management
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Customization
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
7.0
API for custom integration
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
7.0
Security
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EnterpriseIQ
8.3
Single sign-on capability
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
8.4
Role-based user permissions
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
8.2
Reporting & Analytics
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
7.4
Dashboards
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EnterpriseIQ
7.5
Standard reports
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EnterpriseIQ
6.5
Custom reports
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EnterpriseIQ
8.2
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
8.1
Accounts payable
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EnterpriseIQ
8.2
Accounts receivable
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EnterpriseIQ
8.2
Inventory Management
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EnterpriseIQ
8.9
Inventory tracking
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EnterpriseIQ
10.0
Automatic reordering
Arena
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EnterpriseIQ
8.7
Location management
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EnterpriseIQ
9.0
Manufacturing module
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EnterpriseIQ
8.0
Order Management
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EnterpriseIQ
7.9
Pricing
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EnterpriseIQ
8.0
Order entry
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EnterpriseIQ
8.4
Credit card processing
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EnterpriseIQ
8.0
Cost of goods sold
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EnterpriseIQ
7.2
Pros
- Notification of required decisions relating to ECOs and BOMs.
- BOM management.
- Where it's used: being able to see what assemblies and sub-assemblies use a given part.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Company, 51-200 employees- IQMS does a good job of responding to customer issues. Their tech staff helps with any problems until they are solved sometimes expediting issues up to testing to get the issue resolved.
- IQMS has competent trainers that do on sight training. They have helped in this area a couple of times with implementation of different modules.
- IQMS is very user friendly from the production floor all the way to the top of your organization.
Quality Manager
Ferguson Production, Inc.Plastics, 51-200 employees
Cons
- Although Arena has vendor access it is at times very time consuming to set up access to all the parts that they can see (large new assemblies in particular).
- When very small errors occur during a change (ones that wouldn't affect the content that was approved by the approval group) it would be nice to be able to have a super user that can correct these.
- All items and fields on an ECO are locked down once a change is routed for approval. It would be nice to have some fields on a change available to edit for users on the approval group and have the materials disposition open to update these for the approval group's area of interest. These changes would also need to be able to have the approval group a tiered concept vs just one whole one.
Systems Administrator/Program Manager
Mobius Imaging, LLCMedical Devices, 51-200 employees
- New modules are very costly.
Quality Manager
Ferguson Production, Inc.Plastics, 51-200 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Arena8.2
Based on 1 answer
excellent PLM system, if only it had ERP module for procurement and inventory management
Director of Engineering Programs
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.Automotive, 51-200 employees
EnterpriseIQ8.0
Based on 1 answer
Given how invested we are it would be hard not to renew as don't want to go through another implementation.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
EnterpriseIQ7.0
Based on 1 answer
Overall much easier to use than our previous system.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesSupport
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
EnterpriseIQ2.0
Based on 1 answer
Very poor, try to call company support as a last resort as I know how much time it will take out of my day without getting a solution. It seems like the help desk does not have appropriate experience using the software. It would be nice of there was a separate support line to call for more experienced users of the software so we don't get someone just reading from the help file.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesImplementation
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
EnterpriseIQ7.0
Based on 1 answer
It is nice that an IQMS employee helps you with the implementation, however they were more of a technical resource than a project management resource. I wish they could provide a more off the shelf timeline given their experience in implementing the system.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Plastics Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
We were looking at using our ERP - IQMS to take the place of Arena but it didn't even come close to having the functionality and ease of use that Arena has. Omnify PLM came in and gave a demonstration and the management team choose Arena over them in a vote that wasn't even close.
Systems Administrator/Program Manager
Mobius Imaging, LLCMedical Devices, 51-200 employees
This is the only software that I have used so I am unable to rate it based on another type of software. My experience with IQ is extensive though, and have worked and learned in all areas and love how this program works. The many different modules are relatively easy to learn and they offer support if you need additional instruction.
Quality Manager
Ferguson Production, Inc.Plastics, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
- Arena provides the DHF for our medical device products. If we didn't have Arena's PLM this would be very difficult to manage and would be costly to do offline.
- Arena's Training module has taken the spreadsheets and personal emails out of the hands of QA and has freed up the personnel to do the things they need to, to work on activities that help to improve and ship our product in a more timely fashion.
- Arena has an open API and can automatically create and or move the data into or out of the system to another system like Solidworks or an ERP (ones that also are on the cloud).
Systems Administrator/Program Manager
Mobius Imaging, LLCMedical Devices, 51-200 employees
- Our implementation of warehouse management was probably the best investment our company has made recently. The control gained over our inventory is a tremendous asset and allows to see in an instant whether or not we can meet our customers' demands.
BOM/Inv Control/IT
Ferguson Production, Inc.Plastics, 51-200 employees
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Pricing Details
Arena
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Additional Pricing Details
Arena offers flexible packages to fit your team’s needs ensuring you get the right capabilities to meet your specific business requirements so you never overpay. Our cloud-based PLM and QMS solutions include role-based subscriptions to meet your diverse team needs with the necessary security to protect your product information. Our fixed-fee QuickStart™ implementations help us deploy rapidly to provide the lowest total cost of ownership.More Information
Arena More Information
EnterpriseIQ
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No