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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Diligent One Platform

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADiligent One Platform offers a unified solution for Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) management, providing a comprehensive overview of risks and insights in one place.N/A

    Arena PLM and QMS

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AArena by PTC is a cloud-based PLM and QMS platform. Arena helps product companies that rely on distributed teams and global supply chains to develop products, ensure regulatory compliance, and respond to customer demands.N/A
    Pricing
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Editions & Modules
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    Arena PLM Launch
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    Arena PLM Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—Arena's cloud-based PLM and QMS solutions include role-based subscriptions to meet diverse team needs. Their fixed-fee QuickStart™ implementations supports rapid deployment.
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    Community Pulse
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Considered Both Products
    Diligent Corporation
    No answer on this topic
    Arena by PTC
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
    67 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    52 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    65 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    38 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Governance, Risk & Compliance
    Comparison of Governance, Risk & Compliance features of Diligent One Platform and Arena PLM and QMS
    Feature
    Diligent One Platform
    5.3
    52 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Common repository of GRC items6.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Risk management6.944 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Corporate Performance Management (CPM) systems4.225 Ratings00 Ratings
    GRC policy management4.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident management4.525 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (75 ratings)
    8.2
    (220 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (37 ratings)
    5.6
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.8
    (34 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Diligent One PlatformArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent Community is well suited for entities in the public sector who need to comply with the Brown Act. Diligent One Platform is not well suitable for those who are not tech savvy. Board members who are older and do not use the Diligent One Platform frequently, are not comfortable using some of the functionality - such as voting - so it still needs to be done on the back-end.
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    Arena by PTC
    Arena PLM is well suited for part number, BOM and file management. Processing changes (ECNs, ACOs, DCO's, etc.) in Arena is very easy to do and provides great visibility on the status of submitted requests. The ability to communicate with Suppliers and grant them access to files in Arena is extremely helpful. Arena does not appear to be the best suited system for managing software
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    Pros
    Diligent Corporation
    • Enhance business compliance by maintaining records and documents for all our processes and reports, which allows us to not worry about training new people in case resources are transferred.
    • We integrated risk assessment tools and business continuity plans, which allowed proactive identification and mitigation of potential business risks.
    • It helped to secure communication channels with confidential discussions and document sharing among team members and leadership.
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    Arena by PTC
    • It provides easy, 'login-anywhere' internet cloud-based access to fundamental PLM functions.
    • It provides secure access control for employees & vendors (but you pay per person for access licenses).
    • Data is effectively 'always backed up' in the internet-cloud.
    • There is an option to attach thumbnail graphics representative of each item and create a Bill of Materials view that also displays the graphics to help provide item recognition for BOM readers.
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    Cons
    Diligent Corporation
    • Communicating new tools and improvement to current tools
    • The product names are confusing, There are different names for similar things
    • The visualization tools are not as good as tools dedicated for that it is not clear when to use one or another
    • the licencing for compliance scripts is complicated especially in countries outside US
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    Arena by PTC
    • In my opinion, the Help Pages clearly do not realize that a picture is worth a 1,000 words; need illustrations and screenshots!
    • I think the 'Save' button when editing Quality Processes needs to "float" on the active page, not lurking at the bottom.
    • In my experience, the Arena PLM and QMS Training programs need to be revamped to include "real-world" examples and working through examples, not simply reading through a training manual.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    We have so much time and effort invested into Arena. The history of approvals, revisions, etc. are necessary for many of our customers. We also have entire device histories recorded. Having to re-create that on another platform would be a feat requiring years of effort. But mostly, Arena just works. It's transformed our business into a much more streamlined system, resulting in a massive cost and time savings.
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    Usability
    Diligent Corporation
    I give it a 7. It has had a significant impact on the GRC department in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. At the start it took some time to tailor it to our unique business needs and to set up all our requirements. I would say the superpower of the tool is really here, in terms of time saving in report prep and manual testing. We have really used the control self assessment ability to have a strong impact on the business which helped to improve the internal control culture across the business. The dashboarding abilities had limitations for us and we created our own internal dashboards more suited to our operational needs. There is a steep learning curve for the admin roles who manage the system but I assume this will be the case for most of these types of systems. On the opposite side the end user usability is very good and easy to grasp.
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    Arena by PTC
    Arena has improved their UI over the years that I've used it to make it more user friendly. Additionally, there is a lot of redundancy within Arena (multiple ways to achieve the same end), which makes it easier to learn.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    Seems like when I need to access our workspace for an emergency situation, this is when maintenance is scheduled, just the luck of the draw, I guess, and I just wait until the maintenance is complete, and then can proceed
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    Performance
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    We use a few other software or systems (Silicon expert) and it is seamless to us, pages load quickly and efficiently.
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    Support Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    HighBond by Galvanize support has some of the best and fastest support that I have experienced. Though we only contact them through emails, they were quick to provide insightful information about our problems. Whenever we email them about an issue, they would be able to reply in less than an hour, ready and prepared with useful solutions to address the issue.
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    Arena by PTC
    Upon initial observation, Arena Solution appears to possess a rather intricate nature, yet this complexity was effectively navigated during the initial configuration phase with the invaluable assistance of an expert well-versed in Arena, a factor that greatly contributed to our comprehensive mastery and autonomous handling of Arena Solutions thereafter.
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    Online Training
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    The On line training was easy to understand and was very efficient for most of our users. We used the training tools to make sure we use all of the features to their fullest and correctly! After a few weeks mos of our users were very proficient with ARENA PLM and were able to work on their own and use mos of the sections and PLM capablilities.
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    Implementation Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    We’re pretty satisfied with the implementation offering and the reading experiences provided. With our quarterly audits, this tool has made the task much more accessible. The outcome of version control of documents is easy to accomplish, and gathering all the records in one place makes it more accessible.
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    Arena by PTC
    Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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    Alternatives Considered
    Diligent Corporation
    I'm excited about diligent due to the fact that they provide many tools to support compliance through use of analytics and testing processes. We also use FloQast, for which I'm an advocate for, however I'm not sure they have expanded yet to support analytics and testing. I don't have any further experience with other products
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    Arena by PTC
    Arena is much better than QAD in terms of BOMs and ECOs and Revision Control. We use Arena concurrently with SAP and they integrate very well together, which is nice. The integration team was really helpful in making sure that the SAP to Arena functionality runs smoothly, and when there are any issues, they are very responsive to help make changes to fix the problem that might be there.
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    Scalability
    Diligent Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    Arena is easy to customize and therefore easy to scale. Different user groups with access restrictions can be easily created and new training plans can be created to support different user bases. Suppliers can also easily be added or items can be shared with them
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    Return on Investment
    Diligent Corporation
    • A lot of time and efficiency has been saved for my team as we continue to find different ways to automate tests, continuous monitoring projects, etc. We have been able to shift our focus on enhancement projects that previously had been on the back burner until we had switched to the Diligent One Platform.
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    Arena by PTC
    • Decreased the company's time to market for release of its second generation flagship product.
    • Decreased the turn around on non-conformance reports (NCRs), supplier corrective action reports (SCARs), and corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs).
    • Better organized the company's process maps, DHF, and other regulatory related information so that major audits are completed faster and with fewer findings.
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    ScreenShots

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    Arena PLM and QMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of Arena Bill of Materials (BOM) Management. Indented BOM displaying "in production" item status.Screenshot of Arena Engineering Change Management.  Engineering Change Order (ECO) approval with redlines.Screenshot of Arena Projects. Project schedule with status and progress.Screenshot of Arena Quality. Quality process showing a Corrective Action Report (CAR) with the issue details, affected items, and resolution progress/status.Screenshot of Arena Requirements. Tracks requirements and related product development issues for a complete product picture.Screenshot of Arena Analytics, Arena's business intelligence (BI) tool