Makersite vs. Arena PLM and QMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Makersite
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Makersite’s Product Lifecycle Intelligence platform integrates cost, sustainability, compliance, and supply chain risk data into a single platform. It enables product engineering, procurement, and expert teams to conduct in-depth analyses across sustainability, cost, risk, and regulatory compliance factors simultaneously.N/A
Arena PLM and QMS
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Arena 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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MakersiteArena PLM and QMS
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsArena'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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User Ratings
MakersiteArena PLM and QMS
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.3
(220 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
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9.0
(5 ratings)
Usability
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6.9
(17 ratings)
Availability
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9.0
(3 ratings)
Performance
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9.1
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
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9.9
(18 ratings)
Online Training
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8.2
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
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8.3
(2 ratings)
Configurability
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8.7
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
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9.0
(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
MakersiteArena PLM and QMS
Likelihood to Recommend
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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Arena by PTC
Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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Alternatives Considered
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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
Makersite
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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

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