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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/APDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is a pdf editing and conversion software offering from Tracker Software Products. It includes features such as create pdf and convert to pdf.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
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Arena PLM Launch
    Contact Sales
    Arena PLM Enterprise
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    Arena QMS
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    Arena QMS Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena 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
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    Considered Both Products
    Tracker Software Products
    No answer on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    PDF Editors
    Comparison of PDF Editors features of PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor and Arena PLM and QMS
    Feature
    PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Edit Text and Images9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Merge or Split PDFs9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Add Annotations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text Recognition (OCR)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form Creation and Editing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure PDFs9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Convert to Different Formats8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Comment and Review Tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Undo and Redo Actions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    Small Businesses
    Tungsten Power PDF
    Score9.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Nitro PDF Pro
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Teamcenter
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Acrobat Reader
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SAP Integrated Product Development
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (220 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    5.5
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 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
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PDF Xchange Viewer and EditorArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tracker Software Products
    This software handles large PDF files and has not crashed for me, unlike some other PDF software. It does what I need very well, although it has a lot of features beyond what I need. It extracts and adds documents easily and certainly does well with its search function after applying optical character recognition.
    Incentivized
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    • Intuitive an easy to understand interface
    • Fast
    • Good value for the price
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    • Have the ability to add a little more customization (like font sizes in Typewriter tool, etc).
    • Have the ability to export individual pages into separate PDFs.
    • Have the ability to easily resize.
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    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
    Tracker Software Products
    It does everything I need, such as OCR, redaction, Bates stamping, bookmarking, and handling large PDF files without crashing. It also does well with the extraction and addition of documents.
    Incentivized
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    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
    Tracker Software Products
    Performance wise, PDF Xchange Viewer and Editor is flawless. It runs fast, and I haven't experienced any immediately crashing. The reports save quickly, and the document size is never an issue. It saves into a regular PDF, and we're able to open it on any other program or computer. All text boxes, features, and headers show up flawlessly on other programs.
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    The application had no issues (we did not contact support) and that's why I give a 10.
    Incentivized
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    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
    Tracker Software Products
    No answers on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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    Alternatives Considered
    Tracker Software Products
    PDF Xchange hits a sweet spot for me and my users. It is powerful, includes a full suite of creation, markup, and management tools. It is very affordable.
    Bluebeam is too much that isn't print and PDF related. It is EXPENSIVE ... more than $300 per person before almost mandatory additional training.
    PDF Creator is good for PDF creation. It doesn't include markup and management tools.
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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
    Tracker Software Products
    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
    Tracker Software Products
    • PDF XChange costs around $50-75 per person depending on the version.
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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.
    Incentivized
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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