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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Planview AgilePlace

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AAgilePlace is a project management solution built around flexibility, data-driven analytics, and workflow automation. The software was acquired by Planview in December 2017 to expand that company's capabilities.

    $19

    per user, per month

    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
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Editions & Modules
    Teams
    $19
    per user, per month
    Scaled Teams
    $29
    per user, per month
    Custom
    Contact Sales for Quote
    per user, per month
    Arena PLM Launch
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    Arena PLM Enterprise
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    Arena QMS
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    Arena QMS Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsAll editions include unlimited boards.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
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Considered Both Products
    Planview
    No answer on this topic
    Arena by PTC
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    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
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    Features
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Planview AgilePlace and Arena PLM and QMS
    Feature
    Planview AgilePlace
    7.4
    25 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling9.919 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology4.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access2.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Agile Development
    Comparison of Agile Development features of Planview AgilePlace and Arena PLM and QMS
    Feature
    Planview AgilePlace
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    DevOps Tool Integrations8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dependencies and Blockers9.68 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    monday dev
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Targetprocess
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Teamcenter
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery
    Score8.1 out of 10
    SAP Integrated Product Development
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    8.2
    (220 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    5.6
    (17 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Planview AgilePlaceArena PLM and QMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Planview
    This tool enables the visual management needed in many offshore teams to easily and quickly see the pending work, work in progress and completed work.For teams that work with a waterfall methodology and do not have AGILE internalized, I believe there are other solutions from Planview or other providers.
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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
    Planview
    • Visual kanban board that is easy to customize as the team's needs change
    • Real time collaboration allowing teams working remotely to stay up to date on current status
    • Allows versatility for how a team needs to capture details on the work at hand by utilizing card icons, card types and custom data points
    • Card scoring is easy to setup and provides the team the ability to set values to better prioritize their backlog
    • Ability to add card automation to take out some of the repetitive manual actions
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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
    Planview
    • Ability to add more than 1 visual cue to the card. We use custom icons and sometimes more than 1 is appropriate but you have to choose which is most important since only 1 can be applied.
    • Better visibility to board access from the user administration screens. Currently have to run 1-2 reports to see this information. Would like to be able to click on a user within Configure Users and see what boards they have access to quickly.
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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
    Planview
    we are happy with the tool and the service and continuos improvement of the tool so there is no need yet to change to another one.
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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
    Planview
    LeanKit isn't the best designed Kanban system I've seen, but overall it's pretty usable. The boards I've used are pretty complex, so it can be difficult to find things. I found that searching and filtering for specific cards was somewhat of a challenge. Dragging a card from one lane to another is kind of a fun way to get things done though.
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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
    Planview
    Not experienced any outage
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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
    Planview
    Larger boards take longer to load
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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
    Planview
    Every time I have reached out to the AgilePlace support team I have received a timely response in addition to professional & personal feedback. Their consultants are knowledgeable and the management team is happy to jump in and help when needed.
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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
    Planview
    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
    Planview
    Very easy.
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    Arena by PTC
    Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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    Alternatives Considered
    Planview
    Originally, we had evaluated two other tools next to Planview LeanKit: Kanbantool and Kanbanflow. The latter was a close contestant for productive use, as it was also very customizable and a joy to work with and look at. It also had lower user fees and a mobile integration. In the end, we picked Planview LeanKit because of several reasons: Aesthetics: The look was much more clean and professional. Reporting: It was obvious from the start that we could use Planview LeanKit as a tool for improvement. API: We needed to integrate the Kanban into our central systems and Planview LeanKit API was (and still is) a way to do it. Card Headers: This sounds like a simple thing, but the headers above the titles fit our work perfectly and looked perfect, which helped the decision.
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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
    Planview
    Good use cases for small/large teams
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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
    Planview
    • LeanKit has made it easier for new employees to understand other employees' roles in the company by seeing their workload.
    • It makes it clear who is responsible for what project so that there is more accountability at our company.
    • It helps our project manager schedule new projects in a way that we all can see.
    Incentivized
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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

    Planview AgilePlace Screenshots

    Screenshot of Real-Time Analytics: Utilize board health metrics involving bottlenecks, WIP, and throughput to guide the optimization of workflows, improve velocity, and better prioritize efforts for more predictable delivery. Lean and Agile metrics can be used to assess team performance and promote continuous improvement.Screenshot of PI Planning: Offers enterprise Kanban boards to visualize the work of teams regardless of the methodologies they apply or workflows they follow, and insights into progress and create opportunities for better alignment.Screenshot of Dependency Visualization and Management: Surfaces risks to plans resulting from cross-team dependency conflicts, blockers, and capacity constraints, and helps drive proactive measures to enable teams to deliver on time.Screenshot of Team Planning and Coordination: Boards can be used to breakdown work, build and manage plans, and execute against strategy to deliver more value to customers, faster.

    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