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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Workday Financial Management

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Financial Management is a cloud-based financial software platform built on an in-memory architecture and an object-oriented data model. The system unifies transaction processing, multidimensional reporting, and consolidation into a single environment accessible via web and mobile interfaces. Financial Operations and Automation The platform employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and specialized financial agents to manage core business cycles. These…N/A
    Pricing
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Editions & Modules
    Arena PLM Launch
    Contact Sales
    Arena PLM Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Arena QMS
    Contact Sales
    Arena QMS Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    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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    Community Pulse
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Considered Both Products
    Arena by PTC
    No answer on this topic
    Workday
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    65 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.823 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.924 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.022 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.518 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.918 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.419 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.716 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Arena PLM and QMS and Workday Financial Management
    Feature
    Arena PLM and QMS
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.311 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Teamcenter
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP Integrated Product Development
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (220 ratings)
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.6
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Arena PLM and QMSWorkday Financial Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Workday
    Workday is well suited for managing employees throughout their full life cycle. It excels at housing employee data from the start of their time with the company through their departure. Workday is less suited to payroll functions, which could be more robust.
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    Pros
    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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    Workday
    • The flexibility of going beyond handling the accounts, where we can handle cash, assets, and accounting simultaneously for the customer.
    • The single platform offers grants management where you can organize the lifecycle of the grants and synchronize it with any criteria of grant closing out scheme.
    • I personally liked Project billing with the essence of evaluating project revenue and nice reporting templates that can be shared with the customer at any stage of the project while having the flexibility of auditing the reported cost.
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    Cons
    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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    Workday
    • Some of the Workday updates last till like 10 in the morning which prevents employees to clock in and check their times and some cases their schedules
    • Workday can work on opening documents quicker instead of taking couple of minutes or notifying the user when they are ready to download
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Workday
    Workday is easy enough navigate, as long as it is properly set up. With that said, it can be put together in a modular fashion as well, allowing for a very high degree of flexibility in terms of design and process delegation. Finally, it makes consolidation achievable in times previously unthinkable.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Workday
    Our support team has been awesome. They are extremely knowledgeable and have been able to guide us through all of the challenges we have faced. Workday's community online is also extremely helpful with many trainings and help topics that can be reviewed at your convenience.
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    Online Training
    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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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Arena by PTC
    Pretty straightforward, from OOB
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    Workday
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Workday
    Despite Airtable also being easier to use one thing that differentiates and put forth Workday Financial Management tool above is it's key features and better suited functionality for handling confidential data. The other positive note where Workday Financial Management performs high is it key analytics tool that's easier to use and representation of information into insightful dashboards.
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    Scalability
    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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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Workday
    • We were able to combine 4 different HR modules into one system.
    • We reduced data breach incidents by 95% after shifting to Workday. One of our legacy softwares had vulnerabilities.
    • The initial learning curve was higher than projected. We spent about a week to 10 days extra time deploying it, which affected the profit center that year.
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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

    Workday Financial Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of a discovery boardScreenshot of financial resultsScreenshot of operational analysis