Excited to Implement
Updated November 10, 2020

Excited to Implement

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Arena

We are a start-up and needed a document repository compliant with the FDA regulations. We also wanted to implement an electronic quality management system that included training management. The entire organization will use Arena.

Pros

  • Lots of ways to configure the process to fit your business needs.
  • Implementation has been thorough.
  • The ability to get in touch with individual performing implementation has been great and easy.

Cons

  • Too many options making implementation longer than I had hoped.
  • The system is not intuitive for a user. I log in and cannot see exactly what I want to do and where I want to go. Other systems do this better.
  • It would be nice to have someone come onsite and train all users.
  • Should decrease time to market.
  • Will provide a more efficient alternative to paper.
  • Greater chance of being in compliance.
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Vendor Reputation
  • Positive Sales Experience with the Vendor
The ability to get our documents back if your company goes out of business. Also, the product feature of being Part 11 compliant.
Trackwise, PSC Solutions, Master Control, Green Light Guru. Your sales person was incredibly helpful and not over intrusive in my search. He helped me understand the product and was able to meet our price requirements.
I think there are other software suppliers that have more suitable software for small companies like ours. There are too many configurations that I wasn't prepared to think about or even wanted to have to think about. Arena is well suited for a company that doesn't have a system in place.

Using Arena

Evaluating Arena and Competitors

I would ask to see a demo from the ground up. The sales team will show you a pre-configured model and you have to remember you need to spend a lot of time getting your model configured in order to have the benefits the salesperson is showing you.

Comments

  • Alaine Portnoy | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thank you for your review of Arena as a newer user. We are happy to hear you are having a positive experience. Please reach out to your Customer Success Coach if you need any additional assistance. Coaches are here to help you succeed with your Arena system.
  • Alaine Portnoy | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thank you for your updated review. Glad to learn you have set up new quality processes and Arena is helping support your quality system compliance efforts for US FDA 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485:2016. As always, reach out to your customer success coach with product questions and also check out training options, https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/

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