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PTC

PTC Arena

Composite Score

6.9 /10

CX Score

6.9 /10

31 Reviews Write a Review

What is PTC Arena?

Arena PLM enables innovative companies and their extended supply chains to better manage their Bill of Materials (BOM).

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Awards & Recognition

PTC Arena won the following awards in the Product Lifecycle Management category

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Conflict Resolution

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

Conflict Resolution

2022

PTC Arena Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 3
Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

Up 4
Since last award

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Down 1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 71%
Negotiation and Contract:: 63%
Conflict Resolution:: 85%
Strategy & Innovation:: 69%
Service Experience:: 75%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+72 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love PTC Arena?

14% Negative

12% Neutral

74% Positive

Pros

Altruistic
Respectful
Trustworthy
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 74

Design Management

Manufacturing Scheduling

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Product Data Management

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Analytics and Reporting

Quality Management

Asset Management

Material Requirements Planning

Production and Change Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

PTC Arena Reviews

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Above average product compared to other solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

3 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Effective Service
Security Frustrates
Commodity Features

Ashita K.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Fantastic tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?

Offers Discrete-Event, Flow, and Agent Based modeling methods.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use and intuitive UI.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some minor bugs faced sometimes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good to go with it. It's new but stable.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Khemraj S.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2022

Features are impressive!!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates PTC Arena from other similar products?

Powerful options of modeling with latest tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Optimized performance for faster results.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Little glitches in tool.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely go for it if you are looking for best industrial modeling tool.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

How We Deliver

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What is PTC Arena?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

PTC Arena Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

Up 3 Since last award

91 Plan to Renew

Up 4 Since last award

73 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Down 1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+72 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love PTC Arena?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Design Management Includes design visualization, visual scheduling, and computer-aided design (CAD).

Manufacturing Scheduling Includes employee time and attendance, production scheduling, and resource scheduling.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Product Data Management Includes document control, centralized data repository, data sharing, and data storage.

Inventory and Field Parts Management Refers to the strategic tracking, control, and optimization of parts, components, and materials throughout a product’s lifecycle.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Quality Management Includes quality planning, quality control, inspection programming, and quality assurance.

Asset Management Solution centralizes an inventory of all corporate assets and integrates with a risk assessment of assets.

Material Requirements Planning Includes bill of materials (BOM), quote management, and procurement.

Production and Change Management Includes product change management, production tracking, production planning, and production visibility.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

PTC Arena Reviews

Above average product compared to other solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Ashita K.

Fantastic tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Khemraj S.

Features are impressive!!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Design Management

Manufacturing Scheduling

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Product Data Management

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Analytics and Reporting

Quality Management

Asset Management

Material Requirements Planning

Production and Change Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization