# Page 3 | Arena PLM Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 3 - Is Arena PLM the right Bill of Materials solution for you? Explore 100 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/6101/Arena-PLM/reviews --- Arena PLM 4.4 (100) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 18th, 2026 # Page 3 - Reviews of Arena PLM ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 51-75 of 100 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use AG Angela G. Manager, Configuration Management/PLM System Admin Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena is a very intuitive and easy tool to manage." August 9, 2023 5.0 When used by our team, most all love the ease of the system and the overall functionality. Pros Arena is easy to use and offers a detailed breakdown of our BOMs and tracks our change management with ease. Cons There are some features that can be improved upon but more so from an admin side and not from the user. It all in all is a very good tool. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business August 18, 2023 Hi Angela, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're glad it's been easy and intuitive to use for both you and your team. MR Moises R. SMT Manager Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product" September 9, 2022 5.0 Pros I love how easy it is to use, very user friendly, can do all kinds of changes, document all of it, Cons there's nothing I haven't really liked on this software, so far so good. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 30, 2022 Hello Moises, Thank you for a 5-star review of Arena PLM! We appreciate your feedback and are very pleased that you've had such a positive experience across the board. Regards, Alaine VR Verified Reviewer Manager Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "User friendly" August 21, 2023 5.0 Pros Very easy to use and implement in the manufacturing environment. Cons The interface could have been more intelligent. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business August 31, 2023 Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate your feedback and are glad overall you've found Arena PLM easy to use. jK jennifer K. Document Control/ Change Management Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool." July 5, 2023 5.0 Pros Arena has so many beneficial tools it offers. I am only scratching the surface. Cons It can be overwhelming trying to learn everything. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business July 13, 2023 Hi Jennifer, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us know how we're doing and let users evaluating Arena learn more about our product. MV Michelle V. Document Control Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Daily User" August 16, 2023 4.0 Overall experience has been great. Arena support, Arena Help, and pagetips is are very helpful Pros Ease of use! Able to train users very easily Cons Searchability is a bit wonky and it causes users to be confused Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business August 18, 2023 Hi Michelle, Thank you for leaving us a review! We're glad Arena PLM has been easy to use and that you've overall had a positive experience with the tool. NT Nancy T. Component Engineer Semiconductors Used the software for: 2+ years ### "I recommend Arena PLM since it is friendly user" June 21, 2023 5.0 Arena PLM is a friendly user tool. Pros The features I like most about Arena PLM is the software memorirzed what I searched so I do not need to re-enter the part number again. It is an excellent feature. Cons I need to set up correctly to get the correct export file in Excell format Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business June 28, 2023 Hi Nancy, Thank you for taking the time to review Arena PLM. We're happy to hear you've found it to be user-friendly. We hope you continue to enjoy and find efficiencies using our solution. ML Michelle L. PLM Manger Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "PLM Project Mgr" September 23, 2016 5.0 I have implemented Arena PLM over the years. The basic PLM information is easy to create and control. The new features and functionality always make for a centralized location for all information on Products in all lifecycle phases. Supplier access allows seamless communication for critical changes incorporation to product lines throughout various product lifecycles. Change Order/Deviation/ Corrective Action Request interface for contract manufacturer to collaborate actions to take on factory floor with critical actions for inventory dispositioning, for material planning and procurement. Centralized location for compliance documentation associated to items within a product. Workflow for Change Orders and Change Requests. Redlines for all Change Order controlled revisions on BOM's. The system is easily modified for unique requirements per company policies. Cloud application eliminates maintenance and hardware requirements which reduces IT cost. Incorporation of best business practices for the release and controlling all product data. New enhancements make this PLM a gem in a fast pace industry. Pros Ease of use and all the features to control changes of product lines. On cloud enhancements and maintenance done by software provider. Many ways to make this software Cons Spellcheck. Minimal issues Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 26, 2016 Thank you for providing us with the review! We appreciate the feedback and look forward to continuing our relationship with you as well as Nimble Storage. CE Claus E. Product Mananager Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena PLM insights" September 8, 2022 5.0 Overall the experience is good compared to other PLM software I used in the past. Pros Streamlined workflows. Being on the cloud not worry about updates. Cons Some features are hard to use, in particular when it comes to creating ECOs. We have a dedicated product documentation team to help with that. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 30, 2022 Hello Claus, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM. We're glad your experience has been good, especially compared to your past use of other PLM systems. Please reach out to support or consider online training classes to help with the ECO creation process. https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/ VM Vyom M. Electrical Engineer ll Oil & Energy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Essential PLM tool for large companies" September 13, 2022 4.0 Pros The document control, the BOM, the ability to connect multiple components of manufacturing needs via links for different projects and the 'where used' tab..it all makes Arena PLM an essential tool for any manufacturing departments Cons The learning curve is rather steep. You would need someone's active help to understand how it is used for your own company's needs. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 30, 2022 Hello Vyom, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM and for sharing your experience. We're happy to learn you find it to be an essential tool. To lessen the learning curve, please reach out to support or consider our online training classes https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/ Regards, Alaine VR Verified Reviewer Manager Biotechnology Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Seems to get the job done" September 6, 2022 4.0 Pros It's fairly intuitive to use and is packed with all the different "worlds that you can need" - Training, NCRs, Documents, etc. Cons The NCR world seems to need the most improvement - it's not very intuitive to navigate and seems to be missing a lot of the key steps/info required to complete a thorough investigation. Review Source NF Nancy F. Quality Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great system for a small company" June 28, 2023 4.0 It's been pretty great. it definitely has a learning curve to get things set up and understanding what you can do, but once that's done, it's pretty straightforward to use Pros I liked how easy it was to see how each part and product is connected across Bill of Materials and revisions. Cons I don't like that we can't overwrite a revision in Design. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business June 30, 2023 Hi Nancy, Thank you for leaving us a review! We're glad it's been a great system fr your company and will share your feedback regarding overwriting revisions with our team. JW John W. COO, SVP Medical Devices Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Arena, " September 7, 2022 4.0 Support folks are good, software is stable and will allow us to present to auditors what we do and how we do it. Pros Integration was a bit time consuming and that is on me; should have started with initial intent (Quality process's) and then moved to items- which we finally have a grasp of. Cons User interface still is a hang up as we on board / cross train new folks Reason for choosing Arena PLM Epicore is a hybrid company, we are both medical and consumer and wanted a bit of flexibility in designing processes. Used Arena previously. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 30, 2022 Hi John, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM and QMS. We're happy you're pleased with the software and support. You can reach out to support as you onboard new team members for guidance on navigating the system. Also, in addition to Arena Help, we have online training classes. https://www.arenasolutions.com/customers/education/ BH Brandon H. Product Manager Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "VERY FLEXIBLE AND POWERFUL, BUT ALSO CUMBERSOME" December 29, 2020 4.0 Arena has served us well as our PLM. It does what we need it to do! Pros The thing I liked most about the product was the ability to customize it to fit our needs. Once you understand how to use it the software can keep an excellent record of your product, parts, documents etc. that is easy to navigate. Cons The thing I like least about this product is the number of steps required to complete a task. Updating information for lots of items is cumbersome and the import tool that is meant to speed this up lacks documentation making it frustrating to learn. While I understand that some of this might be related to the flexibility that it offers there are a few features that could greatly improve efficiency, specifically related to making the same change to a large batch of items. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Development Engineer Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It needs some efforts to start with it, but it worth it. " January 12, 2018 4.0 Good product organization, and control of the history of all revisions for all components, even their end of life. Suppliers use it as well. Pros THat after you add your products, then easily you can find each detail in it and the history review. Cons The time it needed to learn the process, and start to implement it. but it is like that when you start to learn a new process. Review Source GJ Gage J. Sustaining Engineer Military Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great - Could use more development" July 5, 2023 4.0 Arena overall has been a great upgrade in my place of buisness Pros BOM building process is great, Changes are great, Part management is good, Search functions are good. Cons The navigation is repetitive and outdated, everything is separated on a 1000 different landing pages. Some features seem like they should work the same but one works and one is very difficult. Adding items to BOM should work the same as adding affected items to quality processes, however they dont. Copying one part's BOM to another works great except the qty's dont transfer. All these issues can be resolved with more continual improvements from the developers. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business July 28, 2023 Hello Gage, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM and sharing your positive experience managing BOMs, parts, and changes. We appreciate your feedback on a more streamlined experience. Our team is dedicated to making continuous improvements based on customer input. We'll pass this along. You can also submit your product feedback directly within Arena. GP Georgios P. Quality Engineer Renewables & Environment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great PLM tool" July 5, 2023 5.0 Pros Ease of use, very intuitive frontend. Customisable in many ways, can be adapted to the business Cons Expensive for the features it has and new features are also add-ons which need to be bought with upgraded licenses. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business July 13, 2023 Hi Georgios, Thanks for leaving us a review! We're glad to hear Arena has been intuitive to use. We appreciate your feedback regarding the add ons and pricing and will pass to our internal team for consideration. MZ Marta Z. Configuration Management Specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great tool for control revision and change management. Easy to manage." June 29, 2023 3.0 Pros Arena Exchange, share data with contract manufactures and Supplier Cons We need workflow staging task for implementation. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business June 30, 2023 Hi Marta, Thank you for leaving us a review! We're pleased to hear Arena PLM has been helpful for control revision and change management. ET Eli T. Sr. Electronic Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena PLM - How can it be improved?" July 3, 2023 3.0 Pros Nevertheless, the system maintains the principles of basic PLM system. Cons It is very difficult to search for items in the arena. In any case, if you find it, you can't see the whole picture.Lack of connectivity and work order.When a BOM is requested in Excel, the file is opened in the old Microsoft Excel version. Is it possible to update?SAP is not synchronize to Arena.OrCAD CIS database is not synchronize to Arena. Review Source CH Chelsea H. Electrical Engineer Defense & Space Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Could be better" February 8, 2023 3.0 Pros I like that things are in steps. Makes it easier. Cons Our old software let you put in a MPN and will basically create the part for you. I really miss that. Often I forget to add sourcing because it’s in a whole new tab. Also searching can be improved, outs hard to find the parts you want. Switched from [Duro](https://www.capterra.com/p/211999/Duro/) My company’s choice, not mine. Review Source sS steven S. Senior Engineer Oil & Energy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena Review" September 7, 2022 5.0 Excellent Pros Searching for parts and pulling up the drawings to compare them to like parts. Also to look up BOMs to see what we need for certain assemblies. Cons Adding parts to an assembly is one by one. Would be nice to be able to add multiple parts in one go. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 27, 2022 Hi Steven, Thank you for sharing your positive experience using Arena PLM. We appreciate your feedback. VR Verified Reviewer Test Manager Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The best Product Life Management platform I ever used" August 8, 2020 5.0 I have been using it for the last three months, it required that I attended a one hour training to learn the ropes, after the training it was very easy and simple to work with it. It's the PLM tool I have ever used. Pros Since it works on the cloud, you don't need to invest in a dedicated computer server to operate it. It runs in Windows, iOS, Mac, and Android OS so I can easily switch from one device to another and keep track of the approvals on my documents. It's user friendly, which reduced the learning curve and allowed me to ramp up my productivity in a short time. You can upload several documents, and the system will merge them as only one, which is very useful. It's an excellent tool for document control, it helps me to update versions, and nobody has to worry about finding the new version, they only need to know where is the master document. Cons There are some process that has to be done manually, like for example when you request the approval of a document once all the approvers give the ok, the platform still requires that an administrator approves the process. Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business August 18, 2020 Thank you for your great review of Arena PLM, rating it the best product lifecycle management platform you ever used! We're glad your experience with document and revision control has been so positive and we appreciate your feedback. VR Verified Reviewer Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena can handle it all!" July 16, 2021 4.0 Pros Arena is the central hub of document control within our company. It is easy to search for documents and changes. Cons The UI has lots of small text and empty space Review Source KM Ken M. Director of Program Management Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Arena Review" September 13, 2022 5.0 BOM configuration and product variants are very effective Pros Full service BOM management and ease of set up Cons Generic examples of BOM set up across several industries would have been helpful Alternatives considered [Propel](https://www.capterra.com/p/147317/PropelPLM/) Reason for choosing Arena PLM Customer support Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business September 30, 2022 Hello Ken, Thank you for your review of Arena PLM. We appreciate your 5-star rating! MM Muhammad M. Systems Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Worth considering" July 31, 2023 4.0 Pros The integration aspect into the business was not too difficult for us Cons Setting up the views when you have multiple projects is hard at first Review Source Response from Arena, a PTC Business August 4, 2023 Hi Muhammad, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate your feedback regarding the views and happy to hear the integration was not too difficult. RB Ryan B. Product Development Manager Sporting Goods Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Arena has been a great tool for transitioning from no PLM to being able manage our products globally" June 28, 2017 5.0 Organization. The software has helped me organize and manage all of our part numbers. It has also allowed me to share the most up to date, and controlled information with our suppliers. Pros The learning curve is not too steep and the Arena team is regularly improving the functionality. Additionally the customer support has been top notch Cons Management of suppliers and sharing information (especially files) with suppliers leaves some room for improvement. Another key improvement would be improving the already useful search function to be able to exclude items from a search. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.