--- description: Learn more about Arena PLM price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Arena PLM Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Product Lifecycle Management Software](/directory/30009/product-lifecycle-management/software) > [Arena PLM](/software/6101/arena-plm) # Arena PLM Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/6101/arena-plm Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/6101/arena-plm?page=2) > Cloud-based PLM and QMS system that enables collaboration among dispersed teams and supply chain partners for new product development. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 116 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Arena PLM? Arena PLM caters to businesses across various industries, including high-tech electronics, consumer electronics, medical devices, life sciences, aerospace, defense, and transportation electronics. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 116 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Arena, a PTC Business - **Location**: Foster City, US - **Founded**: 2000 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Arena Solutions directly for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, German, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and 2 more ## Features - Audit Management - BOM Creation - Bills of Material - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Complaint Management - Compliance Management - Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) - Cost Tracking - Data Catalog - Design Management - Document Coding & Control - Document Management - Item Management - Lifecycle Management - Parts Management - Price and Cost Calculations - Product Lifecycle Management - Production Management - Project Management - Quality Control - Quality Management - Real-Time Data - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Requirements Management - Supplier Management - Supply Chain Management - Third-Party Integration - Third-Party Integrations - Training Management ## Integrations (16 total) - Acumatica Cloud ERP - Altium Develop - Bild - CADTALK - Dynamics 365 - Expandable - Expandable ERP - FlowEQ - Instrumental - Jira - NetSuite - Onshape - OrCAD X - Part Analytics - Sage 100 ... and 1 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Product Lifecycle Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30009/product-lifecycle-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Product Lifecycle Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30009/product-lifecycle-management/software) - [Manufacturing Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30918/manufacturing/software) - [Supply Chain Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/4/supply-chain-management/software) - [Quality Management Systems](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30099/quality-management/software) - [Bill of Materials Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/32498/bill-of-materials/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Odoo](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/135618/odoo) — 4.2/5 (1310 reviews) 2. [Propel](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/147317/propelplm) — 4.4/5 (60 reviews) 3. [BlueCherry](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/2895/bluecherry) — 4.2/5 (32 reviews) 4. [Teamcenter](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/217609/teamcenter) — 4.3/5 (93 reviews) 5. [MasterControl Quality Excellence](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/148577/mastercontrol) — 4.5/5 (534 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Arena PLM a perfect solution." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 September 2024* | Biotechnology | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a great single source of truth for our products that links into our eQMS system without the need to build out complex software in our other systems. > > **Cons**: Integration options. When we reviewed the integration options with our operational systems(ERP,CRM) there were not a lot of turnkey options. We would then have to build out and maintain these on our own. > > It has been very positive. Arena PLM makes product management easy. ----- ### "ARENA PLM PARTNERSHIP AND TEAMWORK" — 5.0/5 > **Normand** | *23 September 2024* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: That it is cloud based and that there are regular updates that address user inputs. > > **Cons**: Some of the search tools are not as intuitive as other applications and create some user frustrations. > > For the past 17 or so years, ARENA has been a key supplier and partner to our organisation. It permitted us to integrate many product lines from purchased business units, very efficiently and within tight time constraints. ----- ### "Manufacturing Engineer" — 5.0/5 > **Gowtham** | *26 May 2026* | Semiconductors | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Clean, intuitive UI that makes onboarding easy. Flexible notification system with clear routing and templates. Robust ECR/ECO workflows that are easy to configure and audit. Strong coverage of required fields and change history for compliance. > > **Cons**: Reporting and dashboard customization feel limited without add‑ons. Search can be slow on very large datasets and exact-match focused. Permission settings are powerful but take time to fine‑tune. Occasional UI lag on bulk updates and BOM imports. > > The ECR/ECO flow is straightforward, notifications keep stakeholders engaged, and audit trails are reliable for compliance. After initial setup and some role/permission tuning, our team reduced cycle times and improved cross‑functional visibility. A few areas like advanced reporting and performance on large records could improve, but overall it delivers strong value for day‑to‑day product and document management. ----- ### "I dread having to use Arena PLM." — 2.0/5 > **Dan** | *19 September 2024* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Arena PLM has a lot of functionality, so much we don't really use more than half the features. > > **Cons**: The UI is very inconsistent, with every place requiring different interactions, boxes checked to proceded, etc. The UI also does not scale so you need to scroll your browser on nearly every page to find the "save" or other button way off in the corner off the page. > > Every interaction is a frustrating experience, having to remember what to click on this page, where a secrete setting is on another. It is the least intuitive software I've used in my 30 year career, and I've had to use clunkers like SAP. I regularly lose work because I thought I was done with a workflow but there was yet another save that seemed totally redundant. Every ECO I submit is kicked back because some tiny checkbox I didn't notice wasn't selected, some files I entered defaulted to the wrong settings, some input I made wasn't saved because the UI requires to much interaction for each feature. ----- ### "An efficient PLM with user-friendly interface" — 5.0/5 > **Kai** | *25 May 2026* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Organized and user-friendly interface. Compared to the homepage clutter from Agile PLM, the Arena layout was easily navigable with help and info tabs on most options to provide additional context. > > **Cons**: The search function in Arena defaults to the first world-specific search and doesn't appear to have an option to search under "all" like in Agile. If the wrong world was selected (ex. searching for an item part\# while "change requests" was selected), no search results would be found and a new user might find it confusing. > > Some very minor roadblocks while familiarizing with the search function but overall pleasant to work with. User interface was much more accessible and organized compared with Agile PLM and provides helpful context on functions. ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/6101/arena-plm?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/6101/arena-plm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pl | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data