Shlomi Lavi /
Aug 24, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - E2 Shop or Arena PLM?
E2 Shop is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Arena PLM, and E2 Shop is rated higher (87/100) than Arena PLM (83/100). E2 Shop offers users more features (6) than Arena PLM (5).
Looking for the right ERP solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Shoptech Vs. Arena
Shoptech: Greg Ehemann and Rich Ehemann, the founding partners - and the two Es - of the E2 Shop System, have been around job shops their entire lives. While working in a job shop in the 1980’s, they realized the most important foundation of a make to order manufacturer is to determine if you are making or losing money on a job by job basis. Determining pr...
Arena: Arena pioneered cloud PLM applications over a decade ago. They possess over 70,000 global BOMControl users to date who have affected 2,000,000 change orders, 6,000,000 design files and 20,000,000 item records.
The company's products, including BOMControl, PartsList and PDXViewer, enable engineering and manufacturing teams, with their extended supp...
Who is more expensive? E2 Shop or Arena PLM?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for E2 Shop and Arena PLM.
E2 Shop price starts at $4,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 E2 Shop System is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of ERP software. Arena PLM price starts at $89 per user/month , When comparing Arena PLM to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average ERP software cost.
Bottom line: E2 Shop is more expensive than Arena PLM.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared E2 Shop Vs. Arena PLM based on some of the most important and required ERP features.
E2 Shop: Advanced Shipment Notification, Order Processing Management, Accounting Module, CRM Module, Inventory Management Module, Manufacturing Module.
Arena PLM: Document Management, Project Management, Compliance , Design Management, Product Lifecycle Management.
Target customer size
E2 Shop System is specifically designed for small size job shops. and Arena PLM's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.