Compare Arena PLM and PRIMS - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Arena PLM or PRIMS?

Arena PLM is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PRIMS, and Arena PLM is rated higher (83/100) than PRIMS (75/100). Arena PLM offers users more features (5) than PRIMS (0).

Looking for the right Product Lifecycle Management 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:

Arena Vs. Focus Works Inc

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...

Focus Works Inc: We have become the recognized leader in Production Control & Food Safety software systems for the baking and food industry. Our mission is to produce software solutions that provide a six month or less return on investment for plant automation processes. Our focus is automation software that is Totally Different from the existing mainstream fro...

Who is more expensive? Arena PLM or PRIMS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Product Lifecycle Management 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 Arena PLM and PRIMS.

Arena PLM price starts at $89 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Arena PLM is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Product Lifecycle Management software. PRIMS price starts at $30 per license , When comparing PRIMS to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Product Lifecycle Management software cost.

Bottom line: Arena PLM cost is around the same cost of PRIMS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Arena PLM Vs. PRIMS based on some of the most important and required Product Lifecycle Management features.

Arena PLM: Document Management, Project Management, Compliance , Design Management, Product Lifecycle Management.

PRIMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for PRIMS.

Target customer size

Arena PLM's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.

Arena PLM

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $89 per user/month

Arena PLM software is a cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management solution designed to serve the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Arena PLM offers users capabilities to manage their design, production as...

Categories: Document Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Compliance , Manufacturing.

PRIMS

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $30 per license

PRIMS is a product recipe and ingredient management solution for businesses of all sizes. It offers such services as inventory management, lot tracking, purchasing management, and others. The software was desig...

Categories: Manufacturing (MRP / MES) Module, Manufacturing Inventory, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Compliance , Capacity Planning.

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Arena PLM: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Compliance
Design Management
Product Lifecycle Management

PRIMS: 0 Features

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ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Arena PL...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$89 per user/month
Functionality
14
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PRIMS
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$30 per license
Functionality
16
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Oracle A...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
14
EAM
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$4,595 per license
Functionality
6
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MeisterTask
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$4.19 per month
Functionality
16

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.