Compare Box and Arena PDXViewer - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Box or Arena PDXViewer?

Arena PDXViewer is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Box, and Box is rated higher (92/100) than Arena PDXViewer (78/100). Box offers users more features (8) than Arena PDXViewer (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Box!

Looking for the right Document 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:

Box.net Vs. Arena

Box.net: Box.net is the maker of Box software that lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices

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? Box or Arena PDXViewer?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Document 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 Box and Arena PDXViewer.

Box price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Box is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software. Arena PDXViewer price starts at $79 per user/month , When comparing Arena PDXViewer to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Document Management software cost.

Bottom line: Arena PDXViewer is more expensive than Box.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Box Vs. Arena PDXViewer based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

Box: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Version Control, Document Indexing, User Access Controls, Content Management, Backup.

Arena PDXViewer: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. The software is a viable product for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.



Box

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Box is a cloud-based file-sharing, collaboration, and storage solution designed for companies of all sizes and used across multiple industry verticals. The primary features of Box include digital asset manageme...

Categories: Construction, Construction Apps, Electrician Apps, Heavy Construction.

Arena PDXViewer

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $79 per user/month

Arena PDXViewer is a build package sharing solution for businesses of all sizes. For build packages, it offers viewing, filtering, previewing, and downloading capabilities. The software was designed and...

Categories: File Sharing.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Box: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Version Control
Document Indexing
User Access Controls
Content Management
Backup

Arena PDXViewer: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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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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