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Arena Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is purpose-built for today’s modern product development challenges. We help your internal teams and supply chain partners stay on the same page to speed product launches.

Learn why Arena PLM is the clear choice for global product companies.

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Core Capabilities

Arena PLM is a business-ready cloud application designed for easy deployment and use across dispersed teams and supply chains. With a secure multi-tenant infrastructure, provisioning teams is quick and reduces the need for traditional IT support. There is no need to worry about custom code, scary science projects, or lengthy implementations with Arena.

Over 1,450 global companies trust Arena PLM to design, produce, and deliver high-quality products to market fast.

	Arena	Other Cloud PLM Vendors	On-Premises PLM Vendors
Business Practice Enablement	Business-Ready by Design	$ + Effort	$$ + Effort
Core PLM Features	Yes	Ask	Ask
Core QMS Features	Yes	Limited	Limited
Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI)	Yes	Ask	Ask
Product & Product Analysis	Reporting + Business Ready BI	Reporting	$$$ + Involved
Security & Scalability	Extensive + Proven	Limited + Unproven	Extensive +/- Proven
Technology Stack & Architecture	Purpose-Built Cloud + Optimized	Repurposed	Repurposed
Upgrades	Included + Easy	Ask	$$ + Involved

Built to Scale

Arena’s cloud application scales with your evolving business needs. You can launch Arena PLM quickly and expand our solution easily, including adding integrations with upstream design systems or downstream production systems with our ready-to-deploy integrations.

	Arena	Other Cloud PLM Vendors	On-Premises PLM Vendors
Supply Chain Collaboration	Flexible Built-In Secure Options	Limited +/- External Portal	Involved + Security Risks
Electronic Component Risk Identification and Mitigation	Yes	$$ – Custom Build	$$ – Custom Build
3D CAD Visualization	High-fidelity, Secure, Easy to Provision	Varies	Varies
Component Lifecycle & Environmental Compliance	Yes	Varies	$$ + Involved
Customer Support System Integrations	Productized Package + Proven	Varies	$$ + Involved
eCAD/mCAD Integrations	Productized Package + Proven	$$ – Custom Build	$$ + Involved
ERP/Purchasing Integrations	Productized Package + Proven	$$ – Custom Build	$$ + Involved
MES/Quality Assurance Integrations	Productized Package + Proven	$$ – Custom Build	$$ + Involved

Supporting Regulated Industries and Complex Products

Arena provides PLM and QMS software solutions to meet FDA, ITAR, EAR, ISO, environmental, safety, and many other regulations. We enable you to focus on making innovative products while ensuring compliance.

	Arena	Other Cloud PLM Vendors	On-Premises PLM Vendors
FDA/ISO Best Practices & Compliance Support	Built-In	+/- Built-In	+/- Built-In
FDA Software Validation	Productized Package + Internal Team	Custom + Outsourced	Custom + Outsourced
FDA Compliance Expertise	Internal Compliance Team	Limited + Outsourced	Limited + Outsourced
Electronic Component Risk Identification and Mitigation	Yes	$$ + Custom Build	$$ + Custom Build
Component Supplier Capture App	Yes	No	No
AWS GovCloud (US) Foundation	Yes	No	No