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Arena QMS is used by medical device manufacturers, biotechnology companies, electronics manufacturers, aerospace and defense organizations, and highly regulated industries. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 97 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | 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**: Other - **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 - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Archiving & Retention - Audit Management - Change Management Software - Complaint Management Software - Compliance Management - Compliance Tracking - Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) - Document Coding & Control - Document Management Software - Incident Management Software - Issue Auditing - Monitoring - Nonconformance Tracking - Quality Control - Reporting & Statistics - Risk Management Software - Root Cause Analysis - Task Management Software - Task Progress Tracking - Training Management - Version Control - Workflow Management Software ## Integrations (15 total) - Acumatica Cloud ERP - Altium Develop - CADTALK - Dynamics 365 - Expandable ERP - FlowEQ - Instrumental - Jira - NetSuite - Onshape - OrCAD X - Part Analytics - SAP Business ByDesign - Sage 100 - Tulip ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Quality Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30099/quality-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Quality Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30099/quality-management/software) - [Compliance Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30110/compliance/software) - [Corrective and Preventive Action Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31343/corrective-and-preventive-action/software) - [Document Control Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31197/document-control/software) - [Issue Tracking Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30675/issue-tracking/software) ## Alternatives 1. [MasterControl Quality Excellence](https://www.capterra.ca/software/148577/mastercontrol) — 4.5/5 (526 reviews) 2. [Qualio](https://www.capterra.ca/software/134050/quality-management-software) — 4.6/5 (128 reviews) 3. [Dot Compliance](https://www.capterra.ca/software/192574/dot-compliance) — 4.4/5 (76 reviews) 4. [Connecteam](https://www.capterra.ca/software/153140/connecteam) — 4.6/5 (5058 reviews) 5. [SimplerQMS](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1018362/simplerqms) — 4.6/5 (32 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Arena QMS real review" — 5.0/5 > **Alan** | *August 23, 2024* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Centralized location for all BOM, changes and file related things especially when it comes to working with overseas contract manufacturers > > **Cons**: costs are high for enterprises. I hope there are ways to lower the costs > > I've been using Arena for over 15years and it's the best PLM \& QMS system I've encountered ----- ### "Great System" — 5.0/5 > **Claire** | *December 4, 2024* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of use and implementation for our team. It has a nice UI and is fairly intuitive. > > **Cons**: This is not a big deal - but the search function could be improved. It is not as easy as it should be to view all items. ----- ### "can be better" — 3.0/5 > **Melynda** | *October 3, 2025* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: Arena has clear pictures, saving pages, sp you don"t have to go back after it times you out. has everything in one place. > > **Cons**: i struggle with finding the history, and specific qa's. constantly times out when i ned to check it. > > i have to keep logging back in, all info isnt there. some board info is not in arena. I would to be able to navigate better.. ----- ### "Glad to be using Arena" — 5.0/5 > **Amy** | *December 12, 2024* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Arena eQMS really helps tracking design controls much better than paper based systems > > **Cons**: Implementation was a little confusing at first ----- ### "Helps Teams Stay Connected and Organized" — 5.0/5 > **Karla** | *October 16, 2025* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like how Arena QMS improves team collaboration and keeps document management organized and accessible for everyone in real time. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the interface feels a bit complex, and it takes time for new users to get familiar with document workflows. > > From my experience, the system can feel a bit overwhelming at first. It takes some time to get used to the navigation and document approval workflows, especially for new users. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/135978/arena-quality?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/135978/arena-quality) ## 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 | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pl | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data