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Aras

Aras Innovator

Composite Score

7.3 /10

CX Score

7.4 /10

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What is Aras Innovator?

Aras is the leading provider of an open, digital end-to-end product lifecycle platform that enables the world’s leading complex manufacturers to digitally transform and gain a competitive edge. Aras is the fastest growing PLM company worldwide. Aras’ open, flexible, scalable and upgradeable PLM platform and applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.

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Aras Innovator Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Aras Innovator?

6% Negative

12% Neutral

82% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Generous Negotitation
Efficient Service
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 75

Workflow Management

Design Management

Production and Change Management

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Collaboration

Product Data Management

Manufacturing Scheduling

Asset Management

Material Requirements Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Quality Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Aras Innovator Reviews

kyagulanyi A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Best digital thread

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Aras Innovator from other similar products?

Aras Innovator is a digital thread best in collaboration and integration that help in digital tracking assess or products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Aras Innovator's demo is best where I get full access of its abilities of its features to as a new user.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is abit slow with many timeouts where it consumes alot of Data

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It has a good data encryption system and its also a user-friendly interface with accessible and flexible features.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Anthony N.

Role: Finance
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

The most amazing software tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Aras Innovator from other similar products?

Aras Innovator helps us to control everything about our products in one system. For example designs, approvals, changes, quality and other related things up to the end of life cycle of the product.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The favorite aspect is that it helps us to trace requirements to designs and final product easily. Every change request from our customers is traced step by step until it gets the right approval.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Though it's powerful, the system is always hard for beginners. For example it took a period of about 5 days for some of our employees to catch up with the system.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Tempo strategic roadmaps is a very favorable tool and therefore endeavor to use it regularly in the organization.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Machinery
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2023

Designed for growth and customization. Very agile!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Aras Innovator Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

85 Plan to Renew

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+78 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Aras Innovator?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Design Management Includes design visualization, visual scheduling, and computer-aided design (CAD).

Production and Change Management Includes product change management, production tracking, production planning, and production visibility.

Inventory and Field Parts Management Refers to the strategic tracking, control, and optimization of parts, components, and materials throughout a product’s lifecycle.

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Product Data Management Includes document control, centralized data repository, data sharing, and data storage.

Manufacturing Scheduling Includes employee time and attendance, production scheduling, and resource scheduling.

Asset Management Solution centralizes an inventory of all corporate assets and integrates with a risk assessment of assets.

Material Requirements Planning Includes bill of materials (BOM), quote management, and procurement.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Quality Management Includes quality planning, quality control, inspection programming, and quality assurance.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Aras Innovator Reviews

kyagulanyi A.

Best digital thread

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anthony N.

The most amazing software tool.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Designed for growth and customization. Very agile!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Workflow Management

Design Management

Production and Change Management

Inventory and Field Parts Management

Collaboration

Product Data Management

Manufacturing Scheduling

Asset Management

Material Requirements Planning

Analytics and Reporting

Quality Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training