
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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78 Likeliness to Recommend
85 Plan to Renew
64 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+64 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?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Generous Negotitation
- Efficient Service
- Reliable
Cons
- Charges for Enhancements
- Less Transparent
- Slower Product Innovation
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Workflow Management
Material Requirements Planning
Production and Change Management
Design Management
Inventory and Field Parts Management
Collaboration
Manufacturing Scheduling
Analytics and Reporting
Asset Management
Quality Management
Product Data Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Customization
Quality of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Vendor Support
Ease of Data Integration
Availability and Quality of Training
Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Aras Innovator Reviews

Christopher N.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Sep 2022
Easy to use and low cost
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Aras Innovator from other similar products?
User friendly and cost effective.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Easy to use
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing at the moment.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Give it a try especially with start up.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
Mahamat M.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Sep 2022
Easy to use, but a bit pricey. intuitive and simpl
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Aras Innovator from other similar products?
easy to access and to understand
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
the open source and malleable aspect
What do you dislike most about this product?
there are sometimes performance issues
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Start with a small project before embarking on something complex
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product

Sagar R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Electronics
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2022
Best PLM product available in the market.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Aras Innovator from other similar products?
Flexible, customisable, extendable OOTB solutions, easy to set up, tightly integrated with MS products, data migration and integration is possible, easy to train new resources.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Configuration and Customisation, Part BOM management, Document management, Change management, DAC and MAC policy and other permission concepts like teams , TGV and Query bulider, Report creation, etc..
What do you dislike most about this product?
Aras support is slow and time consuming.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Project and Product management, Part BOM management along with CAD data, easily configurable and customisable, Technical documentation, discussion panel on each object, enterprises search, timely release of new versions, customer support, subscription based policy, cost effective these are some features which I would like to highlight.
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Respectful
- Fair
- Security Protects