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At a Glance
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill
Star Rating
(94)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PTC Windchill
SAP PLM
SAP PLM
Star Rating
(64)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (72.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAP PLM
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Users report that PTC Windchill excels in Version Control with a score of 9.1, highlighting its robust capabilities in managing product versions effectively, while SAP PLM trails behind with a score of 8.1, indicating potential challenges in version management.
  • Reviewers mention that PTC Windchill's Document Management features are superior, scoring 9.2, which allows for seamless document handling and collaboration, whereas SAP PLM's score of 7.9 suggests it may not meet the same level of user expectations in this area.
  • G2 users highlight PTC Windchill's strong performance in Time-to-market with a score of 9.0, emphasizing its efficiency in accelerating product launches, compared to SAP PLM's score of 7.1, which indicates a slower process.
  • Users on G2 report that PTC Windchill's Engineering Change Management capabilities shine with a score of 9.5, particularly in ECO Management, while SAP PLM's score of 7.7 suggests it may not provide the same level of support for managing engineering changes.
  • Reviewers mention that PTC Windchill's Collaboration features, particularly in Supplier alignment, score 8.2, indicating effective communication with suppliers, while SAP PLM's score of 7.2 shows room for improvement in this critical area.
  • Users say that PTC Windchill's Analytics capabilities, especially in Reporting, score 8.9, providing valuable insights for decision-making, whereas SAP PLM's score of 7.5 suggests it may not deliver the same depth of analytical features.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
PTC Windchill
No pricing available
SAP PLM
No pricing available
Free Trial
PTC Windchill
No trial information available
SAP PLM
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
82
7.4
44
Ease of Use
7.5
82
6.6
44
Ease of Setup
5.7
27
6.8
26
Ease of Admin
6.4
27
7.8
25
Quality of Support
7.8
72
7.5
42
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.0
27
7.9
25
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
80
6.1
42
Features by Category
Product Data Management (PDM)Hide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
9.1
19
Not enough data
Metadata
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
Data Management
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.6
17
Not enough data
9.6
17
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)Hide 36 FeaturesShow 36 Features
8.8
22
7.6
21
New Product Introduction
8.6
17
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Verified
7.6
14
9.0
17
|
Verified
7.3
15
|
Verified
7.9
17
|
Verified
8.1
13
|
Verified
9.0
21
|
Verified
8.5
13
|
Verified
CAD
9.3
21
|
Verified
7.0
11
|
Verified
8.9
19
|
Verified
7.0
11
|
Verified
9.1
18
|
Verified
7.8
13
|
Verified
Collaboration
8.2
15
|
Verified
7.2
16
|
Verified
8.7
15
|
Verified
7.1
15
|
Verified
8.1
17
|
Verified
7.5
16
|
Verified
9.2
21
|
Verified
8.0
17
|
Verified
Product Data Management
8.1
17
|
Verified
8.0
15
|
Verified
9.0
20
|
Verified
7.8
17
|
Verified
9.3
20
|
Verified
8.2
16
|
Verified
Bill of Materials
8.7
21
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.8
21
|
Verified
8.1
16
|
Verified
8.6
20
|
Verified
8.5
16
|
Verified
8.8
20
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
Engineering Change Management
9.2
21
|
Verified
7.9
17
|
Verified
9.3
21
|
Verified
8.8
15
|
Verified
9.5
18
|
Verified
7.9
15
|
Verified
Simulation
9.0
16
7.6
11
8.6
15
|
Verified
7.6
11
|
Verified
8.9
15
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Analytics
8.9
19
|
Verified
7.7
15
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
8.3
17
|
Verified
7.1
14
|
Verified
Quality management
8.7
19
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
8.7
18
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.8
16
|
Verified
7.4
15
|
Verified
Integration
9.3
20
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.8
16
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
15
|
Verified
7.6
12
|
Verified
9.1
15
|
Verified
7.8
12
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill
SAP PLM
SAP PLM
PTC Windchill and SAP PLM are categorized as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Unique Categories
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill is categorized as Product Data Management (PDM)
SAP PLM
SAP PLM has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
12.1%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
60.4%
SAP PLM
SAP PLM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
10.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
72.7%
Reviewers' Industry
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill
Automotive
19.8%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
9.9%
Medical Devices
8.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.5%
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
5.5%
Other
50.5%
SAP PLM
SAP PLM
Automotive
16.1%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Oil & Energy
8.9%
Food & Beverages
7.1%
Other
46.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Management Consulting
GM
Verified User in Management Consulting

It is a secure repository which allows management of project and product documents in their native format. Various CAD tools are supported, but works best with PTC's Creo. It is a very powerful tool that is capable of growing with an organization.

Most Helpful Critical Review
DN
Dana N.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The Windchill user interface is difficult for the user. Document checkin / checkout is an old paradigm that limits collaboration and knowledge development. It’s very difficult to find items in Windchill. The classification and attribute management...

SAP PLM
SAP PLM
Most Helpful Favorable Review
SR
Siva Sankar Reddy R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Highly integrated solution. No other PLM can beat on this. SAP PLM is not a toolkit solution like any other PLM's where you need to write lines and lines of code. Document Management is extremely powerful capability of revision, version and status control...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Luxury Goods & Jewelry
GL
Verified User in Luxury Goods & Jewelry

Not user friendly at all - very specific method of extracting information

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Discussions
PTC Windchill
PTC Windchill Discussions
What is PTC product?
1 comment
AB
PTC Creo is CAD software, being used by industries for design and development of different range of products. you can do lot of things with PTC Creo. Its one...Read more
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SAP PLM
SAP PLM Discussions
How to manage yield scenario in recipe development from ootb solution.
1 comment
KB
Hi, you need to use by Product entry with negative Qty in formula which will not shown in calculations, Make sure you defined specification for byproducts...Read more
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1 comment
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SAP MM, Oracle, ENOVIA, Teamcenter are names of software systems and platforms used for enterprise resource planning, database management, product lifecycle...Read more
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