Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA vs Aras Innovator

Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA9.2Visit Aras Innovator8.8Visit

Higher score Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA #3 in Product Lifecycle Management Software 9.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit ENOVIA

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Aras Innovator #8 in Product Lifecycle Management Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Aras

• Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA fits best

  Enterprise engineering and product teams

• Aras Innovator fits best

  Organizations needing extensible enterprise PLM

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Side by side

Feature	Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Aras Innovator 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Product Lifecycle Management Software	#8 in Product Lifecycle Management Software
Best for	Enterprise engineering and product teams	Organizations needing extensible enterprise PLM
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA 6/6 · Aras Innovator 6/6
Requirements management	✓	✓
Revision control	✓	✓
Change management	✓	✓
BOM management	✓	✓
Workflow automation	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Our review
Pros	Covers requirements, revisions, BOMs, configurations, quality and compliance Connects with CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS, CAD applications and ERP systems Supports cloud and on-premise deployment through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform	Covers product data, BOMs, requirements, revisions, and change management Low-code tools support data modeling, workflows, reporting, and UX changes Open APIs and connectors support ERP, MES, CRM, MRO, MCAD, and ECAD
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Its broad enterprise scope may exceed focused PLM needs Deployment spans multiple product and enterprise-system areas	Community Edition is limited to 50 named users Subscription pricing requires contact with sales The breadth of features may exceed simpler PLM requirements
Our verdict	Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA is product lifecycle management software delivered through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. It is designed for enterprise engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply-chain and product teams that need a shared way to… Read the review →	Aras Innovator is a product lifecycle management platform for product-driven organizations and manufacturers managing complex products and engineering processes. It centralizes product data across parts, bills of materials, documents, CAD… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA — where it wins

  • Covers requirements, revisions, BOMs, configurations, quality and compliance
  • Connects with CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS, CAD applications and ERP systems
  • Supports cloud and on-premise deployment through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed focused PLM needs
  • Deployment spans multiple product and enterprise-system areas

• Aras Innovator — where it wins

  • Covers product data, BOMs, requirements, revisions, and change management
  • Low-code tools support data modeling, workflows, reporting, and UX changes
  • Open APIs and connectors support ERP, MES, CRM, MRO, MCAD, and ECAD

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to 50 named users
  • Subscription pricing requires contact with sales
  • The breadth of features may exceed simpler PLM requirements

• Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA9.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad PLM system for engineering teams managing complex product data and change.

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• Aras Innovator8.8/10 · Free plan

  Extensible PLM coverage for complex products, with a useful free edition.

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