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# Windchill

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> PTC Windchill is an end-to-end product lifecycle management (PLM) application suite that provides a consolidated view of all product information and allows users to collaboratively work on product structures and associated content.  Windchill maintains product and process quality throughout the entire product lifecycle, allowing organizations to streamline the creation of products, with more variations at lower costs. The Windchill suite is composed of products that support product data management, product analytics, service information, product quality, collaboration, and data integrations.
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> Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 5 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.2/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: PTC
- **Location**: Needham, US
- **Founded**: 1985

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing Details**: Please contact PTC for more information on pricing.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 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, Windows (Desktop)
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Bills of Material
- Change Management
- Collaboration Tools
- Data Synchronisation
- Design Management
- Lifecycle Management
- Product Data Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Project Management
- Status Tracking
- Workflow Management

## Category

- [Product Data Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4215/product-data-management/software)

## Related Categories

- [Product Data Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4215/product-data-management/software)
- [Product Lifecycle Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/444/product-lifecycle-management/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Propel](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/118017/propel) — 4.3/5 (54 reviews)
2. [Arena PLM](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/126121/arena-plm) — 4.4/5 (100 reviews)
3. [Creo](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/410113/creo) — 4.4/5 (126 reviews)
4. [Jira](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/4315/jira) — 4.4/5 (15314 reviews)
5. [Teamcenter](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/156280/teamcenter) — 4.3/5 (93 reviews)

## Reviews

### "the bebst for PLM" — 5.0/5

> **Mohamed Amine** | *23 February 2025* | Airlines/Aviation | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
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> **Pros**: Windchill is a highly powerful and robust software solution for Project Management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Its scalability and efficiency in task and requirement management are unmatched.
> 
> **Cons**: sometimes bugs in windchill are really frustrating for the new user .

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### "test mr scharinger" — 5.0/5

> **jérémy** | *14 April 2025* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: bon interface, permet d'utiliser PTC CREO avec , très utile comme PLM, simplicité d'utilisation
> 
> **Cons**: peut être utilisé que avec Creo je crois, peu attrayant graphiquement, intopérabilité avec d'autre logiciel de cao compliquée

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### "Windchill for Change Management" — 3.0/5

> **Marissa** | *3 December 2024* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I like the home screen that allows you to customize and see tasks assigned.
> 
> **Cons**: It is very hard to use.  It takes a long time to adjust and learn everything.
> 
> It can do a lot if you know how to use it but there is definitely a learning curve when you first start using it.

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### "Used it to download part bill of materials" — 4.0/5

> **Ashutosh** | *26 June 2018* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Vast amount of data can be stored and even though a huge organization like mine which has multiple design locations and different factories data can be handled from the software
> 
> **Cons**: Improve the CAD interface and also multiple part BOM download can be made little more intuitive and better from data analysis
> 
> Central data handling multiple users can handle the data very advantageous for huge organization struggling with data management

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### "Does a great job of managing files and 3D models" — 5.0/5

> **Eric** | *11 August 2017* | Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It does a great job of managing files and 3D models. It's well thought out and designed specifically to work with your 3D modeling software.
> 
> **Cons**: It's not the easiest software to use, but it's doing a difficult job, and the alternatives aren't going to be any better.
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> It does a great job of managing you project files and, especially, your 3D models.

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