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Aras Innovator

byAras
in PLM Software in Discrete Manufacturing Industries
4.2

Overview

Product Information on Aras Innovator

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Aras Innovator?

Aras Innovator is a software designed to support product lifecycle management by enabling organizations to manage product data, configuration, change processes, and collaborative workflows across the extended enterprise. The software features capabilities for managing complex product information, automating process controls, and integrating with various engineering, manufacturing, and business systems. Aras Innovator addresses challenges related to product complexity, compliance, and process efficiency by providing a flexible data model and customizable workflows that help organizations unify product development, support digital thread initiatives, and ensure traceability across multiple product revisions and teams. The software offers tools for document management, bill of materials management, and risk mitigation, contributing to improved coordination and transparency throughout the product lifecycle.

Aras Innovator Pricing

Aras Innovator is delivered as subscription with no perpetual licenses. The Standard Subscription for on-prem deployments is priced by named users and includes upgrade services. Aras Innovator SaaS delivers the same flexible, customizable platform in the cloud. Subscription pricing is based on named users. The Community Edition offers a way to get started with core PLM functionality and scale to a full subscription as needs grow.

Overall experience with Aras Innovator

SR. OFFICER
50M - 250M USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“Handling Product Life Phases with Aras Innovator”

4.0
Oct 26, 2024
I get a complete PLM solution from Aras Innovator in the product development environment for giving me a complete and enhanced view of the lifecycle of the products. Nevertheless, the use of IT for customizations might be a constraint.
System Engineer
<50M USD, Manufacturing
CRITICAL

“Aras Innovator: A Remarkable Tool with Integration Challenges”

3.0
May 25, 2024
Although Aras Innovator is an amazing tool for complex BOM management, the integration issues were huge obstacles. Messy interface amid dedicated product data and ERP obstructed real-time choices and led to delays. For companies with powerful ERP systems being implemented, that could be a negotiation stopper.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 1st February 2024

Aras is a provider of product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. Its technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible solutions built on a powerful digital thread backbone and a low-code development platform. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2000
Head office location
Andover, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
http://www.aras.com

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Performance of Aras Innovator Across Market Features

Aras Innovator Likes & Dislikes

Like

Aras Innovator gave me the capability to handle all phases of the product life cycle. From the designs to the manufacturing procedures, almost everything is integrated, this gives an understanding of our product development.

Like

Having Aras Innovator, I could see all the product components clearly with the structural multi level dependencies. This helped me avoid mistakes in tracking changes and complete component accounting. This convenience is particularly useful for the process of producing complex components that fall under the category of discrete manufacturing.

Like

The ability to build custom resilient solutions on this platform using a variety of out of the box tools is really great!

Dislike

Low-code setting is highly dependent on programming skills to allow customization of the platform to our needs. This made us so much dependent on our IT staff for even minor fluctuations, which has not been good for our flexibility.

Dislike

In the implementation process, I found myself with the most hurdles. This includes the lack of data mapping consistency and synchronisation problems in real time data. As a result, the information of products no longer supported accurate procedures, causing a great deal of awkwardness.

Dislike

The ability to modify multiple records at once with a drag and fill feature is critically lacking. I understand one is in the works though!

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Aras Innovator Reviews and Ratings

4.2

(35 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
37%
4 Star
54%
3 Star
9%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.2

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • SR. OFFICER
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Handling Product Life Phases with Aras Innovator

    4.0
    Oct 26, 2024
    I get a complete PLM solution from Aras Innovator in the product development environment for giving me a complete and enhanced view of the lifecycle of the products. Nevertheless, the use of IT for customizations might be a constraint.
  • System Engineer
    <50M USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Aras Innovator: A Remarkable Tool with Integration Challenges

    3.0
    May 25, 2024
    Although Aras Innovator is an amazing tool for complex BOM management, the integration issues were huge obstacles. Messy interface amid dedicated product data and ERP obstructed real-time choices and led to delays. For companies with powerful ERP systems being implemented, that could be a negotiation stopper.
  • Systems Engineering Consultant
    <50M USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Terrific PLM Tool

    5.0
    Mar 6, 2024
    After taking the training courses and working with Aras as a user, the ability to build custom solutions to handle data objects from very niche processes became extremely easy she clear.
  • MANAGER, ENGINEERING PROMOTION DIVISION
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Aras Innovator is the key to our digital transformation success

    5.0
    Mar 5, 2024
    In the vast jungle of PLM systems, Aras Innovator emerges as hero we didnt know we needed. The Aras Innovator is not just another tool in our shed, its the swiss army knife that helps us navigate thr digital wilderness.
  • Functional Lead
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Government
    Review Source

    Innovator is a good start but does not yet deliver a full digital thread.

    3.0
    Mar 6, 2024
    The digital thread must interact with data from many software tools that create that data, so integration is the most essential requirement of the platform.
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