Best PLM Apps for Mobile Device Management

OpenBOM is a cloud PLM, PDM, and BOM platform that runs in a browser, so a phone or tablet can open the same BOM and part catalog that the desk team uses. The Professional Team plan costs $30 per seat per month when billed yearly, and the Company plan costs $90 per seat per month when billed yearly. Only editors need a subscription seat, and read-only users are free with no limit.

• The price has a second dimension that most roundups skip: data records.
• The first 2,000 records are free, then up to 5,000 records costs $100 per month and up to 10,000 records costs $200 per month.
• A CAD add-in costs $25 per seat per month for each CAD system, and it needs an active Team or Company subscription.
• One limit: a single account can be active on one device or browser session at a time, and sessions expire after 24 hours, so shared logins across a ph

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Propel is a cloud PLM, QMS, and PIM platform built on the Salesforce platform, and each license includes Salesforce platform access with no separate license needed. That matters for mobile use because Propel lists approvals, workflows, and collaboration on Apple or Android devices as part of every license, so a manager can approve a change from a phone without opening a laptop. Licenses cover Product Performance, Product Quality, Product Enrichment, Product Collaboration, and Partner Collaboration, with add-ons for suppliers, visual work, and compliance.

• The official pricing page shows no list price, so the starting price here is quote only, and licenses are annual and user-based.
• Deployment time is a useful planning number: Propel lists 3 weeks or less for a small rollout, 1 to 3 months for a medium rollout, and 3 to 6 months f
• One limit: because every license is annual, a short project still commits to a full year.

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Arena PLM is a cloud PLM from PTC aimed at high-tech, medical device, life science, and aerospace product companies, and it covers BOM management, change management, and document management from a browser on any device. The official pricing page lists three PLM options: a free trial, Launch, and Enterprise. Launch adds Supply Chain Intelligence, Supply Chain Collaboration, Arena AI, analytics, 25 automations, and 3 workspaces, while Enterprise adds Requirements Management, 3D CAD Visualization, Quality Management, 50 automations, and 8 workspaces.

• The trial is free for 10 days with no credit card required, which is enough to walk a real BOM and a change order through the system.
• The trade-off: Arena shows no list price for Launch or Enterprise, so the starting price here is quote only, and agreements are annual and usually inv
• Count each seat type separately when you ask for a quote.

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Autodesk Fusion Manage adds configurable PLM processes to Autodesk Fusion, covering new product introductions, requirements, change and release, bills of materials, suppliers, and quality. The official Autodesk extensions page lists Fusion Manage at $1,115 per year. That figure is easy to misread, because it is the extension price only: Fusion itself costs $85 per month or $680 per year, so one user with both comes to $1,795 per year before tax.

• This pick fits teams that already design in Fusion and want PLM in the same workflow rather than a separate system to open each day.
• One limit: Autodesk lists no monthly price for the Fusion Manage extension, so a team that wants monthly billing cannot split the extension cost acros

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Siemens Teamcenter is the enterprise PLM in this list, and Teamcenter X is its cloud version, offered in Essentials, Standard, Advanced, and Premium tiers. It covers product data, BOMs, change processes, and collaboration across sites, and it can run on premises, on your own cloud, or as Teamcenter X software as a service. The Siemens trial page offers a 30-day Teamcenter X trial with sample files and guided tutorials.

• The trade-off is cost visibility: Siemens lists no price for Teamcenter on its own site, so the starting price here is quote only.
• The trial is also limited to eligible businesses, so a small shop should confirm eligibility before planning around it.
• Teamcenter fits large engineering groups with deep BOM and compliance needs.

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Aras Innovator is the only full PLM in this list with a no-cost edition. The Community Edition is a fully functional version of the platform made available at no cost, according to the official Aras release notes, and it runs with a web browser as the interface, so a tablet can open it from the shop floor. The Community Edition is capped at 50 named users.

• The trade-off: logging in with non-system users needs an active Standard or other Feature License, and add-ons such as Batch Loader need a Feature Lic
• Aras fits engineering teams that want to start without a license fee and grow into a subscription for support and upgrades.

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Odoo PLM sits inside Odoo Manufacturing, which is part of the All apps plans, so one per-user price covers PLM, inventory, purchase, sales, and accounting together. The official Odoo pricing page lists Standard at $24.90 per user per month on annual billing for the first year, renewing at $31.10, with monthly billing at $38.90. Custom costs $49.00 per user per month in the first year on annual billing, renewing at $61.00, and it adds Studio, multi-company, and API access.

• The One App Free plan costs $0 for one app with unlimited users, and Light User seats cost $8.90 per user per month for limited access such as shop fl
• Odoo Online hosting is included on Standard.
• One limit: the Standard plan runs on Odoo Online only and does not allow custom modules, so a team that needs custom code must move to Custom.

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Centric PLM is built for fashion, retail, food and beverage, cosmetics, and other consumer goods teams, and it covers the path from concept to commercialization in one platform. It has nine modules that cover the product lifecycle from concept to retail, and it connects with ERP systems and Adobe Illustrator. Centric states on its own site that it has developed a suite of mobile apps to bring PLM out of the office, which is the clearest mobile commitment in this list.

• The platform handles design, iteration, sourcing, prototyping, testing, certification, and launch, with costing and supplier data in the same place.
• The trade-off: Centric lists no price on its site, so the starting price here is quote only, and Centric offers a 60-minute demo with a PLM specialist

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