# Propel vs. Agile

Agile is a on-premise PLM solution that was acquired by Oracle in 2007. Propel is a modern, cloud-native PLM & QMS solution and leading alternative to Oracle Agile.

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## Frictionless Collaboration from Concept to Customer

A single view of all product data, automated workflows, and actionable insights connect everyone across your extended enterprise.

I would use Propel over Agile any day. It’s suited for a mid-size company and has everything if we grow to a Fortune 500 company.

#### Chuck Renz

VP of Product Engineering, Sourcing and Quality, S’well

## Propel vs. Oracle Agile

### Oracle Agile

- Digitizes Concept to Customer Lifecycle
- Provides a single platform for suppliers, engineering, quality, sales, customer service and customers to work together

### Propel

- Siloed solutions focused on individual department needs instead of company-wide goals

### Alternatives

- Strong Cloud Architecture

**Propel**
- Built on the Salesforce platform for enterprise class security and scalability at a low TCO

**On-premise or aging cloud technologies with high TCO**, not designed for distributed or remote workforces

### Alternatives

- Core PLM Capabilities

**Propel makes it easier to connect all your people and integrate all your data** so that you can manage the full product lifecycle

**Propel**
- Designed for engineering not the entire enterprise and cannot manage the full NPI process

### Alternatives

- Core Quality Management Capabilities

Provides closed loop enterprise wide quality management that drive quality back into design and supplier management

**Propel**
- Manages the basics of quality, including SCAR, NC and CAPAs but is not well integrated with PLM, sales or service apps/users

### Alternatives

- Ease of Use

Highly intuitive desktop and mobile user interfaces make it easier for anyone to learn quickly

**Propel**
- Complex and clunky user interfaces make it difficult for anyone but a power user to access.

### Alternatives

- Collaboration built in

Built in collaboration gives you the context to see both the BOM and have the context on why different components were selected

**Propel**
- Collaboration is left to email or Slack making it very difficult to see the discussion around product design choices

### Alternatives

- Strong supplier management

**Propel**
- Supplier management is built in, so that suppliers can easily access just their data and alerts in a few clicks.

- Not designed for suppliers and requires clunky VPNs and bolt-on modules

### Alternatives

I’ve used PLM systems for more than 20 years, and Propel continues to be a leader with its flexible and easy solution.

#### Matt Verminski

VP of Engineering, Desktop Metal

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## Key Benefits of Propel versus Agile

- **Bring products to market faster** by automating the entire concept to customer lifecycle
- **Get more design wins** with integrated Product and Sales apps running on Salesforce
- **Resolve customer issues faster** with integrated Service, Product and Quality apps running on Salesforce
- **Keep everyone on the same page** with built-in collaboration so that nothing gets lost in emails or Slack
- **Get new insight into your business and opportunities** with real-time analytics

## Powering key use cases

#### Streamline and automate new product introductions

#### Get more design wins

#### Shorten the case to complaint process

#### Automate supplier onboarding and management

## The Only Product and Quality Platform Built on Salesforce

- Product, Quality, Sales and Service All on One Platform
- Highly Secure and Scalable
- Flexible and Configurable to Meet Your Growing Needs
- Powerful Mobile and Analytics Capabilities

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