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Propel Overview

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What is Propel?

Propel helps product companies grow revenue and increase business value with PLM, QMS, PIM and supplier management on a single platform. Our product value management platform connects commercial and product teams to optimize decision-making, drive process efficiencies, and engage customers with compelling products and experiences. Propel has a proven track record of improving product quality, speeding time to revenue and profit, and improving customer satisfaction. Recognized multiple times as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winner, Propel is built on Salesforce and drives product success for hyper-growth startups, corporate pioneers, and Fortune 500 leaders in the high-tech, medtech, and consumer goods industries.

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Propel helps the world’s most innovative brands like Desktop Metal, Samsara and Peak Design get their products to market ridiculously fast. Propel uniquely combines product lifecycle management (PLM), Product Information Management (PIM), and Quality Management Solutions (QMS) into one system, natively built on the Salesforce platform. With Propel, your engineers, marketing, partners, customers, and everyone else collaborate on all the product information needed to get your products from concept to customer.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

- Provides a single platform for suppliers, engineering, quality, sales, customer service, and customers to work together
- Built on the Salesforce platform for enterprise-class security and scalability at a low total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Simplifies connecting all your people and integrating all your data so that you can manage the full product lifecycle
- Provides closed-loop, enterprise-wide quality management that drives quality back into design and supplier management
- Intuitive desktop and mobile user interfaces make it easy for anyone to learn quickly
- Built-in collaboration gives you the context on the BOM, and why different components were selected
- Supplier management is built in, so suppliers can easily access just their data and alerts in a few clicks

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Propel is a cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software provider that specializes in helping companies manage their product data and processes more effectively. Their platform integrates with existing systems to streamline product development, improve collaboration, and enhance compliance across various industries. Propel's solutions focus on enabling teams to innovate faster and deliver high-quality products to market while maintaining traceability and regulatory compliance. For more information, visit their website at [propelsoftware.com](https://www.propelsoftware.com/).

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What do you like best about Propel?

- highly configurable & customizable software

- easy to use and learn

- amazing team to work alongside with great response times

- always willing to help with any type of difficulties I have experienced Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

I love Propel, nothing I can come to mind to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were looking for a system that has:

Centralized Document Storage

Revision Control

Approval Workflows

Efficient Collaboration:

Robust Reporting Capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Thank you so much for your review Diana. Great to hear that Propel is working well for your company.

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What do you like best about Propel?

User interface is easy to learn, workflow are simple but yet robust Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

The new lwc user interface has some disadvantages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Change management and approval process is extremely visible throughout the work process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Thank you for your review :)

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What do you like best about Propel?

The interface is modern, looks great, and it is easy to naviga. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

The customization part take a bit of time to learn. The licence option is a bit confusing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Great Platforn for tracking changes and all aspect to comply with ISO 13485 requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Thanks for your review Braulio! All feedback is shared with our team for further improvements, so we appreciate your thoughts.

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What do you like best about Propel?

Customizability and ability to keep track of everything Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Sometimes we would experience "groundbreaking" bugs that take a while to fix Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping us keep track of all our products and documentations which is essential for certification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Propel?

I really like the collaboration aspect of chatter. It has enabled us to revise typos and minor edits on the fly, when change is in approval process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

We're using an older version and bulk change is not working. Can't wait to see the upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Implementing the next version, working with our IT dept. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Zara Raza of Propel
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Thank you for your awesome review of Propel! True collaboration is possible with the right tech stack, and we're glad to hear that we fulfill this need for your team.

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What do you like best about Propel?

The support and its customizability to every organization's needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

A separate subscription to Salesforce Cloud is necessary for the amount of cloud storage we required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Propel PLM allowed our product development team to remain organized with revision control and engineering change order management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Propel?

Easy to use. The system can be configured to meet our needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Some add-on features are tricky to use. can be frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

BOM Management

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What do you like best about Propel?

I like how configurable Propel is to meet business needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

Your kind of at the mercy of Salesforce for some things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Propel is allowing us to establish and maintain linkages between elements of our QMS, product, and production. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Thank you for your review! We're happy to know we are meeting your needs.

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What do you like best about Propel?

Propel is a very configurable solution that we have been able to tailor very nicely to our unique needs and to create workflows and data structures to support and facilitate our business processes. Having all the functionality of a QMS and PLM in a single solution provides great data continuity across the solution. Further, having it built on Salesforce allows for a customer-centric QMS/PLM if Salesforce CRM is also used. This is very unique and just how a QMS/PLM should be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

The configurability of Propel is a bit of a double-edged sword. It is a great strength but does require the user community and IT admin at a company to really think through what is being built to ensure it is appropriate and scalable. The only core part of Propel we have found lacking is the training module. Propel offers read and understand training to documents with a quiz but is not a full blown LMS solution with engaging training content or SCORM capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Propel to manage our Document Control and PLM, Complaints and Adverse Event reporting, Calibration and Maintenance of Equipment, CAPA & NC, Supplier Management, Read & Understand training, and audit management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Propel?

Highly configurable and customizable, and yet also easy to upgrade with enough core PLM functions - Change management, product structure, collaboration, supplier access, document management, integrations using MuleSoft, etc. Robust on the Salesforce platform and flexibility to develop with LWC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Propel?

No full capability to manage end-to-end BOM's through the entire BOM lifecycle and different child versions of the master product BOM - concept, development, production, manufacturing, costing, plants, etc. No OOTB integrations to major MCAD, ECAD, and software development systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Propel solving and how is that benefiting you?

Besides replacing an un-upgradable out-of-date on-premise system, we are able to develop and digitize other NPI processes such as APQP and PPAP that are done very manually today. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Thank you for your review. We would like to call out some capabilities of which you may not be aware.

First, Propel does offer OOTB integrations to major authoring systems. Details about our supported integrations can be found here: https://www.propelsoftware.com/products/integrations. Also note that a key advantage of Propel is its openness. The robustness of the Salesforce platform means that we can quickly integrate to other enterprise systems. So even if a desired integration is not listed here, we can efficiently deliver it.

Second, Bill of Materials (BOM) management is a core strength of Propel. We have several key capabilities that make revision history extremely easy and intuitive:

BOM Redlining - When BOMs are edited, users can easily add, remove or replace components which then appear graphically as a redline within the BOM. Deleted items are red (with a strikethrough) and new items are green. Minor changes like an attribute modification are shown with a red dot to draw the users attention to the change.

BOM Comparison - As BOMs are revisioned over time, Propel displays the most recent, but also keeps a complete history of every revision. Not only does this provide easy access to previous revisions but also provides a graphical way to compare any two revisions. The same BOM redlining is used to graphically highlight the differences.

BOM Compare across products - In addition to comparing BOMs between revisions, Propel allows users to compare different products or items. For example you may want to study the difference between printed circuit assemblies between two different product lines.

BOM Costing rollup - To better understand the product cost, Propel allows you to roll up total costs, including direct, indirect, and tariff expense.

Field Replaceable Units - To support design for serviceability, Propel enables you to identify parts or subassemblies as “field replaceable units,” which help make servicing fielded products more productive.

Full change history capture - Propel captures all aspects of change history over time including item changes, workflow and lifecycle process used, approvals and rejections, signatures, and dates.

Comments and discussions - In addition to more formal information, Propel provides in-line “Chatter” which captures discussions between the parties involved to provide contextual collaboration.

Concurrent change support - Propel supports the ability for multiple people to create modifiable drafts of a BOM and make changes concurrently. Once the first person approves and releases their changes, all other BOM drafts are updated with the new revision details without losing any work.

Support for rigorous industry standards - Propel enables companies to comply with rigorous industry standards, including 21 CFR Part 11 and 820 requirements for audit tracking. This allows you to review the full history of any item at any time, including full revision history through the current version.

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