Arena QMS vs QMSdesk

Arena QMS

Figure	Arena QMS	QMSdesk
Price from	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	Yes	—
Open source	—	—
Web	Yes	Yes
API	Yes	Yes
Plans published	3	3
Spec score · Document Control Software	7.8 (#11)	7.0 (#18)
Compliance	Arena QMS is positioned for regulated manufacturers managing FDA and ISO compliance, including medical device and biotechnology companies.	The platform is designed to support regulated use including 21 CFR Part 11, EU GMP Annex 11, and ISO 13485; the maker says customers file their own Part 11 §11.100(c) certification.
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Chennai, India
Integrations	Arena Connect can integrate with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Jira, GitHub, MES, ERP, and other business systems.	The feature index lists SAML single sign-on with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, or custom SAML, plus a REST API with OAuth client credentials and API keys.
Security	Arena says its application security measures include data encryption, controlled access, secure integration APIs, redundant backed-up storage, and isolated multi-tenancy.	The maker says audit-trail entries are SHA-256 hash-chained, audit logs are insert-only, and tenant data is isolated with database row-level security.
Support	Arena offers step-by-step in-product help, instructor-led or web-based training, and technical support for QMS customers.	The contact page says the quality engineering team responds to direct messages within four business hours and offers 30-minute tailored demos.

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