Fashion & Apparel · head to head
Surefront vs Centric PLM
Surefront
Fashion & Apparel
Modern PLM for product teams at fashion brands
- From
- $300/month
- Rated
- -
Centric PLM
Fashion & Apparel
Product lifecycle management for fashion and retail
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Surefront the Internet Archive's capture of surefront.com on 12 July 2019 shows the domain was a parked BrandBucket listing for sale at $2,150 USD at that time, meaning any Surefront B2B product using this domain must date from after mid-2019.; Centric PLM sold as a suite of separate products, so Planning, Pricing and Inventory, Market Intelligence and PXM are each their own purchase alongside PLM
- They diverge on capability: Surefront covers Product information, Centric PLM covers Product data management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Surefront and Centric PLM actually diverge.
| Attribute | Surefront | Centric PLM |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $300/month | On request |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac, Web | Web, Mobile, Api |
| Founded | 2015 | 2004 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Fashion & Apparel).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Surefront
- Product information
- Task management
- Collaboration
- File management
- Version control
- Supplier portal
- Slack
- Google Workspace
Only in Centric PLM
- Product data management
- Bill of materials
- Tech pack creation
- Sample management
- Supplier collaboration
- Quality management
- Cost management
- Calendar & milestones
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Surefront
- Team collaborationnot Centric PLM
- Product developmentnot Centric PLM
Centric PLM
- Product lifecycle management for fashion and apparelnot Surefront
- Merchandise financial planning and assortment alignmentnot Surefront
- Pricing automation and inventory allocationnot Surefront
- Competitive and market intelligence for product decisionsnot Surefront
- Visual collaboration on line plans through Visual Boardsnot Surefront
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Surefront
- The Internet Archive's capture of surefront.com on 12 July 2019 shows the domain was a parked BrandBucket listing for sale at $2,150 USD at that time, meaning any Surefront B2B product using this domain must date from after mid-2019.
Centric PLM
- Sold as a suite of separate products, so Planning, Pricing and Inventory, Market Intelligence and PXM are each their own purchase alongside PLM
- Pricing is not published and requires a demo
- Built around consumer goods verticals such as fashion, food and beverage and cosmetics rather than general manufacturing
Pricing, plan by plan
Surefront
$300/month- Starter$300/month
- Basic PLM
- Team collaboration
- Professional$700/month
- Advanced features
- Integration
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom setup
- Support
Centric PLM
On request- Professional$undefined/month
- Core PLM functionality
- Specification management
- BOM management
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced analytics
- Multi-site support
- Enterprise Plus$undefined/month
- Everything in Enterprise
- AI-powered insights
- 3D integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Surefront if
- You need product information.
- You work on Windows, Mac, Web.
- You also want task management.
Choose Centric PLM if
- You need product data management.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
- You also want bill of materials.
Questions people ask
- Is Surefront or Centric PLM better?
- Neither clearly leads. Surefront starts at $300/month and Centric PLM at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Surefront or Centric PLM?
- Surefront starts at $300/month and Centric PLM at On request.
- Does Surefront or Centric PLM run on more platforms?
- Surefront runs on Windows, Mac, Web. Centric PLM runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
- What is Surefront best used for?
- Surefront is most often used for team collaboration, product development. Of those, team collaboration and product development are not what Centric PLM is typically brought in for.
- What can Surefront do that Centric PLM cannot?
- Surefront covers Product information, Task management, Collaboration, File management. Centric PLM covers Product data management, Bill of materials, Tech pack creation, Sample management.