New community edition (Release 2025)

It's not exactly widely advertised, and it's not exactly open, is it? Still, something to try out.

It's not exactly widely advertised, and it's not exactly open, is it? Still, something to try out.

They have the “Minecraft of PLM” but use the sales concept of Fallout 76. 

Here is an overview of whats new in Release 2025/35: https://aras.com/ja-jp/blog/arasinnovator-release35
Aras changed A LOT! This release contains a complete rework of the UI/UX! Huge respect to the developers and the other people who work "hand-on" on the software!

BUT: This Japanese blog article is the ONLY Release 35 related content I have seen so far. Did you know that the new AI assistant was released a few days ago too? Did you hear anything from their marketing, despite some press release article an eternity ago? Any advertising? Nothing!!!!!

They have the best product in years, yet they’re probably totally confused why the sales figures don’t magically skyrocket by themselves. 
But of course this was part of the original Aras sales concept. Give the product away for free to save marketing costs. Solid concept. Well, until you eliminate the open release itself.

There was an opportunity to sunset the open release with care — supporting open release users with a guided transition to a regular version (e.g. Minerva PLM) and honoring the product’s legacy. But instead, they opted for a hard cutoff practically overnight.