Why We Built ArvoDocs
We got tired of paying enterprise prices for document control. So we built something better.
Here's a story you've probably lived: your team needs a QMS. Maybe you're pursuing ISO 13485 certification. Maybe an investor asked about your quality system. Maybe the FDA is coming and you need to get your house in order — fast.
So you start looking at QMS software. And immediately, you hit a wall.
The enterprise sales gauntlet
Every tool you find has a "Contact Sales" button where the pricing should be. You fill out a form. A BDR emails you. Then a discovery call. Then a demo with an AE. Then a technical review. Then procurement. Then legal. Then implementation.
Six weeks later, you have a login. Eight weeks later, you're actually using it. And the bill? $30K–$80K per year for a team of 15 people. For document control.
We lived this cycle multiple times across different companies. And every time, the same thought: there has to be a better way.
What we actually needed
We didn't need a platform that could manage the quality system for a 50,000-person multinational. We needed something that could:
- • Control documents with proper versioning and approvals
- • Track CAPAs and quality events without a spreadsheet
- • Manage suppliers with real qualification workflows
- • Pass an audit without a week of preparation panic
- • Let us sign up and start working today
That last point is the most important one. We didn't want to wait. We didn't want a sales call. We wanted to evaluate the tool ourselves, on our own terms, on our own timeline.
The anti-enterprise-sales manifesto
ArvoDocs exists because we believe:
- • Pricing should be public. If you have to ask, it's too expensive.
- • Onboarding should be self-serve. If you need a consultant to configure it, the UX is broken.
- • Small teams deserve good tools. Patient safety doesn't scale with headcount.
- • Community beats support tickets. Real help from real people who've been through the same audits.
What's next
We're building ArvoDocs in the open. Our roadmap is shaped by the community — the people who actually use QMS software every day. Not analysts. Not procurement teams. The quality engineers and regulatory professionals who live in these systems.
If that sounds like you, join the community. Or just sign up and start working. No sales call required.