3SL Cradle vs IBM DOORS comparison

"3SL Cradle's most valuable feature is its flexibility in managing all your needs immediately."

"I really enjoyed the API."

"It is a mature product that is stable."

"IBM Rational DOORS keeps everything organized."

"I like being able to sort and categorize the requirements and the exporting functions."

"Rational DOORS' most valuable feature is that you can write any kind of requirement you want."

"When you install DOORS locally, you have the flexibility to do what you want with the solution. You can add functionality and do many things that you can't do with other tools or do well enough to satisfy your users' requirements."

"Starting to use the solution is pretty straightforward. There isn't too much of a learning curve."

"The solution is stable."

"3SL Cradle could be improved with better support for SysML functionalities."

"Complexity, performance, openness are the three areas that can be improved. The IBM architecture and specifically Jazz looks more complex. There are a lot of servers. It's quite complicated. The search capabilities lack in IBM Rational DOORS Classic for customers who have a database with a requirement of more than 25,000 records. For example, you can search easily for a module, but it's really difficult to look for keywords through the whole database because all the modules are separated into small components, which makes the search quite complex. This is something that's really annoying because when we want to make an impact analysis, we would like to analyze the product globally. It's quite difficult to manage. The fact that you can interact externally with data makes it complex. The approach is complex and doesn't work as expected. For example, when I tried to experiment with exporting some records, the tool crashed, but I couldn't find out the root cause, that is, whether it happened because of Rational Windows or lack of memory. It was just crashing. Logs weren't very clear. IBM can try to use more recent technology for different aspects and make it easy. They can also provide free integration from DOORS Classic to DOORS. Currently, all the customization in Excel is lost, which makes it very complex. It would be a feature to make new versions compatible with features in the past versions."

"I would like to see them improve in agile management the Scrum/Kanban Board to work with overseas team members."

"IBM DOORS should cover all engineering functions seamlessly, not just requirement engineering."

"Not all Rational Team Concert operations are available from the web client. Certain operations, like creating streams or components, still require using the desktop application. They're not accessible through the web interface. And in my opinion, this limitation should be removed."

"The images are not clear. We have to use them as OLE objects. And in the testing part, I'm not sure how to link it with it. This is my main concern."

"The interface is not very user-friendly and has not evolved in a long time."

"It would be helpful if Microsoft provided a more user-friendly interface for updating and querying updates. Additionally, if there was a way for users to notify developers of any changes in requirements, it would allow for faster and more efficient updates to the solution's architecture. This could be in the form of a notification system that alerts developers of any changes that need to be made. Additionally, the solution is document-driven and it should be more digital."

"Enhancing security measures, particularly when handling multiple projects simultaneously, would be beneficial to prevent data loss within DOORS."

"I think it's expensive because you have to pay for the licenses to IBM and all that and maintain them."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"Pricing can vary depending on the size of the organization and how contracts are negotiated."

"It is expensive to onboard additional users."

"It's expensive."

"We have to pay for a license. I think it's a one-time payment as my company hasn't notified me about more charges. I don't think it's expensive for large corporations, but it will be costly for an average person."

"IBM DOORS is available at a reasonable price"

"I am not sure why it is so expensive, but one license will cost approximately $15,000 in US dollars."