ReqView

ReqView is requirements management software for engineering teams that need to connect specifications with verification and safety work. It is strongest where controlled development and audit trails matter; its per-user pricing can be hard to justify for smaller projects.

Overview

ReqView is built around structured requirements and the links between them, verification and validation items, and safety risks. Teams can inspect coverage and change impact, then export reports for review. That makes it a practical fit for projects following V-Model development, especially in safety-critical fields such as medical devices, aerospace, defense, automotive, rail, robotics and electronics. For teams that only need a place to collect notes or manage informal tasks, this level of process may be unnecessary.

Requirements can include formatted text, tables, images, PDFs and other attachments, and teams can import Word documents. Projects use human-readable JSON and can be versioned and shared through Git or Subversion, a useful combination for engineering groups that want requirements in a controlled workflow rather than isolated documents.

Key features

Traceability and change control

Linking requirements to verification, validation and safety risks gives teams a way to check coverage and assess how changes may affect the wider project. Baselines, version history and approval workflows support controlled review. These features matter most when reviewers need a clear chain from a requirement through verification; they are less compelling for work without formal traceability needs.

Reports and integrations

Word, Excel, PDF and HTML exports make it possible to share requirements and analysis in familiar formats. TEAM adds dashboards and table views, linked projects, advanced Git version control, and integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Sparx Enterprise Architect and ReqIF. Google Drive is also included among the listed integrations. These additions make TEAM the more capable option for groups coordinating work across tools, though the extra features come at a higher per-user price than PRO.

Data handling and support

Open project data is kept in secure local application storage and is not sent over the internet unless users choose services such as Google Drive, cloud-hosted Git or SVN, or Jira Cloud. That offers a locally stored workflow with explicit cloud-service exceptions. Eccam says it takes and reviews technical and organizational measures to protect personal data; that statement concerns personal data, not a broader guarantee about project security.

Paid customers can contact support through the portal or email. ReqView says it usually responds within a few hours, though a response may take up to two business days. Support is not guaranteed for FREE users, so teams depending on help should budget for a paid plan.

Pricing

The FREE plan costs nothing and is activated by default. Its allowance is one document, 150 objects per document and one custom attribute. That is enough to assess the basic workflow or maintain a very small project, but the document and object caps make it unsuitable as a durable home for a growing specification.

PRO costs €440 a year, billed per user. It includes requirements management, end-to-end traceability, Word, Excel, PDF and HTML export, and basic Git or Subversion version control. This is the entry point for an individual or team that needs traceability and controlled versioning without TEAM's collaboration and integration additions.

TEAM costs €600 a year, billed per user. It includes all PRO features, plus dashboards and table views, linked projects, advanced Git version control, and integrations with Jira, Azure DevOps, Sparx EA and ReqIF. Teams already working across those systems are the clearest candidates for the premium over PRO.

ENTERPRISE costs €1,800 a year per floating client, includes all TEAM features and unlimited users, and requires at least three floating clients. The minimum commitment is €5400 / year. Its shared floating licensing can suit organizations licensing by concurrent access rather than by individual user, but the minimum makes it a substantial step up from the named-user tiers.

A 14-day TEAM trial is available by requesting a trial license. The FREE plan has no trial period requirement, but keeps its strict project caps.

Platforms

ReqView runs as a web application and on Windows 11+, Linux on Ubuntu 22.04+ LTS or Debian 12+ LTS, and macOS 15+ on ARM processors M1–M5. The web application supports the latest versions of Chrome, Edge or Firefox. This is a specific, current platform range rather than a promise of support for older desktop systems.

Who it's for

ReqView is best suited to hardware, software and systems engineering teams that need requirements traceability, review controls and reporting, especially in safety-critical development. PRO suits teams that need the core traceability and version-control workflow; TEAM is a better fit when dashboards, linked projects or named integrations are required. The one-document FREE tier is best treated as an evaluation or very small-project option, while organizations needing unlimited users can consider ENTERPRISE if its three-client minimum fits their licensing needs.

Pros and cons

Pros: Requirements can be linked to verification, validation and safety risks, helping teams assess coverage and change impact.

Pros: Baselines, version history, approval workflows, and Git or Subversion support provide useful control for formal engineering work.

Pros: Local project storage and human-readable JSON offer a locally oriented workflow, with cloud use tied to explicit integrations.

Cons: FREE is limited to one document, 150 objects per document and one custom attribute, so it will constrain most expanding projects.

Cons: PRO and TEAM are billed per user, while ENTERPRISE starts at €5400 / year; costs can rise quickly as a team grows.

Cons: FREE-plan support is not guaranteed, and the supported desktop versions and processor range are narrowly defined.

Alternatives

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Doorstop is a free, open-source option for teams comfortable with Python and a version control system.

Verdict

Choose ReqView when engineering requirements must stay connected to verification, risk and change analysis through a controlled workflow. Its traceability, review controls and report exports are the reason to pay, with TEAM worthwhile when its integrations and collaboration features are needed. Look elsewhere if the project is informal, the one-document free cap is too restrictive, or per-user pricing does not suit the team.