ReqView vs Siemens Polarion REQUIREMENTS

ReqView is a requirements management tool for hardware, software and systems engineering projects. It supports V-Model development with formal verification, end-to-end traceability and audit trails, and is presented for safety-critical fields including medical devices, aerospace and defense, automotive, railways, robotics and electronics. Users can import Word documents and capture structured requirements with formatted text, tables, images, PDFs and other attachments. Requirements can link to verification and validation items and safety risks, allowing teams to analyze coverage and change impact. Reports export to Word, Excel, PDF or HTML. Teams can collaborate and version projects through Git or Subversion, while project data uses human-readable JSON. Open project data is stored in local application storage; it is not sent to the internet unless users explicitly use Google Drive, cloud-hosted Git or SVN, or Jira Cloud. The FREE plan costs nothing and allows one document, 150 objects per document and one custom attribute. PRO costs €440 a year per user; TEAM costs €600 a year per user and adds dashboards, linked projects, advanced Git version control and integrations. ReqView runs on the web, Windows 11+, supported Linux distributions and macOS 15+ on ARM processors.

Siemens Polarion REQUIREMENTS manages requirements for complex systems from initial authoring through approval and ongoing lifecycle changes. Its LiveDocs provide structured online spaces for writing, validating, and maintaining specifications. Automatic change control helps teams trace requirement updates during development, while data can be reused or branched across parallel projects, sequential efforts, and product lines. Permissions can be organized by role, user, project, or group, with LDAP support. Teams can configure workflows and templates for methods including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, traditional, and hybrid approaches; Siemens says these can support processes aligned with FDA, FAA, CMMI, ISO, IEC, and SPICE. Listed connections include Jira, Azure DevOps, IBM DOORS, MATLAB Simulink, Teamcenter, and Mendix, alongside REST and web services APIs. Requirements can be exchanged in Word, Excel, ReqIF, PDF, XML, and HTML formats. Polarion ALM is available on a customer-managed server, while Polarion X is a cloud option. Pricing is on request, and installation includes a 30-day evaluation license.