ReqView vs StrictDoc
ReqView
reqview.comStrictDoc
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| Figure | ReqView | StrictDoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €36.67/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 0 |
| Spec score · Requirements Management Software | 8.0 (#8) | 7.2 (#17) |
| Integrations | The TEAM plan lists Jira, Azure DevOps, Sparx Enterprise Architect and ReqIF integrations; the pricing comparison also lists Google Drive. | StrictDoc supports bidirectional ReqIF conversion for exchanging data with tools such as DOORS or Polarion, and provides a Python API for extending and automating workflows. |
| Purpose | ReqView is a requirements management tool for hardware, software and systems engineering projects. | StrictDoc is open-source software for technical documentation and requirements management. |
| Support | Paid-plan customers can contact support through the portal or email; ReqView says it usually responds within a few hours and may take up to two business days, while FREE-plan support is not guaranteed. | The project lists GitHub issues and discussions, a mailing list, Discord, email, and weekly open office hours as ways to get help or provide feedback. |
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In their own words
ReqView
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.
StrictDoc
StrictDoc is open-source software for technical documentation and requirements management. It stores requirements and documentation as plain-text files that teams can version with Git, using SDoc or a Markdown dialect with traceability features. Requirements can link to source code, tests, and test reports, with navigation through a traceability graph. StrictDoc reports source-code coverage by requirement and generates diffs and changelogs between document-tree versions. Users can edit and review documents in a browser, IDE, or command-line workflow. Custom document grammars define project-specific fields and mandatory values. Exports include HTML and reStructuredText, with the latter feeding a Sphinx pipeline; PDF export is experimental. ReqIF import and export are experimental, and Excel XLS/XLSX and JSON are listed formats. A Python API supports extensions and engineering integrations. StrictDoc requires Python 3.10 or newer, runs a local web server, and offers pip and Docker installation paths. It is licensed under Apache License 2.0 and targets agile teams, safety- and security-critical projects, documentation teams, and university or research projects.