Cradle Alternatives

Cradle is described as 'By 3SL is a requirements management and software / systems engineering tool for agile and phase-based projects including MBSE, agile development, document & project management. Cradle supports small or large teams, either co-located or distributed' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cradle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Cradle alternative is JIRA, which is free. Other great apps like Cradle are Confluence, Enterprise Architect, Jira Clone and IBM DOORS Next.

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Cradle alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2025
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  1. JIRA icon

    JIRA

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    Centralized project management tool for planning and tracking tasks, aligning work with company goals, visualizing workflows, and optimizing performance via real-time data insights. Offers AI-driven task suggestions, integrates with essential tools, and provides a cohesive collaboration space under one roof.

    387 JIRA alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Issue Tracking
    2.  Scrum Boards
    3.  Task Tracking
    4.  Bug reporting
    5.  Multi-project management
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  SAAS Metrics
    9.  Members Statistics
    10.  Dependency Tracking
    11.  Workflow
    12.  Project Organization

    JIRA VS Cradle

     

    • JIRA is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Cradle.

    • JIRA is the most popular free alternative to Cradle.

    • JIRA is Freemium and ProprietaryCradle is Paid and Proprietary
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    Confluence

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    Trusted by 8,000 businesses, Confluence is the leading collaboration software and enterprise wiki for intranets and knowledge management. Free 30-day trial.

    132 Confluence alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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    Top Confluence Features

    1.  Knowledge Management
    2. JIRA icon  Jira integration
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Business-wiki
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  WYSIWYG Support
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Support for @mentions
    10.  Wiki-like interface
    11.  Knowledge base
    12.  Manage permission level

    Confluence VS Cradle

     
    Comments about Confluence as an Alternative to Cradle
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    Negative Jul 4, 2019
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    Its not a requirements management or systems engineering tool

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    • Confluence is the most popular commercial alternative to Cradle.

    • Confluence is Paid and ProprietaryCradle is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Enterprise Architect icon

    Enterprise Architect

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    High performance and scalable visual modeling tool for the planning, design and construction of business architectures, software and systems. With customers based in all industries, Sparx Systems is a leading vendor of innovative modeling solutions.

    50 Enterprise Architect alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Enterprise Architecture Frameworks

    Enterprise Architect Features

    1.  Database reverse engineering
    2.  Requirements management
    3.  Class Diagrams
    4.  Sequence Diagrams
    5.  Component Diagrams

    Enterprise Architect VS Cradle

     
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    Jira Clone

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    A simplified Jira clone built with React/Babel (Client), and Node/TypeScript (API). Auto formatted with Prettier, tested with Cypress.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Discontinued

    It's only a showcase product. The last commit is from 3 years ago, with many features marked as “not implemented” in the linked website.

    Jira Clone Features

    1.  Jira

    Jira Clone VS Cradle

     

    • Jira Clone is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Cradle.

    • Jira Clone is the most popular Open Source alternative to Cradle.

    • Jira Clone is Free and Open SourceCradle is Paid and Proprietary
  6. IBM DOORS Next icon

    IBM DOORS Next

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    Manage requirements efficiently to reduce your development costs and speed time to market.

    14 IBM DOORS Next alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    IBM DOORS Next Features

    1.  Requirements management
    2.  AI-Powered

    IBM DOORS Next VS Cradle

     
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    Traceable Requirement Management

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    enables organizations to improve their overall global requirement management process by capturing, delegating, tracking, and verifying requirements so the final design reflects the voice of the customer.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Traceable Requirement Management Features

    1.  Requirements management

    Traceable Requirement Management VS Cradle

     
  9. Doorstop icon

    Doorstop

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    Requirements management using version control.

    10 Doorstop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Doorstop Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Filtering
    5.  Requirements management

    Doorstop VS Cradle

     
  10. Innoslate icon

    Innoslate

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    Innoslate is an integrated systems engineering lifeycle solution with straightforward and convenient requirements management tools. Now you can have end-to-end traceability, baseline and version control, quality analysis, and more in one solution.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire

    Innoslate Features

    1.  Requirements management

    Innoslate VS Cradle

     

    • Innoslate is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Cradle.

    • Innoslate is Paid and ProprietaryCradle is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Eclipse Capella

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    Open source tool that provides methodological guidance, intuitive model editing, and viewing capabilities for Systems, Software and Hardware Architects.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Eclipse Capella Features

    1.  Visual dataflow
    2.  Sequence Diagrams
    3.  SysML

    Eclipse Capella VS Cradle

     
  12. ReqView icon

    ReqView

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    ReqView is a simple yet powerful requirements management tool in which you can easily capture structured requirements for a software or system product and track traceability to design, tests and risks of the developed product.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Capture Structured Requirements

    ReqView Features

    1.  Requirements management

    ReqView VS Cradle

     
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    Valispace

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    Valispace is a co-engineering platform that allows companies that develop complex products to bring them to market faster, helping engineers escape from document hell. It brings all loose engineering data into one central place and helps streamline engineers’ efforts from...

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Valispace Features

    1.  Model Based Systems Engineering

    Valispace VS Cradle

     
  14. SprintCost icon

    SprintCost

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    Project cost management platform that calculates costs for your software projects automatically while you plan tasks in sprints using Agile Methodologies

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    SprintCost VS Cradle

     
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