# Requirements engineering tools

Requirements engineering tools are usually software products to ease the requirements engineering (RE) processes and allow for more systematic and formalized handling of requirements, change management and traceability.
The PMI guide Requirements Management: A Practical Guide recommends that a requirements tool should be identified at the beginning of the project, as [requirements] traceability can get complex and that switching tool mid-term could present a challenge.
According to ISO/IEC TR 24766:2009, six major tool capabilities exist:
* Requirements elicitation
* Requirements analysis
* Requirements specification
* Requirements verification and validation
* Requirements management
* Other capabilities
Note that INCOSE and Project Performance International (PPI) maintain an official database of tools, the Systems Engineering Tools Database (SETDB).

## RE tool list

As with most software, the vendor/owner, tool name or scope change over time.(https://www.Reqops.com)
Note that compliance with, for example, safety standards such as ISO 26262 is supported by few tools directly or indirectly via specialist consulting.
Unlike the major six tool capabilities (see above), the following categories are introduced for the list, which correlate closer with the product marketing or summarizes capabilities, such as requirements management (including the elicitation, analysis and specification parts) and test management (meaning verification & validation capabilities).
Specialties, such as OSLC-support, are not presented in the current list, but exist for some tools.

### List capabilities

* Agile: The tool supports agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, collaborative working etc.
* ALM: Application lifecycle management (meaning, the tool offers a full set of capabilities or can be extended)
* CM: Configuration management (software or hardware)
* ISM: Issue resolution management (or problem resolution management)
* PDM: Product data management
* PLM: Product lifecycle management
* PJM: Project management
* RM: Requirements management incl. design, specification, etc.
* TM: Test management (QA)
* VCS: Version control system
* VM_MBSE: Visual/UI/UX modeling or MBSE (Model-based systems engineering)

#### Excluded capabilities (limited list)

* CI/CD
* Process management (project management) (Process design, etc.)
* QM: Quality management
* Risk management
* Release/Patch management
* Safety or Security
* Variants management

### List

| | | | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | Scope/Capabilities* | | | |
| Name | Vendor | Agile | ALM | CM | ISM | PDM | PLM | PJM | RM | TM | VCS | VM_MBSE | Other | License type |
| acunote | Pluron Inc. | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| agosense.fidelia | agosense GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Aha! | Aha! Labs | | | | | x | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Aligned Elements | Aligned AG | | x | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| ALM Octane | Micro Focus | x | | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Auros IQ | Auros LLC | x | | | x | x | x | x | x | | x | x | CAD | Commercial |
| Axosoft | Axosoft | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Azure DevOps | Microsoft | x | x | | x | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Balsamiq Wireframes | Balsamiq | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| Business Optix | Business Optix | | | | | | | | | | | x | | Commercial |
| Cameo Systems Modeler | No Magic Inc. (since 2018 part of Dassault Systèmes) | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| Capella | Eclipse Foundation | | | | | | | | | | | x | | Eclipse Public License |
| CaseComplete | Serlio Software | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| codebeamer ALM | Intland Software GmbH (part of PTC) | x | x | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Cognition Cockpit | Cognition Corporation | | | | | x | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Cradle | 3SL | | | | | | | x | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| Copilot4DevOps | Modern Requirements | x | x | | | | | x | x | x | | x | | Commercial |
| Dimensions RM | Micro Focus | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| DocSheets | Goda Software | x | x | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Eclipse (IDE) Papyrus | Eclipse Foundation | | | | | | | | | | | x | | Eclipse Public License |
| Enterprise Architect | Sparx Systems | x | x | | | | | x | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| FRET | | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | NASA open source |
| Helix RM | Perforce | x | x | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| IBM ERM DOORS (textual req.) | IBM | | | x | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| IBM ERM DOORS Next (Jazz) | IBM | | x | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| IBM Engineering Rhapsody (visual req., i.e. UML) | IBM | | x | | | | | | x | x | | x | | Commercial |
| innoslate | SPEC Innovations | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Innovator for Business Analysts | MID GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| in-STEP BLUE | microTool GmbH | | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| iRise | iRise | x | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| Jama Connect | Jama Software | | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Jira | Atlassian | x | | | x | | | x | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Kanban Flow | CodeKick AB | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| Kanban Tool | Shore Labs | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| kanbanize | kanbanize | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Kovair ALM | Kovair Software, Inc. | x | x | | | | x | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| LeanKit | Planview, Inc. | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| MagicDraw | No Magic Inc. (since 2018 part of Dassault Systemes) | | | | | | | | | | | x | | Commercial |
| Matrix ALM/QMS | Matrix Requirements GmbH | x | x | | | | | | x | x | x | | | Commercial |
| Marvel App | Marvel | x | | | | | | | | x | | x | | Commercial |
| Minerva PLM | Minerva Group A/S | | | x | | | x | | x | | | | x | Commercial |
| Modelio Analyst | Modeliosoft | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| Modern Requirements4DevOps | Modern Requirements | x | | x | | | | | x | x | x | x | | Commercial |
| objectiF | microTool GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| objectiF RPM | microTool GmbH | x | | | | | | x | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| OneDesk Product Management | OneDesk Inc. | | | | | x | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| OpenPDM | PROSTEP Inc. (see also ProSTEP iViP) | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | Commercial |
| OpenProject | OpenProject GmbH | x | | | | | | x | | | | | | GPL3 |
| OSRMT | | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | GPL2 |
| PivotalTracker | PivotalLabs | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| Polarion | Siemens PLM Software | x | x | | x | | | x | x | x | x | | | Commercial |
| PREEvision | Vector Informatik GmbH | x | x | x | x | x | | x | x | x | x | | Wiring, Communication, Server API | Commercial |
| Psoda | Psoda | x | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Quality Center | Micro Focus | | x | | x | | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| QVscribe | QVscribe | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| R4J - Requirements Management for Jira | ease solutions Pte Ltd | x | x | | x | x | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Rally Software | Broadcom | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| RaQuest | SparxSystems Japan Co., Ltd | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Relatics | Relatics | x | x | | | x | x | x | x | | x | x | | Commercial |
| ReqEdit | REQTEAM GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| ReqSuite RM | OSSENO Software GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| ReQtest | ReQtest AB | x | | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| RequirementONE | RequirementOne Inc. | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| ReqView | Eccam s.r.o. | x | | | | | | | x | | x | | | Commercial |
| Retina | Intland Software GmbH | x | | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| RMsis | Optimizory Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | x | | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| rmToo | flonatel GmbH & Co. KG | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | GPL3 |
| RMTrak | Prometeo Technologies | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Scrumwise | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| ScrumWorks Pro | CollabNet | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| SOX2 RM | Engineers Consulting GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Specification Wizard | MeetAdd | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Spicy SE | Spicy SE | | x | x | | | | | x | x | x | x | Arch | Commercial |
| SpiraTeam | Inflectra | x | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Stell | Stell Engineering, Inc. | | | | | | | | x | x | | x | | Commercial |
| Storyteller | Blueprint Software Systems, Inc. | | | | | | | | x | | | x | | Commercial |
| storywise | ireo GmbH | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| SwiftKanban | Digité Inc. | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| Swiftly | Orca Intelligence | x | x | | | | | | x | | x | x | | Commercial |
| Targetprocess | Targetprocess Inc. | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| Tuleap Enterprise | enalean | x | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Valispace | Valispace GmbH | x | | | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Commercial |
| VersionOne | CollabNet | x | | | | x | | | x | | | | | Commercial |
| Visual Paradigm | Visual Paradigm International | x | | | | | | | | | | x | | Commercial |
| Visure Requirements | Visure Solutions, Inc. | | | | x | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Windchill RV&S | PTC | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | Commercial |
| Yodiz | Yodiz | x | | | | | | | | | | | | Commercial |
| Yonix | Yonix Ltd. | | | | | | | | x | | | | | Commercial |

## Other tools, developments, specialities

* ReqInspector
* ReqIF - For example to transfer requirements data from one tool to another (e. g. DOORS to DOORS Next)
* Doorstop (hosted on GitHub)