--- description: Review of Cradle Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Cradle | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Requirements Management Software](/directory/4640/requirements-management/software) > [Cradle](/software/285705/cradle) # Cradle Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/285705/cradle Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/285705/cradle?page=2) > Cradle is a requirements management software that helps businesses create unique transitive links to manage full lifecycle traceability. The platform offers bi-directional control that enables managers to handle important data for various projects. Key features include unlimited databases, user-defined queries, graphical traceability views, quality check information and key performance indicator (KPI) tracking. Additionally, Cradle lets stakeholders integrate the system with several third-party applications including Microsoft Word. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 27 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 27 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: 3SL - **Location**: Barrow-in-Furness, UK - **Founded**: 1987 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$449.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Cradle is available as a cloud-based and on-premise solution with pricing as follows: On-premise: • Cradle-RM Desktop: $449 • Cradle-RM Pro: $529 • Cradle-SE Desktop: $599 • Cradle-SE Pro: $679 Contact 3SL for SaaS pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark and 59 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Activity Dashboard - Agile Methodologies - Bug Tracking - Change Management - Collaboration Tools - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Document Management - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - File Management - Lifecycle Management - Multiple Projects - Prioritisation - Project Planning - Projections - Reporting/Analytics ## Integrations (1 total) - Microsoft Word ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Requirements Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4640/requirements-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I’m impressed with the tool. > > I’m extremely impressed with the tool. I even enjoy having the capability to work in a sandbox area for practice. Training to excellent\! ----- ### "Requirements Engineering Software - could not manage without it" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 August 2018* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Designed to manage engineering and operational requirements first. Will handle software requirements as well, but I like the fact that it uses terms recognised by civil, mechanical, electrical, marine, aerospace, automotive, nuclear engineers. Second important plus point is its graphical capability. To be able to show how a requirement links to a process or an organisation brings the whole subject of RE to life making it so much simpler to ensure users can record all their requirements and that they can verify that they have been met. > > **Cons**: The user interface is very traditional and is ready for a facelift. It works well for requirements engineers but is not as intuitive as would be needed for infrequent access and use by business users. > > From the initial engagement with the staff at 3SL through implementation and support we have been well supported. The few gaps we found for our particular use of have been filled as an enhancement, initially for us, but then will become part of the core product. A very responsive organisation. The flexibility of its metamodel (Schema) has allowed us to extend our use well beyond traditional Requirements Engineering. Where will Cradle take us next? ----- ### "Cradle Life" — 3.0/5 > **Thomas** | *29 August 2018* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Modeling, Requirement Management, Click and Drag objects. Can support almost any SE task. Full SE life-cycle support capabilities. > > **Cons**: Performance, Web Access, Older looking, Proprietary Database, Difficult to integrate with other systems. Sometimes that amount of functionality makes it hard to remember how to use the system unless you are in it every day. > > I have been working with Cradle for the past 12 years and have not found a SE tool with Cradles functionality. Other tools do not allow you to follow the complete System Engineering Process from Modeling all the way to retirement. ----- ### "Usage and Administration of CRADLE" — 5.0/5 > **Frank** | *30 August 2018* | Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It covers almost every task you may encounter during requirements management process. If you get used to the interface it is very flexible and can easily be adopted to specific needs. The text format of the Cradle export files allows a lot of additional (specific) data processing. > > **Cons**: Actually I'm missing privileges to restrict link management (especially deleting a link). For people typically working with Microsoft Office application, the usage of CRADLE requires a change in mindset (but this may also be a 'Pros'). The upgrade process is really challenging for our IT. The direct connection of server and client version leads to a 1-day shutdown of CRADLE and parallel distributing of the clients to a lot of computers. The Document Publisher is really hard to use. Template definition requires a lot of effert and experiments until it is running. The publishing process is too time consuming. > > I think its a perfect tool to implement a process for requirements engineering at least to the level we are using it. (We don't do any modelling os far, also no systems engineering.) ----- ### "A very valuable and customizable RM Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *30 August 2018* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: CRADLE is a very mature solution, pefectly suitable for large scale requirements engineering projects. It can perfectly be adapted to any business model, process, allowing very specific customization (using an API for interface developments interacting with the tools database). Data access control can be tailored to match a projects organization, data configuration management is very precisely ensured. A wide range of file formats is proposed for interfaces with the external world (for imports, exports, or as attachments) 3SL Team offers a very good support and service when required. > > **Cons**: The interface of the client could be considered as a bit stark and old fashioned. (we did not worked with web interfaces) Unfortunately, only one baseline can be open at a time, validated alternatives could only be managed using distinct objects. User experience for Verification \& Validation process (using workflows) could be enhanced (reviews by validator is to be preferably done using XLS exports) Source document import using Doc Loader (Word format) can be a difficult experience for docs with complex structure, and could allow more possibilities (table patterns) ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/285705/cradle?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/285705/cradle) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data