3SL Cradle vs. OpenText Dimensions RM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
3SL Cradle
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Cradle from UK company 3SL is an application requirements management platform.
$449
OpenText Dimensions RM
Score 6.0 out of 10
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Formerly Micro Focus Dimensions RM, and earlier Serena Dimensions RM, OpenText Dimensions RM is a full-featured requirements management solution. Its web-based capabilities are designed to enable efficiency in modern system and software development.N/A
Pricing
3SL CradleOpenText Dimensions RM
Editions & Modules
Cradle‐RM Desktop
$449
Cradle‐RM Pro
$529
Cradle‐SE Desktop
$599
Cradle‐SE Pro
$679
Enterprise
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Floating licences per module
Enterprise - various deployments available
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Platform and floating licences
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlease note that Cradle is licenced by fully floating concurrent module licences. So pricing will depend on your usage pattern. For example licencing for 10 engineers may require 7 REQ (Requirements Management) , only 2 SYS (Systems Engineering Modelling) and say 1 DASH (Dashboard analytics). Licences are only locked when that function is accessed, which means a large user base can have access to all functionality at a much low cost than usual pricing. That's why it's good to call.
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Serena RM is well suited for mid to large size companies, with mature processes in place, that want to standardize project methodologies across the IT department, and want to give users a collaborative role in the requirements and testing process. It is especially powerful when used with Serena CM, integrating change management and the code repository with the full project life cycle. It is not as well suited for smaller organizations, or organizations that do not have mature processes in place (unless they are using RM as the tool to strengthen processes). RM would be burdensome and restrictive in that scenario. Serena products are well suited for environments that are under heavy regulatory restrictions due to the roles based workflow and traceability that can be put in place
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Pros
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  • Traceability - will allow you to see end to end how requirements are related to each other, to project artifacts, how the requirement was tested, and the implementation code (when using with Serena CM).
  • Baselines - these are snapshots in time which are typically used at project phases and milestones. They allow you to see all aspects of a project from requirements to testing and how it has progressed or changed over time.
  • Test Management - test steps, execution, defect management are all included in RM, providing a powerful SDLC management platform.
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Cons
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  • it is a centralized software so the issue is only one user can have access to software at a given point of time
  • some times check-in and check out takes time
  • its little difficult for newbies to understand and work with
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Alternatives Considered
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Micro Focus Dimensions RM make management of all the important requirement and databases easy to use and user friendly. great application for project management and team management.
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Return on Investment
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  • management of requirement is much easier
  • centralized access to all the document
  • better user friendly experience
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ScreenShots

3SL Cradle Screenshots

Screenshot of An automatically generated hierarchy diagram, showing the interlinks, in this case between requirements, specifications and regulationsScreenshot of Systems Engineering modelling showing a Data Flow Diagram with main system connecting to external environmentScreenshot of Part of the SysML example project shipped to "get you going"Screenshot of Example of the TEST Module showing Test Execution