What ReqView does

ReqView is a desktop-based requirements management tool developed and marketed by Eccam s.r.o., a privately held Czech company headquartered in Prague that was established in 2013 (per company history) and reports a headcount band of 11–50 employees. The product targets systems engineers and requirements engineers in regulated, safety-critical industries and addresses the need for end-to-end requirements traceability, formal verification documentation, and audit trails compliant with ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 62304, and EN 50128, while positioning itself as an affordable alternative to higher-priced enterprise tools such as IBM DOORS, Polarion, and Visure. Customer-facing verticals are medical devices, aerospace and defense, automotive and railways, and robotics and electronics.

The product is built around Git or Subversion version control, with project data stored in human-readable JSON files. Native capabilities include bidirectional traceability between stakeholder, system, and hardware/software requirements, tests, and risks; dynamic Requirements Traceability Matrix views; and export to Word, Excel, PDF, HTML, and CSV. The tool ships with templates based on ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018, plus User Stories, FMEA, OWASP ASVS, and Volere templates, and provides ReqIF-based round-trip interoperability with IBM DOORS, DOORS Next Generation, Siemens Polarion, PTC Windchill, and Visure. Mutually developed integrations include Atlassian Jira Cloud with round-trip updates, Microsoft Azure DevOps, and bi-directional synchronization with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect for MBSE and SysML workflows; Capella is supported via ReqIF, and an optional Neo4j-based extension provides Cypher-driven graph traceability analysis. A Floating License Server add-on supports enterprise deployment on Windows, Linux, Docker, or in cloud.

ReqView operates a product-led, direct-to-customer go-to-market. Software is downloaded from reqview.com with a free trial; pricing is not publicly disclosed but is described in marketing copy and customer testimonials as "affordable" relative to IBM DOORS, with payments handled in euros with VAT through FastSpring as PCI-compliant reseller. The company discloses 20,000+ users across 150+ countries, 8+ years on market, and 10-minute onboarding, and relies on content marketing (blog, documentation, tutorials, newsletter), Capterra reviews, and a Freshdesk-backed support portal. There are no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or executive leadership changes; ownership sits with Eccam s.r.o. (Czech commercial register ID 27159477).

Name

ReqView

Legal name

Eccam s.r.o.

Website

https://reqview.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReqView, developed by Czech firm Eccam s.r.o., is a desktop requirements management tool providing end-to-end traceability and Git/SVN version control for systems and requirements engineers in safety-critical medical devices, aerospace and defense, automotive, and robotics industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software License Sales: ReqView sells software licenses for its requirements management tool. The tool is available as a desktop application for Windows, Linux, and Mac. License types include floating licenses with license server support for enterprise teams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ReqView is a desktop requirements management tool that captures, manages, and traces requirements, risks, and tests for hardware and software product development. Projects are stored in human-readable JSON and versioned through Git or Subversion, enabling end-to-end traceability across the V-model with compliance support for safety-critical standards (ISO 26262, DO-178C, IEC 62304, EN 50128). The product targets systems and requirements engineers at small-to-midsize companies in regulated industries as an affordable alternative to enterprise RM tools such as IBM DOORS.

Product overview

ReqView is a single unified desktop requirements management tool built around Git/Subversion version control. The core product provides requirements capture, management, and traceability for hardware and software development using the V-Model process. It integrates with enterprise tools including Jira, Azure DevOps, Sparx Enterprise Architect for MBSE workflows, and supports ReqIF interchange with IBM DOORS, Polarion, Windchill, and Visure. The tool ships with predefined document templates including User Stories (ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148), FMEA, and supports export to MS Word, Excel, PDF, HTML, CSV. An optional Floating License Server enables enterprise-wide floating license management via Windows Service or Docker. Key capabilities include end-to-end traceability matrix, linked projects for requirements reuse, and compliance with safety-critical standards for medical devices, aerospace/defense, automotive, and robotics industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ReqView Requirements Management Tool
• ReqView Floating License Server

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 minutes to start using the tool
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FastSpringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFastSpring is described as a third party PCI compliant reseller partner that processes online payments for ReqView. Payments are processed through a secure window where users enter payment information (e.g., credit card number) directly to FastSpring, with ReqView having no access to that payment information.
• Sparx Systems (Enterprise Architect)coreTechnology or IntegrationBi-directional synchronization integration between ReqView and Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect MBSE tool. Users can export requirements from ReqView to EA and import design documentation from EA back to ReqView, maintaining traceability between requirements and SysML models.
• Atlassian (Jira)coreTechnology or IntegrationReqView integration with Atlassian Jira for managing requirements traceability. Users can export requirements as Jira issues and maintain seamless traceability from work items back to top-level requirements. Supports Jira Cloud with round-trip updates.
• Microsoft (Azure DevOps)coreTechnology or IntegrationReqView integration with Microsoft Azure DevOps for requirements management and agile planning. Users can manage end-to-end requirements traceability and analyze impact of changes within the Azure DevOps ecosystem.
• IBM (DOORS/DOORS Next Generation)coreTechnology or IntegrationReqView supports Requirements Interchange Format (ReqIF) for exchanging requirements with IBM DOORS and DOORS Next Generation. Enables Stakeholder Request Clarification (SRC) workflow where customers using DOORS can exchange requirements with suppliers using ReqView.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• codeBeamer (Intland): codeBeamer is an ALM platform with integrated requirements management, traceability, and safety-critical compliance features — a direct competitor for engineering teams seeking an end-to-end RM + test management solution.
• Jama Software: Jama Connect is a leading requirements management and traceability platform for safety- and mission-critical products in medical, aerospace, and automotive — directly competing with ReqView's core offering to systems engineering teams.
• Visure Solutions: Visure Requirements is a direct requirements management competitor with native ReqIF support and V-model workflows targeting medical, aerospace, automotive, and rail — overlapping with ReqView's primary verticals and standards.
• Modern Requirements: Modern Requirements (formerly Modern Requirements Suite) provides requirements management built on top of Azure DevOps, competing for the same agile-meets-regulated-engineering buyer that ReqView targets via its ADO integration.
• Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect: Enterprise Architect is ReqView's MBSE integration partner but also a competing systems engineering tool — overlapping with ReqView's requirements-to-SysML workflows and addressing the same systems engineering buyer.

Broad incumbents

• PTC Windchill: PTC Windchill is an enterprise PLM platform that includes requirements management capabilities and competes broadly in the same regulated engineering workflows ReqView targets.
• Siemens Polarion: Polarion Requirements is a full ALM suite with native ReqIF support and broad enterprise penetration in regulated industries — the incumbent ReqView most directly positions against, but with a much larger portfolio.
• IBM DOORS / DOORS Next: IBM DOORS/DNG is the de facto enterprise requirements management standard, particularly in aerospace and defense — the dominant incumbent ReqView's 'fraction of the price' messaging is calibrated against.

Emerging players

• Capella (Eclipse / PolarSys): Capella is an open-source MBSE tool that supports ReqIF exchange with ReqView and serves the same model-based systems engineering use case in aerospace, rail, and automotive — a peer for the MBSE-requirements workflow.
• Aha!: Aha! is a product management platform with requirements and user-story capabilities that competes for adjacent requirements definition and traceability workflows, particularly for product-led engineering organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reqview
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reqview---requirements-management-tool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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