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3SL Cradle vs Jira comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

3SL Cradle
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jira
Ranking in Application Requirements Management
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
274
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Project Management Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of 3SL Cradle is 1.4%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 15.8%, down from 16.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Requirements Management
 

Featured Reviews

Siegmar-Schuenke - PeerSpot reviewer
Flexible solution that manages all your needs
I mainly use 3SL Cradle to manage the requirements from service projects 3SL Cradle's most valuable feature is its flexibility in managing all your needs immediately.  3SL Cradle could be improved with better support for SysML functionalities. In the next release, I would like 3SL Cradle to be…
Saroj Ekka - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good repository integration, sprint board and easy to set up
There are some features and reports we need that are not there. For example, if I have to find out the capacity of the current sprint by user and compare it with the previous sprint, that visibility isn't there. We can know the capacity and what happened with the whole sprint, but not for an individual person to see where it's falling and how it's tracking. Report and analytics capabilities are important for a product manager. That visibility is important, so we use Jira. Some of the features are there, and I use my own Excels or other data things to compensate for that.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"3SL Cradle's most valuable feature is its flexibility in managing all your needs immediately."
"The solution is easy to use and user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of this solution are workflow and reporting."
"The flexibility to create different flows is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the full integration between Work management, Source code management, and Test Automation."
"You no longer need to email people. You can mention them right in Jira and have conversations there."
"Kanban board: The board is easy to use and visually impressive to non-IT users, who found it easy to relate to."
"The UI is good. It's simple and not very complicated. It's very good for tracking."
"Jira is great for story management."
 

Cons

"3SL Cradle could be improved with better support for SysML functionalities."
"In Jira, sometimes developers are not getting alerts when Jira is moving out of the SLA to the product development team."
"The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools."
"Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects."
"I struggle with Epics, how they are implemented in JIRA, because they don't work like any other Story, I see a list of Epics, but although I can order them, there are some mismatches with how the Epics are used compared to what Scrum expects, or what Story mapping expects an Epic to be."
"The filtration could be better."
"Once the solution is deployed, it's not easy to configure."
"Jira could be easier to use, especially for administrative tasks. It's quite complex, so it's important to understand it well. While the reporting and dashboards are good, there's room for improvement in some areas where extra features would be helpful."
"It lacks features to cover all testing aspects, so we often integrate it with other plugins or tools like X-ray."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We have an enterprise license that includes cloud service and support."
"I don't deal with licensing in my current consultant position."
"The tool is expensive."
"It is very cheap if you forego the local instance and stick to the cloud."
"We currently have ten users, and it is free for ten users."
"I don't feel that price is an issue."
"Licensing is on a monthly basis, and it is based on what you use."
"We have a corporate license, and it is probably based on the number of people."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Aerospace/Defense Firm
32%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Energy/Utilities Company
13%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
53%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with 3SL Cradle?
The support is consistent globally. However, heavier support is provided in certain locations. Improvement in support is necessary. Assistance is available to acquire information and utilize userna...
What advice do you have for others considering 3SL Cradle?
If you have time to take some courses about 3SL Cradle, it will give you more time in the project to familiarize yourself with Cradle. I recommend it, but you need to do it within a very short time...
Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
Hi Netanya, Basically , it all depends on the use cases for your environment and the business needs. Hope the below data may be relevant to you for identifying your needs and deciding on the approp...
Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Cradle
Jira Software
 

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Sample Customers

NASA, In-Depth Engineering Corporation, Avibras
Square, Nasa, eBay, Cisco, SalesForce, Adobe, BNP Paribas, BMW and LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
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