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3SL Cradle vs Jira comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

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
8.0
Number of Reviews
266
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Project Management Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Application Requirements Management category, the mindshare of 3SL Cradle is 1.3%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 15.3%, down from 17.3% 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."
"I think one of the most powerful features in Jira is the customization of fields and workflow."
"I was able to do real-time reports myself without having to wait for data import."
"We use Jira for project management and tracking."
"The flexibility to create different flows is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is that it is somewhat flexible."
"Jira is easy to use and there are a lot of tools that are integrated with it."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The adaptability of the Scrum and Kanban boards for other uses, with careful use of the customization features."
 

Cons

"3SL Cradle could be improved with better support for SysML functionalities."
"It is a bit harder for management or the business partners. I used to search the Atlassian Community online for some troubleshooting issues and I think there were some issues that seemed to not be a big problem for other similar applications, like Microsoft Teams, that were not considered by Jira."
"The solution needs more integrations with Azure DevOps OnPrem."
"It is not intuitive."
"The initial setup was a bit problematic in terms of getting access to Jira. That goes for a few users, including me."
"There could be an improvement in loading files and images for more than 50 MB. It would be good if it allowed more than 100 MB."
"It should be connected to ServiceNow."
"Jira can improve by making methodologies better, such as scrum and agile. Additionally, improvements in Kanban boards are needed."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We had a perpetual license but have changed to a subscription."
"The price of Jira is reasonable."
"I understand JIRA is quite expensive."
"It depends on the type of license. In terms of subscription, it is cheap, and it works pretty well."
"It is subscription-based, and we probably pay yearly. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of price."
"It's not very cheap. It's also not very costly. I'd rate it a five out of ten in terms of pricing."
"The price at the moment for Jira is okay. I'm absolutely not amused with the plans to try to drive us to the cloud or to other licensing models. For the very simple reason that we are a company in the defense sector where cloud is problematic in a number of the domains. We are now approximately 60 users and the new policy will actually confront us with an upscale to approximately 500 users. I find it unacceptable, and may potentially lead us to look for another solution."
"The cost is about $10 per user, per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Aerospace/Defense Firm
31%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
50%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

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?
The product is quite expensive. It costs approximately 1.2 million rand per year. It's a fixed price, depending on the modules that you get. You have specific tools, that's what you pay for. I rate...
 

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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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