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Doorstop vs OSRMT

Both stand on requirements management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Doorstop

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

Doorstop ties requirements management to version control and provides traceability, interchange and publishing options. Teams should confirm its prerequisites and lack of approval workflows suit their process.

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OSRMT

Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

OSRMT provides requirement definition and traceability alongside project and deployment options. Users should review its installation requirements and select the desktop or web setup that fits their environment.

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The facts

	Doorstop	OSRMT
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Yes	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Free or on request
Plans published	2	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	github.com	github.com
On requirements management software	#1 of 23	#3 of 23

Doorstop: what it does well

Validates traceability across a document hierarchy.
Publishes trace matrices in four output formats.
Imports and exports YAML, CSV, TSV and Excel.
Supports baselines and version history.
Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows.

What to know first

Python 3.10 or later is required.
Git or another version control system is required.
Approval workflows are not included.
LaTeX/PDF publishing requires a LaTeX distribution.

OSRMT: what it does well

Tracks links and flow between requirements.
Supports multiple projects and work organized by phase.
Offers desktop and multiuser web deployment modes.
Free to use or distribute.
Lists Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL options.

What to know first

Desktop setup requires JRE 1.8 or later.
Web deployment uses JBoss and local port 8080.
The project pages make no security certification or compliance claims.

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