Cognidox
Document management software
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£540 per month
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- Manufacturing
- Information technology and software
- Healthcare and life sciences
What is Cognidox
Cognidox is a document management and product data management platform used to control engineering and quality documentation across the product lifecycle. It supports regulated and design-controlled environments by managing document versions, approvals, and change control workflows. Typical users include engineering, quality, and compliance teams that need traceability from requirements through released documentation. The product emphasizes structured document control (e.g., controlled templates, review/approval routing, and audit trails) rather than general-purpose file sharing.
Strong engineering document control
Cognidox focuses on controlled documents used in engineering and regulated product development. It supports versioning, formal review/approval cycles, and controlled release states that align with design-control practices. This makes it a fit for teams that need more than basic folder-based storage and ad hoc collaboration.
Change control and traceability
The platform is designed to manage change processes around documents and related items, helping teams maintain traceability for audits and compliance. It supports linking and tracking relationships between documents, changes, and product records. This is useful where organizations must demonstrate who approved what and when.
Workflow-driven approvals
Cognidox provides configurable workflows for review and approval, including routing and status tracking. It helps standardize how documents move from draft to approved and released. Compared with lighter document repositories, this reduces reliance on email-based approvals and manual tracking.
Narrower scope than suites
Cognidox is oriented toward engineering document control and product documentation governance rather than a broad work-management or CRM-style suite. Organizations looking for an all-in-one collaboration hub may need additional tools for chat, tasks, or customer-facing document processes. This can increase integration and administration effort.
May require process configuration
Teams often need to define document types, metadata, roles, and approval workflows to match internal quality systems. That setup can take time, especially for organizations formalizing design-control practices for the first time. The product is less “plug-and-play” than simpler file-centric document tools.
Integration depth varies by stack
While Cognidox supports structured document control, the depth of integrations needed for end-to-end processes (e.g., ERP, CAD/PLM, e-signature, or ticketing) depends on the organization’s environment. Some deployments may require custom integration work or process workarounds. This can affect time-to-value for complex toolchains.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | £27 per user/month (users 1–25); £17 per user/month (users 26–100); £12 per user/month (100+) | Minimum 20 users. Core Cognidox Lean Document Management feature set (document control, workflows, approvals, versioning, enterprise search). Users sold in blocks of 5. All packages billed quarterly in advance. LMS add-on £5/user/month. Extranet from £3,500 p.a.; Enhanced DR £3,000 p.a.; Dedicated test server £3,000 p.a. |
| Plus | £32 per user/month (users 1–25); £22 per user/month (users 26–100); £17 per user/month (100+) | Minimum 20 users. Expanded/Plus feature set vs Standard. Same billing and user-block notes as Standard. |
| Enterprise | Price on application (p.o.a.) | Minimum 100 users. Enterprise-level option with on-premise hosting available; contact sales for custom pricing and services. |
Notes: Users are sold in blocks of 5; no restrictions to adding users between billing periods. All packages billed quarterly in advance.
