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$224.46 per month
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User industry
  1. Real estate and property management
  2. Accommodation and food services
  3. Education and training

What is SpiraPlan

SpiraPlan is an application lifecycle management (ALM) platform used to plan, track, and manage software development work across requirements, releases, tasks, defects, and test activities. It is typically used by product, engineering, and QA teams that need end-to-end traceability from requirements through testing and delivery. The product combines project management, requirements management, and quality management capabilities in a single system and supports integrations with common development and CI/CD tools.

pros

End-to-end traceability model

SpiraPlan links requirements, releases, tasks, incidents/defects, and test artifacts to support traceability and impact analysis. This helps teams maintain audit trails and understand downstream effects of requirement changes. Compared with using separate tools for planning and quality, the unified data model reduces reconciliation work and reporting gaps.

Built-in QA and testing workflows

SpiraPlan includes test management capabilities (test cases, execution tracking, and defect linkage) that align with ALM use cases. Teams can connect test results back to requirements and releases for coverage and readiness reporting. This is useful for organizations that want planning and quality management in one platform rather than relying on separate systems.

Integrations and API availability

SpiraPlan supports integrations with common development toolchains (such as source control and issue tracking) and provides APIs for extending or automating workflows. This enables synchronization with existing engineering systems and reduces manual status updates. Integration options help it fit into mixed tool environments where teams do not standardize on a single vendor stack.

cons

UI and configuration complexity

Because SpiraPlan spans multiple ALM functions, initial configuration (workflows, fields, permissions, and templates) can take time. Teams may need an administrator to maintain consistent processes across projects. Users accustomed to lightweight task tools can find the interface and navigation more complex than single-purpose products.

DevOps depth varies by use case

While SpiraPlan integrates with CI/CD and development tools, it is not primarily a build/deploy automation platform. Organizations seeking deep pipeline authoring, environment orchestration, or advanced release automation may need additional dedicated DevOps tooling. The product is typically strongest as a system of record for planning, requirements, and quality rather than as the execution engine for deployments.

AI features not core focus

Although it may be used in contexts that include AI-assisted project management, AI-native planning and predictive capabilities are not the primary differentiator of the platform. Buyers specifically prioritizing automated forecasting, generative status reporting, or AI-driven risk detection should validate what is available in their edition and deployment. Some advanced analytics may require external BI tools or custom reporting.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
3-User (1-3 concurrent users) $224.46 per month / $2,424.17 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
5-User (4-5 concurrent users) $351.56 per month / $3,796.85 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
10-User (6-10 concurrent users) $702.11 per month / $7,582.79 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
20-User (11-20 concurrent users) $1,276.11 per month / $13,781.99 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
30-User (21-30 concurrent users) $1,786.56 per month / $19,294.85 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
50-User (31-50 concurrent users) $2,312.39 per month / $24,973.81 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
100-User (concurrent users) $3,826.31 per month / $41,324.15 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
150-User $4,862.59 per month / $52,515.97 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
200-User $5,580.09 per month / $60,264.97 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
250-User $6,918.74 per month / $74,722.39 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
300-User $7,811.51 per month / $84,364.31 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
500-User $12,721.26 per month / $137,389.61 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
750-User $17,727.36 per month / $191,455.49 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.
1000-User $22,317.31 per month / $241,026.95 per year Cloud subscription; unlimited named users & projects; concurrent licensing model.

Seller details

Inflectra Corporation
Washington, DC, USA
2006
Private
https://www.inflectra.com/
https://x.com/inflectra
https://www.linkedin.com/company/inflectra-corporation/

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