Break silos
Detect early defects
Tackle the most common pains of requirements engineering.
The issues
Versioning
Version mismatch, rollback issues and painful diffs.
Lock-in
Proprietary formats, unreliable connectors, cloud dependency.
Plain-text
Loss or distortion of information, contradictions and gaps.
The numbers
2/3
Of late defects because of incomplete specifications,
INCOSE, Deloitte, Requirements Engineering Fundamentals×10
More expensive to fix a defect after specification phases
NIST, IBM System Science Institute Relative Cost of Fixing Defects~50%
Of engineering time wasted in low-value work
Tech-Clarity, Engineering Change ManagementWrite clear specifications across the lifecycle
Use specification-as-code to fix vendor lock-in and versioning issues.
Works alongside your existing tools
A single workflow
From tender to audit
Collaborate without giving up on domain-specific needs.
When to use it
Tendering
Avoid cost and time overruns
Engineering
Improve productivity and synergy
Compliance
Ensure traceability and quality
Key sectors
Medical
ISO 13485 · IEC 62304
Aerospace
DO-178C · ECSS
Automotive
ISO 26262
Railway
EN 50128
Defense
MIL-STD-498 · DEF STAN
About Qitab
Qitab was built by a systems engineer who worked on large engineering programs and couldn't find a tool that worked.
Its founder, Sami Dahoux, started his career in the railway sector where he experienced first-hand the cost of fragmented specifications, vendor lock-in, and the gap between requirements documents and the systems they were meant to describe.
In 2021, he designed the req language, bringing the plain-text, git-native workflow of modern software engineering to systems specifications. Qitab is the editor built on top of it.
See it in action
Let's explore how Qitab could fit into your process.