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Reqode vs ExtraBrain

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Reqode compared with ExtraBrain
DetailReqode logo ReqodeExtraBrain logo ExtraBrain
What it doesFrom Requirements to Code. Verified. Local-first AI interview and meeting copilot for Mac
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inCY Not given
Pricing modelNot given Freemium
PricingStartup: Free for up to 3 users and 3 projects. Cloud Starter: $9 per user/month with unlimited users and projects. Cloud Pro: $19 per user/month with unlimited users, projects, 1,000 included AI credits per licensed user per month, and priority support. Self-hosted: Starting at $3,000 per instance/ Free core app with local Gemma 4, local Parakeet transcription, and bring-your-own provider setup. Pro: $9.99/month, $99/year, or $179 Lifetime. Eligible monthly and yearly Pro subscriptions include 1,000 ExtraBrain AI credits per billing month. External AI and transcription provider usage billed se
Key features
  • Specification Management: Manage connected requirements, data entities, APIs, interfaces, wireframes, and test cases in a versioned product model with traceable relations and branch-aware revisions
  • Change Management: Define each product change through a Change Request that connects goal, affected specifications, project branch, implementation impact, and linked issue
  • Architecture & Software Units Blueprints: Define subsystem architecture and software unit blueprints with implementation rules, responsibilities, dependencies, and file boundaries linked to product sp
  • AI Assistants: AI Analyst, AI Test Designer, AI Architect, and AI Product Expert for refining specifications, designing tests, developing architecture, and reviewing implementation
  • MCP for AI Coding Agents: Give coding agents branch-aware specifications, architecture guidance, software units, file traces, and Change Request context through MCP
  • Specification and Code Alignment Verification: Check that code matches specifications and follows architecture rules as the system evolves
  • Test Management: Organize test cases, test runs, execution, and result history
  • MCP for QA Agents: Give QA agents prepared test runs, cases, steps, and expected outcomes through MCP to record execution results
  • Live transcription with local Parakeet or optional Deepgram
  • Screen-aware context and screenshots for structured answers
  • Hidden from screen sharing on Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and coding platforms
  • Post-session summaries and organized context
  • Local-first data storage on your Mac
  • Support for multiple interview and meeting platforms
  • Desktop app that does not join calls as a bot
What makes it different
  • Preserves product context across tasks, agents, and code changes through a structured, verified product model
  • Reduces handoffs and coordination by delegating whole features with connected specifications and implementation scope
  • Prevents architecture drift by connecting implementation with subsystem architecture rules, unit guidelines, and component responsibilities
  • Built for complex products where a single feature touches connected data, APIs, interfaces, and business rules across multiple repositories and systems
  • Keeps product model current as specifications and implementation change using AI assistance and team review
  • Fully local workflow possible with on-device Gemma and local Parakeet transcription
  • Free to start with optional Pro, unlike bundled subscription services
  • Built around bring-your-own provider access instead of locked-in vendors
  • Designed to stay invisible during screen sharing and recordings
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)28 no change since last check17 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)187
Citation Flow (Majestic)3425
Referring domains (Majestic)6849

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