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SOC 2 Type II Compliant • Enterprise-grade securityUserdoc is your software requirementsplatform for the age of AIAllowing modern teams to move faster & build better software.Get started for freeBook a demoTrusted by professional businesses worldwideSoftware specs are the new codeAI is writing more code than ever before, but one thing's for sure, both humans & AI need great specs in order to write great code. User stories, epics, and non-functional requirementsComprehensive acceptance criteriaTechnical specsDetailed test casesUser personas & journeysFull change tracking - Git for requirementsFeature: Password PolicyUser StoryAs a User,I want to understand and adhere to the password policy,So I can ensure my account is secure.EPIC: Security & AuthenticationThis story is part of the larger Security & Authentication epic, which includes user registration, login, password reset, and security compliance features.NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS• Performance: Password validation must complete within 200ms• Security: Comply with OWASP password guidelines• Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA compliant form validationUnlock specs from existing codeCode to functional specsHours not monthsSOURCE CODEFRONTENDAPIBACKENDDBFEATURE SPECSUser LoginAPI specs, validation...User RegisterForm rules, verification...Confirm EmailTemplates, token expiry...Setup ProfileFields, upload, settings...View DashComponents, widgets, data...Create ItemValidation, uploads, states...Share ItemPermissions, links, notify...Activate ItemCleanup, redirect, cache...Documentation is essential for anyone to understand existing systems, reverse-engineer your code into crystal clear specs.Functional specs from your systemAI-ready documentationSurface forgotten knowledgeUnderstand files by featureMap dataflowsDecipher legacy systemsBetter specs = better AI codingRequirements aren't enough, AI coding agents need detailed dev plans to ensure they build the right thing and stay on track.Tech stack overviewAI development plansCoding standards & guidelinesAI code editor and agent integrationAI dev platform integrationTechnical stackLangs, Frameworks, LibsUser Interface LayerLanguage: TypeScript     Framework: React     UI Library: Tailwind CSSApplication LayerLanguage: Python     Framework: DjangoData LayerDatabase: PostgreSQLIntegration LayerPayment: StripeEmail: SendGridTrusted by engineering leaders worldwideUserdoc's AI cut down the time to create our user stories, and sped up our software development. After a thorough examination we found the AI accuracy and relevance at around 70% — saving Infosys a lot of work.Lakshmi NarayanaTechnical Manager, InfosysUserdoc makes it very easy to engage all the stakeholders in writing user stories. With Userdoc, I'm sure that all the voices of my clients are being heard.Jose FernandezChief Software Architect, EpiphyteI'm very happy with Userdoc. It's a seriously great platform for gathering requirements and scoping software, I highly recommend it!Jerrell NiuChief Operating Officer, Coding LabsUserdoc has been great for accelerating our user requirements, and effectively been my digital assistant. Userdocs AI is helpful for suggesting requirements and generating personas, it has saved me a lot of time.Bennett HumphriesProduct Manager, Trapeze GroupUserdoc is instrumental at keeping our requirements all in one place. It makes documenting and linking user stories and acceptance criteria a breeze, and the AI generated requirements are seriously amazing.Clarence HoAtlasopen, CEODefining requirements and the users flow through a system is crucial for building and maintaining software, and Userdoc has really nailed it.Kyle PrinsloSoftware developer, FreelanceAny new feature starts in Userdoc. Within 5 minutes I had a detailed set of user stories mapped out, Userdoc is a massive time saver and is now the source of truth for my app's features.Devon NeillProduct Engineer, DreamsUserdoc is a game changer for putting together project requirements. The AI is the product manager I need, but can't afford! As a solo freelance software developer wearing all the hats.Matthew AndertonSoftware developer, FreelanceThe biggest issue for me is making sure my clients and my team have accurate software requirements, and that's why I use Userdoc.Bogdan Alexandru MilitaruCEO, CmevoUserdoc has significantly enhanced our project workflows, helping us turn insights into action with remarkable efficiency.William ShintaniManaging Partner, MBLM DubaiMissing a single business rule could sink the timeline. We had multiple projects running in parallel, so rework wasn't an option.Faiq GazdharTechnology Lead, PortableWe no longer have debates over what the requirements were or what was meant, we simply use the built-in Userdoc AI to 'ask' the requirements. For larger projects with 50+ user stories, this is a game-changer.Casey GayDirector of IT, Sunoco33%Typical requirements & design time per project6 weeksPrevious requirements cycle for a small project3 hoursRequirements time using Userdoc“We went from a six-week requirements cycle to roughly 3 hours of focused work - our business users can literally shape applications in real time.”Matt GriffithsCTO, Stanley Black & DeckerRead case study15Minutes training time90%Reduction in documents“We no longer have debates over what the requirements were or what was meant, we simply use the built-in Userdoc AI to "ask" the requirements. For larger projects with 50+ user stories, this is a game-changer.”Casey GayDirector of IT, SunocoRead case study240xRequirements creation timeNear zeroRequirements rework95%Time saved“Missing a single business rule could sink the timeline. We had multiple projects running in parallel, so rework wasn't an option.”Faiq GazdharTechnology Lead, PortableRead case study50%Requirements time reduction95%Reduction in documents2xFaster process timeline“Userdoc has significantly enhanced our project workflows, helping us turn insights into action with remarkable efficiency.”William ShintaniManaging Partner, MBLM DubaiRead case studySOC2 Compliant for your peace of mindUserdoc is SOC2 Type 2 compliant, a widely recognized compliance standard that attests to the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of a service.You can trust Userdoc to keep your data safe and secure.Try Userdoc today, 14-day free trialNo strings attached. Take control of your requirements so you can focus on what you do best - building great software.Get 14 days free --- Userdoc plans & pricingTry our 14-day free trial, with no credit card required.Save 14% with yearly billingFree14-day trial1 seat1 project10 requirementsUnlimited doc uploadsUnlimited user typesUnlimited personasUnlimited user journeysGet startedLite$19 USD per seat /month Everything in free planUp to 3 SeatsUnlimited requirementsGet startedMost PopularPro$25 USD per seat /monthEverything in Lite planNo seat limitUnlimited projectsChat to requirementsExport requirementsPlatform integrationsUserdoc supportGet startedEnterpriseTailored planOnboarding workshopTraining workshopSAML2 / SSO integrationAccount managerSLA GuaranteesCustom reportingUserdoc priority supportContact us todayDocumentation directly from your source codeConvert your existing codebase into comprehensive documentation in hours, not months.Select lines of code below to estimate your price5K25K100K250K2.5M5M+With UserdocSource code to documentationPrice (USD)$49987% cost savingsEstimated Time1 hour98% time savingsWithout UserdocEstimated Price (USD)$4,000For a business analyst to manually write your documentationEstimated Time2 weeksWith one business analyst working full-timeReady to unlock your codebase?Book a demo to see how our solution works with your codebase.Book a demoTrusted by professional businesses worldwideFrequently asked questionsIs Userdoc a project management tool?At what phase of my project would I use Userdoc?How does Userdoc work with design?Do I have to use user stories?Will Userdoc take up more of my time? (I’m already busy!)But is documentation a good thing? --- Stanley Black & Decker - Beyond Build vs. Buy with AI-Prototype BuildBy Chris Rickard · September 19th, 2025✨ Summarize & explore this article with AI:ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiClaudeGrokStanley Black & Decker (SBD), a global manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, manages a substantial annual investment in its digital and analytics portfolio. An internal study conducted by Gartner found that approximately 1/3rd of project effort is dedicated to requirements gathering and design, representing a significant portion of SBD's overall costs. Traditional build vs. buy decisions often forced teams to choose between months of custom software development or rigid off-the-shelf software. SBD’s CTO Matt Griffiths saw an opportunity to rethink this binary choice by using AI as a force multiplier. Moving beyond build vs. buy, with AI-Prototype Build Buying is fast but rarely tailored, while building offers control at the cost of time and resources. AI-Prototype Build offers a third option. Instead of committing upfront, teams use AI-driven tools to prototype real applications quickly, validate them with stakeholders, and then decide whether to invest in full development or adopt a commercial product. This approach compresses discovery, scoping, and design, giving organisations room to explore without heavy spend. "We thought that Userdoc may help us go from six weeks of requirements writing to three weeks, but instead we've gone from six weeks to just three hours."— Matt Griffiths, CTO, Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker’s AI-Prototype Build workflow Capture the conversation. During a Teams session or workshop, SBD records the discussion and loads the transcript into Userdoc. Userdoc’s AI extracts user types, user stories, functional and non-functional requirements, and user journeys. Matt reports that a high-level scoping document can be produced in about 20 minutes, and with another few hours of refinement, the team has a near-complete requirements set. Generate a working prototype. SBD then integrates the Userdoc requirements into their AI dev platform of choice - V0.dev. In just a few prompts, V0 generates a working web app - roughly roughly 30% functional code, good enough for demos and feedback. Iterate fast. Stakeholders are then clicking through a prototype within minutes, not months. SBD actually built the initial prototype of their tariff management app during a meeting. They then iterated dozens of times over a few days, refining the prototype easily using AI. Post-prototype AI development platforms like V0 and Lovable have limits, and often after a certain number of features the AI might start to struggle or get confused. This is where moving to AI dev tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot comes in. To do this you can simply download the code, and engineers can finish it off, harden the application, add security, integrate with internal systems etc. Userdoc's MCP server allows any AI-assisted coding tool to directly integrate with the latest requirements, so you can continue to use Userdoc as your source of truth. The application is at a point where I can hand it to a development team and say "take it from 50% functional to 100% functional". That would be massive, massive performance improvement in terms of the lifecycle of building an application.— Matt Griffiths Visualising the process Tariff Modeler application requirements: created in ~20 minutes, then refined and confirmed with SBD over a few hours using Userdoc’s AI. Userdoc - showing the Tariff Modeler application requirements for the "Scenario Planning" feature Finished Tariff Modeler prototype generated in V0 from those requirements, in just a few days. The finished application built in V0.dev - showing the Tariff Modeler application dashboard AI-Prototype Build - Before vs. after for Stanley Black & Decker ❌ Before✅ AfterRequirements & design was represented 1/3rd of the project cost - 6 weeks+ of work for a small projectRequirements take ~20 minutes to generate, then refined in Userdoc in under 3 hours. A 98% time reduction.Time to first demo & stakeholder alignment might take monthsDemo can now be built in the same day or within 48 hoursSoftware development took months50% functional prototype in days, 100% functional in a week or twoCost of change very high; late rework is expensiveLow; iterate on prototype quickly.Documentation was upfront, and often end up out of dateDocumentation is living and updated with the prototype. Spec-Driven Development Embrace the shift now AI capabilities are compounding weekly. Leaders who lean in now build durable advantage. This isn’t just about tools - it’s a new operating model where business teams co-create requirements and prototypes in hours, and engineers take them to production in days. Start a tight pilot, measure weekly, and scale what works - speed over perfection. "Subscribe to the theory that this is the worst AI will ever be."— Matt Griffiths 🚀 Book a demo to see AI-Prototype Build in action ✨We'll walk through mapping an internal tool, generating structured requirements in minutes, and showing how you can quickly reach a working prototype.Book a Userdoc demo todayFrequently Asked QuestionsQuestionAnswerWhat is AI-Prototype Build?AI-Prototype Build is a hybrid approach that uses AI to rapidly prototype and validate ideas before investing in full production code. At SBD this means capturing conversations in Userdoc, generating structured requirements, spinning up a working prototype with V0.dev, and then handing the code to engineers to finish in Cursor or Claude Code.Why not just buy?Off-the-shelf tools seldom fit unique workflows. Sometimes you're paying for many features you don't need, or paying for software that is missing features you do need.Can we rebuild existing SaaS we pay for?Yes. Identify high-cost, low-adoption SaaS, capture real workflows and data entities in Userdoc, prototype the 20–40% of functionality that delivers most value, validate, then migrate gradually and retire the license.How much could we save?Every portfolio is different, but if you can build the requirements in a few hours, and the prototype in a few days, then you could see initial prototype savings of around 90%. From there you can build the rest of the application in a few weeks, (instead of months), which could potentially save around 60% of the total cost of the application.Is the code production ready?Not yet. AI prototypes typically deliver between 30% - 50% of the functionality. But by using AI-assisted coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code, you can finish the rest of the application in a few weeks.How does my organisation get started?The first step is to start experimenting. Use tools like Userdoc, V0, Lovable, etc. Identify a small, non-critical project, and run a pilot. Get comfortable with the tools, measure weekly, and scale what works.Which projects suit AI-Prototype Build best?Best early candidates: internal workflow / CRUD apps, dashboards, approvals, replacing spreadsheet processes. Avoid safety‑critical, deep real‑time or heavy proprietary algorithm systems first. Start small to prove cycle time.What if we need to rebuild an existing codebase?Use Userdoc's code-to-documentation to ingest the codebase and generate structured, detailed documentation, a clean spec that de-risks a rewrite or refactor before you prototype.Try Userdoc today, 14-day free trialNo strings attached. Take control of your requirements so you can focus on what you do best - building great software.Get 14 days free --- Sunoco finds Userdoc a game-changer for requirementsBy Chris Rickard · June 24th, 2025✨ Summarize & explore this article with AI:ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiClaudeGrokSunoco LP is North America's largest independent fuel distributor and a leading operator of critical energy infrastructure, distributing approximately 9 billion gallons of branded and unbranded fuel annually across more than 40 states and the Caribbean. Sunoco LP also operates a network of over 14,000 miles of pipelines and more than 100 terminals throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Europe. The problem: "just a lot of words" "Generally, people struggle to write cohesive and well-structured requirements. It often resulted in poor-quality requirements that were difficult to follow… It was just a lot of words."— Casey Gay, Director of IT at Sunoco For their internal technical projects, Sunoco's .NET and Salesforce teams faced a familiar challenge: collecting comprehensive, useful user requirements that actually worked. Poor requirements led to friction between development teams and business users, with numerous mid-project redesigns and misunderstandings due to insufficient acceptance criteria. Sunoco tried to standardise with a Word template, but this approach also fell short, often resulting in 30-page documents that were hard to read and even harder to follow. Where other tools fell short Sunoco started the search for a tool to help write better software requirements and after considering several common industry tools, found they didn't offer the AI features needed, or were too complex and had a steep learning curve for their users. "Userdoc stood out. It doesn't attempt to be everything. Instead, it focuses specifically on building user requirements and software documentation, and it's great." — Casey Gay How Userdoc changed the game 15-minute onboardingTraining Sunoco's team members on Userdoc didn't take days, it took minutes - a learning curve of about 15 minutes, it's something we can hand over to business users with minimal training, Casey notes. Deeper requirements with AI guidanceYou always need a human in the loop, but by writing or pasting rough bullet notes, Userdoc's AI expands them into precise user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases. Breaking one 30-page spec into dozens of bite-sized stories pushes the team to think through each part, yielding more thorough, developer-ready requirements and cutting rework later on. Higher quality requirementsBut it's not just about speed. We can confidently say that Userdoc has significantly improved the quality of our requirements says Casey, having used the platform on three medium-to-large-sized projects so far. Just "Ask Userdoc"Traceability - across requirements, versions, decisions and owners - becomes simple. Just ask Userdoc. We no longer have debates over what the requirements were or what was meant, we simply use the built-in Userdoc AI to 'ask' the requirements [...]. For larger projects, this is a game-changer for the development team when they have questions about how something is supposed to work, Casey notes. Focus on what matters the mostThe simplicity of Userdoc is its strength. Limited formatting keeps writers concentrating on the content itself. Userdoc's restraint is its superpower. It forces us to articulate what matters, Casey adds. Sunoco — North America's largest independent fuel distributor, operating across 40+ states. Measurable impact ❌ Without Userdoc✅ With Userdoc30-page Word documents that were "hard to read"Bite-sized stories that are easy to understand and followFriction between development teams and business usersSeamless collaboration with minimal training requiredNumerous mid-project redesigns due to poor requirementsThorough, developer-ready requirements that cut reworkDebates over what requirements meantInstant answers through "Ask Userdoc" AI featurePoor-quality requirements that were "just a lot of words"Significantly improved requirement quality with AI guidance Sunoco's streamlined workflow Sunoco has developed a clear process using Userdoc: Map out high-level user journeys to ensure mutual agreement on the software's purpose Create an initial outline of high-level epics and user stories Fill out detailed acceptance criteria with the business team using AI assistance Develop with confidence using a live, shared source of truth via living software requirements "It's all very straightforward and allows us to break the project down into logical, easily understandable pieces." — Casey Gay The results After using Userdoc on three medium-to-large-sized projects, Casey is clear about the impact: "We can confidently say that Userdoc has significantly improved the quality of our requirements. Additionally, the AI integration has reduced the time it takes to create them.Better quality. Less time. That's a win." — Casey Gay The transformation wasn't just about speed - it was about fundamentally changing how Sunoco approaches requirements gathering, turning a source of friction into a streamlined, collaborative process. Sunoco's advice to other teams Sunoco's journey from 30-page Word documents to streamlined, AI-enhanced requirements demonstrates how the right tool can transform not just processes, but team dynamics and project outcomes. "If you're not happy with the quality of your requirements documents, I highly recommend giving Userdoc a try. It's incredibly easy to get started and straightforward to learn, so there's no reason to keep struggling. I have over 20 years of experience in IT, building and using software. It's easy to distinguish good software from bad. Good software simplifies my life and is fun to use. Userdoc is excellent software." — Casey Gay By leveraging Userdoc's AI to enhance human expertise and implementing a structured process, Sunoco has turned software requirements gathering from a source of friction into a competitive advantage. ✨Ready to transform your requirements process?✨ Try Userdoc todayStart my free trialLearn moreFrequently Asked QuestionsQuestionAnswerWhat problem was Sunoco trying to solve?Replacing long 30-page requirement specs with a faster, clearer way to create and manage software requirements.How quickly can a new team learn Userdoc?Sunoco's business and dev users were productive after roughly 15 minutes of onboarding.Did AI help Sunoco create better requirements?Yes – "Better quality. Less time. That's a win". Userdoc's AI transforms rough bullet notes into precise user stories with detailed acceptance criteria and test casesHow does the "Ask Userdoc" AI help?Anyone can query the live requirements in plain language and instantly see the accepted answer, removing debates over "what was meant".Does Userdoc integrate with our existing tools?Yes – Userdoc syncs software requirements with popular project-management platforms such as JIRA so teams keep a single source of truth.Is Userdoc only useful for new projects?No – Userdoc can reverse-engineer existing source code into detailed requirements documentation, giving existing and legacy systems the same living documentation as green-field work.Try Userdoc today, 14-day free trialNo strings attached. Take control of your requirements so you can focus on what you do best - building great software.Get 14 days free