Payload ties every requirement to the exact component, file version, prototype, test and decision behind it. So when something breaks in the field, you can walk the trail back in one click — not one week.
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Prototype #7 is on the bench, failing at 40°C. Which firmware? Which hinge revision? Which BOM? The label doesn't say — and neither does anyone's memory.
The lab emails back a PDF. It lands in a Slack channel. Nobody links it to the requirement it was meant to prove, or to the decision it should have unblocked.
You want the CNC shop to see one housing revision — not your BOM, roadmap and pricing. Today that means zipping files by hand and hoping nothing leaks.
"I need to know which firmware, which PCB rev and which mechanical version are actually inside prototype #7."
"I want a comment on the geometry to trigger a change — not vanish into a thread."
"I need to know which stage gate we're stuck on and exactly what's blocking it."
"I need external testers and suppliers to contribute — without inviting them into the whole project."
Every requirement links to the components and file versions that satisfy it. Verify, don't guess.
QR-tag every physical unit. Scan to see its exact component + file version snapshot.
Test rounds, findings by severity, and a public portal so external testers can submit without an account.
Gates with auto-evaluated criteria. Passing writes a signed entry to the decision log.
Every node in Payload — requirement, component, file version, prototype, test finding, decision — knows what it's connected to. Follow the trail in either direction.
Three hardware teams. Three ways Payload's version trail cut the CAD confusion tax.
“We used to build one prototype a month from the wrong STEP file. Payload's linked file versions and stage-gate lock killed it — every prototype now cites the exact revision it came from.
Start your first project free, or see Payload on your own CAD in a 20-minute demo.
"A field unit failed. In 30 seconds we had its exact BOM, the two open findings against it, and the decision that shipped it anyway. That used to be a two-day archaeology dig."
Your first project is free. Bring the whole team — including external testers, suppliers and the factory.
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