SMAD Portal vs Rollup
Hardware engineering copilot vs spacecraft mission workspace
Hardware teams using Rollup for general-purpose AI-assisted engineering data
- Your program is general hardware engineering (robotics, industrial, automotive) not specifically spacecraft
- You need Rollup’s broad AI copilot across engineering spreadsheets, BOMs, and documents
- You want a flexible canvas that does not assume a particular engineering methodology
- Your work is spacecraft mission engineering following the SMAD methodology
- You need orbit analysis, link budgets, and mission-specific calculators out of the box
- Phase gates, requirements traceability, and verification matrices are central to your lifecycle
- You need air-gap deployment for sensitive or classified programs
Feature Comparison
| Capability | SMAD Portal | Rollup |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Requirements traceability (RTM) | ✓ | Limited |
| AI engineering copilot | ✓ | ✓ |
| Risk register + risk matrix | ✓ | — |
| Mass / power / link budgets | ✓ | Generic |
| Phase gate tracking | ✓ | — |
| Orbit analysis calculators | ✓ | — |
| Engineering calculators (50+) | ✓ | Generic |
| AI trajectory optimizer | ✓ | — |
| SMAD methodology built in | ✓ | — |
| Air-gap deployment | ✓ | — |
| Setup time | 10 min | Hours |
| Starting price | $29/mo | $$ |
Switching from Rollup?
Export your Rollup data to CSV or JSON
Import requirements into SMAD Portal via the CSV importer
Re-create mass / power / link budgets using SMAD Portal’s dedicated budget modules
Use AI Advisor and AI Requirements to regenerate the derived engineering context
Frequently Asked Questions
How is SMAD Portal different from Rollup?
Rollup is a general-purpose AI engineering copilot — strong on hardware BOMs, spreadsheets, and documents across many industries. SMAD Portal is purpose-built for spacecraft missions with SMAD methodology, orbit analysis, link budgets, and phase gate tracking baked into the workflow. If you are building a satellite, SMAD Portal matches your workflow more tightly.
Does SMAD Portal have a general-purpose AI copilot?
Yes. SMAD Portal includes AI Advisor, AI Search, AI Requirements, AI Model Assistant (natural language modeling), AI Test Case Generator, and AI Trajectory Optimizer — all aware of the current mission’s requirements, budgets, and risks.
Can we use both SMAD Portal and Rollup?
Yes. Some teams use Rollup for broader hardware engineering data and SMAD Portal for the spacecraft-specific mission engineering workflow. CSV import/export bridges the two.
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