Enterprise Architect AlternativesUML Modeling Tools and other similar apps like Enterprise Architect

Enterprise Architect is described as 'High performance and scalable visual modeling tool for the planning, design and construction of business architectures, software and systems. With customers based in all industries, Sparx Systems is a leading vendor of innovative modeling solutions' and is a UML Modeling tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Enterprise Architect for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best Enterprise Architect alternative is Visual Paradigm. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Wireflow or Modelio. Other great apps like Enterprise Architect are Wondershare EdrawMax, StarUML, IBM Rational Software Architect and Archi.

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  1. Visual Paradigm icon

    Visual Paradigm

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    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    82 Visual Paradigm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Great tools for software development.

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    • Most users think Visual Paradigm is a great Enterprise Architect alternative.

    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular commercial alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryEnterprise Architect is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Wondershare EdrawMax icon

    Wondershare EdrawMax

     51 likes

    Versatile diagram software offering extensive templates for flowcharts, org charts, and more. AI integration simplifies diagramming, facilitates project analysis, and includes features like chatbots and OCR. Suitable for personal, professional, and collaborative use.

    126 Wondershare EdrawMax alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Can't link between diagrams

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    • Wondershare EdrawMax is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Wondershare EdrawMax is Paid and ProprietaryEnterprise Architect is also Paid and Proprietary
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    StarUML

     41 likes

    StarUML is a program to develop fast, flexible, extensible, featureful, and freely-available UML/MDA platform running on Win32 platform. The goal of the StarUML project is to build a software modeling tool and also platform that is a compelling replacement of commercial UML...

    58 StarUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Creately

    Web-based diagram platform offers real-time teamwork, 50+ diagram and mind mapping types, technical wireframing, smart objects, templates, version control, secure cloud storage, PDF export, collaboration tools, commenting, and in...

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    Wireflow

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    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Wireflow is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Wireflow is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Wireflow is Free and Open SourceEnterprise Architect is Paid and Proprietary
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    Modelio

     18 likes

    Modelio is an open source modeling tool supporting natively UML, BPMN and model exchange with XMI. It allows to draw all UML2 diagrams and specific diagrams for business process modeling. It is easy and powerful with the capacity to add new functionalities to the application.

    34 Modelio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
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  8. IBM Rational Software Architect icon

    IBM Rational Software Architect

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    Rational Software Architect is an object-oriented Unified Modeling Language (UML) software design tool intended for visual modeling and component construction of enterprise-level software applications.

    12 IBM Rational Software Architect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Archi

     11 likes

    A free and open source modelling tool to create ArchiMate models and sketches. Used by thousands of Enterprise Architects throughout the world.

    14 Archi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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    SAP PowerDesigner

     9 likes

    Model-driven platform supporting data, process, and information architecture, enabling collaborative visualization of change impact, architecture layer mapping, metadata management, requirement capture, dependency analysis, documentation, and integration with databases and frameworks.

    26 SAP PowerDesigner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MagicDraw

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    MagicDraw is an award-winning business process, architecture, software and system modeling tool with teamwork support. MagicDraw UML can do comprehensive UML diagramming, reverse and forward engineering for Java and C++.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Creately

     109 likes

    Web-based diagram platform offers real-time teamwork, 50+ diagram and mind mapping types, technical wireframing, smart objects, templates, version control, secure cloud storage, PDF export, collaboration tools, commenting, and integration for business and education use.

    77 Creately alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Software Ideas Modeler

     25 likes

    Lightweight, powerful, easy to use, UML tool

    Software Ideas Modeler is a lightweight and powerful CASE tool. It supports UML 2.2 diagrams and a lot of other ones. Software Ideas Modeler is freeware (for non-commercial use). Commercial user may use this software only after buying.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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