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

The best open source alternative to Enterprise Architect is Wireflow. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Enterprise Architect and 12 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Enterprise Architect are Modelio, Archi, Papyrus UML and Eclipse Capella.

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Enterprise Architect alternatives page was last updated Jan 26, 2025
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  1. Wireflow icon
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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.

    118 Wireflow alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Wireflow Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Flow Chart
    4.  Shared whiteboard

    Wireflow VS Enterprise Architect

     
    • 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
  2. Modelio icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse

    Modelio Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  SysML

    Modelio VS Enterprise Architect

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

    13 Archi alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Archi Features

    1.  Portable

    Archi VS Enterprise Architect

     
  4. Papyrus UML icon
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    Graphical modelling open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse environment.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse

    Papyrus UML Features

    1.  Java based
    2.  SysML

    Papyrus UML VS Enterprise Architect

     
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    Open source tool that provides methodological guidance, intuitive model editing, and viewing capabilities for Systems, Software and Hardware Architects.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Eclipse Capella Features

    1.  Visual dataflow
    2.  Sequence Diagrams
    3.  SysML

    Eclipse Capella VS Enterprise Architect

     
  6. WhiteStarUML icon
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    WhiteStarUML is a fork of StarUML with an intent to revive its Delphi code base by updating code to recent Delphi editions, reducing dependence on third party components and fixing bugs and adding new features.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The last update is from March 2018.

    WhiteStarUML Features

    1.  Support for Unicode

    WhiteStarUML VS Enterprise Architect

     
  7. UML Designer icon
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    UML Designer provides a set of common diagrams to work with UML 2.5 models. The intent is to provide an easy way to make the transition from UML to domain specific modeling.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UML Designer Features

    1.  SysML

    UML Designer VS Enterprise Architect

     
  8. Diagramo icon
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    Diagramo is an online flowchart software

    • diagrams (create, edit and share)
    • organization charts (create, edit and share)
    • network diagrams (create, edit and share)
    • graphs (create, edit and share).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Diagramo Features

    1.  Export to PNG
    2.  Graphs
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Flow Chart

    Diagramo VS Enterprise Architect

     
    Comments about Diagramo as an Alternative to Enterprise Architect
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    Negative Sep 25, 2020
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    it lacks a lot of necessary functionalities.

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    • Diagramo is Free and Open SourceEnterprise Architect is Paid and Proprietary
  9. NClass icon
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    NClass is a free tool to easily create UML class diagrams with full C# and Java language support. The user interface is designed to be simple and user-friendly for easy and fast development. Properties, enums, delegates and other language specific elements are fully supported...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Since 2010

    NClass Features

    1.  Class Diagrams

    NClass VS Enterprise Architect

     
  10. Graphor icon
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    Software Modeling Tool.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Graphor VS Enterprise Architect

     
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    The SQL Power Architect data modeling tool was created by data warehouse designers and has many unique features geared specifically for the data warehouse architect. It allows users to reverse-engineer existing databases, perform data profiling on source databases, and...

    44 SQL Power Architect alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2014.

    SQL Power Architect Features

    1.  Model Database
    2.  Database migration
    3.  Data modeling tool
    4.  Forward Engineering

    SQL Power Architect VS Enterprise Architect

     
  12. Classbuilder icon
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    ClassBuilder is freeware CASE tool targeted at the C++ developer, running on Win2K-XP. It lets you create, manipulate and navigate classes, class relations, class members and class methods at a high level of abstraction through a graphical user interface.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Classbuilder Features

    1.  Object-oriented Language
    2.  OOP

    Classbuilder VS Enterprise Architect

     
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