Enterprise Architect Alternatives for Mac

Enterprise Architect is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Wondershare EdrawMax. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Papyrus UML or Creately. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Enterprise Architect and 19 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Enterprise Architect are Visual Paradigm, StarUML, Axure RP and Archi.

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Enterprise Architect alternatives are mainly UML Modeling Tools but may also be Diagram Editors or Mind Mapping Tools.  Other popular filters includes Online + Free. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Enterprise Architect.
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  1. Wondershare EdrawMax icon
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    Wondershare EdrawMax

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    Wondershare EdrawMax is a software designed for creating various diagrams and charts including flowcharts, mind maps, and business diagrams. It also provides a user-friendly floor planning solution and a visual reference for complex electrical systems.

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    Wondershare EdrawMax Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Flow Chart
    4.  Mind Map view
    5.  Organization
    6.  Export to PDF
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    Can't link between diagrams

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    • Wondershare EdrawMax is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Enterprise Architect.

    • Wondershare EdrawMax is the most popular commercial alternative to Enterprise Architect.

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

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    Visual Paradigm Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    3.  Website wireframing
    4.  SAML Single Sign-On
    5.  User story mapping
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    Great tools for software development.

    Positive comment •Feb 5, 2018
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    • Most users think Visual Paradigm is a great Enterprise Architect alternative.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryEnterprise Architect is also Paid and Proprietary
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    StarUML

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    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...

    55 StarUML alternatives
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    StarUML Features

    1.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    2.  Sequence Diagrams
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Class Diagrams
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    An online diagramming tool with built-in productivity features to create diagrams faster. Draw flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, network diagrams, Venn diagrams and 50+ other diagrams types. Readymade templates to get started fa...

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    Axure RP

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    Axure RP is the leading tool for rapidly creating wireframes, prototypes and specifications for applications and web sites.

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    Papyrus UML

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    Graphical modelling open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse environment.

    38 Papyrus UML alternatives
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    Papyrus UML Features

    1.  Java based
    2.  SysML
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    Creately

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    An online diagramming tool with built-in productivity features to create diagrams faster. Draw flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, network diagrams, Venn diagrams and 50+ other diagrams types. Readymade templates to get started fast.

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    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Creately Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Flow diagram visualisation
    3.  Multiple export options
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Export to PDF
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    8.  ER Diagrams
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    Archi

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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.

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    • Free • Open Source

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    Archi Features

    1.  Portable
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    SQL Power 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...

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    OLAP Schema Editor

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    • Free Personal • Open Source

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    SQL Power Architect Features

    1.  Model Database
    2.  Database migration
    3.  Data modeling tool
    4.  Forward Engineering
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    It was last updated in 2014.

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    Eclipse Capella

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

    14 Eclipse Capella alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    Eclipse Capella Features

    1.  Visual dataflow
    2.  Sequence Diagrams
    3.  SysML
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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++.

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    UML Designer

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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.

    13 UML Designer alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    UML Designer Features

    1.  SysML
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    Yakindu Statechart Tools

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    With YAKINDU Statechart Tools, you can easily create complex systems in a visual way. Simulate and test your system’s behavior already while you are modeling.

    16 Yakindu Statechart Tools alternatives
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    • Free Personal • Proprietary

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    • Eclipse

    Yakindu Statechart Tools Features

    1.  State machine
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