IBM Rational Software Architect AlternativesUML Modeling Tools and other similar apps like IBM Rational Software Architect

IBM Rational Software Architect is described as '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' and is a UML Modeling tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to IBM Rational Software Architect for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Snapcraft apps. The best IBM Rational Software Architect alternative is Umbrello, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like IBM Rational Software Architect are Visual Paradigm, StarUML, Enterprise Architect and ClickCharts.

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  1. Umbrello icon

    Umbrello

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    Umbrello is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) modelling tool and code generator. It can create diagrams of software and other systems in the industry-standard UML format, and can also generate code from UML diagrams in a variety of programming languages.

    52 Umbrello alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    • Umbrello is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to IBM Rational Software Architect.

    • Umbrello is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IBM Rational Software Architect.

    • Umbrello is Free and Open SourceIBM Rational Software Architect is Paid and Proprietary
    • Umbrello is Privacy focusedIBM Rational Software Architect is not according to our users
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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.

    81 Visual Paradigm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular Mac alternative to IBM Rational Software Architect.

    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular commercial alternative to IBM Rational Software Architect.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryIBM Rational Software 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...

    57 StarUML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    ClickCharts

    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple di...

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    Enterprise Architect

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    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.

    52 Enterprise Architect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    ClickCharts

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    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    120 ClickCharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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    • ClickCharts is the most popular Android alternative to IBM Rational Software Architect.

    • ClickCharts is Free Personal and ProprietaryIBM Rational Software Architect is Paid and Proprietary
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    UMLet

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    UMLet is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface: draw UML diagrams fast, export diagrams to eps, pdf, jpg, svg, and clipboard, share diagrams using Eclipse, and create new, custom UML elements.

    35 UMLet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  10. SAP PowerDesigner icon

    SAP PowerDesigner

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    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.

    25 SAP PowerDesigner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Papyrus UML icon

    Papyrus UML

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    Graphical modelling open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse environment.

    39 Papyrus UML alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
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    • Papyrus UML is Free and Open SourceIBM Rational Software Architect is Paid and Proprietary

  12. Dynamic Draw

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    A Powerful idea processor.It's Open Source and Freeware. Create UML Diagrams, Network Diagrams, Flowcharts and many other types of diagrams with the versatile Dynamic Draw Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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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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  15. Eclipse Mode Development Tools

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    The Model Development Tools (MDT) project focuses on big "M" modeling within the Modeling project. Its purpose is twofold:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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