IBM Rational Software Architect Alternatives for Mac

IBM Rational Software Architect is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Visual Paradigm. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Papyrus UML or Eclipse Mode Development Tools. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to IBM Rational Software Architect and six of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to IBM Rational Software Architect are StarUML, ClickCharts and MagicDraw.

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IBM Rational Software Architect alternatives are mainly UML Modeling Tools but may also be Diagram Editors or Mind Mapping Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of IBM Rational Software Architect.

IBM Rational Software Architect

UML Modeling Tool
Paid • Proprietary

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.

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IBM Rational Software Architect alternatives page was last updated Mar 15, 2023

Visual Paradigm
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.
74 Visual Paradigm alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Diagram Editor
- UML Modeling Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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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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- Visual Paradigm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux 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

StarUML
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...
54 StarUML alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
- UML Modeling Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
StarUML Features
Entity Relationship Diagrams
Sequence Diagrams
Export to PDF
Class Diagrams
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ClickCharts
Clickcharts flowchart software allows for easy drawing of diagrams and flowcharts to provide a way of organising and displaying data. Lay out your ideas, organisation and processes or create UML, Venn or mind map diagrams with this flow diagram maker.
114 ClickCharts alternatives
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
- Mind Mapping Tool
- Diagram Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- Kindle Fire
ClickCharts Features
Flow diagram visualisation
Flow Chart
ER Diagrams
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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

Papyrus UML
Graphical modelling open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse environment.
38 Papyrus UML alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- UML Modeling Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Eclipse
Papyrus UML Features
Java based
SysML
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It's Free and based on Eclipse environment.
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- Papyrus UML is Free and Open SourceIBM Rational Software Architect is Paid and Proprietary

MagicDraw
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++.
30 MagicDraw alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Diagram Editor
- UML Modeling Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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Eclipse Mode Development Tools
The Model Development Tools (MDT) project focuses on big "M" modeling within the Modeling project. Its purpose is twofold:
25 Eclipse Mode Development Tools alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- UML Modeling Tool
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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