Visual Paradigm Alternatives

Visual Paradigm is described as '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' and is a Diagram Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Visual Paradigm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Visual Paradigm alternative is draw.io, which is free. Other great apps like Visual Paradigm are Excalidraw, yEd Graph Editor, Dia and Lucidchart.

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  1. 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.

    53 Enterprise Architect alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Enterprise Architect vs Visual Paradigm Comments
    Guest
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    1

    Very complete, very easy to use, code generation and more.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Enterprise Architect is Paid and ProprietaryVisual Paradigm is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Google Drawings icon
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    Google Drawings, part of Google Drive, allows users to collaborate creating, sharing, and editing images or drawings. It can be used for creating charts, diagrams, designs, flow-charts, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  3. 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.

    13 IBM Rational Software Architect alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  4. Umbrello icon
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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.

    53 Umbrello alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. StarUML icon
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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...

    58 StarUML alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. 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.

    35 Modelio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
     
  7. Gaphor icon
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    Gaphor is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) UML and SysML modeling environment easy to use that will help you create your applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Software Ideas Modeler vs Visual Paradigm Comments
    adri66
    Positive
    0

    Can also convert code to diagram. My personal fell is Ideas is more user-friendly

    • Software Ideas Modeler is Paid and ProprietaryVisual Paradigm is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. QuikFlow icon
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    Create flowcharts (and mind maps) without worrying about layout with QuikFlow. With our innovative interactive layout algorithms, you can work as if you were using a mind mapping application while creating flowcharts. Define your structure and the app handles the layout!

    66 QuikFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  10. Hunch icon
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    Hunch is a new kind of workspace for AI-first work, empowering users to create custom AI workflows without any programming. It's as simple as connecting blocks, each representing a specific task. The workspace lets you harness any AI model to be more productive and creative.

    29 Hunch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Papyrus UML icon
     17 likes

    Graphical modelling open source UML2 tool based on Eclipse environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
     
  12. UMLet icon
     30 likes

    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.

    36 UMLet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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