--- title: "Archi Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about Archi Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Enterprise Architecture products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/168828/Archi/" page_type: "product" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-19" --- # Archi Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on October 19, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Archi ## What is Archi? Archi is open source software for creating ArchiMate models and sketches. This cross-platform modelling toolkit offers enterprise architects and modelers a free, low-cost way to use the ArchiMate language within TOGAF or other enterprise architecture frameworks. It supports the latest ArchiMate 3.1 concepts, relationships, and viewpoints. Key features include a Hints view for understanding ArchiMate, a Visualiser to see element connections, a Sketch view for brainstorming, and a Canvas Modelling Toolkit for designing canvases. ## What is Archi used for? [Enterprise Architecture](https://www.capterra.com/enterprise-architecture-software/) Overall rating Based on 5 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Archi?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/archi/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Archi 4.6 (5) VS. [### Essential](https://www.capterra.com/p/179483/Essential-Cloud/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/179483/Essential-Cloud/#reviews) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $12500 Per User, Per Year Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.0 (5) Ease Of Use 0.0 (0) Value For Money 5.0 (5) Value For Money 0.0 (0) Customer Service 4.6 (5) Customer Service 0.0 (0) ## Archi alternatives Highest Rated [Bizzdesign Enterprise Transformation Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/174681/BizzDesign/) [5.0 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/174681/BizzDesign/#reviews) Starting price $5000.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/174681/BizzDesign/) [Modelio BA Enterprise Architect](https://www.capterra.com/p/171776/Modelio/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/171776/Modelio/#reviews) Starting price $422.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/171776/Modelio/) [Capsifi](https://www.capterra.com/p/188412/Jalapeno/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/188412/Jalapeno/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/188412/Jalapeno/) [FIOS Insight](https://www.capterra.com/p/178600/Insight-EA/) [5.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/178600/Insight-EA/#reviews) Starting price $100.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/178600/Insight-EA/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/168828/Archi/alternatives/) ## Pricing Value for money 5.0 (5) Value for money 5.0 (5) 5.0 Based on 5 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.6 (5) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.6 (5) 4.6 Based on 5 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 5 reviews Filter by rating Counts reflect reviews available in this feed. 5(3) 4(2) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Recent reviews first, then most helpful AD Analista de procesos Analista de procesos Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Excellent enterprise architecture diagramming tool" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 July 24, 2018 Pros Really nice interface, the diagramming is easy, you have a big ammount of different diagrams to work with Cons It could be integrated with other tools to give more value to the work you put when you create the diagrams EA Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Great free tool for architecture modeling using the archimate modeling notation. " 5.0 November 17, 2017 Pros Ease to create catalogs and views of the architecture using Archimate notation. All the content generated in the tool can be exported to XML, so it can be imported from another Enterprise Architecture tools. It's free, so you can install it in multiple architects´s computers in the enterprise. It is possible to perform basic impact ananlysis. Cons This tool does not have a matriz functionality, so every dependency has to be done using views. It is not possible to do Gap analysis. SA Solutions Architect | BPM/SOA/EAI Solutions Architect | BPM/SOA/EAI Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Archi : Very easy for Enterprise Architecture" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 17, 2018 Pros That it is a required tool to know if you're working in as an Enterprise architect, good desing, nice look and feel, easy to use, drag and drog, variety of diagrams, export functions. Cons It could be integrated with external tools like a database in case you're working on a relational database diagram AD Arquiteto de infraestrutura Arquiteto de infraestrutura Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "A free alternative to work with architecture maps" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 January 5, 2018 If you need to start mapping your environment and applications, in different layers, this is a option to consider. Easy to use and setup locally. Pros Easy to use; Have different layers of archimate; Supports Archimate 3; Have a visualizer option, that allows to easily identify the relationship between components of the system architecture; In th last updates you may already integrate to Git. Cons Slow to open when you have lots of devices in your model. Maybe because of the relationships, but take sometime to load. CO Consultor Consultor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Very good for Enterprise Architecture Diagrams" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 15, 2018 Pros It's easy to create diagrams and to use standard architecture views, the look and feel of the software is very good and is easy to use Cons It can be very slow to work on it when you have a folder with a lot of diagrams maybe because it has to load everything when you start. ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.