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Head-to-head · Enterprise Architecture Software

ADOIT vs ABACUS

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score ADOIT #2 in Enterprise Architecture Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ADOIT
ABACUS #7 in Enterprise Architecture Software 6.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Avolution

ADOIT leads on 1 check, ABACUS on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreADOIT · 8.8/10
  • Free planonly ADOIT

ADOIT scores higher on our rubric for enterprise architecture software: 8.8 against 6.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

ADOIT offers free plan; ABACUS doesn't publish it.

ADOIT is the better fit for teams wanting a free start and ArchiMate EA. ABACUS is the better fit for teams needing hybrid EA modeling and scenario planning.

  • ADOIT fits best

    Teams wanting a free start and ArchiMate EA

  • ABACUS fits best

    Teams needing hybrid EA modeling and scenario planning

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Side by side

Feature ADOIT 8.8/10 Visit ↗ ABACUS 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 6.7
Ranking #2 in Enterprise Architecture Software #7 in Enterprise Architecture Software
Best for Teams wanting a free start and ArchiMate EA Teams needing hybrid EA modeling and scenario planning
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan ✓ (best) Not published
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Docs Docs
Compliance GDPR, ISO 27001 ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA, PCI DSS
Integrations 7 integrations 8 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ADOIT 5/5 · ABACUS 5/5
ArchiMate modeling ✓ ✓
Capability mapping ✓ ✓
Application portfolio ✓ ✓
Roadmap planning ✓ ✓
Custom metamodel ✓ ✓
Specs
Deployment Not published Hybrid
Our review
Pros
  • Free Community Edition provides an ArchiMate repository for one user.
  • Capability planning, application portfolios, and roadmaps cover core EA work.
  • Cloud and self-hosted deployment plus listed integrations support varied environments.
  • Compares current and future architecture states and supports roadmap planning.
  • Maps business capabilities to applications, processes and technology.
  • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment with enterprise data integrations.
Cons
  • Community Edition supports only one user and one language.
  • The free plan limits the number of objects and models.
  • Advanced technical support is reserved for ADOIT Individual.
  • Pricing is provided by request rather than published as a fixed amount.
  • The Foundation plan specifies separate modeler, editor and collaborator allowances.
  • The listed support channel is documentation.
Our verdict

ADOIT is enterprise architecture software from BOC Group for mid-sized and large organizations. Its ArchiMate-based repository connects business capabilities, applications, technologies, processes, and their relationships. Teams can map…

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ABACUS is Avolution’s enterprise architecture platform for architects and business teams modeling business, application, data and technology domains. It connects repository data to diagrams, dashboards, visualizations and analysis, with…

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  1. ADOITEnterprise Architecture Software 8.8Free plan
  2. ABACUSEnterprise Architecture Software 6.7Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • ADOIT — where it wins

    • Free Community Edition provides an ArchiMate repository for one user.
    • Capability planning, application portfolios, and roadmaps cover core EA work.
    • Cloud and self-hosted deployment plus listed integrations support varied environments.

    Where it doesn't

    • Community Edition supports only one user and one language.
    • The free plan limits the number of objects and models.
    • Advanced technical support is reserved for ADOIT Individual.

  • ABACUS — where it wins

    • Compares current and future architecture states and supports roadmap planning.
    • Maps business capabilities to applications, processes and technology.
    • Offers cloud and self-hosted deployment with enterprise data integrations.

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is provided by request rather than published as a fixed amount.
    • The Foundation plan specifies separate modeler, editor and collaborator allowances.
    • The listed support channel is documentation.
  • ADOIT8.8/10 · Free plan

    A free-start ArchiMate repository with planning, portfolio analysis, and configurable modeling.

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  • ABACUS6.7/10 · Pricing on request

    Hybrid EA modeling connects architecture scenarios, portfolios and roadmaps.

    Visit AvolutionFull verdict →

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