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Head-to-head · Cloud Visualization Tools

Arcentry vs CloudMap

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Arcentry #3 in Cloud Visualization Tools 7.7/10 Free plan · paid from $9.90/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Arcentry
CloudMap #8 in Cloud Visualization Tools 7.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 1 features Visit CloudMap

Arcentry leads on 0 checks, CloudMap on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreArcentry · 7.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCloudMap · 1 of 1

Arcentry scores higher on our rubric for cloud visualization tools: 7.7 against 7.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

CloudMap offers live resource discovery; Arcentry doesn't publish it.

Arcentry is the better fit for collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming. CloudMap is the better fit for teams mapping and governing AWS infrastructure.

  • Arcentry fits best

    Collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming

  • CloudMap fits best

    Teams mapping and governing AWS infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature Arcentry 7.7/10 Visit ↗ CloudMap 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.7 7.1
Ranking #3 in Cloud Visualization Tools #8 in Cloud Visualization Tools
Best for Collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming Teams mapping and governing AWS infrastructure
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $9.9/mo Not published
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Docs Email
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Arcentry 0/1 · CloudMap 1/1
Live resource discovery Not published ✓ (best)
Specs
Cloud providers Not published AWS
Diagram updates Not published Automatic
Export formats Not published Not published
Deployment options Not published Not published
Cloud services mapped Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Imports Terraform and CloudFormation into editable architecture diagrams
  • Combines real-time collaboration with REST API updates and live embeds
  • Supports 2D/3D visuals, monitoring views, custom components, and exports
  • Continuously discovers AWS resources and maps their relationships
  • Dependency drill-down, search and filtering help inspect architecture
  • Snapshots and diffs show changes; governance overlays support policy workflows
Cons
  • Free plan limits users to three architectures and 30 items per architecture
  • Standard charges $0.0001 for each API or service request above its quota
  • Enterprise capabilities use a custom plan with self-hosted deployment
  • Focused on AWS rather than broader multi-cloud coverage
  • Published Team and Enterprise plans are planned for general availability
  • Design Partner access is limited to accepted participants during private beta
Our verdict

Arcentry is a browser-based diagramming tool for infrastructure and cloud architecture teams. It supports 2D and 3D diagrams built from cloud, on-premises, open-source, and generic components. Teams can create diagrams manually or generate…

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CloudMap presents AWS resources and their relationships as a navigable architecture graph. Platform teams can use continuous discovery, interactive topology maps, and upstream and downstream dependency drill-down to inspect how…

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  1. ArcentryCloud Visualization Tools 7.7Free plan · paid from $9.90/mo
  2. CloudMapCloud Visualization Tools 7.1Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Arcentry — where it wins

    • Imports Terraform and CloudFormation into editable architecture diagrams
    • Combines real-time collaboration with REST API updates and live embeds
    • Supports 2D/3D visuals, monitoring views, custom components, and exports

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits users to three architectures and 30 items per architecture
    • Standard charges $0.0001 for each API or service request above its quota
    • Enterprise capabilities use a custom plan with self-hosted deployment

  • CloudMap — where it wins

    • Continuously discovers AWS resources and maps their relationships
    • Dependency drill-down, search and filtering help inspect architecture
    • Snapshots and diffs show changes; governance overlays support policy workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Focused on AWS rather than broader multi-cloud coverage
    • Published Team and Enterprise plans are planned for general availability
    • Design Partner access is limited to accepted participants during private beta
  • Arcentry7.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $9.90/mo

    Flexible 2D/3D infrastructure mapping with automation, collaboration, and a free tier.

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  • CloudMap7.1/10 · Free plan

    An AWS-focused topology map with live discovery, dependency drill-down and change tracking.

    Visit CloudMapFull verdict →

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