BOUML comparisons
BOUML is compared head-to-head with IBM Engineering Rhapsody, Sparx Enterprise Architect and IBM Rational Software Architect Designer and more: 7 head-to-heads in UML Modeling Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
BOUML head-to-head
- BOUML vs IBM Engineering Rhapsody
- BOUML vs Sparx Enterprise Architect
- BOUML vs IBM Rational Software Architect Designer
- BOUML vs Visual Paradigm
- BOUML vs Eclipse Papyrus
- BOUML vs Altova UModel
- BOUML vs Astah UML
BOUML vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | UML diagram types | Code generation | Reverse engineering | Team collaboration | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | BOUML | Yes | Free | use case, sequence, communication, class, composite class, activity, state, object, composite object, component, deployment | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
| 1 | IBM Engineering Rhapsody | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |||
| 2 | Sparx Enterprise Architect | Yes | 8.9 | |||||
| 3 | IBM Rational Software Architect Designer | use case, activity, class, sequence, communication, interaction overview, composite structure, component, deployment, state machine | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 4 | Visual Paradigm | Yes | $4/user/mo | 8.8 | ||||
| 5 | Eclipse Papyrus | Yes | Free | 8.7 | ||||
| 6 | Altova UModel | No | $209/user one-time | Class, activity, component, communication, composite structure, deployment, interaction overview, object, package, profile, sequence, state machine, timing, use case | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 7 | Astah UML | Yes | $6.99/user/mo | Class, Use Case, State Machine, Activity, Sequence, Timing, Communication, Component, Deployment, Composite Structure | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 |
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