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This article compares Unified Modeling Language tools.
General
| Name | Creator | Platform / OS | First public release | Latest stable release | Open source | Software license | Programming language used |
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| AgileJ StructureViews | AgileJ | Cross-platform (Java) | No | Commercial | Java | ||
| Altova UModel | Altova | Microsoft Windows | 2005-05 | No | Commercial | Java, C#, Visual Basic | |
| ArgoUML | Tigris.org | Cross-platform (Java) | 1998-04 | 2011-02-24 | Yes | EPL | Java |
| astah* | Change Vision, Inc. | Multi-platform | 2011-09-19 | No | Commercial, Free trial, Free edition (Community version) | Java, C++, C# | |
| ATL | Obeo, INRIA Free software community |
Cross-platform (Java) | 2010-06-23 | Yes | EPL | Java | |
| Borland Together | Borland | Cross-platform (Java) | 2008 | No | Commercial | ||
| BOUML | Bruno Pagès | Cross-platform | 2010-11 | Yes | GPL | C++/Qt | |
| Dia | Alexander Larsson/GNOME Office | Cross-platform (GTK+) | 2004? | 2010-01-25 | Yes | GPL | C |
| Eclipse UML2 Tools[1] | Eclipse Foundation | Cross-platform (Java) | Planning | Planned | Yes | Eclipse? | Java |
| Enterprise Architect | Sparx Systems | Windows (Supports Linux & Mac installation) | 2000 | 2011-07-11 | No | Commercial | C++ |
| MagicDraw UML | No Magic | Cross-platform (Java) | 1998 | 2010-11-29 | No | Commercial | Java |
| Objecteering | Objecteering Software | Windows, Linux | 1992 | No | Commercial | ||
| objectiF | microTOOL | Microsoft Windows | 1992 | 2010-09-21 | No | Commercial | Java, C#, C++ |
| Open ModelSphere | Grandite | Cross-platform (Java) | 2002-02 | 2009-11-04 | Yes | GPL | Java |
| Papyrus | Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Atos Origin | Windows, Linux | 2010-12-15 | Yes | EPL | Java | |
| PowerDesigner | Sybase | Windows | 1989 | 2010 | No | Commercial | |
| Poseidon for UML | Gentleware | Cross-platform (Java) | No | Commercial | Java | ||
| RISE | RISE to Bloome Software | Windows (.NET) | 2008 | 2010-09-03 | No | Freeware | C# |
| Software Ideas Modeler | Dusan Rodina | Windows (.NET), Linux (Mono) | 2009-08-27 | 2011-10-09 | No | Commercial, Freeware for non-commercial use | C# |
| StarUML | Plastic Software | Windows | 2005-11-01 | 2006-08-07 | Yes | GPL, modified | Delphi |
| Umbrello UML Modeller | Umbrello Team | Unix-like; Windows | 2006-09-09 | 2009-08-04 | Yes | GPL | C++, KDE |
| Visual Paradigm for UML | Visual Paradigm Int'l Ltd. | Cross-platform (Java) | 2002-06-20 | 2011-09-19 | No | Commercial, Free Community Edition | Java |
| Name | Creator | Platform / OS | First public release | Latest stable release | Open source | Software license | Programming language used |
Features
| Name | UML 2 | MDA | XMI | Templates | Languages generated | Reverse engineered languages | Integrated with | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgileJ StructureViews | No | Yes | Custom reverse-engineered class-diagrams — Java/Eclipse/Agile. | ? | Java | Java | Eclipse | |
| Altova UModel | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Java, C#, Visual Basic | Java, C#, Visual Basic | Eclipse, Visual Studio | Also supports business process modeling, SysML, and database modeling |
| ArgoUML | No | ? | Yes | ? | C++, C#, Java, PHP4, PHP5, Ruby | Java (other languages with plugins) | Closely follows the UML standard | |
| astah* | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Java, C++, C# | Java, C++, C# | UML 2.x, Mind Mapping, ER Diagram, DFD, Flowchart, CRUD, Traceability Map, Requirement Diagram and Requirement table. Provides API and Plugins, RTF, HTML Export. | |
| ATL | Yes | No | Yes | No | Available from the Eclipse M2M project (Model to Model). | Can transform UML & EMF models into other models. It has a repository of transformations called ZOO about a large set of common industrial corncerns and educational labs. | ||
| Borland Together | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Java 6, C++, CORBA | Eclipse and MS VS.NET 2005 | ||
| BOUML | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C++, Java, PHP, IDL, Python | C++, Java, PHP | Solid code roundtrip, fast. | |
| Dia | No (partly) | No | No | No | (see separate tool Dia2Code) | |||
| Eclipse UML2 Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java (or Eclipse project supported?) | Java (or Eclipse project supported?) | Eclipse | 5 diagram types. |
| Enterprise Architect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ActionScript, C, C#, C++, Delphi, Java, PHP, Python, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, DDL, EJB, XML Schema, Ada, VHDL, Verilog, WSDL, BPEL, Corba IDL | ActionScript, C, C#, C++, Delphi, Java, PHP, Python, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, DDL, XML Schema, WSDL | Eclipse, Visual Studio, TcSE | UML 2.3, SysML, BPMN, SoaML, SOMF, WSDL, XSD, ArchiMate. Frameworks supported: UPDM, Zachman, TOGAF. Forward and Reverse Engineering for code and Database. Model driven Integrated Developement with edit/build/debug/test for Java, .Net, PHP & GNU code. User defined report generation to RTF and HTML. |
| MagicDraw UML | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java, C++, C#, CIL, CORBA IDL, DDL, EJB, XML Schema, WSDL | Java, C++, C#, CIL, CORBA IDL, DDL, EJB, XML Schema, WSDL | Eclipse, EMF, NetBeans | UML 2.3, Full round-trip support for Java, C++, C#, CL (MSIL) and CORBA IDL, Report generator from template in RTF, HTML, XML, ODT, ODS, ODP, and Text (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX since 16.8). |
| Objecteering | Yes | Yes | Yes[2] | ? | Java, C++, C#, SQL DDL, CORBA IDL and Fortran | Eclipse | ||
| objectiF | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java, C#, Visual Basic, C++ | Java, C#, Visual Basic | Eclipse, Visual Studio | Also supports business process modeling, round-trip engineering and reverse engineering and offers various diagram types |
| Open ModelSphere | No | ? | ? | Yes | Java, SQL | Java | Supports data, business-process and UML modeling | |
| Papyrus | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Ada 2005, C/C++, Java addins | Eclipse | ||
| PowerDesigner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java, C#, VB .NET | Eclipse (optional) | Data-modeling, business-process modeling - round trip engineering | |
| Software Ideas Modeler | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C++, C#, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL DDL, VB.NET, VB6 | C#, VB.NET | UML, Data Flow Diagram, Flowchart, Robustness Diagram, CRC, ERD, Mixed Diagram | |
| StarUML | Yes | Yes | Import | Yes | Java,C#,C++ | Java Profile,C++ Profile,C# Profile Code Generator and Reverse Engineer | C# | Plug-in architecture: C++, Delphi, C#, VB. Not under active development since 2005. |
| Umbrello UML Modeller | No | ? | Yes | ? | C++, Java, Perl, PHP, Python … 16 | C++, IDL, Pascal/Delphi, Ada, Python, Java; import XMI, RoseMDL | KDE | |
| Visual Paradigm for UML | Yes | ? | Yes (commercial version) | ? | Java, C#, C++, PHP, Ada, Action Script (all only in commercial version) | Java, C# (binary), C++, PHP (all only in commercial version) | Eclipse, NetBeans and IntelliJ | Full UML 2.1, SysML, ERD, BPMN, data modeling, business modeling and reverse engineering of source code and databases (only in commercial version) |
| Name | UML 2 | MDA | XMI | Templates | Languages generated | Reverse engineered languages | Integrated with | Details |
Other UML tools
| Name | Open source | Software license | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CaseComplete | No | Commercial | Use Case and Requirements management tool including Use Case diagrams. |
| Creately for UML | No | Commercial | A web-based collaboratively UML tool for Windows, Linux and Mac that sports a WYSIWYG interface and smart shapes for UML. |
| Crocus Modeller, UML for AS3 & Flex | No | Commercial | An AIR-based cross-platform UML tool designed for AS3 and Flex developers. In addition to modeling support, it provides code generation and reverse engineering.[3] |
| eRequirements | No | Commercial | Free web-based requirements-management tool. |
| Gaphor | Yes | A GTK+/GNOME UML 2.0 modeling environment written in Python. | |
| Imagix 4D | No | Commercial | C, C++ and Java reverse engineering / program comprehension tool generating UML Class Diagrams. |
| KeY | Yes | GPL | Software verification tool for Java programs which are validated against OCL specifications. |
| LucidChart | No | Commercial | A free web standards-based collaborative UML modeling (state, activity, sequence, use-case) tool for Windows, Linux and Mac. |
| Microsoft Visio | No | Commercial | A diagramming tool that also supports UML (Stencil and Template for UML 2.2). |
| MonoUML | Yes | Based on the latest[update] Mono, GTK+ and ExpertCoder. Can reverse engineer executables and .NET assemblies. Discontinued (Last updated 2007; dead links on Homepage).[4] | |
| MyEclipse | No | Commercial | An Eclipse-based IDE. Professional Edition includes UML solutions. |
| NClass | Yes | An open source tool to create UML class diagrams with full C# and Java language support. | |
| NetBeans | Yes | Available in NetBeans 6.0 full edition, or as a downloadable plugin in Plugin Manager, or with NetBeans IDE 5.5 Enterprise Pack. (UML support is no longer available in NB 6.7, 6.8, 6.9 and 7.0 due to a complete rewrite of the functionality.) | |
| OptimalJ | No | Commercial | Discontinued since 2008. A model-driven development environment for Java. |
| Poseidon for UML | No | Commercial | Commercial version of ArgoUML - supports UML 2.0 |
| Rational Rhapsody | No | Commercial | Supports UML 2.0 and SysML for embedded and real-time systems markets. |
| Rational Rose | No | Commercial | By Rational Software (sold to IBM in 2003); supports UML 1.x . |
| Rational Rose XDE | No | Commercial | An "eXtended Development Environment" in the tradition of Rational Rose; supports UML 1.x . |
| Rational Software Architect | No | Commercial | Eclipse-based UML 2.0 tool by the Rational Division of IBM. |
| System Architect | No | Commercial | Supports UML integrated with other notations and methods in an Enterprise Architecture environment. |
| UML Pad | Yes | A UML modeller written in C++/wxWidgets (licensed under the GNU GPL). | |
| UMLet | Yes | GPL | A Java-based UML tool. Also available as a plug-in for the Eclipse IDE. |
| Visustin | No | Commercial | Reverse-engineers UML activity-diagrams and flow-charts. |
| yEd | No | Freeware | A cross-platform, general-purpose graph editor application that supports creation of UML diagrams. |
| Name | Open source | Software license | Comment |
References
- ^ "Eclipse UML2 Tools". Eclipse.org. 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ "Objecteering XMI Help". Support.objecteering.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
- ^ Crocus Modeller, UML for AS3 & Flex - features page
- ^ "MonoUML website". Monouml.org. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to UML tools.
- UML CASE Tools UML CASE Tools Listing.
- UML Tools at Curlie.
- UML Tools listed on UML Forum web
- UML Tools Directory
- List of textual UML Tools
- List of diagraming tools including UML tools
- UML Tools category of the Software Development Tools Directory
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