Top 15 Visual Paradigm for UML Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc. It supports software development teams in requirements capturing, software planning (use case analysis), code engineering, class modeling, data modeling, etc.

UML Modeling

Software design with UML
UML profile support
Design pattern support

Use Case Modeling

Draw use case diagrams
Write flow of events
Generate sequence diagram

Report Generation

PDF, HTML and MS Word
Fully customizable
Publish to Web

Code Engineering

Java to sequence diagram
Java round-trip
C++ round-trip

1. GenMyModel

GenMyModel GenMyModel is a web uml tool for designing software architecture with UML, Database Diagrams or Flowchart. It’s for all coders and software architects. Design, share models and generate code right in the browser.......

2. Magic Draw

Magic Draw MagicDraw is an award-winning business process, architecture, software and system modeling tool with teamwork support. MagicDraw UML can do comprehensive UML diagramming, reverse and forward engineering for Java and C++.......

3. yUML

yUML Create and share simple UML diagrams.Beta software.Supported diagram types: class, use case......

4. UML Designer

UML Designer UML Designer provides a set of common diagrams to work with UML 2.5 models. The intent is to provide an easy way to make the transition from UML to domain specific modeling. This way users can continue to manipulate legacy UML models and start working with DSL. Users can even......

5. UModel

UModel UModel is a UML (Unified Modeling Language) software modeling tool from Altova, the creator of XMLSpy. UModel supports all 14 UML 2 diagram types and adds a unique diagram for modeling XML Schemas in UML. UModel also supports SysML for embedded system developers, and business process modeling (BPMN notation) for......

6. Sankey Flow Show

Sankey Flow Show "Attractive flow diagrams made in minutes!" is the promise by Sankey Flow Show. And indeed the tool is rich in features and design options: Large shapes and icons library, graphical effects (e.g. shadow effect), toggle constant/Sankey connections style, and customizable data input are some of the highlights.You can decide whether......

7. TopCoder UML

TopCoder UML TopCoder UML Tool is an easy to use, consistent modeling tool for use in Design and Development competitions. The new tool was built to model sequence, class, use case, and activity diagrams. On top of that, all those elements can have documentation easily attached to them.......

8. astah Community Edition

astah Community Edition From free light-weight versions which provide Intuitive UML software at no cost; to the most powerful UML Plus software on the market Astah allows your team to communicate clearly and easily across platform. Take your Modeling to the next level with Astah.......

9. draw.io

draw.io draw.io is a free online diagram drawing application for workflow, BPM, org charts, UML, ER, network diagrams. No login or registration are required and features include the ability to save locally (including svg), a range of stencils, Visio import and real time diagram sharing.......

10. Violet UML Editor

Violet UML Editor Violet is a UML editor with these benefits: Very easy to learn and use. Draws nice-looking diagrams. Completely free. Cross-platform. Violet is intended for developers, students, teachers, and authors who need to produce simple UML diagrams quickly.......

11. IBM Rational Rose Enterprise

IBM Rational Rose Enterprise In much the same way a theatrical director blocks out a play, a software designer uses Rational Rose to visually create (model) the framework for an application by blocking out classes with actors (stick figures), use case elements (ovals), objects (rectangles) and messages/relationships (arrows) in a sequence diagram using drag-and-drop......

12. JointJS

JointJS Create interactive diagrams in JavaScript easily. JointJS plugins for ERD, Org chart, FSA, UML, PN, DEVS, LDM diagrams are ready to use.......

13. jsUML2

jsUML2 A lightweight HTML5/javascript library for UML 2 diagramming.Alpha software. This project is in progress. Many functionalities are ready to be used. Nevertheless, some features and developments will not be neccessarily available for download.......

14. Modelio

Modelio Modelio is an open source modeling tool supporting natively UML, BPMN and model exchange with XMI. It allows to draw all UML2 diagrams and specific diagrams for business process modeling. It is easy and powerful with the capacity to add new functionalities to the application. In fact, it is possible......

15. UMLet

UMLet UMLet is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface: draw UML diagrams fast, export diagrams to eps, pdf, jpg, svg, and clipboard, share diagrams using Eclipse, and create new, custom UML elements.UMLet is a UML tool aimed at providing a fast way of creating UML diagrams. UML elements......