List of Unified Modeling Language tools


This article compares UML tools. UML tools are software applications which support some functions of the Unified Modeling Language.

General

NameCreatorPlatform / OSFirst public releaseLatest stable releaseOpen sourceSoftware licenseProgramming language used
ArgoUMLTigris.orgCross-platform 1998-042011-12-15EPLJava, C++
AstahChange Vision, Inc.Cross-platform 2009-10-192019-01-30Commercial. Free education edition, subscription modelJava
ATLObeo, INRIA
Free software community		Cross-platform 2010-06-23EPLJava
Borland TogetherBorlandCross-platform 2008Commercial
BOUMLBruno PagèsCross-platform2005-02-262020-03-01Free from v7.0, Commercial starting from v5.0 up to v6.12,GPL before v5.0C++/Qt and Java
CacooNulabWindows 7+, Mac OS X2010-102018-07Commercial, Free edition availableHTML5
CaseCompleteSerlio SoftwareWindows20042020 CommercialC#
ConceptDraw PROCS OdessaWindows, macOS19932010 Commercial
DiaAlexander Larsson/GNOME OfficeCross-platform 2004?2012-07-05GPLC
Eclipse UML2 ToolsEclipse FoundationCross-platform 20072018-12-03EPL?Java
Edraw MaxEdrawsoftWindows, Linux, macOS20042015-03CommercialC++
Enterprise ArchitectSparx SystemsWindows 20002019-03-06CommercialC++
GliffyGliffyChrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+2006-08-012015-01 Commercial, Free trialHTML5 and JavaScript
JetUMLMartin P. RobillardCross-platform 2015-01-232020-04-20GPLJava
JDeveloperOracle CorporationCross-platform FreewareJava
LucidchartLucid SoftwareWindows, macOS, Linux, Solaris2008-122014-10-07Commercial / Free HTML5 and JavaScript
MagicDrawNo MagicCross-platform 19982017-02-20 CommercialJava
Microsoft VisioMicrosoftWindows19922016 Commercial
Microsoft Visual StudioMicrosoftWindows1997-022016-06-27Community & Express editions: Registerware; Enterprise, Professional & Others editions: TrialwareC++, C#
ModelioModeliosoft Windows, Linux, macOS20092020-02-03 GPL and CommercialJava
MyEclipseGenuitecWindows, Linux2003CommercialJava
NClassBalazs TihanyiWindows, macOS, Linux, Unix2006-10-152011-06-06GPLC#
NetBeansOracle CorporationWindows, macOS, Linux, Unix19962013-02-21CDDL or GPL2Java
Open ModelSphereGranditeCross-platform 2002-022009-11-04GPLJava
PapyrusCommissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Atos OriginWindows, Linux, macOS 2013-06-272018-12EPLJava
PlantUMLArnaud RoquesCross-platform 2009-04-172019-09-22GPLJava
Poseidon for UMLGentlewareCross-platform 2009CommercialJava
PowerDesignerSybaseWindows19892018Commercial
PragmaDev StudioPragmaDevWindows, Linux, OS X20022018-02-07Free, CommercialPython, C, C++
Prosa UML ModellerInsoft OyWindows19962013-10-19CommercialC/C++
Rational RhapsodyIBMWindows, Linux19962019-04-23 - 2019-12-15 CommercialC, C++, Java, Ada
Rational Rose XDEIBMWindows, Linux, UnixIBM EULA
Rational Software ArchitectIBMWindows, Linux2015-09-18IBM EULAJava/C++
Rational Software ModelerIBMWindows, Linux2004-10-132008-09IBM EULA
Rational System ArchitectIBMWindows2013-03-15Commercial
Reactive BlocksBitreactiveWindows, macOS, Linux2011-11-132016-09-16Commercial, Free Community EditionJava
RISERISE to Bloome SoftwareWindows 20082010-09-03FreewareC#
Software Ideas ModelerDusan RodinaWindows, Linux 2009-08-062020-01-20Commercial, Freeware for non-commercial useC#
StarUMLMKLabWindows, macOS, Linux2005-11-012018-08-17CommercialDelphi
Umbrello UML ModellerUmbrello TeamUnix-like; Windows2006-09-092019-12-18GPLC++, KDE
UML DesignerObeoWindows, macOS, Linux20122019-01-29EPLJava, Sirius
UMLetThe UMLet TeamWindows, macOS, Linux2005-11-052018-08-05GPLJava
UModelAltovaWindows2005-052019-10-9CommercialJava, C#, Visual Basic
UmpleUniversity of OttawaCross-platform; Java/Eclipse20082018-02-19MIT LicenseUmple, Java, PHP, Javascript
Visual Paradigm for UMLVisual Paradigm Int'l Ltd.Cross-platform 2002-06-202018-11-28Commercial, Free Community EditionJava, C++
WhiteStarUMLjanszpilewskiWindows 7-102011-12-182017-05-14GPL2Delphi
yEdyWorks GmbHWindows, macOS, Linux, Unix2019-03-18FreeJava
NameCreatorPlatform / OSFirst public releaseLatest stable releaseOpen sourceSoftware licenseProgramming language used

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