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ArgoUML is a free, open-source desktop tool for modeling standard UML 1.4. It covers nine diagram types, supports UML profiles and XMI import and export, and can generate code for Java, C++, C#, PHP4 and PHP5. It also includes Java reverse engineering, OCL constraint modeling and design critics that suggest changes without interrupting the designer. Its Java-based installation is intended for systems with Java 5 or 6, and it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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    Sparx Enterprise Architect

    by Sparx Enterprise Architect
    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Multi-user business, software and systems modeling — Enterprise Architect adds real-time collaboration and BPMN and SysML alongside a broader UML diagram set than ArgoUML's UML 1.4 focus.

    7.1 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    BESSER

    by BESSER
    Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

    Generating applications from models — BESSER generates APIs, databases, agents, deployments and React frontends from models, unlike ArgoUML's UML-focused modeling and code generation.

    9.2 Free plan Visit site
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    BridgePoint

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    Executable model-driven development — BridgePoint adds model simulation, debugging and model compilers for implementation languages, beyond ArgoUML's diagramming and code generation.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Eclipse Papyrus

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Customizable UML and standards-based modeling — Papyrus covers UML 2.5 and multiple extensions, with optional execution, code-generation, reverse-engineering and documentation tools beyond ArgoUML's UML 1.4 scope.

    7.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Horusec

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4

    Static code security analysis — Horusec analyzes code and Git history for security flaws rather than providing UML modeling like ArgoUML.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    kUML

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3

    Kotlin DSL modeling and generated infrastructure — kUML models UML 2.x, SysML 2, C4, BPMN and ERM in a Kotlin DSL and generates infrastructure artifacts beyond ArgoUML's UML 1.4 toolset.

    7.3 Open source Visit site
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    UMLet

    by UMLet
    Free plan ExtensionLinuxMac+2

    Quick text-edited UML sketches — UMLet edits diagram elements through a small text markup dialect for quick sketches, unlike ArgoUML's broader UML 1.4 modeling environment.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    BOUML

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    AgileUML

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Gaphor

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.3 Free plan Visit site
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    JetUML

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    Modelio

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWindows
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Violet UML Editor

    Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1
    6.9 Open source Visit site
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    Umple

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2
    6.7 Open source Visit site
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    Astah UML

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.6 Free plan · paid from $6.99/mo · 20-day trial Visit site
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    UMLGen

    Free plan Web
    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Visual Paradigm

    by Visual Paradigm
    Free plan Web
    6.5 Free plan · paid from $4/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial Visit site
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    PragmaDev Studio

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Altova UModel

    Free trial Windows
    6.1 From $209 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    objectiF RPM

    Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb+1
    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    StarUML

    by StarUML
    Free trial ExtensionLinuxMac+1
    6.0 From $129 · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Rodin Platform

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    5.9 Free plan Visit site
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    IBM Rational Software Architect Designer

    Paid LinuxMacWindows
    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    IBM Engineering Rhapsody

    Paid LinuxWebWindows
    4.5 Pricing on request Visit site

A switch may make sense if you need a newer modeling standard, collaboration, model execution, broader generation workflows or a different way to create diagrams. ArgoUML is focused on UML 1.4, while these options range from code-oriented security analysis to low-code application generation. Compare their modeling scope, output, integrations and working environment with what you rely on in ArgoUML. Several alternatives add capabilities such as web collaboration or simulated execution; others are aimed at different tasks altogether, so they are not direct substitutes for UML modeling.

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