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List of SysML tools

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

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

General

Name Creator Platform / OS First public release Latest stable releaseEclipse Public License 2.0 Open source Software license Programming language used
Astah ChangeVision, Inc.1 Windows, macOS 2009-10-19 2024-12-04 (v10)2 No Commercial Java
Cameo Systems Modeler 3DS Catia, No Magic Windows, Linux, macOS Commercial Java
Capella Thales Group & Eclipse Foundation community Windows, Linux, macOS 2015-04-063 2025-03-24 (v7.0.1)4 Yes EPL Java5
ConceptDraw PRO CS Odessa Windows, macOS 1993 2017-11-07 (v11)6 No Commercial Unknown
Enterprise Architect Sparx Systems Windows (supports Linux and macOS installation) 2000 2023-09-26 (v16.1 Build 1628)7 No Commercial C++
Gaphor Arjan Molenaar, Dan Yeaw, and others8 Windows, MacOS, Linux 2001-12-21 2025-05-21 (3.1.0) 9 Yes Apache License 2.0 Python
Innoslate SPEC Innovations10 Cross-platform (Java) 2013 2021-5-17 (v4.4.1)11 No Commercial. Free education edition, subscription model Java
MagicDraw No Magic, a Dassault Systèmes company Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Mac OS X (Java SE 11-compatible)12 1998 2022-07-01 (2022x)13 No Commercial Java
Microsoft Visio Microsoft Windows 1992 2024 (v16.0) No Commercial Unknown
Modelio Modeliosoft (SOFTEAM Group) Windows, Linux, macOS 2009 2023-12-07 (5.4.1)14 Yes Core tool: GPL, Extensions: Apache License15 Java16
Papyrus Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, Atos Origin Windows, Linux, macOS (Java) 2013-06-27 2020-06 (v4.8.0)17 Yes EPL Java
Rhapsody IBM Windows, Linux 1996 2024-09-12 (10.0.1) No Commercial C, C++, Java, Ada
Software Ideas Modeler Dusan Rodina Windows, Linux 2009-08-06 2021-07-27 No Commercial, Freeware C#
SysMLv2 Editor ChangeVision, Inc. Windows, macOS 2025-05-29 2025-06-19 v1.2.0 No Commercial Java
SysON Obeo & CEA List Web 2023 2024.11 18 Yes Eclipse Public License Java
System Architect UNICOM Global Windows 1988 & 2005 (for SA XT web version) 2022-10-18 No Commercial C++ and Visual Basic; JavaScript for SA XT web sister product
System Architecture Modeler Ansys Windows, Linux, macOS July 2024 - 2024 R2 February 2025 - 2025 R1 No Commercial Java
UModel Altova Windows 2005-05 2020-03-17 (v2020r2)19 No Commercial Java, C#, Visual Basic
Visual Paradigm for UML Visual Paradigm Int'l Ltd. Cross-platform (Java) 2002-06-20 2020-07-23 (v16.2)20 No Commercial, Free Community Edition Java, C++
Windchill Modeler PTC Windows 1997 2024 July (v10.1) No Commercial, Education C++
Syside Editor Sensmetry Windows, Linux, macOS 2023-01-26 2025-09-2521 No Commercial, Education TypeScript
Syside Automator Sensmetry Windows, Linux, macOS 2024-09 2025-04 No Commercial Unknown
Syside Modeler Sensmetry Windows, Linux, macOS 2025-02 2026-03-0922 No Commercial Unknown
Name Creator Platform / OS First public release Latest stable release Open source Software license Programming language used

Features

Name Underlying data model Full and Latest SysML support Full and Latest UML support XMI Automated document generation OSLC support Can be integrated with
Astah Yes Partial Pro versions23 Yes24 Yes No Cameo Systems Modeler
Capella No Partial25 Unknown Yes Plugin26 Plugin27 DOORS and Polarion28 through Publication for Capella,29 Teamcenter through System Modeling Workbench30
Enterprise Architect Yes Yes Unknown Yes31 Yes32 Yes33 DOORS through the Model Driven Generation (MDG) Link for DOORS.34
Gaphor Yes Partial35 Unknown No No No Sphinx,36 Jupyter37
Innoslate Yes Yes38 Unknown Yes39 Yes No Matlab, GitHub40
MagicDraw Yes Yes Yes41 Yes Yes Yes42 DOORS and Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management through Cameo DataHub.43 Teamcenter integration with the Teamcenter Integration Plugin.44
Microsoft Visio No No Pro versions45 Plugin No No No
Modelio Yes Partial Unknown Yes46 Yes47 No No
Papyrus Yes Yes Yes48 Unknown Unknown No Unknown
Rhapsody Yes Partial UML v1 Yes49 Unknown Yes50 Unknown
Software Ideas Modeler Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes No Unknown
System Architect Yes Yes Unknown No Yes Yes DOORS, RTC, UNICOM Focal Point, Rhapsody
System Architecture Modeler Yes SysML v2 No Yes No No DOORS, Codebeamer, Ansys medini, Ansys Scade One, Ansys ModelCenter
UModel Yes Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown No Unknown
Visual Paradigm for UML Yes Partial Unknown Unknown Unknown No Unknown
Windchill Modeler Yes Yes Unknown Yes Yes Yes PTC Codebeamer, PTC RV&S, Windchill PLM, Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS, IBM DOORS Next
Name Underlying data model Full and Latest SysML support Full and Latest UML support XMI Automated document generation OSLC support Can be integrated with
See also

See also

References

References

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