# Enterprise architecture tools: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "enterprise architecture tool" and as "application portfolio management tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/enterprise-architecture-tools/2026-11

**Standing:** SAP LeanIX leads with 23% of first choices; verdict contested. 56 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [SAP LeanIX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sap-leanix/index.md) | 23% | 15% | 46 |
| 2 | [Ardoq](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ardoq/index.md) | 18% | 8% | 53 |
| 3 | [Archi](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/archi/index.md) | 14% | 17% | 24 |
| 4 | [LeanIX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/leanix/index.md) | 11% | 42% | 19 |
| 6 | [Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sparx-systems-enterprise-architect/index.md) | 5% | 35% | 26 |
| 17 | [Avolution ABACUS](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/avolution-abacus/index.md) | 0% | 4% | 25 |
| 18 | [OrbusInfinity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/orbusinfinity/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 20 |
| 19 | [ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/servicenow-enterprise-architecture/index.md) | 0% | 23% | 30 |
| 20 | [Bizzdesign Horizzon](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/bizzdesign-horizzon/index.md) | 0% | 34% | 38 |
| 22 | [Sparx Enterprise Architect](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sparx-enterprise-architect/index.md) | 0% | 33% | 21 |
| 27 | [Draw.io](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/draw-io/index.md) | 0% | 27% | 11 |
| 131 | [MEGA HOPEX](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mega-hopex/index.md) | 0% | 57% | 21 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 131 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Ardoq, LeanIX Enterprise Architecture; alternatives ADOIT, Bizzdesign Horizzon, OrbusInfinity, ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: SAP LeanIX; alternatives Ardoq, Avolution ABACUS, Sparx Systems
- Perplexity Sonar: SAP LeanIX; alternatives Ardoq, OrbusInfinity, Sparx Enterprise Architect
- Grok 4.20: SAP LeanIX; alternatives Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, OrbusInfinity
- Mistral Small: Ardoq, SAP LeanIX; alternatives Boldo, ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Boldo; alternatives Ardoq, Orbus Infinity, SAP LeanIX
- Llama 4 Maverick: Boldo; alternatives Aplas, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Ardoq; alternatives Lucidchart, SAP LeanIX, ServiceNow EAM
- Kimi K2: Ardoq, SAP LeanIX; alternatives Avolution ABACUS, Orbus Software
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Ardoq, SAP LeanIX; alternatives ADOIT EA Suite, OrbusInfinity, ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture
- MiniMax M2.5: Ardoq; alternatives Bizzdesign Horizzon, Orbus Software, SAP LeanIX, ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture
- GPT-6 Luna: Ardoq; alternatives OrbusInfinity, SAP LeanIX, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Ardoq, SAP LeanIX; alternatives ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- g2.com: 33 answers, 62 citations
- ardoq.com: 23 answers, 26 citations
- ciopages.com: 23 answers, 23 citations
- leanix.net: 20 answers, 28 citations
- getapp.com: 18 answers, 21 citations
- research.oz.spotlightar.com: 18 answers, 21 citations
- guideflow.com: 18 answers, 18 citations
- globalaea.org: 16 answers, 20 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/enterprise-architecture-tool (22 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/enterprise-architecture-tools (18 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools (18 answers)
- https://superblocks.com/blog/enterprise-architecture-tools (16 answers)
- https://globalaea.org/blogpost/956055/519735/Visual-Enterprise-Architecture-on-Any-Budget (14 answers)
- https://softwareadvice.com/enterprise-architecture (14 answers)
- https://research.oz.spotlightar.com/reports/magic-quadrant-enterprise-architecture-tools-2024/leaders (13 answers)
- https://ardoq.com/knowledge-hub/enterprise-architecture-tool (12 answers)
- https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/10-best-enterprise-arch/131705694 (12 answers)
- https://cloudspress.com/buyers-guide-top-20-enterprise-architecture-tools-compared (11 answers)

## Warned against

- Bizzdesign Horizzon: 13 of 38 labels negative. "Avoid overkill: High-end tools like SAP LeanIX, Bizzdesign, or MEGA HOPEX" (Grok 4.20, budget prompt)
- LeanIX: 8 of 19 labels negative. "What to Avoid on a Tight Budget ... Priced per application, typically $30K–$100K+/year" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt)
- MEGA HOPEX: 12 of 21 labels negative. "Avoid for mid-size: Ultra-enterprise tools like Software AG Alfabet or MEGA HOPEX (too complex/costly)" (Grok 4.20, paraphrase prompt)
- Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect: 9 of 26 labels negative. "Verdict: Avoid for large, distributed teams; consider only for small technical teams with heavy modeling needs" (Kimi K2, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: SAP LeanIX at 23%.

- LeanIX: 16% to 11%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 4 of 131.
- SAP LeanIX: 26% to 23%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 131, unchanged.
- Archi: 11% to 14%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 4 → 3 of 131.
- Bizzdesign Horizzon: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 20 of 131.
- Ardoq: 18% to 18%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 2 of 131, unchanged.
- Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect: 5% to 5%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 5 → 6 of 131.
- Avolution ABACUS: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 of 131, unchanged.
- OrbusInfinity: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 18 of 131, unchanged.
- ServiceNow Enterprise Architecture: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 76 → 19 of 131.
- Sparx Enterprise Architect: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 103 → 22 of 131.
- Draw.io: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 107 → 27 of 131.
- MEGA HOPEX: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 82 → 131 of 131.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.