Enterprise architecture tools · RankedArdoq
Ardoq is a cloud-native enterprise architecture repository that connects architecture data for transformation planning and impact analysis · ardoq.com ↗
Strongest at enterprise. Ranked 2 of 133 for small business buyers.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Archi is first at 31%.
SAP LeanIX is first at 23%. 8 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
SAP LeanIX is first at 50%.
Why models recommend it
“For fast-start, collaborative teams: Start with Ardoq or SAP LeanIX (leaders in Gartner reports for innovation and stakeholder engagement).”Grok 4.20 · Comparative question · first choice
“I recommend starting with SAP LeanIX if you have SAP investments, or Ardoq if you need strong collaboration features”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Direct question · first choice
“Need unlimited users from the start, dynamic visual “digital twin” and easy collaboration with live data feeds → Ardoq.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Direct question · first choice
“If you want the quickest time-to-value with a modern, collaborative UI: start with Ardoq (or its free trial).”MiniMax M2.5 · Direct question · first choice
What gives them pause
“$30K–$120K+ annually”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“commercial SaaS tools like Ardoq, OrbusInfinity, ADOIT, or Bizzdesign are stronger, but usually cost more”GPT-5.4 mini · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Cons: The graph-centric approach can have a steep learning curve for architects used to traditional UML.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Ardoq is sometimes considered expensive and may not deliver the expected value for all organizations.”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Ardoq, over the 152 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 33 | Compare → | |
| 87 | 0 | View → | |
| 59 | 0 | View → | |
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| 47 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 47 | 0 | View → | |
| 43 | 1 | View → | |
| 39 | 0 | View → | |
| 37 | 14 | Compare → | |
| 31 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Ardoq →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Ardoq's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- Enterprise Architects
- Price stated
- Unlimited users. Simple, predictable app-based pricing.
- Free plan or trial
- We do not offer a generic free trial, but we frequently offer guided pilots.
- Customers named
- Serta Simmons, Asda, STIHL, Tenneco, 7 Eleven, SmartestEnergy, Premier Tech, Jack in the Box
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 146 of the 152 answers that named Ardoq and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
392 of the 446 domain citations in answers naming Ardoq came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 306 | 16 | 2026-09-24 | ||
| Case study | 58 | 2 | 2026-09-14 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 51 | undated | |||
| News or press | 44 | 1 | 2026-08-26 | ||
| Conference or event | 15 | 0 | 2021-08-24 | ||
| Comparison | 9 | 1 | 2026-08-17 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 4 | 0 | 2024-01-16 | ||
| Template or tool | 2 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-248 new architecture agents blog
- 2026-09-23Enterprise ai trust inflection point blog
- 2026-09-22Ardoq ai assistant upgrades blog
- 2026-09-18Operational resilience dora nist2 blog
- 2026-09-15Ardoq ai assistant blog
- 2026-09-14Liantis executive insight case study
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page ardoq.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.