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Enterprise architecture tools · October 2026 Edition

Archi vs Bizzdesign Horizzon

Zero of fourteen models named Archi first on the direct prompt; zero named Bizzdesign Horizzon. Archi was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Bizzdesign Horizzon by twelve and Archi carries 14 labels and Bizzdesign Horizzon 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Archi

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Bizzdesign Horizzon

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share11%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1429A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Archi reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Ardoq was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. SAP LeanIX vs Archi · SAP LeanIX vs Bizzdesign Horizzon · Ardoq vs Archi

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the enterprise architecture tools page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ArchiFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBizzdesign Horizzon
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative01
Budget-constrained604 against Bizzdesign Horizzon
Scale-constrained011 against Bizzdesign Horizzon
Negative001 against Bizzdesign Horizzon
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Archi and Bizzdesign Horizzon were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 55 answers naming Archi and the 92 naming Bizzdesign Horizzon. In those answers Bizzdesign Horizzon took the first choice zero times and Archi eleven.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Archi and Bizzdesign Horizzon stood in it.
ModelDirectARParaphraseARComparativeARBudget-constrainedARScale-constrainedARNegativeAR
Claude Haiku 4.5ARAR
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 FlashAR
Perplexity SonarAR
Grok 4.1 FastAR
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 FlashAR
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 FlashAR
Kimi K2AR
GLM 4.7 FlashXAR
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 LunaAR
Muse Glimmer 30BAR
AR Archi Bizzdesign HorizzonAR first choiceAR named as an alternativeAR argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Archi on the left and Bizzdesign Horizzon on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Archi and Bizzdesign Horizzon stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Ardoq, LeanIX alternatives: Archi, Bizzdesign Horizzon
GPT-5.4 miniSAP LeanIX alternatives: Bizzdesign Horizzon, Orbus Software, Sparx Systems
DeepSeek V4 FlashSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
Qwen 3.7 FlashLeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Systems
GLM 4.7 FlashXSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Enterprise Architect
Muse Glimmer 30BArdoq alternatives: Bizzdesign Horizzon, SAP LeanIX, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

Neither was named

8 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Gemini 3.5 FlashSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Orbus Software, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
Perplexity SonarLeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Sparx Enterprise Architect
Grok 4.1 FastSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
Mistral SmallSparx Systems Enterprise Architect alternatives: Ardoq, iServer365
Llama 4 MaverickSparx
Kimi K2SAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Avolution ABACUS, Bizzdesign Enterprise Studio, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
MiniMax M2.5Ardoq, SAP LeanIX alternatives: Essential Cloud, Sparx Enterprise Architect
GPT-6 LunaSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, OrbusInfinity

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Archi leads by twenty points.
Archi20%#1 of 12
Bizzdesign Horizzon0%#12 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Archi leads by nine points.
Archi11%#4 of 10
Bizzdesign Horizzon2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: Bizzdesign Horizzon leads at enterprise.
Bizzdesign Horizzon3%#4 of 11
Archi0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Archi

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“For the most budget-conscious approach, Archi is an excellent starting point due to its simplicity, active community, and zero cost.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If your budget is truly limited, Archi (the free, open‑source ArchiMate editor) is still the best starting point for most companies.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“If you need absolutely no cost and can work desktop-based, Archi is the standard starting point.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Bizzdesign Horizzon

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid high-end tools like LeanIX, Bizzdesign, or Ardoq” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“frequently cost upwards of $10,000 to $50,000+ per year, placing them far out of reach for companies with limited budgets” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“significantly cheaper than giants like MEGA HOPEX or BiZZdesign” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Choose Bizzdesign if you are a large, highly-regulated enterprise that needs a complete "transformation suite"” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Bizzdesign (strategy-focused)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Need architecture to shape business strategy and transformation roadmaps? Compare Bizzdesign Horizzon and OrbusInfinity.” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.