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Enterprise architecture tools · October 2026 Edition

Ardoq vs Bizzdesign Horizzon

Three of fourteen models named Ardoq first on the direct prompt; zero named Bizzdesign Horizzon. Ardoq was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Bizzdesign Horizzon by twelve and Ardoq carries 47 labels and Bizzdesign Horizzon 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Ardoq

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Bizzdesign Horizzon

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share18%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%21%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4729A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Ardoq reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.SAP LeanIX was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. SAP LeanIX vs Ardoq · SAP LeanIX vs Bizzdesign Horizzon · Ardoq vs LeanIX

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.
ArdoqFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBizzdesign Horizzon
Direct30
Paraphrase20
Comparative21
Budget-constrained002 against Ardoq · 4 against Bizzdesign Horizzon
Scale-constrained511 against Bizzdesign Horizzon
Negative005 against Ardoq · 1 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, Ardoq and Bizzdesign Horizzon were named in the same answer seventy-eight times, of the 145 answers naming Ardoq and the 92 naming Bizzdesign Horizzon. In those answers Bizzdesign Horizzon took the first choice three times and Ardoq nineteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Ardoq and Bizzdesign Horizzon stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Ardoq Bizzdesign Horizzon first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Ardoq on the left and Bizzdesign Horizzon on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Ardoq first, Bizzdesign Horizzon an alternative

3 of 14 modelsBizzdesign Horizzon was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Ardoq, LeanIX alternatives: Archi, Bizzdesign Horizzon
MiniMax M2.5Ardoq, SAP LeanIX alternatives: Essential Cloud, Sparx Enterprise Architect
Muse Glimmer 30BArdoq alternatives: Bizzdesign Horizzon, SAP LeanIX, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

Neither was the first choice, one was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSAP LeanIX alternatives: Bizzdesign Horizzon, Orbus Software, Sparx Systems
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
DeepSeek V4 FlashSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
Qwen 3.7 FlashLeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Systems
Kimi K2SAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Avolution ABACUS, Bizzdesign Enterprise Studio, Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect
GLM 4.7 FlashXSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, Bizzdesign Horizzon, Sparx Enterprise Architect
GPT-6 LunaSAP LeanIX alternatives: Ardoq, OrbusInfinity

Neither was named

1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Llama 4 MaverickSparx

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
Ardoq leads by eight points.
Ardoq8%#4 of 12
Bizzdesign Horizzon0%#12 of 12
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Ardoq leads by sixteen points.
Ardoq18%#2 of 10
Bizzdesign Horizzon2%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Ardoq leads by seventeen points.
Ardoq21%#2 of 11
Bizzdesign Horizzon3%#4 of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Ardoq

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
“High Risk: Pricing/Packaging Changes ... Ardoq if you have a very large application portfolio (>1,000 apps) and budget sensitivity.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Ardoq is an example often flagged for this: ... exclusively a cloud-hosted SaaS platform — there is no on-premises deployment option” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Dynamic visualization & linking complex relationships. Very user-friendly for non-architects. | Great for "living repository" approach.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Ardoq is the most cited "modern" option for teams that want browser-based real-time collaboration and automated dependency mapping.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“LeanIX and Ardoq are usually the strongest fits because they prioritize portfolio views, impact analysis, and change planning” Perplexity Sonar · comparative 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
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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.