Arreteq vs Arqdoc
A comprehensive comparison of Arreteq and Arqdoc for enterprise architecture and process modeling. Where Arqdoc helps teams write about architecture, Arreteq helps teams model, analyze, govern, and evolve it — with real-time collaboration and production-grade BPMN tooling.
Arreteq
Modern AI-native platform for enterprise architecture and business process management. Full BPMN 2.0 modeling, real-time collaboration, governed repository, and AI capabilities — all in one SaaS product.
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Documentation-first enterprise architecture tool focused on ADRs, architecture decision records, and lightweight architecture diagrams for software delivery teams and solution architects.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Arreteq | Arqdoc |
|---|---|---|
| Core Focus | ✅ Collaborative modeling + EA repository + process analysis | Documentation and ADRs for software teams |
| BPMN 2.0 Process Modeling Arqdoc is not a BPMN editor | ✅ | ❌ |
| Diagram Types | ✅ BPMN 2.0, Flowchart, Value Chain, Whiteboard, Mind Map, Freeboard | 🔶 Basic diagrams (boxes and arrows, C4) |
| Real-Time Collaboration | ✅ CRDT-based co-editing, live cursors, presence tracking | ❌ Document-based, async only |
| Architecture Repository | ✅ 27-type dictionary system with schemas, linking, governance, audit trail | 🔶 ADR lists and lightweight entity catalogues |
| Process Analysis Engine | ✅ Critical path, transfer-of-work, rework detection, simulation | ❌ |
| AI Capabilities | ✅ AI chat, text-to-diagram, document-to-BPMN, image-to-BPMN, semantic search | ❌ Minimal |
| BPMN Compliance Checking | ✅ 9 rule sets, 5 strictness levels, auto-fix, compliance scores | ❌ |
| Version History & Diff | ✅ Visual diff overlays, side-by-side, named versions, revert | ✅ Document versioning |
| Change Governance | ✅ Change requests, approval workflows, task backlog, @mentions | ❌ |
| GRC / Control Compliance | ✅ 45+ field control schema for compliance and risk governance | ❌ |
| Multi-Tenancy | ✅ RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC with full data isolation | 🔶 Basic workspace isolation |
| BPMN XML Import/Export | ✅ Standards-compliant BPMN 2.0 XML, MIWG validated | ❌ |
| Visio / Draw.io Import | ✅ VSDX and draw.io parsers with shape mapping | ❌ |
| Export Formats | ✅ PDF, PNG, SVG, BPMN XML, PPTX, DOCX, Excel | 🔶 PDF, Markdown only |
| Template Gallery | ✅ 8+ built-in templates | ❌ |
| Authentication | ✅ SSO/SAML 2.0, MFA | 🔶 SSO / basic |
| Access Control | ✅ RBAC + ABAC + Fine-grained relationship-based access control | 🔶 RBAC only |
| Webhooks / API | ✅ Production webhooks, REST API | 🔶 Limited |
| Auto-Layout Algorithms | ✅ Tree (Sugiyama BFS), force, grid, circular | ❌ |
| Dark Mode | ✅ Full dark mode | 🔶 Partial |
| Deployment | ✅ Cloud SaaS, GDPR-compliant | Cloud SaaS / self-hosted options |
Why Choose Arreteq over Arqdoc?
🏗️ From Documents to Living Models
Arqdoc excels at writing about architecture — decision records, component descriptions, system wikis. Arreteq goes further: your architecture is the model. Teams work directly in visual diagrams that are the source of truth, not text that describes diagrams stored elsewhere.
⚡ True Real-Time Collaboration
Arqdoc operates on an async document editing model. Arreteq provides live co-editing with real-time CRDT synchronization — multiple architects working in the same diagram simultaneously, with live cursors showing who is where.
📐 Process Modeling Depth Arqdoc Cannot Match
For any team that needs to model business processes — not just describe system components — Arqdoc provides no meaningful capability. Arreteq's BPMN 2.0 engine covers the full specification, with a built-in compliance engine validating diagrams against 9 rule sets automatically.
🤖 AI That Generates Models, Not Just Suggestions
Arreteq's AI is generative: paste in a text description and get a complete BPMN diagram. Upload a PDF standard operating procedure and have it converted to a process model. Sketch a diagram by hand, photograph it, and have it reconstructed digitally.
🔒 Enterprise-Grade Security and Governance
Arreteq's ReBAC model, 45+ field GRC control schema, GDPR-compliant data handling, and SOC 2-ready audit logging deliver an enterprise security posture that documentation tools like Arqdoc are not designed to provide.
📈 A Platform That Grows With You
Arqdoc is purpose-built for software delivery teams needing lightweight documentation. As organizations mature in their EA practice — adding capability mapping, process governance, roadmapping — they outgrow documentation tools. Arreteq is designed to scale into a full enterprise architecture platform.
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