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Ardoq is a Norwegian enterprise architecture platform (founded 2013) that excels at dependency mapping and change impact analysis. If you manage 500+ applications and need to understand "what breaks if we retire this system?" — Ardoq's dynamic dependency graphs are best-in-class.
Archiet takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of cataloguing and visualising existing systems, Archiet focuses on designing and building new ones. You describe a system, AI generates an ArchiMate model, compliance frameworks are mapped automatically, and production-ready code is generated. Ardoq tells you what you have. Archiet builds what you need.
Choose Ardoq when: you manage a complex enterprise portfolio with hundreds of applications and need to understand dependencies before making changes. You need "what if" scenario modelling for technology rationalisation. Your EA practice is mature and needs a tool for ongoing governance.
Choose Archiet when: you need new applications designed and built from architecture models. Compliance reporting (SOC 2, ISO 27001, DORA) is a primary driver. You want architecture that generates running code, not just documentation. Your budget is under $50K/year.
Not entirely. Ardoq excels at enterprise portfolio governance — dependency mapping, change impact analysis, scenario modelling. Archiet excels at architecture-to-code — generating applications and compliance evidence from models. They serve different primary use cases. Some teams use both: Ardoq for portfolio governance, Archiet for greenfield projects.
Ardoq supports data export via their REST API. Application and component data can be mapped to ArchiMate elements for import into Archiet. There is no one-click import, but migration is possible for Enterprise customers with support assistance.
Ardoq pricing is not public — it is enterprise quote-based, typically starting at $40,000-$80,000/year. Archiet pricing is transparent: Builder $149/mo, Professional $599/mo, Team $1,499/mo. For a 5-person team, Archiet is 80-95% less expensive.