Architecture Practice and Governance
6 How architects organize, decide and hand over.
TOGAF
The Open Group Architecture Framework for enterprise architecture development
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
Zachman Framework
A fundamental structure for organizing enterprise architecture artifacts
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
COBIT
IT governance and management framework for enterprise information and technology
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
ADR Tools
Command-line tools for working with Architecture Decision Records
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Growing
Architecture Capability Maturity Model
A maturity model for assessing and improving enterprise architecture capabilities
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
Structurizr
Architecture models as code using the C4 model for visualizing software architecture
- License
- Freemium
- Maturity
- Growing
Modeling and Documentation
6 Diagrams, notations and model-as-code.
LeanIX
SaaS-based enterprise architecture management platform for IT landscape governance
- License
- Enterprise
- Maturity
- Established
Archi
Free, open-source ArchiMate modeling tool for enterprise architecture
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Established
Mermaid
JavaScript-based diagramming and charting tool using text-based definitions
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Growing
draw.io
Free, open-source diagramming application for creating flowcharts and architecture diagrams
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Established
ArchiMate
Open and independent enterprise architecture modeling language by The Open Group
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
arc42
Pragmatic template for documenting software and system architectures
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Established
Enterprise Architecture
6 Enterprise-wide tools, repositories and methods.
BizBOK
Business Architecture Body of Knowledge guide for business architecture practitioners
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
BPMN
Business Process Model and Notation standard for graphical process modeling
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
Camunda
Process orchestration platform for automating business processes and workflows
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Growing
LeanIX APM
Application portfolio management module for rationalizing and governing IT landscapes
- License
- Enterprise
- Maturity
- Established
ThoughtWorks Technology Radar
Opinionated guide to technology trends published biannually by ThoughtWorks
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
BIAN
Banking Industry Architecture Network service landscape for financial services
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
Software Architecture
6 Patterns, frameworks and decision aids.
Microservices Patterns
Comprehensive guide to microservices architecture patterns by Chris Richardson
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
DDD Crew
Community-driven resources and tools for practicing Domain-Driven Design
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Growing
OpenAPI Specification
Industry-standard specification for defining and documenting RESTful APIs
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Established
Swagger
Suite of API development tools for designing, building, and documenting RESTful APIs
- License
- Freemium
- Maturity
- Established
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput, real-time data pipelines
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Established
Resilience4j
Lightweight fault tolerance library for Java applications inspired by Netflix Hystrix
- License
- Open Source
- Maturity
- Growing
Knowledge & Learning
6 Books, certifications, the canon.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Definitive guide to distributed data systems by Martin Kleppmann
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Modern trade-off analysis for distributed architectures by Ford, Richards, Sadalage, and Dehghani
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Advanced AWS certification for designing complex cloud architecture solutions
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
TOGAF Certification
Industry-recognized enterprise architecture certification by The Open Group
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference
Premier conference on software architecture practices, patterns, and emerging trends
- License
- Commercial
- Maturity
- Established
Martin Fowler's Blog
Influential blog on software design, architecture patterns, and development practices
- License
- Free
- Maturity
- Established
TOGAF
The Open Group Architecture Framework for enterprise architecture development
Zachman Framework
A fundamental structure for organizing enterprise architecture artifacts
COBIT
IT governance and management framework for enterprise information and technology
ADR Tools
Command-line tools for working with Architecture Decision Records
Architecture Capability Maturity Model
A maturity model for assessing and improving enterprise architecture capabilities
Structurizr
Architecture models as code using the C4 model for visualizing software architecture
LeanIX
SaaS-based enterprise architecture management platform for IT landscape governance
Archi
Free, open-source ArchiMate modeling tool for enterprise architecture
Mermaid
JavaScript-based diagramming and charting tool using text-based definitions
draw.io
Free, open-source diagramming application for creating flowcharts and architecture diagrams
ArchiMate
Open and independent enterprise architecture modeling language by The Open Group
arc42
Pragmatic template for documenting software and system architectures
BizBOK
Business Architecture Body of Knowledge guide for business architecture practitioners
BPMN
Business Process Model and Notation standard for graphical process modeling
Camunda
Process orchestration platform for automating business processes and workflows
LeanIX APM
Application portfolio management module for rationalizing and governing IT landscapes
ThoughtWorks Technology Radar
Opinionated guide to technology trends published biannually by ThoughtWorks
BIAN
Banking Industry Architecture Network service landscape for financial services
Microservices Patterns
Comprehensive guide to microservices architecture patterns by Chris Richardson
DDD Crew
Community-driven resources and tools for practicing Domain-Driven Design
OpenAPI Specification
Industry-standard specification for defining and documenting RESTful APIs
Swagger
Suite of API development tools for designing, building, and documenting RESTful APIs
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput, real-time data pipelines
Resilience4j
Lightweight fault tolerance library for Java applications inspired by Netflix Hystrix
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Definitive guide to distributed data systems by Martin Kleppmann
Software Architecture: The Hard Parts
Modern trade-off analysis for distributed architectures by Ford, Richards, Sadalage, and Dehghani
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
Advanced AWS certification for designing complex cloud architecture solutions
TOGAF Certification
Industry-recognized enterprise architecture certification by The Open Group
O'Reilly Software Architecture Conference
Premier conference on software architecture practices, patterns, and emerging trends
Martin Fowler's Blog
Influential blog on software design, architecture patterns, and development practices