Migrate from PlantUML to Archyl: Architecture Documentation

Move from PlantUML to interactive C4 architecture documentation with AI discovery, visual editor, drift detection, and living documentation.

Migrate from PlantUML to Archyl

Move from PlantUML text-based diagrams to a modern C4 architecture platform. Archyl combines the code-first approach of PlantUML with AI discovery, drift detection, visual editing, and enterprise architecture governance.

Migrate from PlantUML to Archyl | Modern C4 Architecture Platform

Move from PlantUML text diagrams to structured C4 architecture documentation with AI discovery, drift detection, visual editing, and Architecture as Code.

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Your PlantUML component and deployment diagrams inform the C4 model structure.

Components as C4 Elements

PlantUML components, actors, and databases map to C4 elements.

Packages as Containers

PlantUML packages and namespaces become C4 containers.

PlantUML arrows and associations become typed C4 relationships.

PlantUML stereotypes and notes are preserved as element tags and descriptions.

Connect your code repositories

Link your repos so Archyl AI can discover your real architecture from code.

AI creates a structured C4 model

Archyl AI builds a proper C4 hierarchy from your codebase -- more accurate than manual PlantUML diagrams.

Reference PlantUML diagrams for refinement

Use your existing PlantUML diagrams as reference while refining the AI-discovered C4 model.

Switch to Architecture as Code

Declare your C4 model in archyl.yaml. Like PlantUML but purpose-built for architecture with C4 semantics and CI/CD integration.

Get a 0-100% health score showing how accurately your documentation reflects your actual codebase. Catch drift before it compounds.

Define architecture rules and run automated checks to ensure your system stays within defined guardrails.

Track deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and recovery time alongside your architecture health.

MCP Server (181 Tools)

Query architecture data from Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf through 181 specialized MCP tools. Architecture knowledge at your fingertips.

Architecture Decision Records

Link ADRs directly to C4 elements so every design decision has traceable context within your architecture model.

Attach OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, or GraphQL schemas to containers and components. Keep contracts versioned alongside your architecture.

Can Archyl import PlantUML files?

Archyl builds C4 models from code via AI discovery rather than importing PlantUML syntax. This produces a structured, hierarchical architecture model that stays in sync with your codebase.

Does Archyl support text-based modeling like PlantUML?

Yes. Archyl's Architecture as Code uses a YAML DSL for text-based architecture definition. It supports C4 semantics natively, unlike PlantUML's generic diagram syntax.

Why switch from PlantUML to Archyl?

PlantUML creates individual diagrams. Archyl creates a connected, living architecture model with C4 hierarchy, AI discovery, drift detection, conformance rules, MCP server (181 tools), DORA metrics, ADRs, and change request workflows.

From static text diagrams to living architecture

Code-first Architecture as Code YAML DSL, AI discovery, drift detection, and architecture governance. Free Developer plan.