What is Design Foundry?
DesignFoundry is an enterprise architecture platform that helps organizations map, visualize, and govern their technology landscape.
Key Capabilities
- Centralized Inventory — Store all your architecture objects (applications, capabilities, technologies, data) in one place
- Interactive Diagrams — Build ArchiMate-compliant diagrams with a drag-and-drop canvas
- Relationship Mapping — Visualize dependencies between components, trace impact, run reports
- Content Packs — Jump-start with pre-built industry reference architectures (TOGAF, BIAN, FHIR, etc.)
- AI Assistant — Ask questions about your architecture, extract diagrams from documents
Who Is It For?
| Role | Primary Use |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Architects | Maintain canonical model, build reference architectures |
| Solution Architects | Design target-state systems, run impact analysis |
| Business Analysts | Track capabilities, maintain requirement traceability |
| CTO/CIO | Get a bird’s-eye view of the technology landscape |
Built on Standards
DesignFoundry supports the ArchiMate® 3.2 enterprise architecture notation and integrates with tools like Sparx EA, Archi, and LeanIX.