IBM Rational Software Architect Designer
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Plans and prices
From IBM Rational Software Architect Designer's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Rational Software Architect Designer | Priced on request | UML and software architecture design · Windows, Linux, macOS support · Contact IBM for pricing details. |
The facts
Each one read from IBM Rational Software Architect Designer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API modeling
- Version 10.0 adds OpenAPI 3.0 enhancements for modeling API endpoints and schemas and generating or reverse engineering OpenAPI specification files.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Architecture practice
- It provides Rational SOMA 2.9 guidance for service identification, specification, SOA realization, and service representation harvesting.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Development environment
- Version 10.0 supports Eclipse 4.23 and the Vanilla Eclipse Workbench.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Download access
- IBM says version 10.0 is available through Passport Advantage and requires eligible clients to sign in to download.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Installation requirement
- Version 10.0 requires IBM Installation Manager 1.10.1.0 or later and lists 10 GB of installation disk space.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Version 10.0 lists integration support for Jira, IBM Engineering Workflow Management, eGIT, ClearTeam Explorer, and WebSphere Portal Server tooling.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- IBM lists Rational Common Licensing 9.0 support for version 10.0; FLEXlm floating or token license users must upgrade their license key server to IBM Common Licensing 9.0 or later.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- IBM lists a known issue where BIRT report preview does not work, although report generation remains available.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The product uses graphical abstractions to reduce complexity and help teams understand, collaborate on, and communicate software designs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Risk and compliance
- IBM says the product helps preserve design intent and institutional knowledge and provide auditable evidence of policy conformance.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- IBM directs customers to its Support Portal for FAQs, known problems, fixes, and product support information.checked 5 Oct 2026
- UML and Java
- Version 10.0 supports Java 17 modeling and transformations, including generating Java code from UML class diagrams.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Deployment planning
- The Deployment Planning extension provides topology templates and deployment models to help create deployment specifications and reduce deployment risks.checked 5 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- IBM lists Linux, Mac OS, and Windows as supported operating systems for Rational Software Architect Designer 10.0.checked 5 Oct 2026
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