Products

Structurizr is a web-based tool to view and publish the diagrams, documentation, and architecture decision records defined within a workspace. It is available in a number of versions, covering different usage scenarios.

Which product?

The Structurizr tooling encourages the adoption of a "diagrams and documentation as code" approach, with everything being stored in source code control. So, with that in mind, the easiest way to get started with Structurizr is to use the Structurizr DSL in combination with Structurizr Lite, both of which are free. See the documentation for more, but the basic steps are:

1. Create a directory.
2. Write a workspace.dsl file inside the directory.
3. Start Structurizr Lite, pointing it to the directory.
4. Open your web browser to view the diagrams/documentation.

If you commit this directory to source code control, along with a script to start Structurizr Lite, everybody on your team has easy access to that same set of diagrams and documentation whenever they need it.

The Structurizr cloud service and on-premises installation are useful for those situations when everybody on your team isn't able to run Structurizr Lite, or you need to share the diagrams/documentation with people outside of your team. They both provide anonymous and authenticated role-based access, along with features such as client-side encryption for an additional layer of security over your confidential information. Workspaces can be auto-synced from Structurizr Lite, and tools like the Structurizr CLI can be used to publish a workspace via the web API provided by the cloud service and on-premises installation.

Comparison

	Lite (open source)	Cloud (free account)	Cloud (paid subscription)	On-premises (open source)
Workspaces A workspace is the wrapper for your software architecture model, views and supplementary documentation.	1	1 (API and storage limitations apply)	5+	1+
Sharing link Share your workspace using a read-only URL.
Role-based access Share your workspace with team members, using role-based security.
Restrict access by IP address Configure allowed IP addresses for extra security.
Client-side encryption Encrypt workspaces before uploading via the cloud API, and decrypt them in your browser using your own passphrase (example).
Workspace locking Workspace locking to avoid concurrent updates.
Workspace versioning Recent versions of your workspace are retained.		3
Full-text search Search for diagrams and documentation across all workspaces.
Diagrams C4 model diagrams (core and supplementary).		10
Diagram reviews A visual diagram review tool.
Documentation Lightweight supplementary documentation using Markdown or AsciiDoc to complement the software architecture diagrams.
Decision log Supplement the architecture model with a log of the key decisions (e.g. architecture decision records).
Explorations Alternative, automatic visualisations that can be used to explore the software architecture model.
Health checks Supplement your deployment models with HTTP-based health checks to get an "at a glance" view of the health of your software systems.
Exporting diagrams (PNG and SVG) Export diagrams (and their key/legend) to PNG and SVG files.
Exporting documentation (HTML) Export documentation to a single HTML page.
iframe embed Embed diagrams and explorations in web pages using a HTML iframe.
Image embed Embed diagrams in web pages using an automatically generated PNG image.
Notion Embed live architecture diagrams into Notion pages.
Slack Perform a full-text search across a workspace using a slash command.
Integration with LDAP and SAML 2.0 Integrate Structurizr with your identity provider.
Priority support Priority support (Monday to Friday; UK time).	With paid support package			With paid support package