Enterprise Architecture Tool

Why We’re Building This

Enterprise architecture tools today serve a narrow audience—primarily architects—rather than supporting everyone involved in shaping and operating the enterprise.

This limited focus creates significant challenges:

• Incomplete perspective - Critical insights from business, development, and operations teams are often missing
• Strategy-execution disconnect - Business needs and technical implementation remain poorly aligned
• Limited practical utility - Tools fail to support the day-to-day work of implementing architectural decisions
• Documentation decay - Information becomes outdated because updates happen separately from the actual work

We believe architecture tools should democratize decision-making and support implementation for everyone—from business stakeholders to developers and operations teams.

How We’re Solving It

At Alpha Phase Studio, we are developing a next-generation enterprise architecture tool built around four core principles:

1. Enterprise-Wide Relevance

Our tool supports all aspects of the enterprise, not just the technical architecture. This creates an evolving knowledge base that is relevant independent of if you are part of the business, development or operations teams, and if you are part of the initial design or the ongoing operation of the enterprise.

2. Living Documentation

Traditional architecture tools produce static artifacts that quickly become outdated. Our approach creates living models that:

• Support teams during all phases of the lifecycle leading to documentation never having to be done after the fact
• Enable updates of the documentation through systems pipelines and APIs

3. Collaborative by Design

Architecture is a team sport. Our tool:

• Brings all stakeholders into the process with intuitive interfaces and workflows
• Provides views that are relevant to the role of the user, overview for business and other stakeholders, and detailed views for architects and developers
• Facilitates feedback loops between all parties involved in the process

4. Visualization is key for understanding and communication

Our tool provides a rich set of visualization capabilities that allow users to understand the enterprise architecture at a glance and drill down to the details they need.

What We’re Building

We’re developing a flexible enterprise architecture tool that embodies our core beliefs while meeting diverse organizational needs:

Deployment Options

• Cloud-based SaaS - Fully managed solution with regular updates and minimal setup
• Self-hosted - Deploy on your own infrastructure for maximum control and data sovereignty

Technical Architecture

• API-first design - Comprehensive API layer enabling integration with existing tools and systems
• Enterprise-grade security - Role-based access control, audit trails, data encryption, and compliance controls
• Scalable infrastructure - Supports organizations from small teams to global enterprises

Transparent Pricing Model

Enterprise software pricing is often complex and opaque, leading to unexpected costs and limiting organization-wide adoption. Our approach is different:

• Single Feature Set - All capabilities included in one comprehensive plan
• Flexible Deployment - Choose between our managed SaaS offering or self-hosted deployment
• Role-Based Pricing - Lower costs for viewers than for content creators and approvers, enabling broader organizational participation
• Predictable Subscription - Simple monthly per-user pricing with no hidden fees or long-term commitments
• Tiered Support Options - Select the appropriate support level for your organization’s needs and capabilities