specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Sparx Enterprise Architect
providerId: sparx-enterprise-architect
created: '2026-05-04'
modified: '2026-08-29'
generated: '2026-08-29'
method: searched
source: https://www.sparxsystems.us/sparx-license-pricing/enterprise-architect/
source_note: >-
  Prices read from the Sparx Systems North America licence-and-pricing page on 2026-08-29. The
  vendor's own global shop (https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/shop/) serves a Cloudflare managed
  challenge (HTTP 403) to non-browser clients and could not be read directly, so the regional
  Sparx Systems site is the source of record for this pass. Prices are US dollars and may differ by
  region.
tags:
  - Enterprise Architecture
  - Modeling
  - Software Engineering
  - Systems Engineering
  - UML
description: >-
  Enterprise Architect is sold as a per-user licence with a 12-month subscription for updates and
  support, not as a metered API. There is no API request quota, no overage rate and no
  usage-priced tier anywhere in the product line: the programmatic surfaces (COM Automation
  Interface, Add-In Framework, scripting, and the MCP server) are included with the desktop licence,
  and the OSLC RESTful API is gated on a separately purchased Pro Cloud Server licence rather than
  on call volume. This replaces a 2026-05-04 scaffold that invented free/professional/enterprise
  tiers with fabricated request quotas and rate limits; none of those existed.
plan_count: 5
billing:
  model: perpetual licence + 12-month subscription
  currency: USD
  subscription_includes:
    - Direct support from Sparx Systems support
    - Access to the latest major and minor Enterprise Architect versions
    - MSI packages for deployment
    - Access to older Enterprise Architect versions
    - Priority issue and bug handling
    - DBMS scripts and patches (MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSDE, Adaptive Server Anywhere)
    - Security key enabling user/model security features
  renewal: >-
    Renewal is required each year to keep receiving updates. A lapsed licence can be reinstated
    within 2 years at the renewal rate; without renewal the customer loses access to the
    downloadable installer.
  upgrade: >-
    An edition upgrade (e.g. Corporate to Unified) costs the price difference plus a processing fee
    and does not extend the licence validity period.
plans:
  - id: sparx-ea-trial
    name: Free Trial
    type: trial
    price: '0.00'
    currency: USD
    period: 30 days
    description: 30-day full-feature trial of Enterprise Architect.
    url: https://www.sparxsystems.us/enterprise-architect/download-free-trial
    api_access:
      - COM Automation Interface
      - Add-In Framework
      - Scripting engine
      - MCP Server add-in (free, separate download)
  - id: sparx-ea-professional
    name: Professional Edition
    type: paid
    price: null
    price_note: >-
      The standard licence price for Professional is not published on the regional pricing page —
      only the three higher editions carry a price card there. The Professional renewal rate IS
      published: US$81.00 standard, US$106.00 floating. Recorded as null rather than guessed.
    floating_price: null
    renewal_price: '81.00'
    renewal_price_floating: '106.00'
    currency: USD
    period: perpetual licence with 12-month subscription
    unit: per user
  - id: sparx-ea-corporate
    name: Corporate Edition
    type: paid
    price: '320.00'
    floating_price: '425.00'
    renewal_price: '106.00'
    renewal_price_floating: '141.00'
    currency: USD
    period: perpetual licence with 12-month subscription
    unit: per user
    description: >-
      Team-based modelling, version control and advanced documentation. First edition with the
      built-in AI Chat feature.
  - id: sparx-ea-unified
    name: Unified Edition
    type: paid
    price: '535.00'
    floating_price: '699.00'
    renewal_price: '177.00'
    renewal_price_floating: '230.00'
    currency: USD
    period: perpetual licence with 12-month subscription
    unit: per user
    description: Multi-domain modelling, decision automation and process simulation.
  - id: sparx-ea-ultimate
    name: Ultimate Edition
    type: paid
    price: '750.00'
    floating_price: '965.00'
    renewal_price: '247.00'
    renewal_price_floating: '318.00'
    currency: USD
    period: perpetual licence with 12-month subscription
    unit: per user
    description: Enterprise, business, software and system architecture in one edition.
related_products:
  - name: Pro Cloud Server
    pricing_url: https://www.sparxsystems.us/sparx-license-pricing/prolaborate-pro-cloud-server/
    note: >-
      Separately licensed and separately priced; sold by edition rather than by call volume. The
      free unlicensed edition provides secure cloud repository connections and floating-licence
      distribution but NOT the OSLC RESTful API, which requires a paid licence. Per-edition prices
      are on the regional pricing page and were not captured in this pass.
  - name: Prolaborate
    pricing_url: https://www.sparxsystems.us/sparx-license-pricing/prolaborate-pro-cloud-server/
  - name: EA SaaS
    url: https://www.sparxsystems.us/ea-saas
    note: Managed cloud deployment of Enterprise Architect and Prolaborate; priced on enquiry.
  - name: MCP Server for Enterprise Architect
    url: https://www.sparxsystems.jp/en/MCP/
    price: '0.00'
    note: Free, commercial use permitted. Requires a licensed Enterprise Architect install.
  - name: Academic licences
    url: https://www.sparxsystems.us/sparx-license-pricing/enterprise-architect/
    note: Discounted student/educator pricing is offered; rates not published on the page read.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com