Choose Arcobay when…
- Architecture docs go stale because nobody updates the whiteboard
- You want diagrams tied to code with automated drift detection
- Decision history and Q&A should live with the diagram
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Arcobay vs Lucidchart / Miro
Lucidchart / Miro focuses on manual diagrams. Arcobay goes further.
Auto-living architecture with institutional memory.
Key differences
What Arcobay adds beyond Lucidchart / Miro.
- Diagrams regenerate when your codebase changes
- Drift alerts and decision-gap nudges keep docs honest
- Version history and time machine across architecture changes
- No manual redraw after every refactor or new service
Capability checklist
Side-by-side with Lucidchart / Miro.
How Arcobay compares on the capabilities teams care about most.
| Capability | Lucidchart / Miro | Arcobay |
|---|---|---|
| Auto diagrams from repo | Manual | YesScan + webhooks |
| Diagrams before code exists | Manual | YesPrompt path → merge with repo |
| Why on the diagram (not separate ADRs) | Manual | YesDecision notes on nodes |
| Drift + undocumented-change alerts | No | YesDrift + decision-gap nudges |
| Q&A grounded in code + decisions | No | Yes |
| AI structural code audit | No | Yes |
| Stakeholder auto-simplified view | Manual | Yes |
| Onboarding tour for new hires | No | Yes |
| Comments on architecture components | No | Yes |
| Multi-repo unified architecture | Manual | Yes |
| Animated video export | No | YesMP4 / WebM / GIF |
| Living doc sync to GitHub | No | YesARCHITECTURE.md + PNG on drift |
| Team + billing + notifications E2E | Partial | Yes |
Lucidchart / Miro may still fit when…
- You need freeform whiteboarding unrelated to your codebase
- Diagrams are one-off workshop artifacts, not living documentation
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See Arcobay on your codebase
Connect a repository or start with a prompt. Living diagrams, decisions, and doc sync — without maintaining a separate model or whiteboard.