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One shared model. Different views.

Give engineers, stakeholders, and new team members the right level of detail without maintaining separate docs.
So the architecture stays useful as the system changes.

The values Revision add when describing your system architecture diagram

Kristofer Andersen

CEO

Revision has become part of how we work internally. We use it early to align on the architecture and deliver better solutions to our customers.

Tor Suneson

Business Architect

Because the structure is built in, our documentation stays consistent without extra work. It's faster to write, review, and understand.

Architectural diagrams are the bread and butter of software design and a foundational tool for communication and collaboration on software development.

At Spotify, we have an incredibly complex network of thousands of interlinked software systems owned by hundreds of teams, so having a simple way to visualize these connections is essential.

We need tools to look at our architecture at different abstraction levels in order to make good design decisions and evolve our software in a sustainable way.

From the Spotify Engineering blog

Fast to create. Easy to share. Built to stay current.

Revision keeps architecture simple to read, easy to share, and structured enough for AI, API, and developer workflows.

Fast to create

Work in a focused editor built for architecture documentation, not a general-purpose canvas.

Use keyboard shortcuts and built-in patterns to move faster.
Start from examples instead of blank pages.
Capture the important structure without extra ceremony.

The right level for every stakeholder

Move from overview to technical detail in linked diagrams that stay easy to follow.

Give every stakeholder the right level of detail.
Navigate between levels instead of cramming everything into one diagram.
Use a C4-friendly structure without heavyweight notation.

Model once, reuse everywhere

Stop redrawing the same system in disconnected files. Build a reusable model behind every diagram.

Create components once and reuse them across views.
Update in one place and keep related diagrams aligned.
Search the model instead of hunting through old exports.

YAML architecture definition in Revision

Built for AI, API, and Git workflows

Draft in YAML, let AI help, review in Git, and turn structured changes into clear diagrams. See the full workflow.

Define components, relationships, and labels in plain YAML.
Let AI draft and update diagrams in a structured format.
Review in Git, sync via API, and regenerate in CI/CD.

Share with your whole team. Free.

Share live docs with teammates, stakeholders, and clients without paying for viewer seats.

Control who can access your docs.
Share a live link or an always-updated embed.
Keep reviewers in the loop without extra licensing cost.

Fits where your team already works

Bring Revision into docs portals, Backstage, and engineering hubs so architecture stays close to the work.

Trace dependencies instantly

Search your model to see how systems connect, understand downstream impact, and answer dependency questions fast.

Model current and future state

Document how your architecture works today, design what changes next, and compare both in the same workspace.

1,000+ built-in icons

Choose from more than 1,000 included icons without hunting for external sets or compromising consistency.

Exports that stay current

Share diagram images that stay in sync with your model, so teams always see the latest version.

Adapt Revision to your domain

Add the structure and metadata you need so your model reflects the way your systems, teams, and platforms actually work.

Export to Draw.io

Move diagrams into Draw.io when you need to collaborate in existing workflows or hand work off to other teams.

Sync your model via API

Import data from your existing systems, export changes back out, and keep Revision aligned with the rest of your tooling.

Bring Revision into Backstage

Use our Backstage plugin to surface architecture docs inside Backstage, where engineers already work.

Keep architecture current while the work is moving

Capture architecture during design, while decisions are fresh, so the docs stay useful later.

Why teams switch

Model once instead of redrawing the same system.

Use a shared model instead of scattered files and screenshots.

Capture architecture while decisions are still fresh.

Capture architecture during design, not weeks later when context is gone.

Keep docs useful after the first diagram.

Each diagram becomes part of reusable documentation your team can keep building on.

Robin Hultman

CTO

We used to leave documentation until the end of a project. Now we capture it during the design phase, before development starts.

It's surprisingly quick to do, so it's there when the team needs it.

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