Create, maintain, and collaborate on system architecture documentation and diagrams in one unified workspace. Keep your technical documentation up-to-date with cloud-native components and live collaboration.
Engineering teams struggle to maintain accurate system architecture documentation. Diagrams live in separate tools from documentation. Updates require switching between multiple applications. By the time documentation is updated, the system has already changed.
Technical documentation and architecture diagrams become scattered across wikis, diagramming tools, and code repositories. New team members can't find the information they need. Onboarding takes longer. Architecture decisions get lost in Slack threads and email chains.
Cavaro combines technical documentation and architecture diagrams in one workspace. Write your system design documentation and create diagrams in the same place. No more switching between tools or maintaining separate files.
Keep your system architecture documentation current with versioned documentation and live collaboration. Teams update documentation as they build, not as an afterthought. Changes are tracked, and you can see the evolution of your architecture over time.
Document microservices, their interactions, and service boundaries. Create diagrams showing how services communicate, data flows, and dependencies between components.
Document cloud-native architectures with AWS, Azure, and GCP components. Show infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, and cloud resource relationships.
Document API designs, endpoints, request/response flows, and integration patterns. Show how different services and external systems connect through APIs.
Document data pipelines, database schemas, data transformation flows, and storage architectures. Show how data moves through your system from ingestion to storage.
Document infrastructure architecture, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring setups, and deployment strategies. Keep infrastructure documentation aligned with your actual deployments.
| Feature | Cavaro | Traditional Documentation Tools | Diagram-Only Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documentation + Diagrams | ✓ Unified | Separate tools required | Diagrams only |
| Real-time Collaboration | ✓ Live collaboration | Limited or async | Limited collaboration |
| Cloud-Native Components | ✓ AWS, Azure, GCP | Manual creation | Limited support |
| Versioned Documentation | ✓ Full version history | Basic versioning | No versioning |
| Living Documentation | ✓ Easy updates | Difficult to maintain | Static diagrams |
Document microservices architecture, API designs, and data flows. Keep system design documentation current as you build new features and refactor services.
Create comprehensive cloud architecture documentation with AWS, Azure, and GCP components. Document infrastructure decisions, deployment patterns, and cloud-native best practices.
Scale your system architecture documentation as your team grows. Onboard new engineers faster with up-to-date documentation. Maintain a single source of truth for your architecture.
Help new team members understand your system architecture quickly. Provide comprehensive documentation with diagrams that show how everything connects. Reduce onboarding time and questions.
System architecture documentation describes how software systems are structured, including components, services, data flows, infrastructure, and interactions. It combines written documentation with visual diagrams to help teams understand, maintain, and evolve complex systems.
Document system architecture by combining written descriptions with visual diagrams. Start with an overview of the system, then detail components, services, data flows, and infrastructure. Use architecture diagrams to visualize relationships. Keep documentation updated as the system evolves. Tools like Cavaro combine documentation and diagrams in one place, making it easier to maintain accurate system architecture documentation.
The best architecture documentation software combines technical documentation with architecture diagrams in one unified workspace. Cavaro provides cloud-native components, real-time collaboration, and versioned documentation, making it ideal for engineering teams that need to maintain accurate, up-to-date system architecture documentation.
Architecture documentation should be updated whenever the system changes. The best approach is to update documentation as you build, not as a separate task. With tools that support living documentation and easy collaboration, teams can keep architecture documentation current with minimal effort. Aim to review and update documentation at least during major releases or significant architectural changes.
Cavaro is the system architecture documentation tool that keeps your technical documentation and diagrams in sync. Create comprehensive architecture documentation with cloud-native components, collaborate in real-time, and maintain living documentation that evolves with your system.
