Comparison of non-commercial CASE tools for UML modelling

Subject of this bachelor thesis is comparison of non-commercial tools for UML modeling. The opening chapter is followed by brief description of the UML language in the second chapter. The fundamental mechanisms of the language and mainly the description of all the diagrams we are able to create by the help of UML are introduced here. Software development metodologies and their importance in the modeling process are also mentioned. Third chapter focuses on characteristics and classification of all CASE tools. General description of CASE tools is followed by the list of the best known UML modeling tools, both commercial and non-commercial. A description of four selected commercial products and their features is also added for illustration. Further in this chapter, you can find a list of several non-commercial applications for UML modeling. Seven of them are chosen for evaluation and comparison. Fourth chapter focuses on the multicriteria evaluation of alternatives and presents the methods used in this thesis. In this chapter we can also find the description of chosen criteria and subcriteria and determination of their weights. The fifth chapter aims at evaluation of the selected tools according to the chosen criteria. Calculated criteria values and overall evaluation according to the chosen multicriteria evaluation of alternatives method is presented in the sixth chapter. Results are listed in lucid table format. Tools are ordered by both the overall result and results of particular criteria, so that the reader can perceive the advantages and disadvantages of the evaluated products. In the epilogue I ruminate over the results and their explanatory value