Architect vs LabVIEW
Architect
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| Figure | Architect | LabVIEW |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 8.2 (#19) | 8.4 (#10) |
| Headquarters | Open Analytics says its offices and data center are based in Antwerp, Belgium. | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Maker | The downloads page carries a 2025 Open Analytics NV copyright notice, and the support page says Open Analytics has been involved in Architect’s design and development since day one. | NI says it began in 1976 and that Emerson acquired NI in 2023. |
| Operating systems | Architect is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. | NI lists Windows and Linux support for LabVIEW editions, and says the Community Edition is the only macOS edition available starting with LabVIEW 2025 Q3. |
| Purpose | Architect is an integrated development environment focused on data science, bringing data analysis and report writing into one environment. | LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment for developing automated test and measurement systems. |
Plans
LabVIEW
- LabVIEW Community EditionFree
- LabVIEW Base perpetualPrice not published
- LabVIEW Base subscriptionPrice not published
- LabVIEW Full perpetualPrice not published
- LabVIEW Full subscriptionPrice not published
- LabVIEW Professional perpetualPrice not published
- LabVIEW Professional subscriptionPrice not published
In their own words
Architect
Architect has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
LabVIEW
LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment for developing automated test and measurement applications. Its G language uses dataflow programming, supports parallel execution, and includes interactive debugging. LabVIEW connects to instruments from any vendor and offers more than 7,000 instrument drivers. Engineering analysis functions and a native interface support monitoring and controlling tests. Editions can integrate Python, C/C++,.NET, and MathWorks MATLAB code. The Professional edition includes Application Builder, NI Nigel AI, software engineering tools, and Report Generation, Database Connectivity, and Advanced Signal Processing Toolkits. The Community Edition costs nothing, but is limited to personal, non-commercial, non-industrial use and cannot be used for teaching or research at a degree-granting institution. Professional trials provide seven days of access; the downloadable trial can be extended up to 45 days after first opening it. The downloadable trial connects to physical hardware, while the web trial uses simulated hardware only. NI lists Windows and Linux support for editions; starting with LabVIEW 2025 Q3, Community Edition is the only macOS edition. Each target computer running a developed application requires a perpetual deployment license.