Verdict
MEGA HOPEX no longer exists as a standalone product company. Bizzdesign closed its acquisition of MEGA International in January 2025, and by September 2025 mega.com itself was folded into bizzdesign.com — HOPEX now ships as "Bizzdesign Hopex", one of four platforms in a suite whose new AI-native flagship is Bizzdesign Unify (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com press releases). If you need a mature EA + GRC + data-governance repository at enterprise scale, Hopex remains a serious choice. If you are evaluating alternatives because of the merger — or want AI-assisted ArchiMate modeling and application-portfolio intelligence you can start using in a browser today — Archiet is built for exactly that.
| Criterion | Archiet (archiet.ai) | MEGA HOPEX / Bizzdesign Hopex |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Architecture Intelligence platform: Iyene (application-portfolio & capability intelligence), Etione (AI diagramming), Ifiok (spec-driven code generation, pre-release) | One of four platforms in the Bizzdesign Enterprise Transformation Suite, positioned around governance: EA management, application & technology portfolio management, BPM, data management, and GRC (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com/transformation-suite/hopex) |
| Ownership / entity | Independent; founder is a practising enterprise architect (Bank of England, Vodafone, DXC background) | Bizzdesign, backed by Main Capital Partners; MEGA acquisition closed 9 Jan 2025; mega.com now redirects to bizzdesign.com (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com press releases + direct HTTP check) |
| Modeling standards | ArchiMate 3.2, C4, UML, BPMN via Etione — ~300 shape types, prompt-to-diagram, browser editor | Broad modeling-language support including ArchiMate, BPMN and UML, with cross-notation mapping between ArchiMate objects and BPMN process detail (verified 2026-08-13, Bizzdesign Hopex community documentation) |
| AI capabilities | Prompt-to-diagram in Etione; AI-driven mapping of applications to capabilities in Iyene; genome-to-code generation across 12 stacks in Ifiok (pre-release) with a verification gate that has caught real defects | AI-driven data management and automated data collection with generative AI/ML; AI mapping of applications to business capabilities; an AI BPMN process-modeling assistant in beta; suite flagship Bizzdesign Unify marketed as "AI-native" (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com/transformation-suite/hopex + MEGA HOPEX Store) |
| Portfolio intelligence | Iyene: application-portfolio & capability intelligence, 139 registered API endpoints | Application Portfolio Management and Technology Portfolio Management modules; Alfabet also covers strategic portfolio management within the same suite (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com) |
| GRC | Compliance frameworks are mapped in Ifiok's verification gate — mapped, not certified | Full GRC discipline: risk assessment, compliance management, audit trail, cyber-resilience tracking (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com/transformation-suite/hopex; Capterra) |
| Code generation | Ifiok: spec-driven genome-to-code across 12 stacks, pre-release, free tier, generated code is yours — no lock-in | Not a code-generation product; HOPEX is a collaborative repository for collecting, visualizing and analyzing architecture information (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com press release, Jan 2025) |
| Collaboration | Browser-based editing and shared exports; no real-time multiplayer editing today | Collaborative multi-user SaaS repository with role-based access controls (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com + Capterra) |
| Export / portability | PNG, SVG, PDF, XML and JSON export from Etione; generated code owned by you | Repository reporting, dashboards and document management; export options depend on modules licensed (verified 2026-08-13, Capterra) |
| Pricing | Ifiok has a free tier (early access) | Quote-based; no public price list — pricing requires contacting sales (verified 2026-08-13, Capterra & GetApp) |
| Deployment | Browser-based | SaaS platform (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com/transformation-suite/hopex) |
A lot of "hopex vs" searches in 2026 are really one question: what happens to my HOPEX investment? Here is the verified timeline, from primary sources:
Two honest readings coexist. Bizzdesign has publicly committed to a five-to-seven-year roadmap for Hopex — that is a real, on-the-record continuity pledge, and stronger than what many acquired platforms get. At the same time, Hopex is now one of four platforms (Unify, Alfabet, Horizzon, Hopex) in one vendor’s portfolio, the suite’s stated flagship is Unify, and long-term convergence details are not yet published. If you are making a 5–10 year platform decision, that uncertainty is a legitimate input — and it is why this page exists.
Hopex earned its install base honestly, and the merger has not changed what it is good at:
No. Bizzdesign closed its acquisition of MEGA International on 9 January 2025, and the product is now sold as Bizzdesign Hopex, one of four platforms in the Bizzdesign Enterprise Transformation Suite alongside Unify, Alfabet and Horizzon (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com).
As of September 2025, MEGA's web presence was consolidated into bizzdesign.com; mega.com now 301-redirects there, and the MEGA community redirects to Bizzdesign's community (verified 2026-08-13, direct HTTP check).
Bizzdesign has publicly committed to maintaining individual product roadmaps for its existing solutions, including Hopex, "for the next five to seven years" (announced 30 September 2025). Its new AI-native flagship, Bizzdesign Unify, sits above the legacy platforms; longer-term convergence details have not been published (verified 2026-08-13, bizzdesign.com press release).
No. Hopex pricing is quote-based — there is no public price list, and quotes require contacting sales (verified 2026-08-13, Capterra and GetApp). Archiet's Ifiok offers a free tier as early access.
For EA modeling and application-portfolio intelligence, yes: Etione covers ArchiMate 3.2, C4, UML and BPMN with AI prompt-to-diagram, and Iyene covers application-portfolio and capability intelligence. For full GRC and data-governance repository use cases, Hopex remains the deeper tool — Archiet maps compliance frameworks but is not a governance suite.
Yes. Etione supports ArchiMate 3.2 alongside C4, UML and BPMN, with ~300 shape types, prompt-to-diagram generation, a browser editor, and export to PNG, SVG, PDF, XML and JSON. It does not have real-time multiplayer editing today.
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