C4 model
The C4 model for visualising software architecture
c4model.com Productivity & Collaboration / Whiteboards & Diagrams
- Monthly visits
- 93.1K
- Down19.9%MoMOct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Free
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 16mo ago
- 2025-07-11 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (3 pts · 3 comments)Launch
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Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- If you're not familiar with C4 model ( https://c4model.com ), the idea is to visualize your system at different "zoom levels" to see the abstraction you are interested in. When it comes to infrastructure, looking at how different cloud services connect together might give us an overview of the high level architecture of the system. We can zoom in and look at
- Post excerpt:
- I've been working on this desktop tool (FSL license, free for commercial use) for the past month because I now spend more time in a terminal prompting Claude Code instead of using a code editor. It generally works quite well if I ask the right questions, but I still often find a lot of dead code, stubs, or poor architectural choices when I finish a session,
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct45%
- Organic Search41%
- Referrals7%
- Social4%
- Other2%
Countries
- Netherlands17%
- United States13%
- Russia12%
- India6%
- Germany5%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2017-08-01
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| c4 model | 7,310 |
| c4 diagram | 4,230 |
| c4 diagrams | 2,800 |
| c4model | 1,630 |
| diagrams c4 | 250 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
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Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsDesign
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and illustration / character art visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“The C4 model for visualising software architecture”
Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with book demo / contact sales CTA and stacked avatars & testimonials.
Conversion path: Editorial Serif Headline + Illustration / Character Art → Book Demo / Contact Sales · Trust bar: Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Category Positioning Anchor
- Video Demo
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 6.0
- Color & Contrast
- 6.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 7.0
- Craft & Polish
- 6.0
- Distinctiveness
- 5.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter
- Hero layout
- Editorial Serif Headline
- Primary visual
- Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA
- Book Demo / Contact Sales
- Social proof
- Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Navigation
- Left App Sidebar
- Theme & density
- Light · Balanced
- Corners & depth
- Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome (with Enterprise Clean)
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #f4f6f8;
--foreground: #1a1a1a;
--muted-foreground: #6b7280;
--accent: #0c3f86;
--radius: 4px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~62%) · Surface #F4F6F8 (~18%) · Text #1A1A1A (~8%) · Muted Text #6B7280 (~5%) · Accent #0C3F86 (~7%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Editorial Serif Headline
- Navigation: Left App Sidebar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Book Demo / Contact Sales · Trust bar uses Stacked Avatars & Testimonials
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Video Demo
- Spatial layout notes: Editorial Serif Headline hero structure paired with book demo / contact sales CTA and stacked avatars & testimonials.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring editorial serif headline layout and illustration / character art visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much website traffic does C4 model get?
- Vaneform estimates 93.1K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is C4 model and what platforms does it support?
- C4 model is catalogued under Whiteboards & Diagrams: The C4 model for visualising software architecture. Supported platforms: Web.
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