An architecture designed for all stakeholders
With Boldo, teams can view the same assets and reuse their data across several visualizations. Readers explore the shared content, while editors contribute according to their roles and access domains.
Looking for an alternative to Alfabet?
Alfabet, now part of the Bizzdesign group, combines enterprise architecture with strategic portfolio management. Compare its scope with Boldo's.
Alfabet and Boldo: two scopes to compare
Alfabet (Bizzdesign)
Description
Alfabet is now part of the Bizzdesign group. The platform covers enterprise architecture, Application Portfolio Management, Technology Portfolio Management and strategic portfolio management. It provides reports, dashboards, roadmaps, workflows and data quality management tools.
Boldo organizes assets, their properties and their relationships in a shared knowledge base. Its metamodel is configurable from the administration, and the same data can feed several types of visualizations.
Key Features
IT Portfolio Management (ITPM)
Compliance Management
Strategic Planning
IT Governance
Pros
Management of multiple IT portfolios
Reports, dashboards and business questions
ServiceNow, Horizzon and API integrations
Cons
Pricing not published, quote-based
Features split across the FastLane and Enterprise editions and extensions
Advanced configuration requires mastering the proprietary Alfabet Expand tool
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Reason #1
Simple roles: readers, editors, administrators
Alfabet provides user profiles, guided views, content areas, Data Workbenches and business questions for different roles. Its documentation also presents interfaces that can be edited in the browser.
Boldo distinguishes readers, editors, administrators and owners. Roles and access domains determine who can view or modify assets and visualizations. In both cases, ease of adoption depends on the chosen governance and model.
Reason #2
Start with a default metamodel
Alfabet offers preconfigured SaaS setups, a FastLane edition and a customizable Enterprise edition. Alfabet Expand lets you adapt roles, features and the class model. No universal deployment timeline can be inferred from these options.
Boldo lets you start with a default metamodel, then configure asset types, properties and relationships. Its implementation time depends on scope, imports and governance rules.
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Reason #3
Comments and real-time collaboration in Boldo
Alfabet 11.11 documents discussions linked to assets and views, mentions with email notification, attachments and interactive tables.
Boldo includes comments, mentions and notifications, along with real-time co-editing of diagrams and process flows.
Boldo versus other EA solutions
Compare Boldo with 10+ other enterprise architecture modelling and mapping solutions.
Hosted in France
Boldo hosts data in France.
A flexible metamodel that adapts to your reality
Every organization is different. Boldo offers a flexible and evolving metamodel that adapts to your context, your constraints and your maturity level. You do not have to fit into a rigid framework: the model evolves with your organization, not the other way around.
Several visualizations from the same data
Boldo lets you present the same knowledge in several forms: views, diagrams, charts, nested maps and dashboards. Each format meets a different need, from detailed exploration to presenting indicators.
Pricing published online
From €39 excl. VAT per editor/month, with a free 14-day trial, no commitment. Public prices are detailed on the pricing page, the Enterprise offer is quote-based.
Support centered on value and adoption
Support should be defined according to your offer and your project: metamodel scoping, data import, governance and upskilling of contributors. Check the included scope before comparing the services attached to both platforms.
Alfabet (Bizzdesign) vs Boldo
| Alfabet (Bizzdesign) | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | FastLane and Enterprise editions, extensions, quote-based amounts | From €39 excl. VAT per editor/month (Enterprise quote-based) |
| Free trial | Not announced on the vendor site | Free 14-day trial, no commitment |
| Self-service offering | Not publicly offered | Online sign-up on app.boldo.io |
User experience and collaboration | ||
| Access rights management | User profiles and guided views by role | User types, roles and access domains |
| Collaboration | Discussions, mentions and email notifications on assets and views | Comments, mentions and notifications built in, real-time co-editing of diagrams and process flows |
Modelling | ||
| Metamodel approach | Class model customizable via the Alfabet Expand tool | Metamodel configurable from the administration |
| Process modelling | Direct documentation or Horizzon/ARIS integration | Native process flows |
| ArchiMate metamodel support | Interoperability via Horizzon for diagrams | Free-form modelling, without a ready-to-use ArchiMate library |
Visualisation | ||
| Impact analysis | Dependency, cost and risk analyses | Exploration of relationships between assets |
Deployment | ||
| SaaS hosting | (hosted in France) | |
| On-premise hosting | ||
Other alternatives
LeanIX
Description
SAP LeanIX is an enterprise architecture and application portfolio management platform designed to help large organizations document, analyze and govern their application landscape. Acquired by SAP in 2023, the solution is particularly positioned on Application Portfolio Management (APM), technology risk management and support for transformation programs, notably around SAP.
SAP LeanIX primarily targets architecture and transformation teams that want to structure and steer complex IT environments at scale. The platform emphasizes data consistency, standardized reporting and ecosystem integration, suited to very mature and heavily governed organizations.
Key Features
Application Inventory (Fact Sheets)
Dependency Matrices
Survey Management
Compliance Reporting
SAP LeanIX Connector
Pros
Configurable best-practice metamodel
Unlimited users according to the published offer
Documented SAP and third-party integrations
Cons
Pricing based on the number of applications
Separate modules for APM, technology risk and roadmaps
Detailed amounts provided on request
Ardoq
Description
Ardoq is a data-driven enterprise architecture platform designed to help organizations visualize, analyze and steer complex IT environments. By connecting applications, systems and processes into a living repository, Ardoq replaces static diagrams with dynamic views.
Key Features
Dynamic knowledge graph
Future-state (to-be) scenarios
API-driven automation
Intelligent data importer
Ardoq Discover (collaborative portal)
Pros
Data-driven repository
API and automations
Future scenario management
Cons
Pricing not published by the vendor
Some advanced automations go through the API
Horizzon
Description
A European business design and enterprise architecture platform, Bizzdesign Horizzon connects strategy, business capabilities, operating models and IT architecture within a unified environment.
The solution is primarily aimed at large organizations wanting to structure, steer and govern complex transformations.
Key Features
ArchiMate/TOGAF support
Lifecycle analysis
Strategic roadmaps
Governance and validation workflow
View design
Pros
ArchiMate and TOGAF support
Architecture analyses and roadmaps
Views intended for several stakeholders
Cons
Prices available on request only
Scope depends on modules and configuration
ArchiMate proficiency remains useful for standardized modelling
HOPEX
Description
Bizzdesign Hopex is the platform originating from MEGA International and now offered within the Bizzdesign portfolio.
It connects enterprise architecture, data, risk, compliance and processes in a common repository.
The solution is primarily aimed at organizations wanting to formalize their architecture exhaustively, relying on solid repositories and methodological frameworks.
Key Features
Unified EA/GRC/Process repository
Data modelling
Application Portfolio Management (APM)
Regulatory compliance analysis
Automated workflows
Pros
Unified repository for EA, data, risk and processes
APM, TPM, BPM and GRC on the same platform
Multi-dimensional impact analysis
Cons
Non-public pricing grid
Scope split across several solutions
BlueDolphin
Description
BlueDolphin is an enterprise architecture platform developed by ValueBlue. It helps organizations align strategy, business processes, information systems and data within a common repository, with capabilities for modelling (current state / target), impact analysis and collaboration between stakeholders.
Key Features
Architecture repository
Application portfolio management
Impact analysis
Process diagrams
SmartViews synchronized with data
Pros
Collaboration between architecture, IT and business
Public API and integrations
Visualizations linked to the repository
Cons
Pricing provided on request
Offer centered on SaaS
Hosting regions to be confirmed depending on the offer
