BlueDolphin (ValueBlue) and Boldo both let you manage enterprise architecture within a shared model.
Compare their repositories, their visualizations, their collaboration, and their hosting terms.
Published by the Dutch company ValueBlue, BlueDolphin is a SaaS enterprise architecture solution. It combines a repository, questionnaires and surveys, APM, impact analyses, an API, and ArchiMate and BPMN diagrams. Its SmartViews also let you move from a table to an ArchiMate diagram that stays automatically synchronized with the repository data.
Boldo combines a repository with visualizations, using a customizable metamodel and several formats: views, diagrams, charts, nested maps, and dashboards. Data is hosted in France.
ValueBlue is a European vendor: the exact location of your data depends on the plan you subscribe to, so check the contractual guarantees before you commit.
Boldo hosts data in France.
BlueDolphin offers questionnaires and surveys to collect information, but it does not stop at forms. Its SmartViews automatically turn repository content into ArchiMate diagrams and stay synchronized as the data changes. The platform also supports views, impact analyses, and BPMN diagrams.
Boldo lets you reuse the same assets across views, diagrams, charts, nested maps, and dashboards: each format serves a purpose, from detailed exploration to presenting indicators.
BlueDolphin uses object definitions, questionnaires for objects and relationships, governance rules, and ArchiMate. This structure lets you integrate cross-cutting dimensions such as CSR or links with HR data.
Boldo lets you configure object types, their properties, and their relationships. To compare flexibility, reproduce a few concrete extensions of your metamodel in each solution and check their effects on forms, rules, imports, API, and visualizations.
With Boldo, teams can consult 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.
Boldo hosts data in France.
Every organization is different. Boldo offers a flexible, evolving metamodel that adapts to your context, your constraints, and your maturity level. You do not have to fit into a fixed framework: the model evolves with your organization, not the other way around.
Boldo lets you present the same knowledge in several forms: views, diagrams, charts, nested maps, and dashboards. Each format serves a different purpose, from detailed exploration to presenting indicators.
From €39 excl. tax per editor/month, with public prices detailed on the pricing page and Enterprise on quote. You can create an account directly from the app, with a 14-day free trial and no commitment.
Exchanges happen directly on the assets: comments, mentions, and notifications are built into the platform, keeping discussions as close as possible to the repository.
| BlueDolphin | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Per user: paid Modellers, free Viewers and Contributors; amounts on request | From €39 excl. tax per editor/month (Enterprise on quote) |
| Trial / sign-up | Free trial available, terms on their site | 14-day free trial, no commitment; online sign-up at app.boldo.io |
Collaboration | ||
| Collection from occasional contributors | Questionnaires and surveys | Editor contribution based on roles and access domains |
| Rights management | Documented roles and rights | User types, roles, and access domains |
| Comments and notifications | Documented messaging feature | Built-in comments, mentions, and notifications |
Modelling | ||
| ArchiMate / BPMN | ArchiMate elements and views, BPMN diagrams | Free-form modelling, with no ready-made ArchiMate library |
| Customizable metamodel | Object definitions, questionnaires, and governance rules | Configurable object types, properties, and relationships |
Visualization | ||
| Views synchronized with the repository | SmartViews (from table to ArchiMate diagram, automatic update) | Views, diagrams, charts, and dashboards linked to the same assets |
| Nested cartographies | Not publicly documented | |
Data and hosting | ||
| Public API and CSV imports | ||
| Data location | Depends on the plan subscribed, contractual guarantees to verify | France |
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