An architecture designed for all stakeholders
With Boldo, teams can consult the same assets and reuse their data across several visualisations. Readers explore the shared content, while editors contribute according to their roles and access domains.
Looking for an alternative to CartoSI?
CartoSI and Boldo both let you map an information system in the browser. Compare their scope, their collaboration and their hosting conditions.
Compare their approaches to operational mapping and the architecture repository.
Carto-SI, operational mapping of the information system
Published by a French company, Carto-SI positions itself as an operational mapping solution rather than a standardised modelling tool. It represents three layers, business, application and infrastructure, and also covers processes, GDPR data, flows, impact analyses, reports and dashboards.
The platform documents custom fields, dynamic filters, Excel and CSV imports, API integrations, configurable access profiles and change traceability. The vendor offers a SaaS accessible after creating an account; an on-premise deployment is mentioned by third-party sources, to be confirmed with the vendor.
Boldo, an agile platform for a 360-degree view
Boldo offers a repository built on a customisable metamodel, with several types of visualisations. The main difference to assess concerns the model: the three operational layers offered by Carto-SI versus Boldo's configurable object types and relationships.
Evolve thanks to metamodel freedom
Carto-SI structures its mappings around three layers: business, application and infrastructure. It lets you add and adjust custom fields, use dynamic filters and track GDPR data. Cross-functional dimensions can thus enrich the existing repository.
Boldo lets administrators configure object types, their properties and their relationships. To decide between the solutions, test the extensions needed for your use cases and how they behave in imports, APIs, permissions, maps and dashboards.
Improve user experience and adoption
Carto-SI presents its interface as intuitive for non-experts. The vendor documents a collaborative mode to share and save views as a team. It also announces a first map in under 30 minutes when the data is ready; this marketing claim is not an independent measure of the learning curve.
Boldo also runs in the browser, distributes access by users, roles and domains, and includes comments, mentions and notifications on assets. Adoption and data freshness should be assessed on real journeys, responsibilities and each solution's synchronisation mechanisms.
Compare the pricing models
Carto-SI offers to create a SaaS account, import your data and test the features for 14 days, without a credit card. The vendor does not publish a price list: prices are communicated on request.
Boldo publishes its prices: from 39 € excl. tax per editor per month, Enterprise plan on quote, free 14-day trial with no commitment. Compare costs on the same number of users, assets, integrations and services. Data is hosted in France.
Boldo versus other EA solutions
Compare Boldo with more than 10 other enterprise architecture modelling and mapping solutions.
Hosting in France
Boldo hosts data in France.
A flexible metamodel that adapts to your reality
Every organisation is different. Boldo offers a flexible and evolving metamodel that adapts to your context, your constraints and your level of maturity. You don't have to fit into a rigid framework: the model evolves with your organisation, not the other way around.
Several visualisations 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.
Clear and transparent pricing
From 39 € excl. tax per editor per month, public prices detailed on the pricing page, Enterprise plan on quote. You create an account from the application and test it free for 14 days, with no commitment.
Support focused on value and adoption
Support should be defined according to your plan and your project: metamodel scoping, data import, governance and contributor upskilling. Check the scope included before comparing the services associated with the two platforms.
Compare in detail the features, prices and benefits of each solution to make the best choice for your organisation.
See how CartoSI compares with Boldo
| CartoSI | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | On request (no public price list) | From 39 € excl. tax per editor/month (Enterprise on quote) |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card | Free 14-day trial, no commitment |
Collaboration | ||
| Permissions management | Configurable user profiles | User types, roles and access domains |
| Comments, mentions and notifications | Team view sharing documented | Built-in comments, mentions and notifications |
| Change history | Change traceability documented | History on 360 pages |
Modelling | ||
| Model structure | Operational mapping in predefined layers | Configurable object types, properties and relationships |
| Custom object types creation | Custom fields documented; type creation not documented | |
| GDPR / personal data registry | Dedicated module, built-in CNIL PIA | |
Data and hosting | ||
| Integrations | Excel/CSV imports, API integrations | CSV imports, public API |
| Hosting in France | EU hosting announced; France not documented | |
| On-premise hosting | Mentioned by third-party sources, to be confirmed with the vendor | |
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FAQ about CartoSI
Carto-SI is for organisations that want to map their information system across the business, application and infrastructure layers, track flows and dependencies, document GDPR data and analyse the impact of changes.