An architecture designed for all stakeholders
With Boldo, teams can view the same assets and reuse their data across several visualizations. Readers explore shared content, while editors contribute according to their roles and access domains.
Looking for an erwin Evolve alternative?
erwin Evolve is an enterprise architecture platform from the Quest Software portfolio. Boldo offers a configurable architecture repository in the browser. Compare their scopes.
erwin Evolve and Boldo: two scopes to compare
erwin Evolve
Description
erwin Evolve builds in particular on the technologies of Casewise, acquired by erwin in 2016, and now belongs to Quest. The suite covers enterprise architecture and BPMN process modeling in a central repository. It offers a Modeler, a collaborative Web Modeler, a web platform, a document generator, analytics and framework templates such as TOGAF and DoDAF.
Boldo also offers a repository and a customizable metamodel, with several visualizations in the browser. The comparison should focus on your real needs: erwin Evolve's standards and broad functional suite, or Boldo's scope, as well as administration, integrations, access rights and deployment options.
Key Features
Central enterprise architecture repository
Configurable metamodel, frameworks and views
EA and BPMN process modeling on the web
Analytics, reports, dashboards and integrations
Pros
Enterprise architecture and BPMN processes in one suite
Configurable metamodel, interface and views
Cloud or on-premise deployment
Cons
Pricing not published, on request
Functions split across several components of the suite
Advanced administration handled in Modeler and Designer
Free your teams from technical complexity
Boldo · Aperçu produit
The Web Modeler lets IT and business stakeholders create, edit and share diagrams. The platform can also display role-based views.
Boldo likewise separates the consultation and contribution journeys. To compare accessibility, have your architects, contributors and readers perform the same tasks; no source can guarantee use without training in every case.
Gain agility on model evolution
erwin Evolve is a configurable platform: the metamodel, frameworks, interface and views can all be adapted. Configuration and administration tasks go in particular through Modeler and Evolve Designer.
Boldo lets administrators configure object types, their properties and their relationships. Compare the two products on concrete metamodel changes, their governance, the access rights required and their impact on existing data and views.
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Turn documentation into active collaboration
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erwin Evolve is not limited to static publishing. Quest documents the creation and editing of diagrams in Web Modeler, collaboration between IT and business teams, surveys and social features, as well as drafts and their publishing. The repository also feeds heatmaps, reports, charts and dashboards.
Boldo offers comments on assets, diagrams and several visualization formats.
Boldo versus other EA solutions
Compare Boldo with 10+ other enterprise architecture modeling and mapping solutions.
Hosting 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 don't 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 answers a different need, from detailed exploration to presenting indicators.
Clear, fair and transparent pricing
From 39 € excl. VAT per editor/month, public prices detailed on the pricing page, Enterprise on request. You can create an account and try Boldo free for 14 days, with no commitment.
erwin Evolve vs Boldo
| erwin Evolve | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | On request from Quest | From 39 € excl. VAT per editor/month (Enterprise on request) |
| Trial / onboarding | Demo on request | 14-day free trial, no commitment |
| Self-service offering | Sales contact | Online signup at app.boldo.io |
Experience and collaboration | ||
| Product components | Suite: Modeler, Web Modeler, Web Platform, document generator | Single web application |
| Access rights management | Users, roles and role-based views | User types, roles and access domains |
| Comments and feedback | Documented surveys and social features | Built-in comments, mentions and notifications |
| History and versioning | Drafts and publishing | History on 360 pages |
Modeling | ||
| Process modeling | BPMN in Web Modeler | Process flows |
| Frameworks (ArchiMate, TOGAF, DoDAF) | Framework templates provided | Free-form modeling, no ready-made library |
Data and deployment | ||
| Public API | API available | |
| SaaS hosting | , data hosted in France | |
| On-premise hosting | ||
Other alternatives
LeanIX
Description
LeanIX is an enterprise architecture and application portfolio management platform designed to help large organizations document, analyze and govern their application landscape. Positioned for large accounts, the solution is particularly oriented toward Application Portfolio Management (APM), technology risk management and support for transformation programs, notably around 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 integration with the ecosystem, 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 depending on the published plan
Documented SAP and third-party integrations
Cons
Pricing based on the number of applications
Separate modules for APM, technology risk and roadmaps
Detailed amounts shared 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 in a living repository, Ardoq lets you replace 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, on request
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 looking to structure, steer and govern complex transformations.
Key Features
Full ArchiMate/TOGAF support
Complex lifecycle analysis
Advanced strategic roadmapping
Governance and validation workflow
ArchiMate diagram editor
Pros
ArchiMate and TOGAF support
Architecture analytics and roadmaps
Views intended for multiple stakeholders
Cons
Pricing not published, on request
Scope depends on modules and configuration
Mastering ArchiMate remains useful for standardized modeling
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 shared repository.
The solution is primarily aimed at organizations looking to formalize their architecture exhaustively, relying on solid repositories and methodological frameworks.
Key Features
Unified EA/GRC/Process repository
Enterprise data modeling
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
Multidimensional impact analysis
Cons
Pricing not published, on request
Scope split across several solutions
Configuration to scope according to the disciplines enabled
BlueDolphin
Description
BlueDolphin is an enterprise architecture platform developed by ValueBlue. It helps organizations align strategy, business processes, information systems and data in a shared repository, with modeling capabilities (current / target state), 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 teams
Public API and integrations
Visualizations linked to the repository
Cons
Pricing not published, on request
Offering centered on SaaS
