Google Slides is a presentation tool. Boldo structures enterprise architecture in a repository of assets and relationships. Compare what each one actually lets you do.
Google Slides and Boldo: presentation or architecture repository
Google Slides is a slide creation and presentation tool that supports simultaneous editing, comments, mentions, sharing permissions and version history. It also offers an API to create and edit presentations from data, along with charts linked to Google Sheets that can be refreshed.
Google Slides does not, however, provide an architecture metamodel or a central catalog of applications, capabilities and technologies reused as instances across multiple views. Boldo meets this need with a repository and configurable object types, properties and relationships.
In Google Slides, shapes and lines belong to a presentation and do not, by default, represent instances of an EA repository. An element repeated across several slides must therefore be governed through conventions, a template or automation. Charts linked to Sheets and the API do let you refresh or generate some content, so Slides is not entirely disconnected from data.
Boldo anchors assets and relationships in a repository and reuses them across multiple visualizations. This approach reduces duplication when the same application, technology or capability needs to appear in several contexts.
Google Slides offers full co-editing, comments, mentions, sharing permissions and version history. It does not, however, enforce any architecture modeling rule: the consistency of symbols, relationships and information depends on the templates and conventions defined by the team.
Boldo adds a customizable metamodel to the repository. Object types, properties and relationships provide a usable structure for exploring dependencies.
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Google Slides is specifically designed to build a linear presentation and to expose different levels of detail across multiple slides. It can embed links, videos and charts linked to Sheets. It does not, however, natively let you explore a graph of EA assets and their dependencies like a specialized repository.
Boldo lets you navigate the relationships in the repository and offers views, diagrams, charts, nested maps and dashboards. For a classic presentation, Google Slides remains a tool built directly for that purpose.
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With Boldo, teams can consult the same assets and reuse their data across multiple 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 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.
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.
From 39 € excl. tax per editor/month, with a free 14-day trial and no commitment. Public prices are detailed on the pricing page, and the Enterprise plan is quote-based.
Google Slides vs Boldo
| Google Slides | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Free for personal use; Workspace billed per user | From 39 € excl. tax per editor/month (Enterprise quote-based) |
User experience | ||
| Mobile apps | ||
| Access rights management | Sharing at file and Drive space level | User types, roles and access domains |
| History and versioning | File-level history | Per-asset history (360 pages) |
Modeling | ||
| Repository of assets and relationships | ||
| Custom object types and properties | Shapes and layouts, no metamodel | |
| Semantic relationships between assets | Graphic lines without semantics | |
| Process modeling | Free-form diagram drawing | Process flows |
Visualization | ||
| Views synchronized with data | Charts linked to Sheets only; the rest is static | |
| Nested maps | ||
| Impact analysis between assets | ||
| Linear presentation (slideshow) | ||
Data and automation | ||
| Public API | Documented Google Slides API | |
| Batch import (CSV) | Via Sheets/API, no native asset import | |
| Choice of France as hosting region | (EU/US regions) | |
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