An architecture designed for all stakeholders
With Boldo, teams can consult the same assets and reuse their data across multiple visualizations. Readers explore shared content, while editors contribute according to their roles and access domains.
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IcePanel structures software architecture around the C4 model. Boldo covers a broader, configurable enterprise architecture scope. Compare the two approaches.
IcePanel vs Boldo: C4 model or configurable metamodel
IcePanel
Description
IcePanel is a collaborative software architecture modeling platform built on the C4 model. It organizes a shared model into domains, systems, applications, stores and components. The same objects and connections are reused across multiple diagrams and stay in sync.
Boldo is an enterprise architecture platform with a configurable metamodel. It lets you define asset types, their properties and their relationships, then use them in views, diagrams, graphs, nested maps and dashboards.
Key Features
C4 model: domains, systems, apps, stores and components
Objects and connections reused across diagrams
Flows, drafts and model versions
REST API, JSON/YAML imports and JSON/CSV exports
Pros
C4 modeling with reusable objects
Flows, tags, drafts and deployment diagrams
Comments, versions and diagram sharing
Cons
Object types structured by C4 abstractions
Centered on the C4 model, not on BPMN notation
Scale pricing starting at 20 editors
Compare a C4 framework and a configurable metamodel
Boldo · Aperçu produit
IcePanel uses the abstractions of the C4 model and complements them with domains, groups, tags and actors. Its documentation explains how to represent monoliths, microservices, event-driven architectures and Domain-Driven Design concepts.
The difference lies in the scope of the model. Boldo lets administrators define their own asset types, properties and relationship types. This approach fits when the mapping must include business or organizational objects that do not match IcePanel's C4 abstractions.
Turn architecture into a common language
IcePanel is not aimed solely at developers. Its documentation presents context diagrams as high-level views intended for both technical and non-technical audiences. Application and component diagrams then target more technical audiences.
Boldo lets you build multiple visualizations from the same knowledge base: views, diagrams, graphs, nested maps and dashboards. Each team can therefore choose a representation suited to its needs, without claiming that a single interface alone guarantees alignment between IT and business.
Boldo · Aperçu produit
Ensure your data sovereignty
Boldo · Aperçu produit
IcePanel is a SOC 2 compliant SaaS service. Its Enterprise plan offers custom data residency on Google Cloud, a single-tenant environment and encryption options.
Boldo hosts data in France and manages access by user type, role and domain.
Boldo versus other EA solutions
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Hosting in France
Boldo hosts data in France.
A flexible metamodel that adapts to your reality
Every organization is different. Boldo offers a flexible, 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.
Multiple visualizations from the same data
Boldo lets you present the same knowledge in several forms: views, diagrams, graphs, nested maps and dashboards. Each format meets a different need, from detailed exploration to presenting indicators.
Public per-editor pricing
Boldo is billed from €39 excl. VAT per editor/month, with public prices detailed on the pricing page and an Enterprise plan on quote. The free 14-day trial, with no commitment, activates in self-service from the app.
Support focused on value and adoption
The Boldo team supports metamodel scoping, data import, governance setup and contributor upskilling. This support is scoped on quote, according to your project.
IcePanel vs Boldo
| IcePanel | Boldo | |
|---|---|---|
Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Per editor, free viewers | From €39 excl. VAT per editor/month (Enterprise on quote) |
| Public pricing | Free: $0; Growth: $40; Scale: $80 per editor/month billed annually | €39 excl. VAT per editor/month, details on the pricing page |
| Trial or free plan | Free plan and 14-day Growth trial | Free 14-day trial, no commitment |
Collaboration | ||
| Roles and access rights | Admin, editor, billing, viewer; access per landscape | User type, role and access domain |
| Comments | On diagrams, with replies and resolution | On assets, with mentions and notifications |
| History and versioning | Object history and landscape versions | Asset history |
Modeling | ||
| Custom object type creation | Predefined C4 types | |
| Object hierarchies | Domains, systems, apps, stores and components | Hierarchies defined by relationships |
| Custom metadata | Customizable tags | Customizable properties |
| Relationships | Connections between C4 objects | Configurable relationship types |
| Process modeling | Message flows and journeys | Process flows |
| Modeling framework | C4 model | Configurable metamodel |
Visualization and design | ||
| Data visualization | Tags, overlays and dependency view | Graphs, views, nested maps and dashboards |
| Design drafts | Drafts with review and merge | Draft assets in diagrams |
| Dependency analysis | Incoming and outgoing dependency view | Relationships explorable across multiple visualizations |
Data and automation | ||
| Batch imports | JSON or YAML; API/SDK | CSV or XLSX |
| Exports | JSON, CSV, SVG, PNG, PDF and Markdown | CSV or XLSX |
| Data residency | Customizable on GCP with Enterprise | Hosting in France |
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Key Features
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Cons
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Cons
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Description
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Key Features
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Pros
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Cons
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Description
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Key Features
Unified EA/GRC/process repository
Deep data modeling
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Configurable validation workflows
Pros
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Cons
Public prices not communicated
Scope split across multiple solutions
BlueDolphin
Description
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Key Features
Shared architecture repository
Application portfolio management
Impact analysis
Process diagrams
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Pros
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Cons
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