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Head-to-head · Reporting Software

Bold Reports vs DevExpress Reports

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Bold Reports #6 in Reporting Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Bold Reports
DevExpress Reports #8 in Reporting Software 8.4/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit DevExpress

Bold Reports leads on 0 checks, DevExpress Reports on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreBold Reports · 8.6/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresBold Reports · 2 of 2

Bold Reports scores higher on our rubric for reporting software: 8.6 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.

On distribution channels, Bold Reports gives you Multi_channel where DevExpress Reports offers Embed.

Bold Reports is the better fit for embedded enterprise reporting deployments. DevExpress Reports is the better fit for established developers needing broad platform reach.

  • Bold Reports fits best

    Embedded enterprise reporting deployments

  • DevExpress Reports fits best

    Established developers needing broad platform reach

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Side by side

Feature Bold Reports 8.6/10 Visit ↗ DevExpress Reports 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.4
Ranking #6 in Reporting Software #8 in Reporting Software
Best for Embedded enterprise reporting deployments Established developers needing broad platform reach
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan — —
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days · no card needed 30 days
Money-back guarantee 30 days 60 days
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Desktop, Mobile, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support Live chat, Tickets, Docs Tickets, Docs
Integrations 250+ integrations 10 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bold Reports 2/2 · DevExpress Reports 1/2
Interactive reports ✓ ✓
Scheduled delivery ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Report access Web_and_download Web_and_download
Distribution channels Multi_channel Embed
Data source connectors 25 connectors Not checked yet
Viewer limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Paginated, interactive, pixel-perfect, RDL, and RDLC reporting
  • Embedded viewers, SDKs, REST APIs, and embed URLs
  • Cloud, private cloud, and air-gapped on-premises deployment options
  • Report designers and viewers span Visual Studio, Rider, VS Code and web
  • Interactive sorting, filtering, drill-down and drill-through support
  • Connects to SQL, Excel, CSV, JSON, MongoDB and other sources
Cons
  • Pricing is quote-based across all deployment editions
  • There is no free plan
  • Listed integration coverage includes CData
  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Standalone Reporting subscription price is 799.99
  • Component-library approach requires developer integration
Our verdict

Bold Reports is a reporting platform for organizations and software teams that need paginated, pixel-perfect, interactive, and embedded reports. It supports browser-based drag-and-drop design, native RDL and RDLC files, report scheduling,…

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DevExpress Reports is a reporting platform and component library for .NET developers building embedded reporting into desktop, web and mobile applications. It supports WinForms and WPF, ASP.NET, Blazor, JavaScript frameworks and related…

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  1. Bold ReportsReporting Software 8.6Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. DevExpress ReportsReporting Software 8.430-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Bold Reports — where it wins

    • Paginated, interactive, pixel-perfect, RDL, and RDLC reporting
    • Embedded viewers, SDKs, REST APIs, and embed URLs
    • Cloud, private cloud, and air-gapped on-premises deployment options

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is quote-based across all deployment editions
    • There is no free plan
    • Listed integration coverage includes CData

  • DevExpress Reports — where it wins

    • Report designers and viewers span Visual Studio, Rider, VS Code and web
    • Interactive sorting, filtering, drill-down and drill-through support
    • Connects to SQL, Excel, CSV, JSON, MongoDB and other sources

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid product with no free plan
    • Standalone Reporting subscription price is 799.99
    • Component-library approach requires developer integration
  • Bold Reports8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

    A deployment-flexible reporting platform for embedded, paginated, and interactive enterprise reports.

    Visit Bold ReportsFull verdict →
  • DevExpress Reports8.4/10 · 30-day trial

    A broad .NET reporting component library for embedded, interactive reporting.

    Visit DevExpressFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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