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Head-to-head · Reporting Software

Bold Reports vs Exago BI

  • 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
Exago BI #7 in Reporting Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Exago BI

Bold Reports leads on 0 checks, Exago BI 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 trialonly Bold Reports

Bold Reports scores higher on our rubric for reporting software: 8.6 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

Bold Reports is the better fit for embedded enterprise reporting deployments. Exago BI is the better fit for embedded reporting in customer applications.

  • Bold Reports fits best

    Embedded enterprise reporting deployments

  • Exago BI fits best

    Embedded reporting in customer applications

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Side by side

Feature Bold Reports 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Exago BI 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.5
Ranking #6 in Reporting Software #7 in Reporting Software
Best for Embedded enterprise reporting deployments Embedded reporting in customer applications
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Pricing on request
Free plan — Not checked yet
Free trial 30 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, Linux Web, Windows, Linux
Support Live chat, Tickets, Docs Tickets, Docs
Integrations 250+ integrations 7 integrations
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Bold Reports 2/2 · Exago BI 2/2
Interactive reports ✓ ✓
Scheduled delivery ✓ ✓
Specs
Report access Web_and_download Web_and_download
Distribution channels Multi_channel Multi_channel
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
  • Embeds reporting and dashboards in customer-facing web applications
  • Supports ad hoc analysis, scheduling, batch delivery, and multiple exports
  • Granular permissions cover users, groups, fields, rows, and values
Cons
  • Pricing is quote-based across all deployment editions
  • There is no free plan
  • Listed integration coverage includes CData
  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Deployment is available on Windows or Linux infrastructure
  • Proprietary product rather than open source
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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Exago BI is an embedded business intelligence application for software companies and organizations that need reporting inside customer-facing web applications. It combines ad hoc report creation, analysis, interactive dashboards,…

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  1. Bold ReportsReporting Software 8.6Pricing on request · 30-day trial
  2. Exago BIReporting Software 8.5Pricing on request

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

  • Exago BI — where it wins

    • Embeds reporting and dashboards in customer-facing web applications
    • Supports ad hoc analysis, scheduling, batch delivery, and multiple exports
    • Granular permissions cover users, groups, fields, rows, and values

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires contacting sales
    • Deployment is available on Windows or Linux infrastructure
    • Proprietary product rather than open source
  • 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 →
  • Exago BI8.5/10 · Pricing on request

    A focused embedded reporting suite with ad hoc analysis, dashboards, delivery, exports, and APIs.

    Visit Exago BIFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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