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Head-to-head · Reporting Software

Jaspersoft vs Bold Reports

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Jaspersoft #5 in Reporting Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Jaspersoft
Bold Reports #6 in Reporting Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Bold Reports

Jaspersoft leads on 1 check, Bold Reports on 0, and 2 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 scoreJaspersoft · 8.7/10
  • Free planonly Jaspersoft
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresBold Reports · 2 of 2

Jaspersoft scores higher on our rubric for reporting software: 8.7 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #6.

Jaspersoft offers free plan; Bold Reports doesn't.

Jaspersoft is the better fit for open-source BI and embedded reporting. Bold Reports is the better fit for embedded enterprise reporting deployments.

  • Jaspersoft fits best

    Open-source BI and embedded reporting

  • Bold Reports fits best

    Embedded enterprise reporting deployments

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Side by side

Feature Jaspersoft 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Bold Reports 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.6
Ranking #5 in Reporting Software #6 in Reporting Software
Best for Open-source BI and embedded reporting Embedded enterprise reporting deployments
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Desktop, Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Windows, Linux
Integrations 14 integrations 250+ integrations
Features Jaspersoft 0/2 · Bold Reports 2/2
Interactive reports Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Scheduled delivery Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Report access Not checked yet Web_and_download
Distribution channels Not checked yet Multi_channel
Data source connectors Not checked yet 25 connectors
Viewer limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Free Community edition includes JasperReports Library and Jaspersoft Studio
  • Supports dashboards, scheduling, embedding, APIs, and white-labeling
  • Connects to relational, NoSQL, cloud, and big-data sources
  • 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
Cons
  • Commercial edition pricing is handled through contact-sales
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple dashboard teams
  • Commercial support and enterprise capabilities are limited to the Commercial edition
  • Pricing is quote-based across all deployment editions
  • There is no free plan
  • Listed integration coverage includes CData
Our verdict

Jaspersoft is an open-source reporting and embedded analytics platform for developers, business users, and organizations that need pixel-perfect reports, ad hoc reporting, dashboards, and data visualizations. It supports desktop and…

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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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  1. JaspersoftReporting Software 8.7Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. Bold ReportsReporting Software 8.6Pricing on request · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Jaspersoft — where it wins

    • Free Community edition includes JasperReports Library and Jaspersoft Studio
    • Supports dashboards, scheduling, embedding, APIs, and white-labeling
    • Connects to relational, NoSQL, cloud, and big-data sources

    Where it doesn't

    • Commercial edition pricing is handled through contact-sales
    • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of simple dashboard teams
    • Commercial support and enterprise capabilities are limited to the Commercial edition

  • 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
  • Jaspersoft8.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A flexible open-source reporting stack for pixel-perfect, embedded, and interactive analytics.

    Visit JaspersoftFull verdict →
  • 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 →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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