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Head-to-head · Reporting Software

Telerik Reporting vs Bold Reports

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Telerik Reporting #2 in Reporting Software 9.2/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site
Bold Reports #6 in Reporting Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Bold Reports

Telerik Reporting leads on 0 checks, Bold 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 scoreTelerik Reporting · 9.2/10
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresBold Reports · 2 of 2

Telerik Reporting scores higher on our rubric for reporting software: 9.2 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #6.

Telerik Reporting is the better fit for developers building rich application reports. Bold Reports is the better fit for embedded enterprise reporting deployments.

  • Telerik Reporting fits best

    Developers building rich application reports

  • Bold Reports fits best

    Embedded enterprise reporting deployments

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Side by side

Feature Telerik Reporting 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Bold Reports 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.6
Ranking #2 in Reporting Software #6 in Reporting Software
Best for Developers building rich application reports Embedded enterprise reporting deployments
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $499/user/yr —
Free plan — —
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days · no card needed 30 days · no card needed
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Windows, Linux
Support Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 250+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Telerik Reporting 1/2 · Bold Reports 2/2
Interactive reports ✓ ✓
Scheduled delivery Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Report access Web_and_download Web_and_download
Distribution channels Multi_channel Multi_channel
Data source connectors Not checked yet 25 connectors
Viewer limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Multiple report designers and interactive viewers
  • Broad data binding, APIs, components, and export formats
  • Supports web, desktop, and multiple .NET frameworks
  • 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
  • No free plan
  • Annual pricing is charged per developer
  • Priority support costs extra above Lite Support
  • Pricing is quote-based across all deployment editions
  • There is no free plan
  • Listed integration coverage includes CData
Our verdict

Telerik Reporting is a paid .NET reporting solution for developers embedding operational reports, invoices, statements, dashboards, and printable business documents in web and desktop applications. It combines standalone desktop, Visual…

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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. Telerik ReportingReporting Software 9.230-day trial
  2. Bold ReportsReporting Software 8.6Pricing on request · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Telerik Reporting — where it wins

    • Multiple report designers and interactive viewers
    • Broad data binding, APIs, components, and export formats
    • Supports web, desktop, and multiple .NET frameworks

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Annual pricing is charged per developer
    • Priority support costs extra above Lite Support

  • 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
  • Telerik Reporting9.2/10 · 30-day trial

    A broad, developer-focused reporting toolkit with rich designers, viewers, APIs, and exports.

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  • 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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