Bold BI

Bold BI is a business intelligence and analytics product for working with data, reports, and embedded analytics. It supports real-time data refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, and natural-language queries. The product is available on the web, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android, with hybrid deployment listed. Organizations can choose among Bold BI Cloud Edition, Bold BI On-Premises Edition, and Bold BI Managed Private Cloud. Cloud Edition uses fully managed cloud hosting. On-Premises Edition is self-hosted and supports Windows, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes. Managed Private Cloud provides a dedicated managed environment with a customer-selected data region. None of the listed editions has a per-user or per-viewer fee, but prices are available on request. Pricing is listed as paid, with a 30-day trial. Bold BI is made by a company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, USA.

Bold BI combines reporting and embedded analytics with several deployment choices. Pricing requires a request, though a 30-day trial is listed.

Bold BI may suit organizations that need analytics with real-time refresh, scheduled reporting, or embedded analytics. Its cloud, self-hosted, and managed private cloud editions offer different deployment approaches.

Bold BI is a business intelligence platform for reporting and embedded analytics, with cloud, self-hosted, and managed private-cloud editions. It suits organizations that need analytics within their own products or workflows and want a choice of deployment. Its range of hosting models and no per-user or per-viewer fees are appealing; custom pricing makes the total cost harder to compare upfront.

Overview

Bold BI combines reporting with embedded analytics and supports hybrid deployment. Real-time refresh, scheduled reports, row-level security, and natural-language queries cover several common needs: keeping operational views current, distributing reports regularly, controlling access to rows, and letting users query data conversationally. That breadth makes it worth considering for teams serving multiple audiences. The hosting decision is also consequential: managed cloud, self-hosting, and a dedicated private cloud bring different operational responsibilities.

Key features

• Embedded analytics: Incorporating analytics into a product or workflow is the strongest reason for software makers to consider Bold BI. Teams seeking only a standalone reporting tool may not need this emphasis.
• Real-time refresh: Current data can support operational monitoring where delayed updates are a poor fit.
• Row-level security: Access can be tailored at the row level, useful when different users should see different records.
• Scheduled reports: Recurring distribution complements live dashboards for people who need reports on a schedule.
• Natural-language queries: Users have a conversational way to query data alongside reporting features.

Pricing

Bold BI is paid software, and each of its three editions uses custom pricing. A 30-day trial is offered, giving prospective buyers a defined period to assess fit before committing; there is no public price to compare against alternatives.

• Bold BI Cloud Edition: Fully managed cloud hosting with no per-user or per-viewer fee. This is the clearest fit for organizations that want managed hosting and a fee structure that does not charge by audience size. Custom pricing still leaves the overall budget to be established with the vendor.
• Bold BI On-Premises Edition: Self-hosted deployment with support for Windows, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes, and no per-user or per-viewer fee. It suits organizations that want to run the platform in their own environment, but self-hosting makes deployment choice part of the buying decision.
• Bold BI Managed Private Cloud: A dedicated managed cloud environment with a customer-selected data region and no per-user or per-viewer fee. It fits organizations that want managed hosting with a say in data location; buyers still need a custom quote.

Across the editions, the absence of per-user or per-viewer charges may make audience growth easier to plan for, but it does not reveal the total subscription cost. Buyers should compare quotes against their preferred hosting model.

Platforms

Bold BI supports web, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. Its deployment options also span managed cloud, self-hosted infrastructure, and dedicated private cloud, giving organizations a choice between operating the service themselves and using managed hosting.

Who it's for

Bold BI is best suited to organizations building analytics into their products or workflows, especially when they need real-time refresh, row-level access controls, or scheduled reporting. Its deployment range is useful for teams with differing hosting preferences, and no per-user or per-viewer fee may appeal when analytics reach a broad audience. It is a weaker fit for buyers who need a public price to screen options quickly or do not need embedded analytics.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Embedded analytics, scheduled reports, real-time refresh, row-level security, and natural-language queries combine reporting and access needs in one platform.
• Pros: Three deployment models let buyers choose managed cloud, self-hosting, or a dedicated managed environment.
• Pros: None of the three editions charges per user or viewer, which avoids audience-based fees.
• Cons: All editions use custom pricing, so buyers cannot compare subscription costs from a public rate.
• Cons: The three hosting approaches require buyers to settle deployment requirements as part of edition selection.

Alternatives

ThoughtSpot is a paid web, iOS, and Android option with annual-billing plans: Essentials costs $25 a month for 5 to 50 users and up to 25M rows of data, while Pro costs $50 a month and supports up to 1,000 users. Choose it when those published prices and user or data limits make budgeting more concrete than Bold BI's custom quotes.

Sisense is a paid alternative across API, self-hosted, and web platforms, with a free trial. Its Self-serve plan connects to warehouses, databases, and cloud apps and includes natural-language queries, auto-narratives, and an assistant. It may suit buyers prioritizing those stated capabilities.

ClicData is a freemium alternative with a free plan and support for API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows. Its Basic plan has yearly or monthly billing options; yearly plans require a 12-month commitment and are paid yearly or quarterly. Consider it when a free plan or broader platform support matters.

Logi Symphony is a paid alternative for API, Linux, self-hosted, web, and Windows, with pricing available by request. It is another option for buyers comparing custom-priced BI products.

Embeddable is a paid API, self-hosted, and web option with a project-scoped subscription, flat monthly billing, unlimited usage, and every feature included. Its price follows a scoping conversation, so it may appeal to buyers evaluating project-based pricing.

InfuseBI is a paid web option with custom pricing by demo request. It is another candidate for buyers seeking a web-based BI product.

Logi Composer is a paid option for API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web, and Windows, with pricing by contacting insightsoftware. Consider it when comparing products with multiple platform options and quote-based pricing.

Holistics is a paid API and web option with a free trial and no free plan. Its Entry plan is $960 a month billed monthly, with a yearly option shown as $800 /month (2 months off); it includes 100 reports and the first 10 users, with additional users and reports available as add-ons. Choose it when a published entry price and stated report and user allowance are useful for budgeting.

For a wider comparison, browse Embedded Analytics Software and Business Intelligence Tools.

Verdict

Bold BI is a strong candidate for organizations that need to embed analytics and want a choice of cloud, self-hosted, or dedicated managed deployment. Its combination of real-time refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, natural-language queries, and no per-user or per-viewer fees is the case for choosing it. Look elsewhere if public pricing is essential to shortlist decisions or the deployment flexibility and embedded focus do not match your needs.