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Bold BI: cost, fit and limits
Bold BI is a business intelligence and embedded analytics platform from Syncfusion, Inc. that lets software teams embed white-labeled dashboards through native SDKs, hosted in the cloud, in a private cloud or on their own servers.
What to know first
Bold BI publishes four options: Cloud Edition at $999 per month, On-Premises per user at $499, On-Premises per application at $1,999 per month, and a quoted Managed Private Cloud. A 30-day trial needs no card, and a Community License covers one embedded application for very small companies. Multi-tenancy is not offered on the Cloud Edition, which matters for SaaS embedding.
Bold BI at a glance
| Maker | Bold BI, by Syncfusion, Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | $499 per month |
| API access | Yes |
| Category | Best AI Embedded Analytics Software in 2026, rank 4 of 13 |
| Website | boldbi.com |
Who Bold BI is best for
Vendors that must ship on-premises
Docker, Kubernetes, Windows, Linux and air-gapped operation are supported, so a product sold into locked-down networks can carry its analytics along.
Very small startups with one analytics app
The Community License is free for one embedded application when the company stays under $1,000,000 revenue, 5 developers and 10 employees.
Front-end teams on .NET or JavaScript stacks
SDKs cover React, Angular, Vue, .NET and Blazor, and a REST API is also named as an embedding option, so most web stacks have a documented route.
Bold BI plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Edition | $999 per month | Hosted by Bold BI in managed regions, with 100 users in the base price and $5 per extra user. Multi-tenancy is not available here. |
| On-Premises, per user | $499 per month | Self-hosted on Windows, Linux, Docker or Kubernetes, with 100 users included, then $3 per extra user. Air-gapped use is supported. |
| On-Premises, per application | $1,999 per month per application | Adds multi-tenancy and SSO with unlimited users per application; cheaper than per-user pricing above 825 users. |
| Managed Private Cloud | Custom quote | Dedicated environment run by Bold BI, with the US as the default region and other regions available on request, for teams wanting a managed single-tenant setup. |
Checked November 2026.
What Bold BI does
- Native SDKs
- React, Angular, Vue, .NET and Blazor components render dashboards in the host application, and a REST API is also named as an embedding route for stacks outside those frameworks.
- Multi-tenancy
- One instance can serve many customers on Managed Private Cloud and On-Premises, and the per-application plan includes multi-tenancy and SSO, but the Cloud Edition does not offer it.
- Single sign-on
- Okta, Auth0, Azure AD, ADFS, Keycloak and AWS Cognito are named, though only in self-hosted deployments, which pushes SaaS teams that need SSO toward running the software themselves.
- White-labeling
- Bold BI marks are removed on every edition, including the Community License, so even the free single-application route can carry the host product's branding on screen.
- AI Copilot
- Builds charts from a plain-English request with no SQL, and an AI Agent and Assistant add Prompt to Dashboard and smart summaries and alerts, drawing on credits or your own AI key.
How Bold BI handles your data
Bold BI's security page says the company holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report, is a Business Associate for HIPAA with independent audit but no official HIPAA certification, and publishes a VPAT for Section 508. Hosting depends on the edition: managed regions for Cloud, a customer-selected region for Managed Private Cloud, and your own data center on-premises. The pages checked do not state whether data trains AI models, or a retention period. AI runs on Bold BI credits or a key you supply.
Where Bold BI falls short in practice
- AI credit costs. Credits cost $40 per 1,000, no monthly cap is published, and discounts do not apply to them, so a heavy AI user cannot easily predict spend from the base plan price.
- Community License limits. It covers one embedded application and applies only to a company under $1,000,000 annual revenue with 5 or fewer developers and 10 or fewer employees, so growth ends eligibility.
- SSO scope. Single sign-on is available only in self-hosted deployments, so a team that picks the $999 Cloud Edition for convenience does without SSO and multi-tenancy. Teams on Okta or Azure AD should plan for hosting it themselves.
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Bold BI: common questions
What does Bold BI cost for embedding?
Prices are in USD before taxes. On-Premises per user is $499 per month, Cloud Edition is $999, and On-Premises per application is $1,999 per month per application. Managed Private Cloud is quoted. Checked November 2026. Per-user plans include 100 users, then add blocks of 5.
Is there a free Bold BI option for embedding?
Two exist. A 30-day free trial needs no credit card, and a Community License is free for one embedded application. The license is limited to companies with under $1,000,000 annual revenue, up to 5 developers and up to 10 employees.
Can Bold BI do multi-tenancy on its cloud edition?
No. The pages checked list multi-tenancy from one instance on Managed Private Cloud and On-Premises, but not on the Cloud Edition. SaaS teams that need tenant isolation should plan for one of the other deployment models. A SaaS team needing isolated tenants should price the per-application plan or Managed Private Cloud.
How are Bold BI's AI features billed?
AI credits are sold at $40 per 1,000, or a team can bring its own AI provider key and be billed by that provider. No monthly credit cap is published, and discounts do not apply to AI credits. Ask sales whether committed-use discounts can cover credits, since the page says discounts do not.
Which compliance reports does Bold BI hold?
The security page states a SOC 2 Type 2 report and a VPAT for Section 508. It describes HIPAA as a Business Associate arrangement with independent audit, and notes there is no official HIPAA certification. GDPR appears only in the page's meta description.