Bold BI®, by Syncfusion® vs. SAP Crystal
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Bold BI®, by Syncfusion® | Score9 out of 10 | N/A | Bold BI, from software components and app development specialist Syncfusion, is designed with rich customization options to make the embedding process easy. The vendor states users can embed Bold BI into enterprise software to bring a powerful analytics platform right into apps. | $0 (for companies and individuals with less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue, and 5 or fewer developers ) |
 SAP Crystal | Score7.5 out of 10 | N/A | SAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration. | $295 per single user license |
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| Additional Details | In line with the commitment Syncfusion® has made to the development community, a free plan for Bold BI is available for eligible companies and individuals. Search "Bold BI Community License" for details. Subscriptions can be paid monthly or annually. Minimum 1-year term. Subscriptions will automatically renew until canceled. Note: The key features and pricing information outlined here were last updated on May 2025. | * SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Viewer allows you to view static data within a SAP Crystal Reports file. * SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Full version allows you to create powerful, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 28 languages. If you already have an older version of Crystal Reports, buy a license for SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Upgrade at a discounted, upgrade price. * SAP Crystal Server 2020, 1 NUL includes 1 license of: SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - SAP Crystal Server 2020. * As an add-on to SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL, SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL allows you to support a wider, intermittent audience of end users, up to five logged on at the same time. | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 10.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 10.0 |
| Usability | - | 9.5 |
| Availability | - | 8.0 |
| Performance | - | 8.0 |
| Support Rating | - | 8.6 |
| In-Person Training | - | 10.0 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 8.8 |
| Configurability | - | 8.0 |
| Data Sharing and Collaboration | - | 8.8 |
| Data Sources | - | 9.2 |
| Ease of integration | - | 7.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 7.0 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 8.0 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 7.0 |