Birst
infor.com
What it is
Birst is an analytics platform that combines data from multiple sources and presents reports and dashboards in a browser or native mobile app. It offers interactive dashboards, self-service notifications, visual data discovery, and pixel-perfect operational reporting. Automated data refinement and ETL merge and model information from different platforms into a user data store. Its Networked BI approach combines centralized and decentralized analytics with reusable governed business definitions, blended models, and self-service analytic sandboxes. Infor describes prebuilt industry content across more than 11 industries, with role-specific material and out-of-the-box data models. Birst Enterprise includes AI/ML integrations, Smart Insights for automatically creating personalized dashboards, and 1TB of storage. Deployment options include hosted multi-tenant cloud, an on-premises virtual appliance, and embedding; mobile analytics work on iOS and Android, with offline access included in Enterprise. Listed functions also include real-time refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, natural-language queries, planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario modeling, management reporting, and financial consolidation. Pricing is on request, and no free plan is listed.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Infor Birst combines data from different sources in a Networked BI platform and presents reports and dashboards in a browser or native mobile app.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Intended users
- Infor describes Birst Enterprise as extending analytics beyond Infor CloudSuite users and supporting governance across multiple ERPs and other applications.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Deployment
- Infor lists public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises deployment options; its product documentation also describes cloud and appliance deployments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Integrations
- Infor lists application connectors including Marketo and Salesforce, plus JDBC data sources, SAP, and R Server integration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Security
- An Infor Birst security white paper states that Birst is SOC 2 Type 2 audited, HIPAA/HITECH attested, and ISO 27001:2013 certified.Read 11 Oct 2026 · dam.infor.com
- Support
- Infor describes technical support that provides assistance, case management, product updates, a global knowledge base, and a peer community.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesRead 19 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Maker
- Infor's company timeline states that Infor was founded in 2002 as an ERP software company focused primarily on manufacturing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- AI features
- Birst Enterprise includes AI/ML integrations and Smart Insights, which automatically creates personalized dashboards.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Analysis tools
- Birst includes interactive dashboards, self-service notifications, Visualizer for data discovery, and Designer for pixel-perfect operational reports.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Analytics tools
- The platform includes interactive dashboards, visual data discovery, pixel-perfect reporting, and data preparation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Data modeling
- Infor says Birst automates building business-ready data stores and can combine data from multiple platforms, including big data sources.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Data preparation
- Automated Data Refinement and ETL merge and model data from multiple sources into a user data store.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Embedded analytics
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · infor.com
- Embedding and APIs
- Infor says Birst can embed analytics into applications through flexible APIs, and its Marketplace listing describes REST APIs for users, spaces, workflows, dashboards, groups, and access controls.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Industry analytics
- Infor says it provides prebuilt industry-specific content across 11+ industries, with role-specific content and out-of-the-box data models.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Industry content
- Infor says it provides prebuilt, industry-specific content across more than 11 industries and multiple functional areas, tailored to user roles.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Mobile
- Infor Birst Mobile supports interactive dashboards on iOS and Android, and Birst Enterprise includes offline mobile access.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
- Mobile and offline
- Birst supports mobile analytics on iOS and Android, including offline use.Read 11 Oct 2026 · market.infor.com
- Natural-language queries
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · infor.com
- Networked BI
- Birst combines centralized and decentralized analytics, with reusable governed business definitions, blended models, and self-service analytic sandboxes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · infor.com
- Pricing
- The Infor Marketplace listing provides a Contact Us option and does not state a price.Read 11 Oct 2026 · market.infor.com
- Refresh frequency
- real-timeRead 20 Sep 2026 · infor.com
- Row-level security
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · infor.com
- Scheduled reports
- YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · infor.com
- Storage limit
- Infor Birst Enterprise includes 1TB of data storage.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.infor.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Combines data from multiple sources
- Offers row-level security and scheduled reports
- Supports browser and iOS and Android mobile analytics
- Includes planning, forecasting, and financial consolidation
- Deployment options include cloud, on-premises, and embedded
Limits
- No free plan
- Pricing is on request
- Offline mobile access is included in Enterprise
Who it suits
Birst may suit organizations that need analytics across multiple data sources alongside planning, forecasting, and financial reporting. Infor describes Birst Enterprise as supporting governance across multiple ERPs and applications and extending analytics beyond Infor CloudSuite users.
Verdict
Birst combines data preparation, dashboards, reporting, and financial planning functions, with several deployment choices. Buyers must request pricing, and offline mobile access is specifically listed for Enterprise.
Where Specifiction places it
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