Bold Reports vs SQL Server Reporting Services

Bold Reports is a reporting platform for creating, managing, embedding, and distributing paginated reports. It supports RDL and RDLC natively, including reuse of existing SSRS reports. Its tools include a web Report Designer, Viewer, Writer, and Server for authoring, viewing, exporting, and managing reports. The platform lists 27 built-in data connectors and access to more than 250 additional systems through CData. Reports can be scheduled hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, then delivered by email, file location, FTP or SFTP, or Amazon S3. Listed export formats include PDF, Excel, Word, HTML, PowerPoint, CSV, and XML. SDKs support embedding in JavaScript, Angular, React, Blazor, and ASP.NET Core. Deployment options include web, API, Linux, Windows, and self-hosted environments. Security features include role and site permissions, per-site data isolation, encrypted stored credentials, and TLS 1.2 or later. The maker identifies SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 and says the platform supports GDPR and HIPAA requirements. Pricing is by custom quote, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.

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