A simpler, more flexible alternative to Qlik Sense
If Qlik Sense feels harder to embed, host, or budget for as your business grows, Bold BI gives you a simpler way to build dashboards, embed analytics, and scale without surprise costs.
No credit card required
No per-viewer fees
One license, unlimited viewers, every plan.
Deploy anywhere
Cloud, self-hosted, or on-premises.
Simple pricing
One quote per deployment, not per user or per GB.
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CarNow
Revver
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Why teams look beyond Qlik Sense
Every team has a different reason for evaluating a new BI platform. Which one sounds most like yours?
Costs grow with your data
Qlik Sense scales its price with how much data you analyze, not with your team size, so costs can climb fast as you grow.
Self-hosting pricing isn't public
Qlik's on-premises option is built for regulated industries, but there's no published price. You need a sales call just to get a number.
Extra users cost more on entry plans
Adding people to your team can mean an extra line item, depending on which plan you're on.
Embedding takes real developer work
Getting dashboards into your own product means combining no-code tools with custom JavaScript.
Some features sit behind higher tiers
Things like advanced AI capacity, public sharing, and SAP data pulls are only available on the higher-priced plans.
Guided onboarding isn't included everywhere
Hands-on setup help is only part of the top-tier plan.
Why organizations choose Bold BI
Modern analytics should help your business move faster, not add more complexity.
One price, not one per GB
Every Bold BI plan is a flat quote for your deployment. Your data can grow without your bill growing with it.
Self-host with everything included
Run Bold BI on Windows, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, or any major cloud, with the exact same features as the cloud version.
Unlimited viewers, on every plan
Add 10 people or 10,000 embedded end customers, and the price doesn't change.
Embed in one line, or with full code control
Paste a single embed link for speed, or use the SDK with Angular, React, Vue, and 20+ other frameworks for complete control.
Nothing locked behind a higher plan
Every Bold BI plan includes the full platform. The only difference between plans is how and where it's hosted.
Help from day one
Chat, email, and WhatsApp support, guided onboarding, and unlimited support tickets, included in every plan, not just the top one.
Choosing between Qlik Sense and Bold BI? Start here.
Evaluate the capabilities that matter most when choosing a Qlik Sense alternative: pricing, embedding, deployment, and support.
| Capability | Bold BI | Qlik Sense |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | One quote per deployment. No per-user or per-viewer fees. | Monthly plans that scale with data volume: $300–$2,750/mo, or custom Enterprise pricing |
| What drives the cost | The plan you choose — every plan includes the full platform | How much data you analyze — capped at 10 GB on the entry plan, more on higher plans |
| Embedded analytics | One-line embed URL, or full SDK control across 20+ frameworks | Embedding available through a mix of no-code tools and custom JavaScript |
| Deployment | Cloud, Managed Private Cloud, or fully self-hosted, same features on all three | Mostly cloud-based, with a client-managed on-premises option for regulated industries |
| White-labeling | Full rebrand, Bold BI's own branding disappears completely | Custom themes, fonts, colors, and images |
| Multi-tenant hosting | One deployment can safely serve hundreds of customers, each seeing only their own data | Not a core focus of the platform |
| Feature access | Every feature, on every plan | Some features (advanced AI, public sharing, SAP pulls) are limited to higher plans |
| Support | Chat, email, and WhatsApp support, plus unlimited tickets, on every plan | Community support at entry level; faster, dedicated support from the mid-tier plan up |
See Bold BI in action
Discover how teams across finance, sales, marketing, and operations use Bold BI to solve real business challenges and decide faster.
Finance
Monitor financial performance, budgets, cash flow, and profitability with real-time analytics.
Sales
Track revenue, pipeline, rep performance, and forecasts through interactive dashboards.
Marketing
Measure campaign performance, lead generation, ROI, and customer engagement in one place.
Human resources
Track workforce trends, employee performance, hiring metrics, and retention in one view.
Switch with confidence in four steps
Moving off Qlik Sense doesn't have to be complicated. Most teams rebuild their first dashboards within the trial period. Tick the steps off as you plan your move.
1
Connect your data
Point Bold BI at the same databases and data platforms Qlik Sense already uses. Nothing has to move.
2
Recreate your key dashboards
Rebuild your most-used dashboards in the drag-and-drop designer, and re-express your Qlik expressions as Bold BI calculations where needed.
3
Configure security and governance
Set up users, roles, SSO, and row-level permissions to match your current security setup.
4
Validate and go live
Check your rebuilt dashboards against your old Qlik output, then start sharing trusted insights across the organization.
Analytics that wins awards and users.
Recognized by G2, TrustRadius and Visual Studio Magazine for delivering standout performance and value.
I appreciate Bold BI for making it easier to provide reporting for our customers, allowing both our analysts and customers to easily build and publish reports. The ability to build dashboards and modify queries for specific outcomes is very user-friendly. I value the mobile readiness of the app and its integration capabilities with API structures. The addition of AI features is impressive. The economic pricing model and the effective partnership, which includes consistent and helpful support, make it an invaluable tool for our OEM model.
Ravi S.
The support from Bold is unmatched. They do not charge extra for support and it is excellent anyway. All our tickets and questions are quickly answered with authoritative and precise guidance. This is important at the product is complex, powerful and mature. To get the most out of the tool, the level of support they provide is essential.
Murph M.
It was easy to implement data visualizations into our product. The standard widgets allowed us to build professional looking dashboards, and a robust API provided excellent control of the development and runtime process from within our application.
Scott Y.
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Questions you're already asking
Straight answers to what most evaluators want to know before they switch off Qlik Sense.
Yes. Bold BI combines interactive dashboards, embedded analytics, self-service BI, and flexible deployment in one platform, with no per-viewer fees and no feature gating between plans.
Qlik Sense charges based on how much data you analyze, from $300/month up to $2,750/month, or a custom Enterprise quote. Bold BI charges one flat price per deployment, with no per-user or per-viewer fees. Which one costs less depends on your data volume and viewer count, so it's worth modeling both.
Yes. Bold BI's On-Premises Edition runs on Windows Server, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure App Service, and major clouds, with the full platform included. Qlik also offers a client-managed on-premises option, but its pricing isn't published.
Yes. Embed dashboards with a single link, or use the JavaScript SDK with Angular, React, Vue, and 20+ other frameworks, including .NET, Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby, with white-labeling and multi-tenant support included.
Yes. Connect to the same data sources, rebuild your dashboards, re-express your Qlik expressions as Bold BI calculations, and get help from the migration team along the way. Most teams start with their top five dashboards.
In Qlik Cloud Analytics, AI analytics and Answers Agents are included from the entry plan, with more capacity at higher tiers. Bold BI includes AI-powered insights and natural-language querying on every plan.
Bold BI meets GDPR, SOC 2 Type 2, VPAT (Section 508), APAC standards, and ISO 27001.
Ready to move beyond Qlik Sense?
See how Bold BI helps your team leave data-driven pricing surprises and tier-shopping behind, with predictable licensing, flexible deployment, and embedded analytics built in from day one.
No credit card required.