Column Chart
Compares values with vertical bars.
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Bold BI, developed and owned by Syncfusion, Inc., is a business intelligence platform with 41 Modern widgets in 9 categories and 40 Classic widgets for charts, maps, grids, pivot grids, KPI cards, gauges and filters. Teams design dashboards with drag and drop and no coding, drill into any chart, and export to PowerPoint, image, PDF, Excel or CSV.
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Widgets
How many widgets does Bold BI offer for data visualization?
Bold BI offers 41 Modern widgets in 9 categories, the current architecture for new dashboards, and 40 Classic widget entries for dashboards built with the Classic set. The table lists the Modern categories.
| Modern category | Widgets | Widget names |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison | 7 | Bar, Column, Stacked Bar, Stacked Column, 100% Stacked Bar, 100% Stacked Column, Radar Polar |
| Relationship | 6 | Map, Azure Maps, Grid, Pivot Grid, Heatmap, Treemap |
| Cards | 2 | Number Card, KPI Card |
| Deviation | 1 | Radial Gauge |
| Proportion | 4 | Pie, Doughnut, Funnel, Pyramid |
| Distribution | 7 | Area, Stacked Area, 100% Stacked Area, Line, Spline, Spline Area, Scatter |
| Composition | 1 | Range Slider |
| Filters | 6 | Combo Box, List Box, Date Picker, Text Filter, Range Navigator, Period Over Period |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | Image, Tab, Combined Widget, Rich Text Editor, Line, Q&A, Button |
Charts
Which chart types does Bold BI include?
Bold BI includes column, bar, stacked, pie, doughnut, funnel, pyramid, area, line, spline and scatter charts. The Modern Comparison, Proportion and Distribution categories hold 18 widgets; the Classic set adds a Combination Chart.
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Bar Chart
Compares values with horizontal bars.
Stacked Bar Chart
Stacks groups inside one bar.
Stacked Column Chart
Stacks groups inside one column.
100% Stacked Bar Chart
Shows each bar as parts of 100%.
100% Stacked Column Chart
Shows each column as parts of 100%.
Radar Polar Chart: Radar
Plots categories around a circle.
Radar Polar Chart: Polar
Plots categories in the polar style.
Pie Chart
Shows parts of a whole as slices.
Doughnut Chart
A pie chart with a hollow center.
Pyramid Chart
Shows values in a pyramid shape.
Funnel Chart
Shows values narrowing across steps.
Area Chart
Fills the space under a line.
Stacked Area Chart
Stacks several filled areas.
100% Stacked Area Chart
Shows each area as parts of 100%.
Line Chart
Connects points with a line.
Spline Chart
Connects points with a smooth curve.
Spline Area Chart
Fills the area under a smooth curve.
Combination Chart (Classic)
Mixes chart types in one visualization.
Scatter Chart
Plots points for two numbers.
Tables & grids
How does Bold BI show data in tables and pivot grids?
Bold BI has a Grid and a Pivot Grid in the Modern Relationship category, which holds 6 widgets.
Flat
Grid
Shows data in rows and columns.
Grouped
Pivot Grid
Groups and summarizes data across rows and columns.
Layout
One record per row, one field per column.
Layout
Fields grouped along rows and columns, with totals where they meet.
Best for
Reading exact values record by record.
Best for
Totals grouped by more than one field.
Example question
"Show every product with its price and stock."
Example question
"What were total sales by country for each month?"
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Maps
Which map and heat map widgets does Bold BI offer?
Bold BI’s Modern Relationship category includes Map, Azure Maps, Heatmap and Treemap widgets; the Classic set lists Maps, Bing Maps and Azure Maps.
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Map
Colors regions by value on a geographic map.
Bing Maps (Classic)
A Classic widget that places data on a Bing map.
Tree Map
Shows hierarchical data as nested rectangles.
Heat Map
Uses color intensity to show values.
Forecasting
How does Bold BI forecast trends?
Bold BI forecasting uses built-in exponential smoothing models for seasonal and non-seasonal data, and it works on Line and Spline charts.
Forecasting
Seasonality is detected automatically, and the forecast bounds use an adjustable confidence interval.
Forecast Settings
Defaults are 10 forecast points and a 95% confidence interval, with 4 design options.
Period Over Period
A widget in the Filters category that compares one time period with another.
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Filters & controls
Which filter and control widgets does Bold BI include?
Bold BI’s Modern Filters category has 6 widgets: Combo Box, List Box, Date Picker, Text Filter, Range Navigator and Period Over Period. Range Slider sits in the Composition category, and one dynamic filter updates every widget.
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Range Slider
Filters data by choosing a range of values.
Range Navigator
Shows a small preview of the data and picks a range from it.
List Box
Lists items to choose from as a filter.
Combo Box
A dropdown list of filter options.
Date Picker
Selects a date or a date range.
Q&A
Turns natural-language questions into charts.
KPIs & METRICS
How does Bold BI show KPIs and gauges?
Bold BI’s Cards category has 2 widgets, the KPI Card and the Number Card, and its Deviation category has 1, the Radial Gauge.
KPI Card
Shows a performance metric with an indicator.
Number Card
Shows one or more numbers with labels.
Radial Gauge
Shows a value on a circular meter.
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Layout & design
Which image, text and layout widgets does Bold BI include?
Bold BI’s Miscellaneous category has 7 widgets: Image, Tab, Combined Widget, Rich Text Editor, Line, Q&A and Button.
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Image Widget
Places an image on a dashboard.
Text Widget
Rich Text Editor (Modern) and Text (Classic) widgets add text.
Combined Widget
Groups several widgets in one container.
Widget Panel
Lists widgets by category, with a search box.
Interactivity
How do users explore data in Bold BI dashboards?
Bold BI dashboards support drill-downs, dynamic filters, personalized views and slideshows with TV mode, and export to PowerPoint, image, PDF, Excel or CSV.
Drag-and-Drop Design
Drag widgets onto the canvas with no coding.
Drill-Down
Click into any chart to see the exact rows behind it.
Dynamic Filters
One filter updates every widget on the page.
Custom Layouts
Arrange widgets freely instead of fitting a fixed template.
Tab Widget
Groups related content in tabs.
Personalized Views
Save a filtered view as your own default.
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Limitations
What are the known limitations of Bold BI visualizations?
Bold BI documents these 4 limitations for forecasting, Q&A and slideshows.
- Forecasting works only on Line and Spline charts, needs exactly 1 column field and 1 numeric value field, and does not support DateTime. Forecasts default to a 95% confidence interval.
- With forecasting on, forecast-line tooltips, drilldown and master filter are not supported.
- A Q&A result that is converted to a standard widget cannot be converted back.
- Slideshow and TV mode viewers need to sign in, even when the dashboards are public.
Support
Where can I get help with Bold BI visualizations?
The Bold BI free trial runs 30 days, and Bold BI lists 3 support resources: documentation, a dedicated support team, and tutorials and webinars.
Trusted & recognized
How do customers rate Bold BI?
Bold BI is developed and owned by Syncfusion, Inc. G2 rates it 4.4 out of 5; Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice rate it 4.9.
Ratings and recognition, as of October 2026
Rating as of October 2026
- G2 Leader, Fall 2025
- G2 High Performer - EMEA, Fall 2025
- G2 Regional Leader - Americas, Fall 2025
- Visual Studio Magazine Reader's Choice, 2025
FAQ
Bold BI data visualization questions, answered
How many widgets does Bold BI have?
Bold BI has 41 Modern widgets in 9 categories, the current architecture for new dashboards, and 40 Classic widget entries for dashboards already built with the Classic set.
Which chart types does Bold BI include?
The Modern Comparison, Proportion and Distribution categories hold 18 widgets, such as Bar, Column, Pie, Funnel, Area, Line and Scatter. The Classic set adds a Combination Chart.
Does Bold BI support forecasting?
Yes. Forecasting uses built-in exponential smoothing models for seasonal and non-seasonal data, and it works only on Line and Spline charts.
Can users drill into charts and filter dashboards?
Yes. Click into any chart to see the exact rows behind it, and one dynamic filter updates every widget on the page.
Which formats can Bold BI export dashboards to?
Any dashboard can be exported to PowerPoint, Image, PDF, Excel or CSV.
Is there a free trial of Bold BI?
Yes. The free trial is 30 days long, requires no credit card and includes full feature access from day one.
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