Exago BI
Exago BI is an embedded business intelligence application for adding reporting and analytics to customer-facing web applications.
What Exago BI is
Exago BI is an embedded business intelligence application for adding reporting and analytics to customer-facing web applications. It offers dashboards, drag-and-drop ExpressViews, spreadsheet-like Advanced Reports and multi-page Chained Reports. Advanced Reports can include maps, crosstabs, repeating groups, complex joins, filters, sorts and drilldowns to linked child reports. Reports can be exported as PDF, Excel workbook, RTF or CSV, subject to system, session and report settings. Connections include databases, data warehouses, files, OLAP, web services and .NET assemblies. Exago queries reporting sources with read-only access and does not store or cache source data by default; an optional execution cache is available per report. Teams can embed it with an iframe, redirected page or popup and connect through .NET or REST APIs. The host application handles login authentication and passes user identity to Exago, where roles and tenant filters can govern access. Deployment options include cloud, private servers or a client site. Pricing is on request.
Good
- Offers dashboards and three report formats
- Connects to varied data sources
- Read-only reporting access by default
- Can be embedded in a host application
- Cloud, private-server and client-site deployment options
Watch out
- Pricing is on request
- Host application must authenticate users
- REST API offers a subset of .NET API calls
- Production CData drivers require paid licenses after a 30-day trial
Who it suits
Exago BI suits software teams adding self-service reporting to a host application, including teams serving technical and non-technical users. The host application must handle login authentication and configure user privileges.
Verdict
Exago BI provides multiple report formats, data connections and embedding options for host applications. Its reliance on the host for authentication and on-request pricing are important considerations.
The facts
Each one read from Exago BI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- APIs
- Exago provides a .NET API and a REST Web Service API, with the REST API offering a subset of the .NET API calls.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- insightsoftware describes Exago as an embedded BI solution for customer-facing web applications that lets software teams offer self-service analytics.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data connections
- It supports flat files, relational and non-relational databases, and data warehouses, and can join objects across data sources, though cross-source joins may be less performant.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data connectivity
- The documentation lists connections to relational and non-relational databases, data warehouses, files, OLAP, web services, and .NET assemblies.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Exago queries reporting data on demand with read-only access and does not store or cache that data by default; an optional execution cache is available per report.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data source limitation
- The vendor notes that additional CData database connections require paid driver licenses for production use after an initial 30-day trial.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Exago runs on Windows or Linux servers, on-premises or in the cloud, and the documentation names Azure virtual machines, AWS EC2, Docker, web farms, and standalone servers as deployment options.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Embedding and APIs
- It can be embedded using iframes or its JavaScript API and connects to host applications through .NET or REST APIs.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Reports can be exported as PDF, Excel workbook, RTF, or CSV, subject to system, session, and report settings.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Exago can be embedded in a host application using an iframe, redirected page, or popup window.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The deployment guide describes serving both technical users such as developers and database administrators and non-technical users such as business analysts and project managers.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Permissions can be set by user or group for data objects, fields, rows, and field values, with roles used to restrict access.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The Exago BI product page lists no price or plan details and directs existing customers seeking additional licenses to contact insightsoftware.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Exago is an embedded BI solution for adding self-service analytics to customer-facing web applications.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Exago BI is a web-based embedded BI application for adding reporting and analytics to a host application.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Read-only data access
- Exago requires only read-only access to reporting data sources and does not store or cache source data by default.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Report features
- Advanced Reports support geographic maps, crosstabs, repeating groups, complex joins, filters and sorts, and drilldowns to linked child reports.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Reports
- Exago BI supports dashboards, ExpressView, Advanced Reports, and Chained Reports.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Report types
- It supports Dashboards, drag-and-drop ExpressViews, spreadsheet-like Advanced Reports, and multi-page Chained Reports.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The technical guide says secured authentication requires HTTPS for the server connection to protect the authentication token in transit.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Exago does not provide its own login authentication logic, so the embedding host application must authenticate users and configure their privileges correctly.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security model
- The host application handles login authentication and passes user identity to Exago, where roles and tenant filters can govern feature, content, and data access.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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