
Yellowfin BI
Yellowfin BI is a business intelligence product with real-time data refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, embedded analytics, and natural-language …
What Yellowfin BI is
Yellowfin BI is a business intelligence product with real-time data refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, embedded analytics, and natural-language queries. It is available on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with hybrid deployment options. The maker, Yellowfin BI, was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Pricing is paid and available on request; a 30-day trial is offered, but there is no free plan. Three pricing approaches are listed. Named User pricing is based on the number of named users and is positioned for small to medium-sized deployments, with no user-level feature limits stated. Server pricing is based on required CPU cores and is positioned for larger deployments. User Tier pricing is based on user type and supports a mix of writer and consumer users. The listed details give prospective buyers a way to consider licensing by people, server capacity, or user roles.
Good
- Real-time data refresh
- Row-level security
- Scheduled reports
- Embedded analytics and natural-language queries
- Available across web, desktop, and mobile
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing available on request
Who it suits
Yellowfin BI suits organizations looking for business intelligence across web and desktop or mobile platforms, with a choice of hybrid deployment. Its three pricing models may suit teams that want licensing based on users, CPU cores, or user roles.
Verdict
Yellowfin BI combines reporting, embedded analytics, and natural-language queries with hybrid deployment and broad platform availability. Buyers will need to request pricing, and there is no free plan.
Plans and prices
From Yellowfin BI's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Named User | — | Pricing is based on the number of named users. · Positioned for small to medium-sized deployments. · No feature limitations at the user level are stated. |
| Server | — | Pricing is based on required CPU cores. · Positioned for larger deployments. |
| User Tier | — | Pricing is based on user type. · Supports a mix of writer and consumer users. |
The facts
Each one read from Yellowfin BI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Deployment
- hybridchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Embedded analytics
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Natural-language queries
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Refresh frequency
- real-timechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Row-level security
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Scheduled reports
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2003checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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