- Free plan limit: 5 scorecards, up to 36 indicators
- Free forever
- Pre-recorded onboarding sessions
- Unlimited scorecards, indicators, initiatives
- 10 business frameworks, 31+ strategy scorecard templates
- Onboarding session via Zoom
What BSC Designer is Used For?
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| Provide stakeholders with a single source of truth. | Facilitate strategy definition and description with strategy maps. | Execute strategy in a disciplined way with KPIs and initiatives. |
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Plans Comparison
| Free Plan | Business | |
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| General | ||
| Access to 31+ scorecard examples (?) |  |
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| Automation for all steps of the strategic planning process (?) | |
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| Calculation of the scorecards (?) | |
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| Localizations (English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Italian) | |
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| Unlimited scorecards/KPIs (free plan is limited by 5 scorecards, up to 36 indicators) (?) | |
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| Customize strategy scorecard templates (?) | |
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| Unlimited view-only users (?) | |
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| Power users according to the subscription (?) | |
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 KPIs: Setup (?) |
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| Multilevel KPIs | |
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| Aligning KPIs with goals | |
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| Customizable update intervals (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.) (?) | |
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| Customizable aggregation types (sum, average, etc.) | |
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| Owners | |
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| User-defined properties for the KPIs | |
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| Different views for the KPIs table (performance, budgets, updates, initiatives, custom views) | |
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| KPIs: Measurement units (?) | ||
| Quantitative/qualitative | |
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| Natural-choice (bad, good, excellent) | |
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| Binary (yes /no) | |
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| KPIs: Calculation | ||
| Relevant/absolute weights (?) | |
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| Performance formulas (minimization, maximization, etc.) (?) | |
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| Aggregation by periods (quarters, years, etc.) | |
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| Accumulated values (YTD, QTD, etc.) | |
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| Inherited data for periods without specifically entered data (?) | |
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| Leading/lagging indicators (?) | |
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| Measurement scale for performance: min/max (?) | |
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| Measurement scale for progress: baseline/target (?) | |
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| Calculations for containers/groups of KPIs (average, sum, etc.) (?) | |
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| KPIs: Data sources (?) | ||
| Formulas with values/performance of other KPIs | |
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| External database (?) | |
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| Import from spreadsheets (?) | |
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| KPIs from other scorecards (?) | |
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| RESTFull API | |
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| Strategy Discussion | ||
| Cascading/alignment (link two scorecards by copy-pasting items) (?) | |
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| Comments on the values of KPIs | |
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| Direct links to KPIs, dashboards, maps | |
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| Capture ideas received by email to initiatives | |
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| Strategy wizard | |
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| Strategy attributes (Mission, Vision, Values) | |
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 Live strategy maps (?) |
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| Cause and effect connections | |
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| Custom objects | |
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| Strategic themes | |
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| Export for presentation/print | |
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| Multimaps | |
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| Calculation of quality score for a strategy map | |
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 Notifications (?) |
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| Assign owners for initiatives, KPIs, goals | |
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| Customize type of the notifications for owners | |
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| Custom notifications (Alerts tab) | |
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| Notifications to external services (via webhooks) | |
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| Customization and workflows | ||
| Custom logo for interface and reports | |
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| Customizable fiscal year | |
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| Adjustable columns for KPIs table | |
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| Adjustable reporting profiles | |
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| Customizable workflow for the initiatives | |
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| Customizable measurement units | |
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| Customizable performance formulas | |
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| Templates for dashboard layouts | |
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| Compliance and administration | ||
| Audit trail for general activity | |
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| Audit trail for the values of KPIs | |
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| Lock historical data | |
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| Accounts data backup/restore | |
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| Access rights (?) | ||
| Private scorecards | |
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| View only/edit rights | |
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| Rights for the groups of scorecards | |
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| Rights for selected scorecards | |
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| Rights for the specific KPI only | |
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| Rights for the value field of a KPI | |
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| Public scorecards | |
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 Reporting: formats (?) |
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| Excel | |
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| Scheduled reports by email | |
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| Reporting: profiles | ||
| Values report (all KPI values by dates) | |
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| Efforts vs. results report (combines leading and lagging indicators) | |
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| Action plan report (the list of the initiatives) | |
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| Cost of strategy report (the sum of the budgets of all initiatives) | |
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| Overview report (KPIs with key data tables and charts) | |
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| Dashboard report (a copy of a dashboard from the scorecard) | |
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| Strategy map (a copy of a strategy map from the scorecard) | |
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| Custom report profiles | |
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 Initiatives (?) |
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| Align initiatives with goals/KPIs | |
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| Types (initiative, success factor, expected outcome, rationale, hypothesis, risk) | |
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| Statuses (comment, analysis, in progress, review, done) | |
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| Progress indicators | |
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| Budgets in different currencies | |
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| Earned Value calculation | |
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| Aligned documents | |
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| Dependencies, timelines, owners | |
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| Visualization on the Gantt charts | |
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| Visualization on the time charts for relevant dates | |
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 Risk Initiatives (?) |
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| Risk mitigation plans | |
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| Key Risk Metrics (KRIs) | |
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 Dashboards (?) |
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| Many dashboards per scorecards | |
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| Templates for dashboard layouts | |
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| Export to presentation/print | |
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| 12 types of charts | |
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| Analysis (?) | ||
| Biggest gain/loss | |
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| Highest impact on performance (finding indicators with the highest absolute weight) | |
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| Forecast (linear prediction of the future values by using historical data) | |
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| Update time (finding indicators that were not updated on time) | |
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| Templates for strategic planning (?) | ||
| Balanced Scorecard (?) | |
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| OKR – Objectives and Key Results (?) | |
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| PESTEL – analysis of external factors (?) | |
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| VRIO – analysis of competitive advantage (?) | |
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| SWOT+S (?) | |
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| Five Forces – competitive analysis (?) | |
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| Customer service | ||
| Onboarding tutorials (?) | |
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| Customer support by email (?) | |
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| Free strategic planning course (?) | |
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| Premium strategic planning course (starting 9-users subscription) | |
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| Help migrating data from spreadsheets | |
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| Online training sessions (depending on the subscription type) | |
Payment Options
Available payment options: Credit Card, PayPal, Bank/Wire Transfer, or Invoice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some typical questions that people ask before buying BSC Designer.
How many licenses does our organization need?
The answer depends on many factors such as:
- The number of employees directly involved in the Balanced Scorecard and the discussions around strategy.
- Planned use of the software (KPIs only or full-cycle from strategy discussions to performance measurements and reporting).
We have discussed some of these nuanced in this article here. Also, you can find more information about possible implementation and cascading models for the Balanced Scorecard in this article.
What View-Only users can do?
BSC Designer Online subscription includes unlimited number of view-only users. View-only users can have view-only access to the scorecards (all tabs). Administrator of the account can decide about rights for specific view-only user.
As it follows from their type name, view-only users cannot introduce any change to the scorecard.
How do I move my data from the free account to the paid one?
If the account and subscription emails match, then our system will convert your free account to the paid one automatically. If not, you will need to enter the received subscription code into the subscription textbox.
Your free account will become a paid account, and all your data will be there.
Can I get pricing in local currency?
The prices in the price calculator are in US dollars. Click on the “Buy Now” button to get to the ordering page of our eCommerce partner, PayPro Global. There you will see the prices in your local currency, applicable taxes, as well as the payment methods available for your country.
Can I have a refund?
Refunds are available within 30 days of product purchase. We recommend checking out the free plan before placing an order.
Will I have an invoice for my purchase?
Yes, our eCommerce provider will generate an official PDF invoice for you.
How can we get a quote?
Please follow these steps to get an official quote:
1. Choose the number and type of licenses and click the “Buy Now” button.
2. Fill in the company details and select the payment method you plan to use.
3. Click the “Get Quote” button.
1. Choose the number and type of licenses and click the “Buy Now” button.
2. Fill in the company details and select the payment method you plan to use.
3. Click the “Get Quote” button.
Can BSC Designer Online be installed on-premise?
The SaaS model of BSC Designer Online is the most popular one.
It is also possible to install BSC Designer Online on private cloud hosted by Digital Ocean or similar platform. This option is available for the annual subscriptions starting from 10 power users. Contact BSC Designer team for more information.
Do you update software regularly?
Yes, we do regular updates to improve user experience.
How long is BSC Designer on the market?
We started BSC Designer in 2004. The software is regularly updated with new features.
Do you have clients from my country/business domain?
Here you have some public case studies that you can filter by country or business domain. Contact us to discuss more specific cases.
How does BSC Designer stand among Balanced Scorecard software?
BSC Designer is recognized as one of the best software solutions for the Balanced/Business Scorecards. Check out these video reviews to get an impression of how other Balanced Scorecard software tools feel like.
What are the maintenance costs for a subscription?
For the subscription plans, all maintenance costs are already included in the price.
Will I have access to my scorecards if stop my subscription?
When you cancel your subscription with BSC Designer Online, the account data will be deleted after a short period of time. We recommend backing up your scorecards before account cancelation or export scorecard data to Excel spreadsheet.