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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (38.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
1999 EUR
$495 user
ReportServer
Star Rating
(25)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
1999 EUR
Browse all 2 pricing plansSAP Crystal Reports
Star Rating
(208)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$495 user
Browse all 5 pricing plansReportServer vs SAP Crystal Reports
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SAP Crystal Reports easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with ReportServer overall.
- Reviewers felt that SAP Crystal Reports meets the needs of their business better than ReportServer.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that ReportServer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ReportServer over SAP Crystal Reports.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ReportServer
ReportServer Enterprise Edition
1999
EUR
/ per server
- All of Community Edition plus
- Fully Themeable
- Scripting Support
SAP Crystal Reports
SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - full product
$495
user
Full version allows you to create powerful, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 28 languages
- Create highly formatted, pixel-perfect reports quickly using an intuitive design interface and efficient workflows
- Deliver personalized reports to your business users’ preferred destination in their preferred language and format
- Combine and connect directly to a variety of data sources across the organization
Free Trial
ReportServer
Free Trial is available
SAP Crystal Reports
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.0
24
8.8
185
Ease of Use
6.9
24
7.7
185
Ease of Setup
7.3
22
7.6
100
Ease of Admin
7.7
22
8.0
95
Quality of Support
8.1
22
7.6
146
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
20
7.8
85
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
24
6.7
183
Features by Category
Reports
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.3
148
7.3
14
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.0
17
|
Verified
7.8
127
Not enough data
7.7
77
7.3
15
|
Verified
7.8
113
Self Service
7.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
7.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.3
148
7.3
14
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.0
17
|
Verified
7.8
127
Not enough data
7.7
77
7.3
15
|
Verified
7.8
113
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
8.3
27
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Visualization
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.0
28
Data Updates
Not enough data
7.8
27
Not enough data
7.8
26
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
7.7
28
Not enough data
7.4
26
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.2
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.4
36
Reports
7.5
20
|
Verified
8.3
148
7.3
14
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.0
17
|
Verified
7.8
127
Not enough data
7.7
77
7.3
15
|
Verified
7.8
113
Data Preparation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
7.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
7.2
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.0
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ReportServer and SAP Crystal Reports share no categories
Unique Categories
ReportServer is categorized as Analytics Platforms
SAP Crystal Reports is categorized as Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ReportServer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAP Crystal Reports
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Computer Software
12.0%
Telecommunications
8.0%
Higher Education
8.0%
Security and Investigations
4.0%
Other
48.0%
Information Technology and Services
15.6%
Computer Software
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Accounting
4.0%
Education Management
3.0%
Other
67.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
ReportServer has no discussions with answers
What is SAP Crystal Reports?
2 Comments
AB
SAP Crystal is a report writing software that can connect to various databases that are SQL-based or similar to facilitate report writing. Technically coding...Read more
Why complex reports takes a bit more time to develop?
1 Comment
AN
More complex = more time.
I have seen ppl trying to user CR to build a BI tool ... charts, graphs and such . CR. CR does support those but there are other...Read more
What is SAP Crystal used for?
1 Comment
AS
It is used for generating analytical reports from various data sources, including SAP and non-SAP sources like SQL Server, MySQL, XML Microsoft Excel, etc.Read more
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