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Compare SAP Crystal Reports and Sisense 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$495 user
No pricing available
SAP 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 plansSisense
Star Rating
(1,037)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (57.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about SisenseSAP Crystal Reports vs Sisense
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Sisense easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Sisense was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that SAP Crystal Reports meets the needs of their business better than Sisense.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Sisense is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Sisense over SAP Crystal Reports.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Sisense
No pricing availableFree Trial
SAP Crystal Reports
Free Trial is available
Sisense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
185
8.2
815
Ease of Use
7.7
185
8.3
826
Ease of Setup
7.6
100
7.7
515
Ease of Admin
8.0
95
8.0
521
Quality of Support
7.6
146
8.3
770
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
85
8.7
510
Product Direction (% positive)
6.7
183
8.0
794
Features by Category
Reports
8.3
148
8.3
544
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.7
502
|
Verified
7.8
127
8.4
556
|
Verified
7.7
77
8.0
453
|
Verified
7.8
113
8.7
552
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.0
540
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
490
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
476
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
414
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
341
|
Verified
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
8.3
148
8.3
544
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.7
502
|
Verified
7.8
127
8.4
556
|
Verified
7.7
77
8.0
453
|
Verified
7.8
113
8.7
552
|
Verified
Reports
8.4
30
7.9
12
8.4
28
7.2
12
8.3
27
7.1
12
Generative AI
7.2
15
6.0
10
7.7
15
5.6
9
Visualization
8.5
28
8.0
14
8.3
27
7.8
13
8.6
28
8.5
14
8.0
28
8.1
13
Data Updates
7.8
27
7.4
12
7.8
26
8.1
14
Collaboration
8.1
29
7.4
14
7.7
28
7.0
14
7.4
26
6.9
14
Data Updates
8.2
36
6.8
16
8.5
35
8.1
18
8.4
36
7.2
18
Reports
8.3
148
8.3
544
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.7
502
|
Verified
7.8
127
8.4
556
|
Verified
7.7
77
8.0
453
|
Verified
7.8
113
8.7
552
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
7.8
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
301
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
7.9
342
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
348
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
335
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
144
Not enough data
6.2
144
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
8.0
540
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
490
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
476
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
414
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.7
5
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
4.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
3.7
5
Building Reports
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
341
|
Verified
Reports
8.3
148
8.3
544
|
Verified
7.6
127
7.7
502
|
Verified
7.8
127
8.4
556
|
Verified
7.7
77
8.0
453
|
Verified
7.8
113
8.7
552
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.0
540
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
490
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
476
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Building Reports
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
341
|
Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
SAP Crystal Reports and Sisense are categorized as Data Visualization
Unique Categories
SAP Crystal Reports has no unique categories
Sisense is categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
SAP Crystal Reports
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sisense
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
15.6%
Computer Software
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.0%
Accounting
4.0%
Education Management
3.0%
Other
67.3%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Computer Software
11.7%
Financial Services
8.5%
Marketing and Advertising
6.4%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
56.2%
Discussions
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
Can i use for fashion designing
3 Comments
LB
You got me interested. I'm just looking for information that would help me in preparing the presentation of my fashion project. A cool fashion designer...Read more
Is it possible to let more than one user manage an individual report?
2 Comments
US
You can have a second Admin account to manage reports but you have to transfer ownership of the dashboard. Read more
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