There are a few things I like best about Windward - support and ease of use. The hands-on support is excellent and helped me understand how to use Windward. Now I feel comfortable creating reports and it doesn't take a lot of time create nice looking, professional reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think what I dislike most is the documentation. It's very hard to find things and there isn't much there when you do find it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product is well documented and support is very good with quick turnaround. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a learning curve with mastering how the “tags” should be laid out and how they interact with the different Data Sources. It also takes a bit of time to properly organize the document templates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In the version of AutoTag I use, I especially like how the tags are automatically color-coded. It really helps with visualization of where all the tags are and how they would be used where they are placed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't think of anything that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Low bar to learning. Good videos on line, webinars, excellent customer service and training are the strongest features. They listen to requests for changes in a meaningful way. Of all the template programs I researched, this one is by far the best when looking for assistance with Microsoft Word and Excel template building. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is nothing I dislike about Windward Studios. They are responsive, likable, and easy to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Before we used Windward, designing PDF documents within the standard functionality of the BeInformed platform was a very technical affair. PDF documents are often the end product of the processes that we, as IT implementation consultants, automate for governments in the Caribbean.

Where BeInformed excels in automating business processes, Windward excels in designing and generating PDF documents or reports. By separating these responsibilities and setting them up as a service, our documents have not only become more attractive but are also developed faster and with fewer errors.

During the integration of Windward into the BeInformed product and also when we encounter issues or want to add new functionalities to our documents that we initially cannot resolve, we receive excellent support from the Windward team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We work in the Caribbean as consultants for small governments. The licensing costs for small governments can sometimes be too high.

There are various Winward Engines available. Technically, the JAVA engine would be a more elegant solution in our application architecture. However, due to licensing costs and scalability, we still use the REST-ful engine, which is set up to be more scalable. I find it unfortunate that licensing costs force us not to be able to achieve the most beautiful possible implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Windward team has create a great software. We use Windward as an engine to our custom developed solution for financial Institutions to generate daily financial reports. The ease of use of Windward software gave greater flexibility to our clients to have further control in designing reports and using the features of MS Office. The support of Windward team is fast and very helpful when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Windward software fits very well in our ecosystem. We like everything about Windward... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There was no solution back in 2005 that provided the ease of server-side reporting based on Microsoft Office documents with the ease of using the Office documents to build the templates for those reports that Windward provides and that remains true today in 2019. The AutoTag tool used to mark up templates is straight forward and inuitive program. Windward is regularly improving and adding functionality to the engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have had our issues with licensing restrictions and maintenance fees but Windward has not ceased in providing a key functionality with the necessary ease of template development. Less their problem than ours but once it is setup and integrated with your application there is little need for support which is a good thing, but makes it harder to justify the annual maintenance fees; the regular development and version upgrade schedule helps make up for it though so long as you have time to implement the upgrades into your application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Now we can streamline documentation real-time and easy and more importantly customize each piece of work by our preference and choice! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We haven't found any drawbacks or issues yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most comprehensive document automation tool available on the market - Allowed us to fit a non-standard use case. The service has been second to none, even throughout the trial period. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Limited to only Microsoft office products, which creates significant design limitations. Learning curve associated with implementation. Working through kinks with PowerPoint as this is the newest product offering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The integration with MS Word and Excel. Allows for non-technical people to be able to create a make changes to existing reports. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometime the tags are fickle, when moving or copying them, they might 'disconfigure' themselves. We would have to recreate them to work properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.