Free reporting tools have many advantages: relatively low cost, can effectively meet daily reporting needs, can effectively solve user problems, and it is more convenient in daily operation... What are the current free reporting tools and how should I choose?
1. BIRT (Bai Ling Report)
When you learn about free reporting tools, you will also find this Braun report. It comes with a report counter, has a visual operation, and can facilitate daily integration and expansion. And you can easily use servers, etc., can support multi-dimensional data tables, and have a very good effect overall.
2.Pentaho Reporting
On the current software platform, many people will also find that there are still more free reporting tools. For example, this one can effectively allow users to create various forms of data reports, and it can also support most resources, effectively focusing on Display of various data.
3.ExcelReport
This is a free report tool developed on the basis of npoi. When you use it on the server, you don't need to install office at all, you can read and write Excel, word and many other projects immediately, which has the effect of further simplification and facilitates daily operations.
4.JasperReports
This is also a relatively common free reporting tool, and it is also a tool often used by Java developers today. This tool also includes mobile applications, embedded web, etc., and the output formats are also very many. Relatively speaking, the operation is relatively convenient and can effectively meet the needs in daily life.
5. Sematic software Smartbi:
Smartbi Enterprise Reporting Software is an independent product for enterprise customers, system integrator SI, and software developer ISV. It allows users to complete the design of data analysis applications with the help of Excel plug-ins, and publish them to WEB applications. Enterprise users can even refresh the data directly into Excel (according to their own authority), and analyze with local Excel data.
Advantages: The design process is visualized, the operation is simple and easy to use, the editing process is what you see is what you get, self-service analysis is completed on one screen, and the data set preparation, visual exploration and dashboard production can be completed quickly by dragging the mouse, rich visual display, easy production BI Kanban, rich interactive controls and chart components, provide intelligent graphic recommendations, report graphics can be switched at will, and are not restricted by dimensions and metrics, support multiple data sources, flexible layout, support business themes and self-service data sets, dual layout design, Publish to APP across screens, support streaming layout
6, Crystal Report CrystalReport
SAP's commercial reporting tool, as a reporting component module under the SAP "Group". It was prevalent for 10 years before it was acquired by SAP. However, in theory, Crystal Report only supports a single data set. The support for multiple sets depends on the computing power of the database (cross multiplication and union, etc. or writing stored procedures), and it is generally difficult to support multiple databases.
Write at the end
At present, there are still many free BI reporting tools. How to make the right choice? First of all, you should understand these commonly used tools. Only in this way can you bring good results and facilitate daily operations. One of the characteristics.
Generally, it is easier to achieve a good effect if you choose to download a free report tool with a higher market share. Now Smartbi has a good reputation in the BI industry in the past two years. The top 3 manufacturers in domestic BI. Not only is it easy to operate, it is powerful, and there are many graphic effects, such as Sankey diagram, word cloud diagram, tree diagram, and other uncommon ones. The effect of making large data screens, mobile cockpits, and data dashboards is great. Its enterprise version is charged by project, but the personal version is free forever! If you are interested, try it out, and it will be good.