Reporting Tools Comparison – Jasper Reports vs Windward Reports

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Find out which reporting tool is right for you with the following feature comparison between Jasper Reports and Windward Reports.

Comparison of Features

Feature	Jasper Reports	Windward Reports
Business-User Friendly?	Yes	Yes
Easy to Learn?	No	Yes
Embeddible Report Engine?	Yes	Yes
Report Designer	iReport; Visually Drag-&-Drop Fields into Document. Create fields textually using expression builder. Get data textually using query builder.	AutoTag; Markup document with tags in well-known MS Word! Create tags visually or textually using tag editor and wizards. Get data visually using data connection window.
Layout Style	Band-style: Restricted to nesting report elements within correct band elements or the report elements won’t work.	Free-flow: Place elements wherever you want them to go.
Report Elements	Java (computer programming language) expressions.	Normal text, images, and AutoTags.
Data Grouping	Nest details band element within group element. Requires setup in the query.	Use standard ForEach tag. No additional tags required!
Conditional Output	Configure printWhenExpression using a Java expression.	Use If tag.
Report Parameters	Create a parameter field element and set its data type.	Use maps & views.
Hyperlinks	Determine the type of hyperlink to use, build the hyperlink expression.	Use MS Word or use Link tag.
Subreports	Create and initialize a parameter in the master report. Use the parameter in the report query of the subreport.	Use Import tag.
Charting	Within chart element, write expressions for each series and label.	Use Chart tag. Powerful, visual chart builder.
Cross-tabs	Create variables for cross-tab cells using Java expressions. Insert variable elements into cross-tab element.	Use Matrix tag in MS Word tables.

 

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