Compare ActiveReports Reporting and Business Intelligence Tools for .NET

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The following table summarizes the key differences between ActiveReports Standard and Professional Editions. For more information, please refer to the product descriptions and the FAQ.

Standard Professional
 
Designer
Design layout Uses banded sections similar to those found in Access reports. V V
Sections You can include report, page, and group headers and footers, and a detail section. V V
Controls Label, TextBox, CheckBox, RichTextBox, Shape, Picture, Line, PageBreak, BarCode, SubReport, OleObject, ChartControl, ReportInfo, NewCrossSectionLine, NewCrossSectionBox. V V
Report XML (RPX) The RPX file stores and reads resources in external files. V V
Styles and Settings Make consistent report styles a snap with style sheets that you save to an external file for re-use via the Global Settings dialog. V V
Script Supports C# script and VB.NET script. V V
Design-Time Features Create reports more easily with NewSnapLines, a preview tab, designer zoom, formatting, alignment, Z order, a component tray, unbound fields, and parameters. V V
End User Designer Controls Designer, ReportExplorer, and Toolbox controls for Windows Forms allow you to create a designer that you can distribute royalty-free.   V
 
Silverlight Report Viewer Control
Viewer Features Load reports from file, RPX handler, ASPX page, or resource stream; print reports using Silverlight printing or our print to PDF option; search within reports; select from single or continuous-page mode; zoom; navigate through pages; add custom toolbar buttons; view the table of contents; and view page thumbnails. Six popular themes as XML templates for customizing the user interface. Resource (.resx) files for custom localization, with Chinese, Japanese, and Russian assemblies provided out-of-the-box.   V
 
Windows Forms Viewer Control
Viewer Features Allows users to print; copy to clipboard; search; select from single-, multiple-, or consecutive-page mode; zoom; navigate through pages; add annotations; export; view page thumbnails; and follow hyperlinks. Allows you to customize the toolbar to add your own features. V V
 
Input and Output
Data Supports ADO.NET data providers, ADO.NET data classes (DataSet, DataTable, DataReader, DataView), ODP.NET (Oracle data provider), XML files, and custom unbound data. V V
Exports Includes export filters for PDF, HTML, Excel, Text, TIFF, RTF, and RDF (ActiveReports report document format that you can display in the ActiveReports Viewer). V V
Print You can control the size, orientation, binding generation, collation, two-sided printing, and paper feed tray to use when printing. V V
 
PDF Export
EUDC Supports End-User Defined Character output.   V
Japanese Supports font embedding and embedded font selection. *1 V
Supports bold characters.   V
Supports italic characters. V V
Multi-language Supports fonts from multiple languages. V*2 V
NewDigital Signatures Allows you to digitally sign exported reports, proving authenticity.   V
NewTime Stamp Allows you to time stamp exported reports.   V
 
ASP.NET
ASP.NET Medium trust security ActiveReports 6 now supports ASP.NET Medium Trust security, most useful for multiple applications running on a shared server. V V
WebViewer Control HTML Viewer (with search and page navigation).   V
NewFlash Viewer (with printing, page range printing, search, single-, multi-, or continuous-page modes, zoom, page navigation, exports, thumbnail views, hyperlinks, and a customizable toolbar).   V
PDF Viewer (displays in Adobe reader).   V
Raw HTML (displays in the browser).   V
HTTP Handlers PDF (takes a compiled report or RPX file).   V
HTML (takes a compiled report or RPX).   V
PDF Export Export reports to PDF. V V
HTML Export Export reports to HTML. V V
 
BarCode
BarCode Styles Ansi39, Ansi39x, Code 2 of 5, Code25intlv, Code25mat, Code39, Code39x, Code 128A, Code 128B, Code 128C, Code 128Auto, Code93, Code93x, MSI, PostNet, Codabar, EAN 8, EAN 13, UPC A, UPC E0, UPC E1, RM4SCC, UCCEAN128, QRCode, Code49, JapanesePostal, Pdf417, EAN 128 FNC1, RSS14, RSS14 Truncated, RSS14 Stacked, RSS14 Stacked Omnidirectional, RSS Expanded, RSS Expanded Stacked V V
 
Chart Control
2D Charts Area, Bar, Bezier, Bezier XY, Bubble, Bubble XY, Candle, Doughnut, Funnel, Gantt, High Low, High Low Open Close, Horizontal Bar, Kagi, Line, Line XY, Pie, Plot XY, Point and Figure, Pyramid, Renko, Scatter, Stacked Area, Stacked Area 100 Percent, Stacked Bar, Stacked Bar 100 Percent, Three Line Break V V
3D Charts Area, Bar, Bezier, Bezier XY, Clustered Bar, Doughnut, Funnel, Gantt, Horizontal Bar, Kagi, Line, Line XY, Pyramid, Renko, Stacked Area, Stacked Area 100%, Stacked Bar, Stacked Bar 100%, Three Line Break V V

*1 — Supported only with embedded fonts in the Standard Edition.
*2 — Supported in the Standard Edition except when multiple language fonts are used in the same control. In that case you would need the Professional Edition.

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