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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jaspersoft Community Edition

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AJaspersoft Community Edition is a free product that offers embeddable pixel-perfect reports for Java apps and small workgroups.

    $0

    per month

    MS SharePoint / SQL

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMS SharePoint / SQL refers to Microsoft Sharepoint, a web-based collaborative platform, being used in tandem with Microsoft SQL Server to provide business intelligence analytics and reporting. They can provide BI content such as data connections, reports, scorecards, dashboards, and more.N/A
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    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    Considered Both Products
    Jaspersoft
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    81%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    87%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    28 Ratings
    13% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    7.6
    58 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports9.024 Ratings8.639 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.023 Ratings7.055 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates10.023 Ratings7.348 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    14% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    53 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis9.025 Ratings7.742 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.025 Ratings8.253 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.02 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.023 Ratings8.550 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.4
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.9
    58 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Publish to Web10.022 Ratings8.852 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.027 Ratings9.449 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.017 Ratings8.348 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.024 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers9.016 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    15% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.6
    36 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.021 Ratings8.834 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.018 Ratings8.032 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.02 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    9% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.1
    69 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)9.024 Ratings7.860 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model10.025 Ratings8.064 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.026 Ratings8.268 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)9.017 Ratings8.854 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.3
    21 Ratings
    17% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    9.4
    59 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access10.019 Ratings9.457 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.010 Ratings9.436 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.016 Ratings8.739 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Jaspersoft Community Edition and MS SharePoint / SQL
    Feature
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    9.5
    23 Ratings
    20% above category average
    MS SharePoint / SQL
    8.8
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    REST API10.018 Ratings9.229 Ratings
    Javascript API9.019 Ratings9.228 Ratings
    iFrames10.016 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Java API9.014 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)10.014 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)9.013 Ratings8.024 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    8.9
    (77 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.8
    (5 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.1
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (64 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Jaspersoft Community EditionMS SharePoint / SQL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jaspersoft
    Any scenario where you need to reach back into TIBCO support is something I would highly avoid. Most responses at the second round get you pointed to engaging their professional services. The general mentality seems to be "since our product acquisition cost is low, why don't you engage PS to get the value you need" If you are looking at enterprise scenarios, I would highly recommend looking at other more established products.
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    Microsoft
    As I mentioned in my previous answers, MS SharePoint is very useful as a shared drive for the organization and is very easy to manage. It also helps us import data from SharePoint directly into PowerBI for creating reports. According to my understanding, only share link features should be improved.
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    Pros
    Jaspersoft
    • Very intuitive tool - An Advanced reporting user can figure out in a day on the end to end operations.
    • Easy customization - Simple changes in UI makes it less headache for the end user who maintains the tool. Being an open source product (offers Jasper web services) makes a lot developer friendly compared to SSRS, Cognos etc.
    • Easy Connectivity - Can connect to any data source (can connect to multiple data sources) for a single report - can be customized.
    • Community - A very strong community available online, videos - on basic how to questions, also provides assistance to use case specific scenarios.
    • Ease of Reporting - Can create a reports with in few clicks with out struggle.
    • Domain Designer - A very powerful tool you can create a dataset using clicks with out writing SQL code.
    • OnDemand Scheduling - A very good scheduling feature and a has got lot more simplistic compared to other popular tools like Cognos.
    • Jasper Studio - Very good programmatic tool (desktop tool) lets you customize the reports more company specific, can embed complex coding with 3rd party languages like Java, Groovy (scripting language).
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    Microsoft
    • Flexible - able to make any changes we would like vs traditional service desk system.
    • ROI - We were already using SharePoint for internal intranet, so we are simply getting more use out of licensing we had already committed to.
    • Easy to use for end users.
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    Cons
    Jaspersoft
    • Easier to customize the Jasper Server GUI. More flexibility with the input controls look and feel and maybe more input control types to select from.
    • Have browser event functionality in the reporting itself.
    • An easier way to iterate through an object. Maybe an option that tells the report Java run-time to stop following the report sequential flow and first integrate through this stated object many times.
    • An easier way to create a list and add values to this list.
    • Maybe one could stipulate the process flow of what needs to be computed first in a given field.
    • The crosstab is a bit buggy on the Jasper studio side, so if that could be improved.
    • Better and more examples of custom components
    • The jive functionality on the tables needs an update. It looks so old and outdated.
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    Microsoft
    • It is hard to setup and nightmare
    • It requires a of infrastructure, thus it could be costly because of requirement and licensing required for everything to run smoothly
    • If it is not setup and organized properly from the beginning it could be maintenance nightmare
    • It is hard to have "test" environment to do patches or similar
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Jaspersoft
    Even though there are challenges with Architecture, sizing and other areas with Jaspersoft provided that Jaspersoft comes up with the right set of innovation, performance, scalability, and documentation in future it will be great expansion (win-win) situation for the clients and as well as Jaspersoft.
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    Microsoft
    This was a long-term buy-in from a corporate perspective, to remain in the SharePoint space. Migration is certainly possible, which is good for planning and having options further out. At this point, the only planned migration is to eventually move the architecture up to SharePoint/SQL 2013. At that point, we will be able to leverage some greater efficiencies, some enhanced content design and management features, and some more current social features. It is well worth a full consideration in any shop looking at a new implementation of or migration to SharePoint (although you will probably be considering 2013 versions or beyond in those discussions), but the platform should be a strong competitor to any alternatives. Realizing the capability of a fully-branded and customized website was not part of the original choice for the architecture at Lincoln, but seeing it implemented and functioning now with this capacity far beyond original expectations has certainly cemented plans to continue using it.
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    Usability
    Jaspersoft
    The overall performance of this platform has been excellent. It is easy to work with the user interface. Creation of digital content and publishing on our social media platforms during marketing has been easy. Running our applications and upgrading our system to meet international standards has been successful. The user dashboard displays reports and performance of all departments effectively.
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    Microsoft
    I gave this rating due to MS SharePoint being a big help with our userbase. We have a lot of users that are just old enough to not have much technical skills or they have been in this industry long enough to where they haven't really needed to utilize much technology. MS SharePoint helped us move beyond that barrier without too many bumps and bruises.
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    Support Rating
    Jaspersoft
    We have only had a couple of tickets to be open while using Jaspersoft. Each time we have a very prompte responses that would meet our expectations. We always felt that our issues were being address in a timely manner
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    Microsoft
    I've only had to call in to support on one occasion but they were able to work though our issue and find a solution that did fully resolve the issue in a timely manner. I can't always say the same about support from other companies so it was a refreshing change to have support that did help.
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    Online Training
    Jaspersoft
    While the training was somewhat beneficial, a lot of what was taught to us was what we managed to figure out in the weeks prior. It did provide some useful tips and reference material, but overall something more tailored to our requirements would've been better.
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    Microsoft
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    Implementation Rating
    Jaspersoft
    New releases can be very buggy, also lacking when it comes to standard time zones and formats that are outside the US. As a company we never feel comfortable implementing a new release for at least 3-6 months due to errors that are found
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    Microsoft
    Not implemented in best practice way, there are many customizations
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jaspersoft
    Crystal reports is very expensive and does not integrate well with java based servers. Jasper also provides community edition, if we every want to downgrade the use, we always have the option of eliminating the server and using the reports as they are. Jasper also give you the opportunity to build BI on case by base basis including Dashboards.
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    Microsoft
    At the time of the two large projects, SharePoint was the enterprise solution so we were required to use that. We have since lobbied the enterprise teams to review and consider Atlassian Confluence and were successful. Confluence is cheaper than Sharepoint which is why we wanted to bring that in. The enterprise has now made Confluence an enterprise solution as an alternative to SharePoint. After using both I think SharePoint has many more add-ins than Confluence. It has much more customization ability than Confluence. SharePoint is not good for mobile readiness. Confluence is so there is a difference that might lead you to Confluence over SharePoint. I would also say that SharePoint is very document-centric and that Confluence has better KM than SharePoint does. even with the use of SQL Server. We were told that we could not use Google Drive even though it had features we liked.
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    Return on Investment
    Jaspersoft
    • Jaspersoft Community Edition has not had any significant impact on our ROI as we have purchased the commercial edition of the product.
    • The only impact on ROI is that when we bring on new developers, he or she can begin work using the community edition while awaiting the installation of the commercial edition.
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    Microsoft
    • ROI for ms SharePoint/SQL considering that is the best database engine with excellent features that help you to have all information in your hand.
    • Something negative could be license format.
    • These are the best relational databases in the market with powerful features that complement your system.
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