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OpenText Analytics
It depends on extensibility, set-up, access & style. Actuate performs fairly well, but has performance issues because it sits on top of eclipse, which sits on top of Java. Extensibility usually comes at that price. Set-up is fairly straightforward and it can be secured.
Sr. Systems Engineer
MétierInformation Services, 11-50 employees
JReport
JReport is well suited for enterprise use. It makes creating and managing schedules easy. Each machine in the cluster is capable of functioning in isolation. Load sharing and load balancing options available OOTB are diverse for various types of business needs. The best feature is its ability to detect that a schedule did not complete due to a crash or any other reason and ensure completion through parallel nodes.JReport is not well suited for a small business.

Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Ad-hoc Reporting
OpenText Analytics
4.5
JReport
9.1
Drill-down analysis
OpenText Analytics
6.0
JReport
8.0
Formatting capabilities
OpenText Analytics
3.0
JReport
9.5
Integration with R or other statistical packages
OpenText Analytics
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JReport
10.0
Report sharing and collaboration
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.0
BI Standard Reporting
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.7
Pixel Perfect reports
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Customizable dashboards
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.5
Report Formatting Templates
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
7.5
Report Output and Scheduling
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.8
Publish to Web
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Publish to PDF
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Report Versioning
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Delivery to Remote Servers
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.0
Data Discovery and Visualization
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.2
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.5
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
7.0
Predictive Analytics
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.0
Access Control and Security
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.6
Multi-User Support (named login)
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Role-Based Security Model
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.5
Single Sign-On (SSO)
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
9.0
Mobile Capabilities
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.0
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.2
REST API
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
10.0
Javascript API
OpenText Analytics
—
JReport
8.0
iFrames
OpenText Analytics
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JReport
7.0
Java API
OpenText Analytics
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JReport
9.0
Themeable User Interface (UI)
OpenText Analytics
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JReport
7.0
Pros
- The software can be tied to Actuate Basic which is much like MS Visual Basic and can provide an almost custom application feel to some reports.
- Actuate had field movement tools that allowed a user to line rows up and disperse them across a report based off the width. Comparative tools like Crystal did not provide these.
- The Actuate Server also gave easy access to review who had been running a report or reports via its web interface.
Systems Analyst
MATECH Solutions (Machining Technologies, Inc.)Food Production, 10,001+ employees
- Creates powerful reports and charts
- Highly customizable and can fit multiple needs
- Distributed Architecture offers higher reliability and avoids single point of failure

Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
- The debug tool that came with the Actuate 8 developer was poorly written in my opinion; compiling a report could be very difficult when a number of functions were being called.
- There wasn't any reporting that could be run to download Actuate utilization statistics. Analytics had to be done by manually reviewing who had been running reports.
- At times when the Actuate Server would become overloaded the only solution was to restart it. There wasn't a way to clear up the list of pending report requests.
Systems Analyst
MATECH Solutions (Machining Technologies, Inc.)Food Production, 10,001+ employees
- Designing UI for a new report can be time consuming
- Building an entirely new report requires a fully trained resource with knowledge of using the Designer tool
- Upgrades can be complex

Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesLikelihood to Renew
OpenText Analytics3.9
Based on 9 answers
There are some very complex performance reports, which can not be handled in other tools. If we want to create our own framework in any reporting tool then Actuate is the best choice

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
10,001+ employeesNo score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support
OpenText Analytics9.1
Based on 1 answer
Always there on the front and backend for us and the client.
Business and Channel Development Director
Back2BasicsHealth, Wellness and Fitness, 201-500 employees
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Actuate has a HUGE number of features that can tie nicely into almost any ERP but it takes some time to learn and the development community was relatively small compared to the Crystal Reports alternative. Crystal was far easier to learn and had a massive support base. Probably because it is now owned by SAP.
Systems Analyst
MATECH Solutions (Machining Technologies, Inc.)Food Production, 10,001+ employees

Verified User
Manager in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn on Investment
- Actuate can handle 50 to 60 sub reports inside a report very well.
- Dynamically creating the datasource, chart, graph, reports are the main advantages. We can do any level of drilling, and can create a performance matrix dashboard efficiently.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
10,001+ employeesNo answers on this topic
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OpenText Analytics
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Additional Pricing Details
—JReport
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional