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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jet Reports

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AJet Reports is a business intelligence software now offered by insightsoftware, inc since the company's 2019 acquisition of Jet Global Data Technologies.N/A

    QlikView

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AQlikView® is Qlik®’s original BI offering designed primarily for shared business intelligence reports and data visualizations. It offers guided exploration and discovery, collaborative analytics for sharing insight, and agile development and deployment.N/A

    SAP Crystal

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration.

    $295

    per single user license

    Pricing
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    QlikView
    Custom
    per user
    Upgrade Version to SAP Crystal Reports 2020
    $295
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2020 64-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2016 32-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL
    $869
    per user license + first year maintenance to be added
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL
    $8,744
    5 concurrent users + first year maintenance to be added
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—On an perpetual license basis, based on server plus number of users. Contact vendor for pricing.* SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Viewer allows you to view static data within a SAP Crystal Reports file. * SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Full version allows you to create powerful, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 28 languages. If you already have an older version of Crystal Reports, buy a license for SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Upgrade at a discounted, upgrade price. * SAP Crystal Server 2020, 1 NUL includes 1 license of: SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - SAP Crystal Server 2020. * As an add-on to SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL, SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL allows you to support a wider, intermittent audience of end users, up to five logged on at the same time.
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    Community Pulse
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    Considered Multiple Products
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Chose Jet Reports
    [Jet Reports is] So much better. Jet Reports works with Excel so you can use a base knowledge of something everyone is familiar with to create any kind of report possible - not only single reports but cross referencing other report and data tables.
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    Qlik
    Chose QlikView
    The only other product I have used for reporting is putting data into Excel and creating pivot tables. The ability to connect directly to multiple databases and other data sources is vastly superior.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    I have used Crystal Reports and SSRS at previous organizations. They were not considered here at my current company because we do not have any SQL servers housing any data.
    SAP
    Chose SAP Crystal
    We originally purchased Crystal as it aligned with our vendors' recommendations for reporting. We have since started to focus our development on more self-service and dashboard-type tools (like QlikView, Qlik Sense, and similar). These tools are more mature and capable than …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Crystal
    MS Access is somewhat slow and harder to work with. I really like MS SQL Report Server and have been in a position to work with it quite a bit along with Crystal Reports. However, changes within our company made it impossible to use SQL Report Server and now I solely use …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Crystal
    Fully integrates into SAP B1 menus, it is the only reporting tool that fully integrates with B1 client, otherwise if you dont run SAP you can have all the reporting power and run reports from the crystal report viewer tool but you will not have menu like reports and you …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Crystal
    This is usually the easier software to have a consensus across different departments. The scheduled reports capabilities is also a very important feature when it comes to the time to decide. Despite some minor problems, SAP Crystal Server reports are usually very easy to …
    Incentivized
    Chose SAP Crystal
    SAP Crystal Reports has a long service experience and is graphically superior.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
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    91%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    Features
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    QlikView
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Crystal
    7.7
    124 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports6.04 Ratings8.050 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.04 Ratings9.766 Ratings6.7100 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.05 Ratings8.060 Ratings8.4117 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    QlikView
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP Crystal
    8.3
    136 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.05 Ratings8.266 Ratings9.0117 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.05 Ratings7.867 Ratings8.8135 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages5.03 Ratings8.336 Ratings6.964 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.05 Ratings8.162 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    0% above category average
    QlikView
    8.6
    62 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Crystal
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Publish to Web8.03 Ratings8.049 Ratings9.191 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.05 Ratings9.056 Ratings9.4133 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.05 Ratings7.542 Ratings7.994 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.05 Ratings10.048 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.02 Ratings00 Ratings8.454 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    7.7
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    QlikView
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    7.6
    89 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.02 Ratings7.955 Ratings7.650 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.02 Ratings7.546 Ratings7.576 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.02 Ratings6.85 Ratings7.841 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    6.7
    60 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    8.5
    88 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.159 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings5.355 Ratings8.480 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings5.555 Ratings8.480 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.13 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Crystal
    6.6
    65 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.044 Ratings6.163 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings9.028 Ratings5.946 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.038 Ratings6.060 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Jet Reports and QlikView and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Jet Reports
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    7.8
    45 Ratings
    1% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.439 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
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    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mathematica
    Score7 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.6
    (88 ratings)
    6.7
    (159 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (29 ratings)
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    7.1
    (31 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.3
    (15 ratings)
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    8.8
    (124 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Jet ReportsQlikViewSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Jet Reports is better suited if you have a specific population set you are looking at and less suited when querying or summing large pools or data, records, etc. I use a combination of Jet & SQL syntax when performing the latter because it allows me to harness the speed of our SQL server. Jet allows more for more customization when bodes better for users.
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    Qlik
    Sales data validations have helped manage our justifications in the past, especially with regard to new product development and new business introduction. It has also been helpful in identifying trends with business impact and direction specific to quarter and monthly sales from ERP data as well as decisions to purchase equipment of staffing based on run rates and product demand.
    One thing that can get out of hand is data output - if you aren't careful in your query, you may be overloaded with data dumps and drown in the amount of info you have to filter through. This is a user caution, not a comment on the software itself.
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    SAP
    Generation of templated reports is the strong suit of SAP Crystal. Allows users to change formats in templates bases on requirement with minimal effort. Automated report delivery requires the user to be aware of sql which cannot be expected from all users. Should support more document export formats and improve the UI for SAP B1 Users
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    Pros
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Integrated reporting
    • Customizable reports
    • Easy to use
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    Qlik
    • QlikView has a simple, relational data model that's REALLY fast. Filtering and changing data is dead simple results are almost immediately available.
    • The free version of Qlikview is almost completely featured, so you roll a pro-level product out to an entire department for really cheap.
    • QlikView is really flexible--if you can imagine it, you can build it.
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    SAP
    • Crystal Reports allows us to create a consistent template for all of our reports.
    • Crystal Reports and Server allows us to house a repository for all of our reports to make them easy to find and update when necessary.
    • Crystal Reports can connect to a wide variety of data sources.
    • Crystal Reports can be a little daunting when first implementing. There are a lot of nuances in learning how to truly master this software and it can be frustrating at times.
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    Cons
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Tips and tricks
    • Sharing best practices from other companies
    • Online user forum
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    Qlik
    • We found that QlikView can be a bit slow in supporting some forms of encryption. It is web-based and we needed to upgrade all of our server to not support the older SSL and TLS 1 protocols, only support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3. However, QlikView could not run with TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3. We had to wait over six months to get a version that would handle the newer TLS versions.
    • There are so many options with QlikView that you can get lost when developing a visualization. There are still items I have not yet figured out, such as labeling a graph with the name of a selected detail item.
    • QlikView works by pulling the data it is going to use for visualization into its database. I am a security reviewer and I need to make certain that PII and PHI is not pulled by QlikView for a visualization, otherwise this could become a reportable indecent.
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    SAP
    • The export of reports to Excel is very cumbersome and the results are difficult to format.
    • The design of reports and the graphical features (e.g. charts) feel quite rigid.
    • The learning curve for a non-programmer is incredibly steep, making Crystal a specialty tool.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    Ease of use, ability to load from pretty much any data source. today I created an application that loaded time sheets from excel that are not in a table format. With Qlik's "enable transformation steps" I was able to automate loads of multiple spreadsheets and multiple tabs easily. Could not do that with any other tool.
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    SAP
    We have been using this product for so many years and it has truly become a cornerstone to our business processes when it comes to developing and distributing information via reports. We currently have over 500 reports developed to date over about 30 systems and that will continue to grow as user needs change.
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    Usability
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Because it is not the costliest tool in this category but it serves the purpose. It is easy to use, cost effective, and works really well with the data stored on cloud. It has wide range of dashboard templates which go really well with different types of data sets. I would love to use it agains and again
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    Qlik
    QlikView is very easy to implement. The installation is very straight forward. QlikView has several different data connectors that can connect to different data sources very smoothly. The user interface to build the reports is very easy to understand. This helps to have a smaller learning curve. Something very helpful is that QlikView is a browser application for the end users. So, you don't need to install any applications on the user's computer.
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    SAP
    Crystal is very robust, but not always easy to use. It create wonderful looking reports, and so deserves a high rating. However, I have to take a couple of points off for the simple fact that I cannot hand it to a user and expect them to be able to do development with it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    We have not had any downtime issues with the product nor uncovered any significant bugs
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    It is not a SAAS product.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    I hinestly have not used the support a lot but i have always had to way for longer durations to get a response on my emails. I have tried calling them a few times and the wait time was a little more than what i expected. They were able to answer my queries nonetheless
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    Qlik
    My experience with the Qlik support team has been somewhat limited, but every interaction I have had with them has been very professional and I received a response quickly. Typically if there is a technical issue, our IT team will follow up. My inquiries are specific to product functionality, and Qlik has been very helpful in clarifying any questions I might have.
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    SAP
    The support community can be difficult to navigate. I've also run into issues with my login. The SAP system has a bizarre mechanism for validating users that requires users to have what is called an S-ID. A basic ID may not give you access to all the features in the portal. The limitation may include not being able to perform a simple task like downloading patches and updates. This isn't a big deal for single user license but for teams it can be a pain.
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    In-Person Training
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    My team attended, but I cannot myself rate, but I think it was good as they've successfully launched a training program at our company themselves for users. It was 3-4 day training.
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    SAP
    Trainer was patient and thorough in going through the basics and willing to answer questions by email after the initial training
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    Online Training
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    Training was as expected. The demo environments tend to be more fully featured that our own environment, but the training was clear and well delivered.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    "Implementation" can mean a few things... so I'm not sure that this is the answer you want.... but here it goes: To me, implementation means: "Is the user interface intuitive and can I produce meaningful reports with ease?" On that score, I'd say YES. The amount of training required was minimal and the results were powerful. The desktop implementation is a simple, "blank" interface just waiting for your creativity. The pre-populated templates give you a reasonable start to any project -- and a good set of objects to "play around with" if you're just getting started. Finally, note that the "implementation" I used was baked into QuickBooks 2016 Enterprise -- called "Advanced Reporting"..... That integration makes it ultra useful and simple.
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    SAP
    Just like any other implementation: When designing the differing reports, get end users' input, make sure to design the reports so that they display the information that the company requires, in the best and clearest way possible.
    Test, test, test, revise when needed, and, particularly, do sufficient training so users are comfortable using Crystal Reports!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    Jet Reports is light weight and has a minimal barrier to entry for new users. Tableau has a higher learning curve and is more cost prohibitive
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    Qlik
    The only other vendor product that I have worked with that provides a similar experience to Qlikview is Tableau. I would recommend Tableau if your use case is to build a fixed dashboard. You can share reports for free without needing to buy additional licenses. I would recommend Qlikview if your users are looking for a more interactive experience. They can create new objects to represent the data which can't be accomplished as easily in Tableau
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    SAP
    Crystal reports is useful in case we want to import data from data base . We can write queries in it but Google Charts require to be implemented in our application using code so crystal reports is better than Google Charts.
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    Return on Investment
    Insightsoftware, Inc
    • Prediction analysis has helped the business to make future plans
    • Report scheduling has eliminated a lot of manual work
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    Qlik
    • You can use the free desktop version to do a lot of reporting and analysis work more quickly so the ROI is huge
    • QlikView is great at finding outliers such as data entry errors
    • QlikView is great at helping you quickly discover new insights about your business that can prompt you to take action that can immediately affect your cash flow.
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    SAP
    • It is a decent buy for specific departments in terms of reporting capabilities but updates and cost (frequent) demands are higher with the benefits offered.
    • So long as the requirements are not ever changing, with scheduling functionality, it's a handsome tool.
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    ScreenShots

    Jet Reports Screenshots

    Screenshot of Expense OverviewScreenshot of Finance Cash FlowScreenshot of Finance Income StatementScreenshot of Revenue and Cost OverviewScreenshot of Purchase AnalysisScreenshot of Revenue Analysis

    QlikView Screenshots

    Screenshot of QlikView Sales DashboardScreenshot of QlikView on all devicesScreenshot of QlikView using mobile touch screen

    SAP Crystal Screenshots

    Screenshot of Pixel-perfect reporting solutionScreenshot of Refresh with a clickScreenshot of Build pixel-perfect documentsScreenshot of Connect to all data sourcesScreenshot of Use drag and dropScreenshot of Build interactive reports