Free SQL Server Reporting Services AlternativesBusiness Intelligence Tools and other similar apps like SQL Server Reporting Services

The best free alternative to SQL Server Reporting Services is ReportBurster, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SQL Server Reporting Services and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SQL Server Reporting Services are SharpDevelop Reports, BIRT, ART Reporting and Valentina Reports.

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  1. Report generation + report bursting + self-service portal + embeddable analytics. All in one platform. Self-hosted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  2. SharpDevelop Reports (SDR) is the open source .NET reporting solution shipping with SharpDevelop. SDR supports Windows (WPF or Windows Forms) as well as Web (ASP.NET) applications thanks to its ability to use printers or output directly to PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BIRT is an open source technology platform used to create data visualizations and reports that can be embedded into rich client and web applications.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. ART Reporting icon
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    ART is a web based reporting solution. SQL queries can be published in a few minutes. It supports tabular, crosstab, charts, scheduling, email alerts, drill down, among other features. Results are exportable to spreadsheet/pdf.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Valentina Reports is a powerful cross-platform reporting solution written in C++, designed for both developers and end users. It combines a visual report designer, embeddable reporting engine, and scalable server capabilities into a single ecosystem.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  6. ReportServer icon
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    ReportServer is a web-based business intelligence platform that offers everything you need to evaluate your business. ReportServer comes with powerful ad-hoc analysis tools as well as with support for OLAP and pixel-perfect reporting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Valentina Server is 4 in 1: (Valentina DB / DuckDB / SQLite / Report) Server.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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  8. Crossbill Bone is a self-hosted web-based collaborative platform for a business process automation and a business data management. Can be used to build a database, forms-and-boards-based UI and workflows from the scratch with no-code.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Oracle OLAP is a world class multidimensional analytic engine embedded in Oracle Database 11g. Oracle OLAP cubes deliver sophisticated calculations using simple SQL queries - producing results with speed of thought response times.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Multi-platform C++ report generator library written using Qt framework and intended for software developers that would like to add to their application capability to form reports or print forms generated using templates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Free, open source SQL report writer offering a WYSIWYG designer, XML-based versioned report definitions, embeddable renderer for local print, PDF, and Postscript output, support for barcodes, image and watermark integration, and compatibility with major OS and databases.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. FastReport provides open source report generator for .NET Core 2.x/.Net Framework 4.x. You can use the FastReport in MVC, Web API applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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