Feature Comparison Matrix

Explore all of the features offered by FlexReport, Visual Studio Reporting, Report Builder 3.0, and Crystal Reports. You can download the matrix in PDF.

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End User Designer for Section Report

Visual Studio Templates

Report Wizard

Report Styles

Query Builder

Report Layout & Controls

Data Binding

Design Preview

Viewers

Report Features

Parameters

Formats

Charts

Chart Wizards

Export

Import

Code Behind

Scripting & Expressions

Deployment Licensing

Sample Reports

IntelliSense

Server Edition

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Designer available with installer	✓	Available with MS SQL Server	Separate Installer	Available with Crystal Reports Installer
Create blank report	✓	✓	✓	Through Database Expert Wizard
Add chart to blank report	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add map to blank report	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add CrossTab to blank report		✓	✓	✓
Interface style	Modern UI, Ribbon Interface	✓	Modern UI, Ribbon Interface	Traditional WinForms interface

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Reporting Application Available		✓		WinForms, WPF
Template applications that bind Report with Viewer		✓		✓
Report (blank), Report Wizard available in "Add new item"		✓		✓

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Report Wizard	✓	✓	✓	✓
Table list	Any data source	Any data source	SQL Query for Access, SQL Server data source	✓
View list	Any data source	Any data source	SQL Query for Access	✓
Stored procedure list	Any data source		SQL Query for Access, SQL Server data source	✓
Grouping set during Report Wizard binding	✓	✓	✓	✓
Grouping set only for Table/Matrix		✓	✓

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Built-in Report Styles	34 types	6 types	6 types	12 types
Columnar	✓
Tabular	✓	✓	✓	✓
Justified	✓
Labels	✓			✓
Stepped	✓
Outline	✓
Aligned	✓
Standard				✓
Form Letters				✓
OLAP				✓

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Graphical Query Designer	Any datasource		SQL Server Relational Databases only
Text-based Query Designer		✓	Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC, TeraData	Any datasource

Features	FlexReport	Visual Studio Reporting Control	Report Builder 3.0	Crystal Reports
Report Fields	✓
Database Fields	✓
Calculated Fields	✓
Parameters	✓
VB Script Functions	✓
Aggregates	✓
Associated Properties	✓
Property description	✓
Report Design
Add/insert resize actions for report sections	✓	✓	✓
Can grow, Grow and Shrink, Can shrink, Keep Together available to control layout of text	✓	✓	✓
Caption settings like All, Section, Hairline, Hidden	✓
Expand/Collapse buttons for sections/subsections	✓
Group header/footer	✓
Reorder	✓
Resize actions for report sections available	✓
Snap to grid	✓
Subsections	✓