Reporting Services vs Crystal, which is better?

[jfcox]

Hi,

I'm running Crystal Enterprise at the momemnt but hate it. How does Reporting Services compare in terms of report design and deployment?

 

[philhege]

The IDE is currently available only as part of Visual Studio .NET, which is something I am loath to distribute to power users, who currently have extensive experience with the Crystal Reports IDE.

A self-contained designer, which doesn't require VS.NET to run, will be available with the next version of SQL.

There are a couple of third-party designers available, but $$$$$$$$ (finance-speak for "pricey").

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Web Developer
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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[philhege]

My first paragraph clarified:

We currently have a number of non-IT users who have Crystal Reports installed locally. They are responsible for the design and distribution of their Crystal Reports documents, not MIS. I think MS missed that audience when they first came out with SSRS.

Phil Hegedusich
Senior Web Developer
IIMAK

http://www.iimak.com

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Boy howdy, my Liberal Studies degree really prepared me for this....
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A skeleton walks into a bar, and says "I'll have a beer and a mop.

 

[Nuovo2004]

This is one aspect. Having worked with both, Chrystal reports offers more functionality but SSRS easier to use. No clear cut winner, sorry.

 

[ESquared]

I'm finding Access reports superior to Crystal Reports, at least when it comes to precision layout and crosstab queries...

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