Here you can compare Fast Reports report generator tools for various languages and IDEs, various platforms and operating systems.
Let's compare cross-platform report generators, their functionality and relative advantages.
The table covers desktop reporting, web-reporting (independent as well as with different server support), databases, multi-platform reporting, export filters and conversion from other report generators.
This table will help in selecting the right reporting tool for your projects.
| Feature |
FastReport FMX |
FastReport VCL |
FastReport .NET |
FastReport WPF |
FastReport
Avalonia |
FastReport Mono |
FastReport Open Source |
| Frameworks |
| VCL |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| LCL |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| FMX |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| .NET Framework 4.6.2-4.8.1 |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| ASP.NET |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| ASP.NET MVC |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| ASP.NET MVC Core |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| .NET Core 2.0-3.1 |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| .NET 5 |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| .NET 6, .NET 7, .NET 8 |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| Blazor Server |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Blazor WebAssembly (WASM) |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Mono |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| IDE |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio XE |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2-XE8 |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 10 Seattle |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.1 Berlin |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.3 Rio |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 10.4 Sydney |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 11 Alexandria |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero RAD Studio 12.1 Athens |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Embarcadero Delphi Prism |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Lazarus |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Microsoft Visual Studio |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MonoDevelop |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Visual Studio Code |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| JetBrains Rider |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Operating System |
| Microsoft Windows |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Apple macOS |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Linux |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Graphic core requirements |
| GDI |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| GDI+ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| D2D |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Quarz |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| GTK |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| libgdiplus |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| SkiaSharp |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Report engine |
| Bands |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Code based |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| XML report templates |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Report script languages |
| Pascal Script |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| C++ Script |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| J Script |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| VB Script |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| C# |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| VB.NET |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Report script engine |
| FastScript |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| CodeDOM |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Roslyn |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| Data Base support |
| ClickHouse |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Elastic Search |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Couchbase |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| CSV |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Firebird |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Google BigQuery |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| IBM DB2 |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| JSON |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MongoDB |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MS Access |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| MS SQL |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MySQL |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| NosDB |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| ODBC |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| OLE DB |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Oracle |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| PostgreSQL |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| RavenDB |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sharepoint |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| SqlAnywhere |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| SqlCe |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| SQLite |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| VistaDB |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| XML |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Internal application datasets |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Custom connections |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Reporting features |
| Dialogue forms |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Report inheritance |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Master-detail-subdetail |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Drill-downs |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Groupping |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sorting |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Headers and Footers |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| URLs and hrefs |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| HTML tags in text object |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Unlimited page sizes |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Preview component |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Design-time visual report designer |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Run-time visual report designer |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| High DPI support |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Visual SQL Builder |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Localization languages |
32 |
33 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
- |
| Bundled applications |
| Designer |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| Viewer |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| Printing |
| Print to different printer trays |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Dot-matrix printer support |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Advanced printing modes |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Report objects |
| Text |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Shape |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Picture |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| SVG |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sub-report |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| System text |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Chart |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Barcode |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| 2D barcode |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Map |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Zip code |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cellular |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| OLE |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Rich Text |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Gradient |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cross-tab (Matrix) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Advanced Matrix (AdvMatrix) |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Table |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Container |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Gauge |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Checkbox |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Sparkline |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| HTML |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Digital signature |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Web-reporting |
| Integrated HTTP server |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| CGI |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| ISAPI |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| ASP .NET |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| MVC |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Web API |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
| WCF |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Support of Online Designer |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Export in formats |
| PDF |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
PDFSimple |
| PDF/A |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| PDF/X |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Images Jpeg/PNG/BMP/GIF/TIFF/EMF |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| SVG |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Rich Text |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Word OOXML (docx) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| PowerPoint OOXML (pptx) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| HTML |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| HTML5 (layered) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| MHT (web archive) |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Microsoft XPS |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Excel OLE |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Excel XML |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Excel binary (biff8 xls) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Excel OOXML (xlsx) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| PostScript |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| PPML |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| LaTeX |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| DXF |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| ZPL |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| JSON |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Comma separated values (CSV) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| DBF (table) |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Plain Text |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Open Document Speadsheet (OpenOffice) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Open Document Text (OpenOffice) |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| XAML |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Transports |
| Email |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| FTP |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| DropBox |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Box |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| GoogleDrive |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| OneDrive |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Convertors from |
| Quick Report |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Report Builder |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| Rave Reports |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| List&Label |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| DevExpress |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Microsoft Reporting Services (RDL, RDLC) |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Crystal Reports |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| StimulSoft |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| Jasper Library |
᠆ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
| FastReport/FreeReport VCL 2.* |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| FastReport .NET |
᠆ |
✓ |
᠆ |
✓ |
✓ |
᠆ |
᠆ |
| FastReport VCL |
᠆ |
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