FastReport Comparison | Fast Reports

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	᠆	᠆	In plans	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆
Distribution
Windows Installation file	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	᠆	᠆
ZIP archive	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	✓	✓
NuGet	᠆	᠆	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
DEB	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	✓	᠆
RPM	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	✓	᠆
GitHub	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	✓
Full sources	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Support
Online helpdesk	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	᠆
Online chat	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	᠆
E-mail	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	᠆
GitHub Issues	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	᠆	✓
Phone	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	᠆
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