Peter Fallon likes the combination of the ActiveReports Designer and the power to customize

"I use ActiveReports because it allows me to combine the best of both worlds - a visual Designer coupled with the abiity to hand tune the reports to any degree using code behind, then compile the result into my app and present a professional print preview/export experience to my clients. The only way to get a more powerful reporting experience is to write pure GDI+ code.

And the same report code works on Windows Forms and ASPX systems. Fantastic."

Peter Fallon
Director,
Castle Software Australia

Ericsoft switched to ActiveReports after running into licensing, performance and support issues

"We were using Crystal Reports XI as our main report engine. Due to licensing problems, Crystal Reports doesn't offer an editor. It also has a massive setup that sometimes doesn't work.

This lead us to search for an alternative, and ActiveReports did all we needed a report engine to do. ActiveReports was lightweight, fast!!! and offered a working editor for its reports. The licensing system is great.

We also received technical support both directly and indirectly (via other postings) through the support forums. This benefit was also missing in case of Crystal Reports."

Stefano Rossi
Chairman,
Ericsoft

Panatech finds ActiveReports power unmatched by other reporting tools

"We are embarking on a Web project that demands nothing less than outstanding reporting capability for both looks and functionality. And because we are a small shop of less than 5 people, we need it to be easy—and quick. 

For anyone not familiar with the internal functionality of ActiveReports in its own right, they are in for a giant, pleasant surprise! Compared to all the other report writers out there, ActiveReports just blows the doors off of them.

Having ActiveReports is like having a high-powered portable electric drill when everyone else is using a manual screwdriver.

Hands-down, ActiveReports and GrapeCity support have been a mission-critical resource and a key reason for our success in our Web venture.

Henry Fiorentini
President
Panatech Computer Management, Inc.

Licking County successfully leverages fast performance and flexibility of ActiveReports

Licking County IT Services Department wanted a reporting tool that could replace all existing tools and reports, was fast and easy to customize for their complex reporting needs. They selected ActiveReports after evaluating their current tools and potential alternatives. The resulting solution and effective customer support has helped them to recover high returns on their investments.

"We wanted a product that was flexible and easy to use and we have found that in the ActiveReports product. We haven't found a report yet that we couldn't get created in ActiveReports. We love it!"

"Even though there is quite a bit of code to process and massage the data, the report still generates in mere seconds. I have a hard time believing that this particular report could be accomplished with any other product on the market today."

Trent Snow
Senior Programmer Analyst
Licking County ITS

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LPA Corporate Solutions finds the performance, flexibility and zero royalty of ActiveReports invaluable

Grupo LPA is a subsidiary of LPA Corporate Solutions. It's Image Account Payables (IAP) solution uses Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Management (BPM) from IBM FileNet, and connects to a JDE Accounts Payable module to enable imaging, workflow and control. GrapeCity's ActiveReports powers the reporting features while saving time and money.

Luis Lobo Borobia, the Software Development Manager says:
“We will continue to use ActiveReports whenever we need reporting in our solutions. It has been a big time and money saver.”

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About ActiveReport's flexibility, ease of use and speed

I have selected ActiveReports because of its flexibility. very simple to use and much more faster...

Senior Software Engineer, Bangladesh

Mark Donohoe, Intuisoft on Performance and Productivity of ActiveReports

“ActiveReports has really been optimized for speed--it’s just incredible! Our multi-pass reporting engine outperforms even single-pass engines by a factor of 10 or more. I was able to create a fast, efficient, and agile reporting engine that can be easily integrated with other systems, on a variety of platforms.

Compared to competitive products, ActiveReports is like typing with both hands, versus trying to type with one hand chopped off and the thumb of the other missing, and you wonder, ‘Why can’t I type any faster?’”

“With ActiveReports, I was able to create a fast, efficient, and agile reporting engine that could be easily integrated with other systems, on a variety of platforms.”

Mark Donohoe,
President
Intuisoft Systems
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