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Sander Rossel5-Feb-23 23:14
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Hauled in a new client last week and they're using Crystal Reports.
Needless to say, I'm not to happy about that.
Luckily, he only has a few reports and he's willing to switch if I come up with a good alternative.
The problem is, I don't have any.

Looking for lists of alternatives gives me stuff like Power BI, Tableau and Qlick, which are BI tools and not report generators.
What I need is a report designer that my client can use to create or modify some reports.
I need stuff like invoices and packing slips, one or two A4 pages.
Preferably something that also works in the cloud (not the editor, but generating the reports from code).

I've seen DevExpress, but I can't really figure out if they have a stand-alone report editor.
And because it comes with lots of components, it's quite expensive (the customer, not I, will be paying for the license).
Also looking at List & Label, which looks promising.

Any experiences with these tools, or other recommendations?

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