ActiveReports
ActiveReports is a developer reporting solution for .NET and JavaScript, with report designers, viewers and controls.
What ActiveReports is
ActiveReports is a developer reporting solution for .NET and JavaScript, with report designers, viewers and controls. ActiveReports.NET targets web and desktop applications, offering design through Visual Studio, web and desktop end-user tools, or a standalone designer. Its supported layouts include continuous-page, fixed-page, dashboard and banded-list reports. Web options include ASP.NET MVC, Blazor, Razor Pages, React, Angular and Vue; desktop options include WinForms and WPF. ActiveReportsJS supports Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, Nuxt, Vite and Next.js. Its designer and viewer can be embedded in client-side applications without server-side dependencies and connected to APIs or databases through JavaScript. ActiveReports.NET Standard lists more than a dozen export formats, including PDF, Excel, Word and HTML, and supports Linux deployment with rendering, printing and exporting. Standard costs $899 a year per developer; Professional is $1,399 a year per developer. A 30-day trial is available. The downloads page says ActiveReports Server is now Wyn Enterprise.
Good
- Offers Visual Studio, web, desktop and standalone designers.
- Supports dashboard and banded-list report layouts.
- ActiveReportsJS embeds without server-side dependencies.
- Standard lists more than a dozen export formats.
- Linux deployment includes rendering, printing and exporting.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Standard costs $899 a year per developer.
- Professional costs $1,399 a year per developer.
Who it suits
ActiveReports suits developers building reporting into .NET or JavaScript web and desktop applications. It may fit teams needing multiple report layouts, embedded designers or viewers, and export options.
Verdict
ActiveReports covers report design, viewing and exports across .NET and JavaScript application options. Compare the listed plan scope and annual per-developer costs with your deployment needs.
Plans and prices
From ActiveReports's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ActiveReports.NET Standard | $899 a year | 1 individual developer · unlimited royalty-free applications during subscription · standard support · $899/Developer Annually |
| ActiveReportsJS Single Deployment - Annual | $1,249 a year | Non-commercial use only · 1 product key · 1 designer key · 1 production and 2 testing deployment keys · $1249 |
| ActiveReports.NET Professional | $1,399 a year | 1 individual developer · includes Standard features · embeddable web and desktop designers · JS-based web viewer · advanced PDF exports · $1399/Developer Annually |
| ActiveReportsJS Single Domain License (*.domain) - Annual | $3,999 a year | Commercial and/or SaaS use · 1 product key · 1 designer key · unlimited hostnames or subdomains of a single root domain · $3999 |
| ActiveReportsJS Unlimited Domain License (*.* domains) - Annual | Priced on request | Commercial and/or SaaS use · 1 product key · 1 designer key · unlimited deployment keys · Contact Sales for Pricing |
| Pipeline License | Priced on request | Activatable on a virtual machine or Docker on the cloud · designed for DevOps build agents · Contact Sales ( [email protected]) |
The facts
Each one read from ActiveReports's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- ActiveReports.NET use
- ActiveReports.NET is positioned as an enterprise-level reporting solution for web and desktop applications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Client-side operation
- ActiveReportsJS says its designer and viewer can be embedded in client-side applications without server-side dependencies and can bind to APIs or databases through JavaScript.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Exports and printing
- The ActiveReports.NET Standard listing includes more than a dozen export formats, including PDF, Excel, Word, and HTML.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Framework integrations
- ActiveReports.NET lists ASP.NET MVC, Blazor, Razor Pages, React, Angular, and Vue among its web options, and WinForms and WPF among desktop options.checked 8 Oct 2026
- JavaScript integrations
- ActiveReportsJS lists support for Angular, React, Svelte, Vue, Nuxt, Vite, and Next.js.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Notable product boundary
- The downloads page says ActiveReports Server is now Wyn Enterprise.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- ActiveReports is a developer reporting solution for .NET and JavaScript with report designers, viewers, and controls.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Report design
- ActiveReports.NET offers Visual Studio, web end-user, desktop end-user, and standalone report designers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Report formats
- ActiveReports.NET supports continuous-page, fixed-page, dashboard, and banded-list report layouts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and data handling
- MESCIUS says components in the standard use model process application-supplied data within the customer's environment and do not transmit customer application data to MESCIUS systems after integration and deployment.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security responsibilities
- MESCIUS describes a shared responsibility model in which it secures component development and release practices while customers manage security of their final application and deployment environment.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The developer subscriptions include standard support through online technical tickets, licensing and installation phone support, and community forums.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Linux deployment
- The ActiveReports.NET page says reports can be deployed to Linux with pixel-perfect rendering, printing, and exporting.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- MESCIUS says its sales team can provide 30-day trial distribution keys for ActiveReportsJS deployment.checked 8 Oct 2026
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