Eclipse BIRT
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| Fact | Eclipse BIRT | Stimulsoft Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Data connections | BIRT supports JDBC, XML, web services, and flat files, and a single report can use multiple data sources and combine them with inner and outer joins. | Supported data sources include SQL servers such as MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL, Firebird, and PostgreSQL; OData; Google and Azure services; and XML, JSON, CSV, DBase, Excel, and GIS files. |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium | Warsaw, Poland |
| Purpose | BIRT creates textual reports and visual charts by pulling and combining data from sources such as databases, files, Java, JavaScript, and web services. | Stimulsoft Reports provides tools to design, edit, print, view, export, and share reports, and to integrate reporting into applications. |
| Support | BIRT uses GitHub issues to track bugs and enhancement requests, and its community page links to a developer mailing list. | The company provides support requests, code examples, user manuals, video tutorials, and paid training. |
BIRT suits developers and teams building data reports for desktop or web applications, especially Java and Jakarta EE applications. It also fits users who need reports that combine data from multiple sources.
It suits application developers adding reporting to software and report creators who need design, analysis, and export tools. Teams can choose products and integrations aligned with their supported technologies.