TIBCO Jaspersoft Reviews

• PostgreSQL support
• Saving reports in PDF, XLS(X), HTML formats
• The automatic sending of reports by e-mail (The HTML report can be shown inline, not just via an attachment.)
• Flexible report scheduling
• Common JRXML templates for parameterized reporting
• The possibility to export reports to the file system
• The user-friendly interface
• Scriptable reports with the use of variables, parameters, and fields

• Business processes automation
• Provides higher efficiency
• Minimizes human error

The following aspects need to improve:

• The possibility to display all report schedules in one place
• The out-of-the box possibility to integrate with independent installation of PostgreSQL for the JasperReports server
• Better process control (such as start, stop, restart without failures between various components, etc.)
• A more straightforward/user-friendly migration of reports between various versions of the JasperReports server

I have used this solution for around four years.

There were rarely any stability issues.

We did not experience any scalability issues as of yet.

It is a good forum.

We were not using any other solution. We were doing things more manually. Jaspersoft was our first try.

The setup was average. Some special features were hard to figure out and configure, such as the Slovak local reports.

We are happy with the free, open source version.

In 2012, there were some other options that we looked into, but just theoretically.

The migration between versions could be hard. It is okay to have multi-version environments, but just be aware of it.

Some specific features that I like are -

• Multi-tenancy
• Self Service BI using domains, ad-hoc views, ad-hoc reports.
• High Charts (HTML-5) and D3 (Data Driven Document) charts.
• Big Data support - Hadoop Hive and MongoDB and etc. 
• Report Books feature - Table of Contents.

This product is integrated into a CA product called CA PPM (Project Portfolio Management) for its reporting purpose. Using Jaspersoft's data warehouse capabilities, CA PPM is able to provide faster performance by utilizing this tool when compared to its previous reporting solution SAP Business Objects.

• Full support of new visualizations D3, and C3.
• Drag and drop desktop tool for analysis such as that in Tableau, QlikView or Spotfire desktop. This could be a part of Jasper Design Studio. 
• Send the report to email with its output as an attachment within the studio.
• User defined plug-in development and deployment like Pentaho Analytics i.e. a market place feature for server or studio.

We have had no issues with the deployment.

There have been no performance issues.

It's been able to scale for our needs.

It's open source which means that small to mid-sized businesses can use the community version of Jaspersoft and save lot of money. For Enterprise level companies, it has rich enterprise features such as ad-hoc reporting on self service BI, rich dashboards, rich embedded BI solutions, mobile BI solutions, multi-tenant features, and rich HTML-5 visualizations. These help a client take better and more elegant decisions for a lower cost per candidate per year. Also, you can rent the server for quick solutions in the cloud at a rate of $1 per hour.

If a business is small to mid-size you should get the community version. Otherwise, if your business is huge, you should look at the Enterprise, Professional, or Cloud versions of the software for a lower price.

• The reporting and charting features: I have worked with other reporting tools and I find this tool is easier and faster to work with while creating charts.
• Easy editing options.

I have used this technology to implement a reporting module for my client. This tool has helped my client to track the data more easily.

Implementing of subreports is such a pain. This functionality could be made faster.

The concept of subreports is to easily embed an existing report in a new report. This may sound simple but implementing it is such a pain. It took me hours to get it right. It is just not straightforward enough.

while I add a report, I just drag drop the icon and establish a connection with the database and it is ready. But sub report is not the case. It should have been just a drag drop and it should act as an individual report on its own only. It takes a long time to give some connections and there is no much documentation available on the same either.

I have used this solution for about a year.

I did not encounter any stability issues.

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

On a scale of 1-5, I would rate it a 2 because the technical team never had any proper documentation or guidance for any of my issues. No online help is available either.

We did not previously use anything else.

The initial setup was easy.

It would be good to go with Jaspersoft Studio.

Write down the project requirements and compare it with all that this product can do. Then, decide wisely based on all the options available.

We primarily use the solution to research revenue management and billing reports across subject area reports related to billing. We deploy the solution on a private version of AWS cloud.

The solution has improved our organization by fulfilling our needs related to security.

We find the access restrictions on different user groups valuable. Additionally, the reports are quite easy to pay for, so getting users aligned on reporting is valuable.

We have experienced session issues with the session management and the user running a report. So the user's environments can be improved, and a better focus should be put on self-service reporting. So a self-service module could help TIBCO go to the next level.

We have been using the solution for approximately three years.

The solution is stable. It wasn't bad when it came to performance, so there wasn't much lag between the database and the report.

The solution is scalable. There are approximately two users using the solution in our organization. We haven't pushed it to the limit with this solution, but I think it's capable of handling good traffic and volume of data. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten.

We haven't had contact with Jaspersoft customer service and support, but we have connected with the AWS team.

I rate the initial setup an eight out of ten, and it has its required ramp-up.

We implemented the solution in-house with a team of three developers.

There is a return on investment because it saves effort when you have reports scheduled as it gives users direct access to database exports.

The price is neutral because the cost is justified with the level of reporting required. I rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive and one being cheap.

I rate the solution a seven out of ten. The solution is good but can be improved by including self-service reporting. I recommend the solution to users considering implementing it. There are features in the tool that make it easier to create the templates, and those templates can be reused.

We use Jaspersoft for applications related to financial loans.

The feature that I like most is the drag and drop capability.

The data validation and cleansing functionality need to be improved.

I would like to see better support for big data.

I have been working with Jaspersoft for between three and four years.

We rely on our vendor for technical support and have not been in contact with TIBCO.

Our deployment took between two and three months to complete.

The product was installed by the vendor.

Support is recommended because of the price.

This is a good product and I recommend it. My main complaint is related to data validation and cleansing.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

The reports and analytic view feature and the ability to generate large reports in background are most valuable to us. The feature that allows to run different reports in the background helps to create long running reports without affecting the system performance, i.e., you can continue working in the Jaspersoft tool, while the job that generates reports runs in the background.

It helps to process very quickly and present it in a very understandable way for the business people.

I would definitely recommend to evaluate this product in the context of other business intelligence tools that are currently on the market.

I have used this solution for three years.

There were no stability issues.

We did not encounter any scalability issues.

This product is being supported by our local help desk.

We did not have any other solutions before.

All this is being handled by our IT department.

It was chosen on a group level.

• Profile attributes for implementing multi-tenancy.
• Report locales for implementation of multi-language support in report development.
• Subreports, in many reports, to achieve specific report requirements.

We are using Jaspersoft for report development.

There is scope of improvement in terms of:

• More flexibility for report / dashboards development.
• A report bursting option.
• Caching of query input controls that creates problem.
  (In regards to input controls which are based on SQL queries, they show cached data instead of fetching new data every time reports are executed. Input controls still show old data, even if there is a change in data and consequent query results.)
• Scriptlet execution option before the main data set execution.

I have used this product for about three and a half years.

I have not encountered any stability issues.

I have not encountered any scalability issues.

I would give the technical support an 8/10 rating.

Prior to Jasperserver, we did use a different solution and decided to switch due to higher licensing costs.

The initial setup was straightforward in terms of server installation, implementing multi-tenancy, multi-language, locales etc.

We evaluated another option, namely Cognos, before choosing this product.

It is a good, simple to learn product with some limitations.