Jaspersoft commercial edition
vs. community edition

A guide for choosing the Jaspersoft edition that’s right for you

Jaspersoft® is the reporting software you need if your reports really matter to your success.

Whether it’s pixel perfect, ad hoc, operational or embedded, our software gives you the control and flexibility needed to delight and engage your end-users.

Now, it is available in two editions—commercial and community—so you can choose the one that’s right for your organization’s needs.

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Commercial Edition

Jaspersoft commercial edition

Everything you need to design and deliver any report you need

We’ve combined our most popular products into one powerful suite so you can take advantage of JasperReports® Server, Jaspersoft Studio, JasperReports Web Studio, and JasperReports IO. The biggest benefits to you and your organization are more features and functionality, access to the source code, improved scalability, security and integration capabilities, and technical support.

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Community Edition

Jaspersoft community edition

Experience what you can do with Jaspersoft for free

Our community edition is freely available for download and includes JasperReports Library and Jaspersoft Studio so you can explore some of the most used features. Plus, tap into our massive user community for information, guidance, and other resources to help you be successful with Jaspersoft.

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Which edition is right for you?

In this on-demand webinar, our experts will walk you through important considerations when choosing a reporting platform, the core features of each edition, and a comparison of functionality and key benefits.

Commercial vs. community: Which edition is right for you?

Commercial vs. community: Which edition is right for you?

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Jaspersoft commercial edition vs. community edition overview

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Empty cell Commercial edition Community edition
Embeddable with Distribution Rights Include, or embed Jaspersoft software in a publicly distributed product, application, or service Under terms of agreement Under terms of product license
Certified Platform Support Proprietary operating system, application server, or database Not included with community edition
Managed Release Cycles Product enhancements rolled up into fewer releases Not included with community edition
Support Guarantees Guaranteed support for mission-critical production applications and/or older releases Not included with community edition
Advanced Functionality Value-added features, such as web-based reporting, interactive dashboards, and advanced APIs Not included with community edition

1 • Embeddable with distribution rights

Jaspersoft software is built to be embedded in other applications to provide an immersive user experience in a fraction of the time it would take to build from scratch.

Jaspersoft commercial edition

For users who want to copy, share, or redistribute the commercial edition software, Jaspersoft offers flexible independent software vendor (ISV) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing terms to meet the needs of most third-party developers and organizations. If you want to include extensive reporting, analysis, and other BI capabilities in your application, please contact us to discuss a license to meet your needs.

Jaspersoft community edition

JasperReports Library community edition is covered by the Lesser General Public License (LGPL) and Jaspersoft Studio community edition is available under a BSD-type license that is limited to binary code use. If you want to share or redistribute the community edition, you should consult with your legal representative to understand your redistribution rights under these licenses.

2 • Support

Whether you are trying Jaspersoft software for the first time, or deploying a mission-critical business intelligence application, we have a plan that meets your needs and budget.

Jaspersoft commercial edition

Jaspersoft provides various support options for our commercial edition that offers guaranteed service level agreements so you are assured that a support engineer is available to assist when needed.

Similar subscription options are available for ISV and OEM customers wishing to embed Jaspersoft software into their own products.

All commercial edition customers get assigned a dedicated customer success manager to help your company hit the ground running, reduce ramp-up time, and speed-up project deployment. Additional technical enablement time can be purchased via our Customer Success Upshift Program to help your organization with needs analysis, installation, integration, implementation, customization, and complex report development. .

Jaspersoft community edition

Community-based support is freely available to everyone in our forums. Jaspersoft community edition does not include support outside our community forum.

3 • Advanced functionality

Jaspersoft commercial edition includes advanced functionality to enable self-service reporting and business intelligence at scale with interactive dashboards, data analysis, and advanced data integration. The table below provides a comparison of the two Jaspersoft editions’ functionality.

Empty cell Commercial Edition Community Edition
Pixel-Perfect Report Designer Creation of very sophisticated business intelligence report layouts containing charts, images, subreports, crosstabs, and much more with Jaspersoft® Studio software.
Reporting Engine Java-based reporting library uses data from any data source to compile and render pixel-perfect documents that can be viewed, printed, or exported in a variety of formats including HTML, PDF, Excel, OpenOffice, and Word.
Pixel-Perfect Web-Based Report Designer Securely log in to Web Studio from anywhere. Meet any design requirements and easily connect with myriad data adapters. Not included with community edition
Interactive Report Viewer The interactive viewer lets you hide/move columns, filter, sort data, and format column headings. These changes can then be saved to the repository for future report re-use. Not included with community edition
JasperReports Server Repository Centralized repository securely stores user profiles, reports, dashboards, analytic views, and more. Not included with community edition
Report & Dashboard Scheduling Advanced scheduler monitors and manages the automatic running and distribution of content for enterprise environments with report bursting and alerting capabilities. Not included with community edition
Jaspersoft Visualize.js JavaScript framework used to embed data visualizations and reports inside web applications, providing control over the interactions between the application and the visualizations. Not included with community edition
Ad Hoc Report Designer An intuitive drag and drop report and dashboard designer for non-technical users. Includes access to advanced HTML5 visualizations. Not included with community edition
Metadata Layer Domains A lightweight, web-based semantic layer that presents a data model in business terms while providing row and column level security and data federation. Not included with community edition
Business Intelligence Dashboards Ability to create and deliver a collection of interactive BI reports, charts, input controls, and web content in a single integrated view. Not included with community edition
In-memory Analysis Analysis of relational and non-relational data, including big data sources, using interactive functions such as pivoting, filtering, drill down, charting, custom calculations, and more, all leveraging an in-memory engine for rapid speed-of-thought response time. Not included with community edition
Interactive Visualizations Features that provide 100% HTML5 visualizations with animation, interactive legends, and navigation through various combinations of aggregate and detailed data levels. Lasso zoom enables viewing of a large number of points to identify trends and navigate outliers. Not included with community edition
Multi-tenancy A separate set of users, roles, resources, reports, and related permissions that help securely isolate tenants from each other for SaaS applications. Not included with community edition
Audit Logging Active recording of reports, dashboards, and analytic view usage for audit tracking or performance analysis. Not included with community edition
Pricing Flexible CPU or ISV licensing models available Free
Support Jaspersoft Professional Support and Onboarding with Customer Success Community support
Licensing Commercial subscription JasperReports Library — LGPL
Jaspersoft Studio — BSD type

Why choose the commercial edition?

Both of our reporting and embedded analytics solutions enable flexibility, increase productivity, and give your business the power to seamlessly integrate data into your applications exactly how you want.

With all these benefits, why choose a commercially licensed and supported product?

Jaspersoft embedded analytics and reporting software

Many reasons:

Developers, OEMs, and ISVs

  • Embed and distribute our flexible business intelligence software in your commercial application.
  • One instance to manage distribution and data access for multiple tenants.

Enterprises and businesses

  • Depend on Jaspersoft to provide product warranties.
  • Deliver internal reporting how you want, when you want with JasperReports Server.
  • Securely log in from anywhere and design pixel-perfect reports using JasperReports Web Studio.
  • Ensure platform compatibility with proprietary servers, databases, and directory providers.

Production and mission-critical applications

  • Obtain the highest levels of support for mission-critical production systems.
  • Receive extended support for non-current software releases.
  • Secure technical support resolution and response time guarantees.

Value-added features, services, and conveniences

  • Enjoy enhanced functionality designed for end-users and administrators, such as ad hoc reporting, interactive dashboards, and advanced APIs.
  • Deploy Jaspersoft to any cloud, on-premises, hybrid, containerized or microservices-based architecture.
  • Receive automated notifications of product and documentation updates.
  • Monitor and manage defects and enhancement requests.
  • Participate in future product planning with Jaspersoft product management.
  • Rely on root-cause analysis, project management assistance, best reporting practices, and effective support.

We think it’s important for you to experience Jaspersoft first-hand to see all it has to offer — even before you decide to buy.

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