JReport Business Intelligence Review

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Jinfonet Software
1998
Rockville, MD

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Private
10,000+
Cloud, On-Premise
Yes

JReport At A Glance

Good: Flexible tools to create custom, advanced embedded reports and dashboards, support team is responsive and easy to work with.

Bad: Some customers have mentioned there's a learning curve when building reports.

Bottom Line: JReport is an interactive embedded business intelligence suite that allows developers to create robust reports and dashboards, and embed analytics into current business applications.

Product Overview

Note that Jinfonet Software has been acquired by Logi in 2019.

JReport is a flexible embedded business intelligence (BI) platform that enables developers and users to easily build, customize and embed reports, dashboards and analytics into business applications used in daily operations (no matter if an on-premise, cloud, or SaaS application). The scalable solution is completely written in Java and built to scale as a company grows.

JReport’s key benefits include:

Customizable user interface (UI)
Self-service analytics for any user
Robust set of application program interfaces (APIs)
Mobile functionality on any device
Ability to blend multiple data sources on a single chart or table
Reports exported in both static and interactive formats
Simple click-and-drag analysis
Integration with any security system
Multitenant architecture supporting single sign-on
Clustered architecture for massive scalability

Features

JReport offers many tools within its suite to help businesses design dashboards and reports, distribute information to their customers and discover key insights for easier decision making. Its portfolio of features includes:

JDashboard

JDashboard offers users the self-service tools to easily build dashboards and freely drill down into data. With a host of charting elements like maps, crosstabs and live-motion charts, JDashboard makes data analysis interactive. JDashboard supports:

Integrated visual analysis
Geoanalysis
HTML5
On-screen interaction
Dashboard widget sync
Mobile capabilities

JReport Server

JReport Server is the main platform for report creation, management and distribution, and administrative functionality. With ad-hoc reporting capabilities, JReport supports on-demand queries, live report creation and report modification. Key features for end-users include:

Self-service analytics
Pixel perfect data visualization
Predefined reporting templates
Drill downs, pivot, slice and dice, sort filter of data
Unlimited visualization options and precise styling
Multidimensional crosstabs

JReport Designer

JReport Designer makes actionable reporting simple for developers. No custom coding or intensive maintenance is necessary to implement the solution, and Designer can be used within any web-based application. Some additional features include:

Intuitive design environment
Reusable report and dashboard components
Hundreds of predefined templates, charts and tables
Accessibility for any data source
Ability to use multiple data sources in one report

JReport Clustering

JReport Clustering technology is built to scale as your business grows to prevent capacity-related limitations. It also boosts reliability because there’s no single point of failure. The technology makes cluster management simple with the ability to add or remove server nodes at any point. Some helpful clustering tools include:

Cluster scheduler
Fault tolerance with no single points of failure
Load detection
Built-in load balancing algorithms
Distributed resource storage

Embedded Reporting

JReport’s embedded reporting capabilities help teams bridge the information gap between business applications and end-users. JReport can seamlessly integrate with any Java EE business application for deep, in-context data insights. Some benefits include:

Accessibility to data stored in traditional BI architectures
Real-time data delivery
Resolved data presentation and delivery issues
Scalable reporting functionality
Faster development of a reporting solution

Target Market

JReport is a scalable, embedded analytics solution that grows with your business application. Jinfonet serves a variety of software providers in industries like health care, financial, government, education and more. Listed below are 10 notable customers:

Informatica
Visa
HSBC
IBM
Dell EMC

HP
Cvent
Otsuka
Verizon
Bell

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Implementation/Integration

JReport can be installed on private, public or hybrid cloud environments, as well as on-premise servers.

Customer Service & Support

Jinfonet offers a number of resources to its customers, including webinars, eBooks, datasheets, videos and more. Jinfonet’s customer support can be reached by email, phone or online chat.

Pricing

JReport embeds into any SaaS or on-premise application for enterprises and independent software vendors of all sizes. Jinfonet doesn’t publicly display its flexible licensing options. However, will work with your business to ensure your needs are met. Please contact Jinfonet for a quote.

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Shortcomings

Some customers have mentioned there’s a learning curve when building reports. However, they also say JReport’s support team is responsive and helpful.

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