Birst vs FineReport
Birst
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| Figure | Birst | FineReport |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Bi Platforms | 8.5 (#6) | 8.2 (#9) |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence Tools | 8.4 (#24) | 7.9 (#41) |
| Deployment | Infor lists public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises deployment options; its product documentation also describes cloud and appliance deployments. | FineReport is pure Java software supporting multiple operating systems, web application servers, server deployment, web clusters, web integration, and SSO. |
| Integrations | Infor lists application connectors including Marketo and Salesforce, plus JDBC data sources, SAP, and R Server integration. | Supported connection methods include JDBC, JNDI, XMLA, SAP JCO, and plugins for sources such as MongoDB, Redis, JSON, Elasticsearch, and SAP. |
| Purpose | Infor Birst combines data from different sources in a Networked BI platform and presents reports and dashboards in a browser or native mobile app. | FineReport is an enterprise-level web reporting tool for report creation, analysis, presentation, and decision-making. |
| Support | Infor describes technical support that provides assistance, case management, product updates, a global knowledge base, and a peer community. | FanRuan provides online technical support on weekdays from 9:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30. |
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In their own words
Birst
Birst is an analytics platform that combines data from multiple sources and presents reports and dashboards in a browser or native mobile app. It offers interactive dashboards, self-service notifications, visual data discovery, and pixel-perfect operational reporting. Automated data refinement and ETL merge and model information from different platforms into a user data store. Its Networked BI approach combines centralized and decentralized analytics with reusable governed business definitions, blended models, and self-service analytic sandboxes. Infor describes prebuilt industry content across more than 11 industries, with role-specific material and out-of-the-box data models. Birst Enterprise includes AI/ML integrations, Smart Insights for automatically creating personalized dashboards, and 1TB of storage. Deployment options include hosted multi-tenant cloud, an on-premises virtual appliance, and embedding; mobile analytics work on iOS and Android, with offline access included in Enterprise. Listed functions also include real-time refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, natural-language queries, planning, budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario modeling, management reporting, and financial consolidation. Pricing is on request, and no free plan is listed.
FineReport
FineReport is an enterprise web reporting tool for creating, analyzing, and presenting reports to support decision-making. Its drag-and-drop design tools handle formatting, grouping, sorting, and calculations without code. Report options include general and aggregation reports, FineVis visualizations, and Word reports. For data entry, it offers widgets, validation, temporary storage, high-volume entry, and online Excel import. The HTML5 chart library has 19 chart types and more than 50 styles, with ECharts and WebGL-based chart integration also supported. FineReport connects to data through more than 70 connectors and methods such as JDBC, JNDI, XMLA, and SAP JCO, as well as plugins for sources including MongoDB, Redis, JSON, Elasticsearch, and SAP. Reports can be scheduled by frequency or conditions and delivered to Slack, Teams, or email through Dora. It supports multiple operating systems, server deployment, web clusters, web integration, and SSO.