FineReport vs TIBCO Spotfire
FineReport
fanruan.com
TIBCO Spotfire
spotfire.comSide by side
| Figure | FineReport | TIBCO Spotfire |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $250/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Bi Platforms | 8.2 (#9) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Connectors | The product page states that FineReport has more than 70 data connectors and can connect to any data source and handle millions of records. | Native connectors cover databases and services including BigQuery, Databricks, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Salesforce, SAP HANA, Snowflake, SQL Server and Teradata. |
| Deployment | FineReport is pure Java software supporting multiple operating systems, web application servers, server deployment, web clusters, web integration, and SSO. | Spotfire Enterprise supports deployment across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. |
| Founded | 2006 | 1996 |
| Integrations | Supported connection methods include JDBC, JNDI, XMLA, SAP JCO, and plugins for sources such as MongoDB, Redis, JSON, Elasticsearch, and SAP. | The Spotfire energy data sheet lists integrations including Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL, and SharePoint, plus JDBC or ODBC data sources. |
| Purpose | FineReport is an enterprise-level web reporting tool for report creation, analysis, presentation, and decision-making. | Spotfire is a visual industrial analytics platform for exploring data and supporting decisions in complex operations. |
| Support | FanRuan provides online technical support on weekdays from 9:00–12:00 and 13:30–17:30. | Spotfire support offers a support portal, knowledge base, community discussions, documentation, and product improvement submissions; support access requires an authorized user. |
Plans
TIBCO Spotfire
- Spotfire Industry Pro trialFree
- Spotfire Analytics$3,000 a year
- Spotfire EnterprisePriced on request
- Spotfire Industry ProPriced on request
In their own words
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.
TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire is a visual industrial analytics platform for exploring data and supporting decisions in complex operations. Spotfire Analytics lets users examine time-series, spatial and multivariate data through interactive filtering, drill-down and scenario comparison. Visual AI and Insight Agents can recommend patterns, anomalies and next steps during exploration. Industry Pro adds capabilities for energy and manufacturing, including advanced time-series analytics and specialized geoanalytics. Listed connections include Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL and SharePoint, along with JDBC or ODBC sources. Push Compute runs analytics and transformations inside Snowflake and Databricks. Enterprise supports governance of data, users and analytical assets, with deployment in cloud, on-premises or hybrid environments. Analytics and Industry Pro include a Windows application and a kit for browser use; mobile applications are available for iOS and Android. Extensions, Python and R data functions and developer APIs are also described. The 30-day trial provides Industry Pro access, including Spotfire and Statistica. Spotfire Analytics costs $3,000 per user per year, excluding tax.