# Jaspersoft Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Jaspersoft the right Data Analysis solution for you? Explore 27 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/170203/Jaspersoft/reviews --- Jaspersoft 4.2 (27) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/170203/Jaspersoft/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Jaspersoft Ease of use 3.6 Customer Service 3.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews CB Charlton B Housing ClerkGovernment Administration, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Jaspersoft is a good program and there can still be a big change in the customer support as well as the interface for beginners“ July 21, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 27 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Román Josué D. Data Science Team Lead Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best Reporting Tool for Java Developers" February 13, 2019 5.0 Sometimes the most difficult part to create custom reports using Jaspersoft Studio, is actually to write the query that will fetch the data. After that, building the report is mainly drag-n-drop, write some Java code, setup properties and parameters, and make your report ready. Pros This software is one of the best choices to create reports if you are a Java developer. All you need to know about is Java and SQL for the queries. It integrates with many databases, and I personally have used it with PostgreSQL and it works well. The reports you create from scratch are fully customizable, and can include the elements you need: labels, tables, images, ... I like a lot the subreport element, as it allows to create even more complex / nested reports, in which you usually follow a master-detail model. In addition, you can use the Java libraries to integrate Jasper reports into your Java application, either Desktop or Web, this will enable Cons Some features or properties are not too intuitive, which is understandable if we think this is a tool for developers. Even though, it would be nice to have a more intuitive GUI. Review Source CB Charlton B. Housing Clerk Government Administration Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Japersoft excellent for experience people that uses access" July 21, 2022 4.0 Jaspersoft is a good program and there can still be a big change in the customer support as well as the interface for beginners Pros I like the easy convert from data to the charts and the quality that it is done with is impeccable. Cons The fact that if you enter wrong information it is not easy to fix. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Case I was looking for something smooth and fast Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst II, Operations Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Business Intelligence Tool that's neither Intuitive or Intelligent" March 27, 2020 3.0 If you need a bare bones BI tool, this will work. On a rare occasion I am able to create a report that is visually appealing, works on the server, and exports well. It takes way more work and time to produce a professional grade deliverable in Jaspersoft than it does in any other BI tool I have used. Pros This software is very customizable in terms of the output formats. Scheduled report delivery is very easy to accomplish on their reporting server. It also has the ability to create HTML 5 charts. Cons The design interface for report creation is atrocious. Very clunky, not intuitive, and dated especially when compared to other tools available (MS Power BI, Tableau, etc.). It is maddeningly picky when it comes to formatting. Reports will function well on in Jaspersoft and not function on a server. The error output is cryptic and requires decoding. Exported reports will look excellent in one format and awful in another. Ineffective documentation from Tibco makes learning the software a challenge if you are not an explorer. Drillable datasets are impossible. Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Reason for choosing Jaspersoft It is an opensource product. Review Source BO Babatunde O. Snr. Business Systems Analyst Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good reporting software for smal and medium company." January 31, 2021 4.0 Good for reporting in real-time because it has helped us quite a lot in decision making. I am able to design and deploy reports easily without requesting for support. Pros The ability to integrate with different databases and the ease with which I can easily connect makes it great for me using the software. It can also handle huge database record simultaneously. Cons The manual designing is a little difficult when you are trying to create different fields and more easier when you can use the XML. If you are not a programmer, it will take you some time to use the XML. Additionally, you need to deal with the unused columns or rows when you export your report to excel. Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/) Reason for choosing Jaspersoft Initially we had it free and was able to test and found it fit for purpose. Also, the pricing was within our budget. Review Source JE Jun E. MIS Supervisor Logistics and Supply Chain Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Jaspersoft Reviews" March 1, 2023 4.0 Pros As a developer, I need an application that visualizes my report to the users and Jaspersoft has to help me. It has the functionalities and features that truly help me with this type of support. Data connecting and drag-and-drop functionalities for creating reports are what I liked the most. Cons When I need some help it is hard to find coz when I try to browse the internet issue I find a small result which sometimes does not help me at all. Help on the desktop just provides minor details. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Vice President Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Decent capabilities, but not without problems" April 15, 2022 3.0 Pros Jaspersoft is a decent tool that works well when it works. Ease of use and deployment capabilities are good. Can easily develop reports, templates and dashboards. Generally user friendly Cons OK tool, you get what you paid for. Product is not without issues and can be frustrating at times. Some functionalities are limited and issues take longer time to get fixed. Review Source anthony E. Business Analyst for Data Analytics Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Simple yet powerful reporting tool." September 28, 2018 4.0 Jaspersoft help us to create reports which data source are come from different databases with ease and without worrying on display capabilities. Pros I like the most on this software is the ease of you. It is very easy to understand the user interface. With it you can easy understand the flow on how to use it especially when you have experience on using other reporting tool. Objects are dependable to display what you need. Filters is very flexible. it is also capable to connect to other many sql servers such as MSSQL, MySQL, posgres and many more as long you have a driver. Cons i don't like on this software is the looks. it is very corporate. This is because today's users are looking for fancy looking softwares. Review Source CHMC Carlos Hugo Martin C. Consultor Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Experience with TIBCO Jaspersoft" April 1, 2022 4.0 It is used to generate inventory and status reports for monitored devices. Pros The query generation tool is easy to use, allowing you to generate complicated queries. The ability to configure so that certain operations are performed on the server and not on the database. Cons The generation of reports and dashboards with the factory tools is very limited, having to develop the dashboards using the java programming language. Which can only connect to relational data sources like Oracle, MySQL, etc. Review Source NM Nathan M. Reports Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Open Source Reporting Framework" October 1, 2018 5.0 I've found their reporting solutions to be reliable and versatile, I've integrated Jaspersoft into many projects over the years. Pros Ability to achieve highly customized reporting solutions without having to make concessions. Jaspersoft provides open source solutions for reporting and hosting of reports. (Along with premium versions with advanced analytics.) Cons It can be a bit quirky, and integration of the Java programming language is somewhat un-intuitive. It also has a fairly steep learning curve for new comers. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Echocardiographer Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Tibco review." June 11, 2021 4.0 I like this software unique ability to dive deep with analytics. Pros I was impressed by the software ability to give me detailed analytics that were actually useful daily.The software takes a bit of time to grasp how to use it to full functionality. I was very impressed with the help and support menu on this software. I had no compatibility issues with this software. Cons I think the menu layout could be adjusted to improve user productivity. Review Source KS Kate S. Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Can be powerful, but still contains some sloppy bugs for being as old as it is" May 11, 2018 3.0 If you need a pixel perfect reporting engine, Jaspersoft is going to be one of your best options. For those kind of reports, there are a lot of great features and you can do a lot. That being said, I think they got lazy because they had significant market share and could charge an arm and a leg for it for a long time, and now there are other competing systems coming out that are slicker and cheaper. Hoping that Jaspersoft gets back into a growth phase and cleans up the system while making their prices more competitive. Pros Powerful features Easy to jump between editing design or XML source Preview within app works relatively well Cons Still finding sloppy bugs in designer years after release Pricing is extremely high compared to more recently launched systems that are definitely stealing market share Some long-requested features have gone unaddressed. Review Source NL Nives-Marie L. Reports Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "TIBCO Jaspersoft Review" June 11, 2021 4.0 It's been mixed. Sometimes the built in functions do not work with the application I am publishing the report in. Learning java has been frustrating, Pros It is a pixel perfect report designing tool. It is very easy to design a descriptive report. I like the spreadsheet page layout. Cons The learning curve is steep. It's platform is java based which can take a non expert a longtime to figure out. Not a lot of chart options. Review Source TS Tom S. ERP Programmer Analyst Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best report layout designer on the market." January 16, 2018 5.0 I have been using Jasper Studio (iReport) and Jasper Server for the past 8 years and have really enjoyed the capabilities it offers and the ease of use. Continuous improvements have been made to both the designer side (iReport/Jasper Studio) and the report delivery side JasperServer. I would definately recommend you checking them out. Pros \* Easy to use \* Flexible scenarios for report grouping \* No cost level available for simple deployment and use \* JasperServer has ability to automate delivery of reports. Cons \* Hard to find support forums (as a community/free user) \* Custom data connectors present a challenge I haven't overcome for automated delivery (SQL reports are easy) Review Source RM Robert M. Sr. Software Architect Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Jaspersoft - A well rounded contender in the BI market" March 16, 2015 4.5 Pros We've been using Jaspersoft in lieu of SSRS for several years now. The software is updated regularly, new features being added with every release. Jaspersoft supports a large number of data sources, including MongoDB. The support for their product is top-notch. We receive responses to our cases within minutes and most issues are solved shortly thereafter. On issues that we were not able to resolve, it was escalated to be fixed/included in the next software update. Cons Being a JAVA application, it was a bit tricky to embed into our .NET application. There's supposed to be easy ways to integrate, but none of those worked with our custom authentication. Unless you are using the approved and documented authentication methods, integration will be quite a bit of work, including custom JAVA classes, etc. Review Source WS Waqas S. Lecturer Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Best Report generator of Java Application" February 17, 2021 5.0 It is one of the great report generating application used with Java Application. Though the learning curve is very difficult but once you master it then you will love this application. Pros JasperSoft is one thing that comes in mind when we require our Java application to export data in visualization and state of the art format. I provides lots of features you can think of. In short is ease the job of Java developers to create gorgeous reports. It also provide function to create template of the reports that can be filled by data obtain from the database on the fly by the Java Applications. Cons Well it's learning curve is very hard due to little documentation is present. Integration with the application is also difficult and if you integrate it than you can create many reports with minimum code. Review Source MP Monica P. System Analyst III Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good tool compared with other tools in the market" August 4, 2017 4.0 Pros The report designer is very easy to use The tools provided in the GUI interface allows technicians to create in a fast way solutions end users analyze data. Cons In the version we use in our company (5.2) the Java usage is a con Dashboard Designer is very limited. Review Source Arthur T. IT Developer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great and low cost reporting software" April 2, 2018 4.0 Helfup report generation. Pros I could build very complex reports quickly. There was a learning curve for sure but I integrated these with an application I was working on to produce reports used by the company. Cons Mostly the problem was the integration learning curve. I imagine this would happen with any software. I think their documentation could use improvement. Review Source MR Monica R. VMS Support Analyst Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great quality right out of the box! " August 3, 2017 4.0 I really enjoyed my chance to work with Jaspersoft. I thought the software was robust with lots of possibilities. Pros A quick get up and go reporting solution right out of the box. If you're turn around time is quick - this is a great option. Cons Once you start tinkering with parts of the package and removing features. Its very difficult to get back to square one. Review Source Blanca Patricia C. Analista de Pruebas Intermedio Information Technology and Services Used the software for: ### "For academic purposes" May 23, 2014 5.0 This is an excellent product for implementing business solutions. Review Source DCG Dilum Chamantha G. consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is a marvelous product to use for report developments." July 13, 2021 4.0 Great product for report development Pros GUI based Tool supports to develop complicated reports, charts. especially 2-D reports which are growing the data for both horizontal and vertical. Cons There are chances to hang the tool when you open multiple reports. Review Source Narayanaswamy H. Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "null" January 31, 2017 3.0 Review Source TN Thomson N. Repository Manager E-Learning Used the software for: ### "null" February 20, 2019 5.0 Review Source KM Kseniya M. BI developer Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Using Jaspersoft BI free version" September 15, 2017 3.0 I understand, that inconvenience of this program is most likely caused by the free version. Pros This product has a lot of usefull tools and quite extensive opportunities to create report and add data sourses. Cons Frankly speaking this product is highly uncomfortable, it is not intuitively clear how to perform some features or where this features located. Review Source FZ Fadzai Z. business analyst Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "good and manageable experience" May 19, 2017 5.0 Generally it's a good tool to use for i reports Pros provides good reports with a good interface, works perfectly for cross tab reports, easy to implement graphs and pie charts, learning information is available on the internet Cons it requires experience and lines are difficult to adjust, sometimes when you edit the report it does not show exactly on the web Review Source fZ fadzai Z. business analyst Consumer Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "best experience ever" May 9, 2017 5.0 produce best result of reports. Pros its user friendly and smart and the user interface is neat,easy to learn and does not need too much experience,tutorials for it are easy to find on youtube Cons its too rigid,editing of lines and creation of cross tabs is difficult.it is also difficult to save work to folder of choice Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.