Jaspersoft Reporting and Analytics for AWS

In our organization, the main purpose of Jaspersoft  is for reporting purposes, and that's where we usually schedule and send the reports to the user for their business.

The main thing I appreciate about Jaspersoft  is the ease of creating reports; it's very straightforward. When we need to create custom reports with a query, we can directly go to Jasper  Studio, develop the report, write the query, bring that data, and develop the report in any way we prefer.

The second thing is regarding generating the report from ad-hoc views; it is very straightforward. We just need to drag and drop the columns we need for developing the report, and with that, we can schedule it and generate the report. If we want to develop a custom report using the query, we can develop it easily, and we can format it as we prefer. Generating reports with ad-hoc views is very easy; just drag and drop the columns and apply the necessary filters as defaults whenever the report is executed, which is a very good aspect of Jaspersoft.

I have worked on both generating a report using ad-hoc views and writing a custom query in Jasper  Studio to design and publish it in Jaspersoft. Generating the report from ad-hoc views is the most suitable option for me; it's the best path to take.

The main dislike about Jaspersoft is the latency issue; sometimes when the report is generating, it takes more time than expected based on the report. For example, the project management tool I'm currently working on has the OBS, Organizational Breakdown Structure, and whenever Jaspersoft query fetches this OBS data, it takes more time than we usually expect. The user is somewhat hesitant about this issue; when the report takes so much time, the user gets annoyed. If Jaspersoft could fix the latency issues, it would be a good tool for anyone to work with.

Regarding lagging, whenever we generate reports on large data like OBS data—which is the hierarchy of the organization—Jaspersoft sometimes experiences delays. The latency issue is apparent when pulling this data. Additionally, when developing a report from ad-hoc views in Jaspersoft and specifically when scheduling it, the scheduling doesn't always work as expected. Both the latency and scheduling parts can be challenging in Jaspersoft.

I have four years of experience working with Jaspersoft.

The initial deployment of Jaspersoft is very easy; it is not difficult at all. If you go through the deployment steps we need to follow, it's straightforward with nothing much complicated.

From start to finish, it almost takes one hour. Jasper installation will not take more than fifteen minutes. When the build starts, it should not take more than twelve minutes. Before that, we need to set the Java path and home along with the environmental variables, which takes some time, including installing the installers from the appropriate site, unzipping it, and setting the environment variables. I believe it will take around thirty to fifty minutes to complete the installation. After that, we need to make some changes in the application.properties file, where we incorporate our server details, and this process won't take more than one hour.

One person can do the deployment; it's not a big task and is very easy. The only thing required is awareness of how to get it deployed. Once you understand the steps to deploy, one person can handle Jaspersoft installation alone in the system.

Pricing-wise, I haven't had much chance to see how much budget has been allocated for Jaspersoft, but it's not disclosed to anyone; it's completely managed by the client.

For our organization, we need to take care of Jaspersoft maintenance as well. Google Chrome, the version compatible with Jaspersoft, is vulnerable to threats, so we usually install Google Chrome into Jaspersoft every month. Also, sometimes the Apache Tomcat  version is vulnerable, so during that time we feel the need to install an upgraded Apache Tomcat . Those are the two maintenance tasks we regularly perform. I would rate this product seven out of ten.

My main use case for Jaspersoft  is that we inherited a legacy application that used Jaspersoft . A quick specific example of how I used Jaspersoft within that legacy application is that we would have batch jobs that generated reports for accessories.

Jaspersoft can be improved by having better documentation, better support, upgrading the UI of the tool, and integrating other programming languages, not just Java.

In my experience, the best features Jaspersoft offers were not the best. We ended up migrating this legacy application to a completely new tech stack in Python.

The challenges or issues I faced with Jaspersoft that led to the migration include the fact that the tech stack is deprecated and it was very troublesome to upgrade the Java version. Additionally, there was no integration with Python, so we ended up rewriting the whole thing in Python. We still use the JRXMLs for the reports, but we are not using Jaspersoft system for Jaspersoft Studio or anything else.

The thing that was particularly frustrating with Jaspersoft was that the code being generated was not exactly following coding standards. A lot of the exceptions were very generic, such as exception one, two, three. It does not have great integration with other systems, which was one of the main reasons that led to the migration. We also struggled with learning how the system worked, and there is not much intuitive documentation or support for that matter.

The needed improvements for Jaspersoft include better big data support and integrations with something such as Hadoop  or Apache Spark .

I have been using Jaspersoft for roughly about two years.

In my experience, Jaspersoft is not stable, and it does not have good community support.

Jaspersoft's scalability is not very good. I ran into issues scaling up or down.

The customer support for Jaspersoft is basically non-existent. I did reach out and did not really hear back.

I did not previously use a different solution before Jaspersoft. Jaspersoft was the first one, just because that is the one we inherited, and then we migrated to Power BI.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Jaspersoft indicates that installation was a pain, licensing is not worth the money, and there is no AI integration that I have seen. That is another thing that should be implemented or enhanced.

I have not seen a return on investment from using Jaspersoft; not a single one, hence why we are migrating.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Jaspersoft indicates that installation was a pain, licensing is not worth the money, and there is no AI integration that I have seen. That is another thing that should be implemented or enhanced.

Before choosing Jaspersoft, we did not evaluate other options. It was just inherited.

I would rate Jaspersoft overall as a two on a scale of one to ten. I choose that number because of the poor integration with other systems and the performance enhancements that we experienced during the migration. Jaspersoft batch ETL was very slow. My advice to others looking into using Jaspersoft is simple: do not use it. Use anything else instead.

I work on Jaspersoft  to create invoice generation for pick-pack slips and order slips that are generated once payment is completed in e-commerce applications.

I use bands in Jaspersoft  and map JSON to fields using parameters, variables, and expressions. I utilize loops to generate boxes and employ seven bands including headers, body, and footer to generate the slips.

I use Jaspersoft to generate PDF, Excel, and Word documents, which supports salary slips, invoices, and student reports while fetching data from MySQL  databases. I designed dynamic reporting using inputs and date range selection to generate reports and create pie charts and bar charts from data. I use Jaspersoft in enterprise applications built with Spring Boot  Java, where users can download reports in CSV and PDF formats. I configured these features using Java libraries, which significantly reduced effort in report generation. I also implemented Jaspersoft in microservices within the reporting module. I use common components such as core Java libraries and Jaspersoft Studio to design reports. Jaspersoft Studio provides drag and drop tools for report creation.

Jaspersoft's powerful features include the ability to generate reports in multiple formats such as PDF, Excel, Word, HTML, and CSV. The main advantage is the ability to integrate and connect databases with Jaspersoft, whether using MySQL  or NoSQL databases. I can easily integrate databases with Jaspersoft software.

I can generate dynamic reports using parameterized reports, which auto-fetches data. I can design reports using drag and drop functionality on the user interface, where I can drag fields, tables, images, bar charts, and tables. I can generate charts in various formats including bar format, pie chart, line chart, and area chart, which allows for easy data visualization.

The main feature of Jaspersoft that I value is sub-report generation, which separates concerns easily and merges with the main report where I write logic. For example, if the main report is about an employee, I can generate a sub-report of salary details, which is very useful. Jaspersoft provides reusable templates in the form of JRXML files that I can use throughout the application multiple times. It provides high performance for large data, security features, and role-based access control configuration over slip generation.

I can integrate Jaspersoft APIs in Spring Boot  Java applications and apply custom styling including fonts, colors, and layouts to create professional-looking report generation. These are the features that I valued using in Jaspersoft report generation.

The UI and UX of Jaspersoft could be improved as it feels outdated or complex, and enhancement is needed to make it easier for users to utilize more features. I would suggest adding AI features to Jaspersoft and implementing suggestions so users can easily leverage all the features in the application. Using expressions in Jaspersoft was somewhat tricky, and reducing unnecessary complexity would help me leverage expressions and write them more easily in reports. For large data, there are performance issues where reports are slow to generate in the final design, and optimization is required.

The UI could be improved with enhanced real-time analytics capabilities as the current UI is not very good. I would recommend adding enhancements so users can leverage all features in Jaspersoft and incorporate advanced integrations with microservices and cloud, which would be more helpful. Jaspersoft is not very useful for mobile and is not particularly responsive. I would suggest designing responsive support to improve Jaspersoft for Android applications.

I would recommend improving the user experience and adding AI features similar to Tableau and PI. Advanced features should be improved to support microservices and cloud features while facilitating easy integration. For large data, performance is slow, and I would recommend improving that particular aspect for large performance data. The band UI is very compact on the screen, and data cannot be seen clearly while designing the report. I would recommend improving that particular part.

I have been working on Jaspersoft for two and a half years.

Jaspersoft is stable.

Jaspersoft's scalability is very good, and I can introduce new features into it.

Customer support is very nice and very helpful.

Jaspersoft is provided by my organization, so I use it. I am not aware of the pricing and setup cost as I leverage it through the company.

Jaspersoft has significantly reduced a lot of time, and the user is very happy. The client is also very happy to see report generation happen very quickly, which has effectively reduced the time of report generation and is very useful. We have been using it for a very long time, approximately thirty years, which demonstrates its value.

For some reports, the creation of template design was taking eight hours, but using Jaspersoft, it can be done within two hours, which is very impactful.

I appreciate sub-report generation in Jaspersoft because I do not need to write entire logic in the same report. I can generate a separate sub-report, which makes it easy to manage tasks and data and easily generate a template design. Once the final design is complete, I can merge it with the main report.

Based on my understanding, I have included all the points I have used regarding Jaspersoft. I particularly appreciate the security features such as role-based access control at the data layer. Another feature I appreciate is the ability to reuse templates that I have created in other reports. I can also visualize data using charts and graphs by simply using drag and drop and configuring the data.

I would advise using and utilizing the features of sub-report generation and main report generation in Jaspersoft. I can also easily integrate it with the Spring Boot application and encrypt and decrypt data in the form of Base64, which is a very good feature that I can leverage.

I would rate this product seven out of ten.

My main use case for Jaspersoft  is developing reports, the KPIs for the clients, and different visualizations for their daily metrics, monthly metrics, and yearly metrics.

One of the reports I developed for a client using Jaspersoft  is the capacity versus allocation for a particular organization, department, or on a particular project or task. The project storyboard shows how the project is going and what risk issues are associated with that. Similarly, the project detailed report provides much more detailed information that clients want to discuss with team members and follow up with the required stakeholders.

My favorite thing about how Jaspersoft handles data and visuals is that it is easy to connect to other systems. You can use SQL queries, and the visualizations are also good, meaning that table visualizations or weekly reports are straightforward. If you want something advanced like bar graphs or pie charts, all those things are also possible using Jaspersoft. In addition to that, you can build ad-hoc reports on Jaspersoft.

Regarding ad-hoc reporting, my team uses that feature often, and it helps speed up our workflow and decision-making. You do not need to reach out to the developer as you have the required tables available to drag and add your own KPIs, metrics, columns, whatever you need, and see the information right away to take decisions based on that. It speeds up the process.

Features of Jaspersoft that stand out to me include how easy it is to build reports, scale, and maintain them. I have not seen any major issues while building these reports, and I think even complex reports can also be built easily.

Jaspersoft has positively impacted my organization by adding more visualizations, and it has started using the latest technology based on Java versions. The visualizations and updated technology have improved my team's productivity and decision-making tremendously. You can see the storyboards and metrics on a monthly basis, identify where we lack, what is causing the issues, how the revenues or sales can be improved, and how expenses can be reduced. All these things are done through Jaspersoft.

Jaspersoft could be improved by innovating features, especially with the new competition coming up from Power BI and everything, perhaps by enhancing the drag-and-drop feature. It is easy to build with Jaspersoft, but there could be more features.

I suppose that even non-developers can build reports easily with Power BI and Tableau, but with Jaspersoft, while everyone can do ad-hoc reporting, only developers can work on complex reports. That is where I feel improvements can be made, allowing a non-tech person to start building reports as well. The only improvements needed for Jaspersoft are enhancements to the features, allowing more non-developers to start developing.

I have been using Jaspersoft for more than twelve years.

Jaspersoft is stable in my experience as we have been using it for the past twelve years. We have not faced any problems with Jaspersoft. The installation and upgrade steps have been straightforward and everything has been smooth, so I do not think we had any problems with Jaspersoft.

Jaspersoft's scalability is good; we have seen clients developing multiple reports, maybe even fifty or more reports using it.

I have seen a return on investment from Jaspersoft, and relevant metrics include time saved and money saved. For example, some clients looking at the reports save ten percent on expenses, and time spent is also saved as they identify gaps and everything that can be improved.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Jaspersoft indicates that the pricing feels on the higher side when compared to Power BI or Tableau. I think a reduction in pricing would help.

My advice for others looking into using Jaspersoft is that if you are looking for reports, then I think Jaspersoft would be the go-to solution. I really appreciate Jaspersoft, and I have been using it for the past twelve years, so I think anyone who wants to go with this tool should just go for it. I provided this review with a rating of eight out of ten.

I use Jaspersoft  for developing reports, and our reports are of different kinds. We have operational reports based on current data for day-to-day operation, where we check various steps in chemical production. For example, we check whether the chemical we are using is flammable or inflammable, and if it is flammable, what precautions a user needs to take in order to handle those chemicals. We automate all of those things and present them in the form of our reports. Our application checks and selects mandatory items, and we present those mandatory things as a report. Safety individuals then check all those reports, and based on that, our day-to-day operation takes place.

We have three kinds of reports in Jaspersoft , one of which is a general work report. In the general work report, we have to follow all the steps involved in chemical production, and general work involves general procedures. Approximately 100 or 10 chemicals would appear in the report, and for all those chemicals, we need to either select true or false. Based on this true and false selection, we have to store the data, and all the compliance and everything depends on these true and false questions. I think that is a tricky aspect. Even the reports that we develop need to be pixel perfect. To develop all those pixel perfect reports, I think Jaspersoft stands out from other BI tools that are in the market.

We have this use case in Jaspersoft, and if we have to see some historical data, then in that case, we use reports as well. That is also one use case. Suppose we have created a permit, and after that permit, some modification has been done in the operations. In that case, we have to store the historical data, and new permits need to operate under the new guidelines given from the business side. That is also one interesting use case.

The best feature that Jaspersoft offers is its ability to generate pixel perfect reports and the kind of control it gives us. We can design elements that are as small as five pixel font sizes, which is a great feature. It also provides us with a lot of conditional functionality that we can control. We have many switch cases or conditional ternary operator capabilities that are very interesting because when we have multiple cases in that scenario, Jaspersoft helps us by writing simple ternary operators, which help us choose from the multiple cases.

The conditional logic in Jaspersoft has helped us a lot, especially in a condition where we have multiple values of chemicals, such as N2, O2, and other chemicals. There is a probability that there might be a case in which only one chemical will be used or multiple chemicals will be used. There is a separate column of true and false values, and the true/false determination needs to be that if we have at least one true value, it should display as true; otherwise, if everything is false, then we have to display false as a valid field, which will become false. In this scenario, the ternary operator helps us a lot to decide the final result out of different cases.

Jaspersoft has positively impacted our organization by helping us and our clients deal with multiple locations. We have our clients' factories at multiple places, and each country has its own language. To communicate in that language, we have to develop reports in different languages. As developers, we are not limited to one language; we develop the report in one language and then use translation for all those aspects. That reduces a lot of effort in developing reports in separate languages, which I feel is very useful.

Currently, I see that Jaspersoft does not have any AI features in the version I am using, 7.01. I think in a coming version, we will get some AI features that will help developers develop reports quickly. That is one improvement I see as necessary.

As a developer using Jaspersoft, I faced challenges initially with controlling text and other elements. However, over time, when I repeatedly used all those features, I became accustomed to it. Taking up this tool and developing with it takes some time to understand how to handle different aspects, and obviously, the documentation we have to go through is quite lengthy. If we can use some modern technology or AI tools to summarize the documentation and other resources, that would be useful for developers.

I have not given Jaspersoft a perfect 10 because, as a tool, it is somewhat complex. There are certain elements of reporting that are somewhat difficult to implement in Jaspersoft compared to other tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

I have been using the solution for about eight years.

In my experience, the reports in Jaspersoft are quite stable. Once developed, they tend to remain stable, but obviously, when using some complex reports, issues can arise here and there. However, it is easy to fix those issues.

Jaspersoft handles larger workloads well. It is not just about Jaspersoft, as it also depends on what we are using in the backend and the data source. The size of the data impacts all those reports. In our case, we are generating reports based on JSON data, which helps filter out data from large data sets. I think we are not facing any scalability issues at this time.

Customer support for Jaspersoft is quite good. They answer questions, but the use case that we are working on does not require us to reach out to them often because we have a fixed set of reports that we have been working on for the last three years. With this experience, we have been able to solve most of our own queries, and their documentation is really good. Whenever we encounter confusion, we go through Jaspersoft documentation, and I think 99% of the time, we find the solution ourselves.

In my current project, I have not used any different solution, but in the last project, I used other tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and SSRS . SSRS  is quite similar but different from Jaspersoft. I switched because it was a project requirement; it was not my decision specifically. I switched to whatever tool was required for the project, and that is an honest answer from my side.

Using Jaspersoft, I see a return on investment as it saves money. On the whole site, we are only three or four developers responsible for this reporting, and I see other tools and companies using much bigger teams to do similar work. In that sense, I can say money is saved by using Jaspersoft.

Before choosing Jaspersoft, our team evaluated other options, including SSRS. The team as a whole decided to go ahead with Jaspersoft, and that is what I know about it. There were other senior-level discussions that I was not part of, but we narrowed it down to tools and, out of these, we decided on Jaspersoft for our deployment.

My advice to others looking into using Jaspersoft is to have a good team lead who knows Jaspersoft. The experience in Jaspersoft is always an added bonus. If you do not have a team member who is experienced in Jaspersoft, you can still go ahead with the documentation and try out a few reports before deciding whether you want to try this product or not.

Finally, I conclude that Jaspersoft is a great tool. It also depends on the individual perspective on how they see Jaspersoft. When you start using Jaspersoft as a new tool or if you are a novice developer, you might find it somewhat tricky. It has a lot of workflows and elements. It might take you a month or two to become accustomed to everything that Jaspersoft offers. After that time, you will be in a better position to decide whether it is the right tool for you. Personally, I find it very helpful and am enthusiastic about this tool after two or three months. Initially, I experienced some difficulties, but over time, I found solutions. I gave this product a rating of 9 out of 10.