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Jaspersoft vs TIBCO Jaspersoft comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.4
Jaspersoft improves efficiency, reduces report generation time and costs, but some clients seek alternatives due to lacking financial returns.
Sentiment score
5.1
TIBCO Jaspersoft is valued for affordability and efficiency, though not all users see direct profit returns; growth opportunities exist.
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.
Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
I have seen a return on investment from Jaspersoft, and relevant metrics include time saved and money saved.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
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.
Engineer Technology at IRIS Software Inc.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Jaspersoft's customer service is praised for responsiveness and clear documentation, though one user reported unresponsive support.
Sentiment score
4.2
TIBCO Jaspersoft's customer service receives mixed reviews; response times and support quality vary by subscription and license access.
Whenever we encounter confusion, we go through Jaspersoft documentation, and I think 99% of the time, we find the solution ourselves.
Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
The customer support for Jaspersoft is basically non-existent.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Customer support is quite good, and I have received very positive feedback on it.
Associate Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
TIBCO Jaspersoft's customer support is basically non-existent.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.5
Jaspersoft efficiently scales with new features and large datasets, though some face challenges in adjusting capacity.
Sentiment score
6.7
TIBCO Jaspersoft's scalability varies, with some praising it while others encounter challenges, especially with large data loads.
We are generating reports based on JSON data, which helps filter out data from large data sets.
Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
We have seen clients developing multiple reports, maybe even fifty or more reports using it.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
Jaspersoft's scalability is very good, and I can introduce new features into it.
Engineer Technology at IRIS Software Inc.
TIBCO Jaspersoft is not very scalable.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Jaspersoft is stable with easy issue resolution, though some users note limited support and occasional instability with complex reports.
Sentiment score
7.6
TIBCO Jaspersoft's stability varies, facing challenges with large data and network, with community support crucial for resolution.
I have not faced any stability issues with Jaspersoft.
Automation Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
However, it is easy to fix those issues.
Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
Jaspersoft is stable in my experience as we have been using it for the past twelve years.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
TIBCO Jaspersoft is very unstable.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Jaspersoft faces criticism for its outdated interface, complex integration, and lack of advanced features compared to competitors.
TIBCO Jaspersoft users seek improvements in stability, customization, support, and compatibility, highlighting needs for better documentation and features.
The only area for improvement is that initial implementation takes considerable time and is somewhat complex.
Associate Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
If we can use some modern technology or AI tools to summarize the documentation and other resources, that would be useful for developers.
Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
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.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
The limitations include compatibility with some drivers where we do not have adequate JDBC drivers, and because of that, I am not able to make the connection pool.
Technical Manager at Bahwan CyberTek
It would be nice if there was easier integration with other programming languages such as Python, which is where we were migrating to because of its versatility and big data capabilities.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Jaspersoft's high setup cost and complex implementation lead to frustration, with pricing often perceived higher than competitors.
Enterprise users find Jaspersoft's community version cost-effective, while the enterprise version offers rich features but is expensive.
The initial setup cost is high because the implementation is complex.
Associate Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
licensing is not worth the money
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Jaspersoft enhances productivity with feature-rich, customizable reporting, real-time analytics, and global accessibility, optimizing data visualization and decision-making.
TIBCO Jaspersoft offers interactive reporting, diverse data integration, customizable dashboards, strong security, and user-friendly report distribution API.
Jaspersoft provides real-time data analytics and reporting features, which is also one of the best features, and it has impacted the organization very positively.
Associate Technology Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Jaspersoft has positively impacted my organization by making our manual work a lot easier, allowing us to automate our tasks and save a lot of time.
Automation Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
Solution Architect at a media company with 201-500 employees
The reports I prepare using TIBCO Jaspersoft are quite user-friendly, and the look and feel are much better compared to other report generation tools.
Technical Manager at Bahwan CyberTek
The best feature of TIBCO Jaspersoft would be that you design the report first and then that generates Java code.
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Jaspersoft
Ranking in Reporting
12th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TIBCO Jaspersoft
Ranking in Reporting
15th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Jaspersoft is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TIBCO Jaspersoft is 2.1%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Reporting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jaspersoft0.7%
TIBCO Jaspersoft2.1%
Other97.2%
Reporting
 

Featured Reviews

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Sr. Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited
Pixel perfect reports have improved complex safety compliance and multilingual operations
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.
Shaina Munoz - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Legacy reporting has exposed limitations and now drives a gradual shift to modern analytics
Something that I wish would be improved is that TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio looks like something that was designed in the 1980s. The UI is not user-friendly. Finding things in the solution can be quite tedious, and the exported code does not really follow good programming standards. For example, the use of exceptions were not very descriptive. You would have something called exception one, two, three, post-grass exception one, two, three, nothing very descriptive as to what was going on. The files were very long and you would end up with a bunch of code that was not really being used. Helping the tool create more intuitive naming conventions would be better. Maybe implementing some sort of AI logic to clean up the code after it has been generated would help. It would be nice if there was easier integration with other programming languages such as Python, which is where we were migrating to because of its versatility and big data capabilities. Something like Scala and Hadoop would have made it easier for us to remain in Java. I would say to improve TIBCO Jaspersoft, integrate it with other programming languages and other big data tools and include AI functionality. I cannot even see what I need to see in the display box, so I would fix the AI. Another thing to note is that TIBCO Jaspersoft does not offer much in terms of documentation. There were only some wiki pages for some common errors. Customer support required you to have a license. It is not available to the general public. As for performance, working with Java 8 and 11 instead of the latest Java versions is also something that impacted our performance because we had some packages that were dependent on Java version 21 and up.
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Comparison Review

it_user6978 - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at Helical IT Solution (Jaspersoft, Pentaho, Talend, Kettle, DWBI, ETL, Ctools, iReport, Jasper Report)
Jun 10, 2013
Jaspersoft vs. Pentaho – Which one to use & is there any need to purchase the commercial edition
Any company (be it technology, manfucaturing, human resource, ecommerce, SME etc) always has the need for Business Intelligence to some or the other extent. If cost is one of the consideration factor, then the 2 BI tools which are at the forefront are Pentaho and Jaspersoft. But, often the same…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
33%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Media Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jaspersoft?
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.
What needs improvement with Jaspersoft?
Jaspersoft can be improved if the user interface can be enhanced. There are a lot of options for the text fonts, and all of those are on the right side and they are very small. If that can be impro...
What is your primary use case for Jaspersoft?
My main use case for Jaspersoft is for developing reports. I use Jaspersoft to design the layouts of the reports and use it for automation purposes.
Seeking lightweight open source BI software
The best and open source (No cost involved) solution for all BI requirements is Jaspersoft Open Studio. Refer to rajeshsirsikar.com for more information.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Jaspersoft?
I did not have any experience with the pricing or licensing setup because I believe we were using a free tier.
What needs improvement with TIBCO Jaspersoft?
Something that I wish would be improved is that TIBCO Jaspersoft Studio looks like something that was designed in the 1980s. The UI is not user-friendly. Finding things in the solution can be quite...
 

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