We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and XLCubed based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Tableau, Oracle and others in Reporting."It is scalable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I am impressed with the product's seamless integration. It can work with different databases like Oracle."
"The SQL Server Reporting Services makes it very easy to get the data whenever we need it."
"It is a stable solution."
"We were able to embed the report builder within our internal proprietary systems, improving our reporting capabilities."
"We can create quality reports in real time."
"I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"I am looking forward to testing their full graphics that are available, as they looked very interesting in the demo."
"Great capability, performance, flexibility, visuals, and the solution is also very cost effective."
"Technical support is in minor need of improvement so that they can solve problems in a more timely manner."
"Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services needs to improve performance."
"The solution's interface is old."
"It is not easy to integrate the product with other tools in the market."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"Sometimes, we need to make sure that the configuration stays consistent across the reporting instances. They all connect to the same database. So, it shares that same backend, but the reporting services itself can also be configured. On the application level, for reporting level. And it is, based on my own experience, it is a manual effort to make sure that the reporting servers are configured the same across the environment."
"It doesn't have quite the flexibility of a Tableau or something like that. Many users are more comfortable with Tableau and I'm not quite sure why that is right now, but it seems to be the case."
"Tableau is more user-friendly because it doesn't need to do any extra programming. It has drag-and-drop functionality."
"There should be a better or an easier way to establish that connection to external sources."
"Would like the ability to be able to benchmark."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th in Reporting with 15 reviews while XLCubed is ranked 26th in Reporting. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.6, while XLCubed is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services writes "Offers useful templates but needs to improve the connectivity offered". On the other hand, the top reviewer of XLCubed writes "Cost effective with great capability, performance, flexibility and visuals". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports and Oracle OBIEE, whereas XLCubed is most compared with Microsoft Power BI and Tableau.
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