We performed a comparison between Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services and Plotly based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services' automated reporting feature."
"In Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the installation and configuration are easy."
"The SQL Server Reporting Services makes it very easy to get the data whenever we need it."
"The solution is known for its robust security features."
"The solution's features are all just wrapped up in one nice easy package. I don't need a lot of toolsets to get everything I need done."
"It is scalable."
"We can create quality reports in real time."
"It is a stable solution."
"When reviewing and interpreting data, I typically examine it in a tabular form to understand its structure. However, when explaining or presenting the findings to others, I often use visualization tools such as Plotly. These tools allow me to create visual representations of datasets."
"The level of interactivity that the product provides is valuable to me."
"It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine to ten out of ten."
"In this solution, the cost should be reduced for the enterprise edition."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"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 is not easy to integrate the product with other tools in the market."
"The product should improve its performance."
"We encounter some barriers while trying to build a report."
"It would be really nice to have better integration between the solution and Power BI."
"We have had issues with the refresh interval since we have too many reports scheduled. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is also expensive."
"The tool needs to improve its pie charts. Regarding Plotly, I find the online documentation somewhat challenging to navigate, especially when dealing with many parameters. Searching through thousands of parameters can be a tedious and less straightforward process. While the documentation is available online and serves its purpose, I often encounter difficulties in finding the information."
"I believe that the prices of the tool's paid services could be on the premium side, so the pricing model can be considered for improvement."
"The solution cannot be deployed on the website and shared with others through its own platform."
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Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is ranked 8th in Reporting with 14 reviews while Plotly is ranked 16th in Reporting with 3 reviews. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is rated 7.6, while Plotly 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 Plotly writes "An interactive and easy-to-use solution that can be used to create dashboards". Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, TIBCO Jaspersoft, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports and Oracle OBIEE, whereas Plotly is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, TIBCO Spotfire, RStudio Connect and Qlik Sense. See our Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services vs. Plotly report.
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