SAP Crystal Reports

Create, design, and deliver formatted and dynamic business reports and invoices to simplify and accelerate decision-making.
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What is SAP Crystal Reports?

SAP Crystal Reports can help you analyze your data by creating richly formatted, pixel-perfect, and multipage reports from virtually any data source, delivered in over a dozen formats.

Deliver a flexible report design solution for advanced users

Create intuitive reports with drag-and-drop simplicity and provide guidance on sorting and grouping.

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Flexible reporting

Add flexibility to your reporting with the use of product wizards and parameters.

Pixel-perfect documents

Provide pixel-perfect documents and forms with highly formatted contents

Embed images and bar codes

Go beyond regular business reports by embedding dynamic images and bar codes.

Sharing and exporting

Easily report sharing by exporting data to popular formats

Efficiently share your business data

Provide ready-to-consume information as pixel-perfect invoices, letters, statements, sales and operations reports, promotion campaigns, and loyalty card reports.

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User interface in multiple languages

Benefit from a user interface available in up to 28 languages.

Defined user rights

Manage user rights to access, view, refresh, export, or print reports.

Mobile access

Enable mobile access to self-service business intelligence reports.

Access your business data

Connect to nearly any data source in the market and use standard data access protocols.

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Flat files

Connect to flat files like Microsoft Excel, text files, web logs, XML, and file systems.

Databases

Connect to databases like SAP HANA, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

Data sources

Connect to Java Database Connectivity and Open Database Connectivity data sources as well as specific applications such as Sage or Salesforce.

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What versions of SAP Crystal Reports are available?

2020 

Full

SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (64 bit) 1 User

Use this version if your data connectors have to be 64 bit.

2016 

Full

SAP Crystal Reports 2016 (32 bit) 1 User

Use this version if your data connectors have to be 32 bit.

2020 

Upgrade

SAP Crystal Reports 2020 (64 bit) 1 User

Use this version if you have an existing version of SAP Crystal Reports and want to upgrade SAP Crystal Reports 2020.

What versions are available for free download?

Open, view, explore, save, and share your reports without IT support, even while working offline, with our free viewer. 

SAP Crystal Reports viewer

  • Navigate through your reports and find the exact information you need

  • Export reports to several formats including PDF files or save them to the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform

  • View report files (.RPT) on both PC and Mac computers (SAP Crystal Reports Viewer 2020 (64bit) was only released on MS Windows, Mac OS version has not yet been released)

  • Capture essential information by saving customized report views

  • Leverage our robust version control functionality

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SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio

  • Generate interactive reports without leaving Visual Studio with this flexible and free software

  • Create reports using report creation, integration, and delivery tools to send interactive, graphical reports on any device

  • Work with an embedded solution to install the software directly into Visual Studio and integrate reports with Microsoft applications

  • Generate reports automatically based on database fields added to the report, without needing expertise in SQL programming

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Eclipse

  • Embed interactive reports into Java applications for free with powerful design, data access, and integration features

  • Access major databases directly from Eclipse and use a visual database pane to create links between multiple data sources

  • Use visualizations to extend the default editor by adding custom features, or design cross-tab reports to visualize data in a tabular form

  • Make quick updates and changes to reports that are already populated with data, directly in the preview window

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What are our customers saying about SAP Crystal solutions?

Used successfully by small and medium-sized organizations and public institutions worldwide since 1991, SAP Crystal solutions have more than one million regular users in more than 100 countries. Read some user reviews that you can trust.

TrustRadius

See the ratings and reviews on TrustRadius, a trusted third-party site that empowers buyers to make informed decisions based on peer reviews.

G2

Read G2's real-time and unbiased user reviews to help you objectively assess what is best for your business. 

Gartner Peer Insights

Explore user opinions collected by a leading analyst company to understand the benefits of the solution.

Community

Where can I get assistance?

Join SAP Community to read our FAQ, ask questions, or access installation and user guides, tutorials and videos, the latest service packs, and older version downloads.

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Get access to your 30-day experience

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  • Connect to virtually any data source, including databases, enterprise systems, and cloud services

  • Create customized, visually stunning reports

  • Personalize reports to your business users' preferred language and format

  • Get your unique SAP ID when starting your trial and use the same ID for your digital purchase

  • Try the 64-Bit version (SAP Crystal Reports 2020) or the 32-Bit version (SAP Crystal Reports 2016)

Frequently asked questions

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020, (64-Bit) Named User License: This desktop on-premise product is sold on a Named User License basis; one unique license is required for each person using the software. That individual, as the Named User License holder, may install the software to any number of computers (including concurrently), any number of times for their exclusive use with a valid, nonexpiring license code. A Named User License cannot be shared with another individual.

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016, (32-Bit) Named User License: This desktop on- premise product is sold on a Named User License basis; one unique license is required for each person using the software. That individual, as the Named User License holder, may install the software to any number of computers (including concurrently), any number of times for their exclusive use with a valid, nonexpiring license code. A Named User License cannot be shared with another individual.

View a summary comparison table between SAP Crystal Reports 2020, SAP Crystal Server 2020 (user), and SAP Crystal Server 2020 (CS).

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