Shlomi Lavi /
May 13, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SAP Crystal Reports or Windward Engine?
SAP Crystal Reports is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Windward Engine, and SAP Crystal Reports is rated higher (79/100) than Windward Engine (58/100). SAP Crystal Reports offers users more features (8) than Windward Engine (0).
Looking for the right Query and Report Writer solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
SAP Vs. Windward
SAP: SAP ® AG is German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP ® is the market leader in enterprise application software. The company's best-known software products are its enterprise resource planning application (SAP ® ERP), its enterpr...
Windward: Windward has specialized in easy-to-use reporting since 2003 and now has one of the easiest report design tools on the market. Striving to be the most flexible, powerful, and easiest reporting software available, Windward has made it's software work on both Java and .NET platforms, includes virtually any output format, and utilizes Microsoft Off...
Who is more expensive? SAP Crystal Reports or Windward Engine?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Query and Report Writer software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for SAP Crystal Reports and Windward Engine.
SAP Crystal Reports price starts at $495 per provider , On a scale between 1 to 10 SAP Crystal Reports is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Query and Report Writer software. Windward Engine accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SAP Crystal Reports is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Query and Report Writer software.
Bottom line: SAP Crystal Reports is more expensive than Windward Engine.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared SAP Crystal Reports Vs. Windward Engine based on some of the most important and required Query and Report Writer features.
SAP Crystal Reports: Dashboard, Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial reporting, Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Data analysis, Sales Reports, Data visualization.
Windward Engine: We are still working to collect the list of features for Windward Engine.
Target customer size
SAP Crystal Reports's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises.