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Differences between Report and Dashboard Server, BI Dashboard and Reporting Controls

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Differences between Report and Dashboard Server, BI Dashboard and Reporting Controls

  • Dec 24, 2025
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This topic describes the key differences between the Report and Dashboard Server, Business Intelligence Dashboard, and DevExpress Reporting products.

Product Difference

The following information will help you decide which product to select for your business:

Report and Dashboard ServerThe Enterprise-ready web-based ASP.NET MVC application with straightforward setup, intuitive administration, and comprehensive report distribution options within its user interface. This product is suitable for IT departments to reduce the cost of integrating a self-service BI, and app developers who can use the server as a ready-to-use backend for their app..NET Reporting for .NETA set of components for application developers that currently supports .NET 6. Use these components to create your own reporting application. DevExpress Reports ship with an intuitive Visual Studio report designer, runtime report designers for WinForms/WPF/Web, and a rich set of report controls, including cross tabs and charts so you and your users can create reports of unmatched elegance and clarity.Business Intelligence Dashboard for .NETA set of components for application developers. Use these components to create your own BI Dashboard application. Embed fully-configurable dashboards into WinForms, WPF, Blazor, Web Forms, ASP.NET Core, Angular, React, and Vue apps. Currently supports .NET 6.

The following table gives a breakdown of features available in these products:

FeatureReport and Dashboard ServerReporting & BI Dashboard
Document Viewer[1]
Report Designer[1]
Report Storage
Dashboard Designer
Dashboard Viewer
Revision History
User / Role Management
Permissions Management
(administer, create, and view dashboard and reports)
Task Scheduling
Localization
Customization
Source Code
  • - Available out-of-the-box
  • - Supported, but requires writing code
  • - Unavailable/unsupported

Footnotes

  1. Requires Per-Server License for each user.