Redistribution and Deployment (ASP.NET Core Reporting)

Aug 21, 2025
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Redistribution

DevExpress Reporting for ASP.NET Core libraries are redistributable under the End User License Agreement (EULA) and can be distributed to the users of your applications. You must have a valid license to legally distribute applications that use DevExpress Reporting Controls for ASP.NET Core.

Important

Consult the End User License Agreement (EULA) for additional up-to-date information on redistributable assemblies, tools, and executables.

All DevExpress assemblies required and referenced by your ASP.NET Core Application with DevExpress Reports are available as part of one of the following subscriptions: Reporting, ASP.NET and Blazor, DXperience, or Universal.

Depending on data sources used in your application, additional libraries may be required.

NuGet Packages

The following NuGet packages are available from the local NuGet feed if you have DevExpress products installed locally, and in the DevExpress NuGet Gallery at https://nuget.devexpress.com/:

Package Name	Description
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Reporting	Contains DevExpress Report Designer and Report Viewer ASP.NET Core controls.
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Reporting.Azure	Implements support for Azure storage and related services.
DevExpress.AIIntegration.AspNetCore.Reporting	Implements AI integration services for DevExpress ASP.NET Core Reporting Controls.
DevExpress.Aspire.Reporting	Implements services specifically designed to work with reporting applications in the Microsoft .NET Aspire solutions.
DevExpress.Aspire.AspNetCore.Reporting	Implements services specifically designed to work with web reporting applications in the Microsoft .NET Aspire solutions.
DevExpress.Drawing.Skia	Implements the cross-platform drawing functionality based on the on the Skia Graphics Library.

Npm Packages

Package Name	Description
bootstrap	A frontend toolkit.
devextreme-dist	DevExtreme JavaScript component suite for responsive web development.
@devexpress/analytics-core	A core library for DevExpress Analytics Components.
devexpress-reporting	Implements functionality needed to develop a reporting application.

Non-Redistributable Libraries

Distributing any DevExpress design-time libraries ending with “.Design” (for example, DevExpress.XtraPrinting.v25.2.Design.dll) is strictly prohibited.

Redistributable Libraries

Below are the libraries considered redistributable under the DevExpress Reports EULA and are intended for distribution to users of your software applications. Libraries are divided into sections according to their purpose and usage in ASP.NET Core Reporting controls.

Common ASP.NET Core Assemblies

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Common.v25.2.dll	Contains extensions, options, and settings common for DevExpress ASP.NET Core controls.
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Core.v25.2.dll	Contains basic classes for DevExpress ASP.NET Core controls.
DevExpress.Data.v25.2.dll	Implements the common data management functionality for DevExpress controls.

Reporting-Specific Assemblies

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Reporting.v25.2.dll	Contains classes used to inject the reporting functionality into ASP.NET Core applications.
DevExpress.Charts.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes used to display charts in reports.
DevExpress.CodeParser.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes used to display charts in reports.
DevExpress.DataAccess.v25.2.dll	Contains classes used to access different data providers.
DevExpress.DataVisualization.v25.2.Core.dll	Implements the core functionality for DevExpress data visualization controls.
DevExpress.Drawing.v25.2.dll	Contains the basic drawing capabilities for DevExpress components.
DevExpress.Drawing.v25.2.Skia.dll	Implements cross-platform drawing capabilities based on the Skia Graphics Library.
DevExpress.Office.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes required to export reports to DOCX.
DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes required to export reports to PDF.
DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Drawing.dll	Contains classes that implement PDF-related features used to render PDF file content in reports.
DevExpress.PivotGrid.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes used to display Pivot Grid controls in reports.
DevExpress.Printing.v25.2.Core.dll	Implements the basic printing functionality.
DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes required to display formatted text in a report and to export reports to DOCX.
DevExpress.RichEdit.v25.2.Export.dll	Contains classes required to export reports to DOCX.
DevExpress.Sparkline.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes used to display sparklines in reports.
DevExpress.Web.Reporting.v25.2.Common.Services.dll	Contains classes for .NET 8+ Reporting controls.
DevExpress.Web.Resources.v25.2.dll	Contains client-side libraries required to run the DevExpress Web controls.
DevExpress.Xpo.v25.2.dll	Implements the functionality for eXpress Persistent Objects (XPO).
DevExpress.XtraCharts.v25.2.dll	Contains classes used to display charts in reports.
DevExpress.XtraGauges.v25.2.Core.dll	Contains classes that implement the basic functionality of the XtraGauges Suite.
DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.dll	Implements the core reporting functionality.
DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.Web.dll	Implements the reporting functionality for Web platforms.

AI Integration-Specific Assemblies

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.AIIntegration.v25.2.dll	Implements core functionality of DevExpress AI-powered extensions and services.
DevExpress.AIIntegration.Web.v25.2.dll	Implements APIs that enable AI-powered features in DevExpress-powered Web applications.
DevExpress.AIIntegration.Web.Reporting.Common.v25.2.dll	Implements basic AI integration services for DevExpress Web and Desktop Reporting controls.
DevExpress.AIIntegration.AspNetCore.Reporting.v25.2.dll	Implements AI integration services for DevExpress ASP.NET Core Reporting Controls.

Skia Rendering Engine Assemblies

The DevExpress.Drawing.Skia library is required to enable the Skia graphics engine to render reports on Linux or Windows Azure. You can add the libraries as assemblies or NuGet packages.

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.Drawing.Skia.25.2.dll	Contains the cross-platform drawing functionality based on the Skia Graphics Library.

The corresponding NuGet package: DevExpress.Drawing.Skia.

For more information on how to use Reporting tools on Linux or macOS, review the following help topic: Use Reporting on Linux and macOS.

Aspire Support Libraries

The following libraries are required to integrate a .NET Aspire Dashboard into a web reporting application:

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.Aspire.Reporting.25.2.dll	Provides services specifically designed to work with reporting applications in the Microsoft .NET Aspire solutions.
DevExpress.Aspire.AspNetCore.Reporting.25.2.dll	Provides services specifically designed to work with web reporting applications in the Microsoft .NET Aspire solutions.

The corresponding NuGet packages:

For more information, review the following help topic: Integrate .NET Aspire Dashboard into Web Reporting Apps.

Azure Support Libraries

The following libraries are required to implement Azure storage cache and use Azure cloud services. You can add the libraries as assemblies or NuGet packages.

Assembly Name	Description
DevExpress.AspNetCore.Reporting.25.2.Azure.dll	Provides services specifically designed to work with web reporting applications in the Microsoft Azure environment.

The corresponding NuGet package: DevExpress.AspNetCore.Reporting.Azure.

For more information, review the following help topic: Cloud Integration.

Deployment

Refer to the following section for information on how to deploy and integrate DevExpress Reporting applications with cloud services: Cloud Integration.