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Three methods of distributing Microsoft Excel were analyzed in the following reporting conditions. The following scenario represents a traditional internal reporting application where as many as 10 concurrent users are accessing small-to-medium sized spreadsheets.

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Here is how the three Excel reporting solutions - SoftArtisans ExcelWriter, Microsoft Excel on the Server, and SQL Server Reporting Services - fared in regards to performance, overall pricing and cost per user.


Scenario: Department Web Site

Test Specifications

Server: 1 Intel Xeon Dual 2.4Ghz with 2 CPUs
Database: SQL Server 2000
Audience: 10 concurrent users
Report: 100 rows, 15 columns

  OfficeWriter for Excel
Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel
on the Server
Reporting Services
Standard Edition
Price $1,495 *

* Per CPU License
$4,389 *

* Includes Necessary Client Licenses
$9,998 *

* Per CPU License
Reports
Per Hour
27,218

With Advanced Charts, Pivots, Formulas
Not Recommended

See Microsoft KB Q257757
7,511

Offers Only Limited Excel
Cost
Per User
$150 $439 $1,000
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