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Comparison of report generating tools for Oracle database and/or Oracle APEX

There are several tools that can be used for generating reports from Oracle database and Oracle APEX. Each of them has its own pros and contras:
NamePrice or Pricing modelTemplates are designed inReport is generated inDeveloper interfaceWordExcelPDFPower Point
Explorantum Report Designer

Licences are per database instances (unlimited duration):<ul>

<li>1 - $34</li><li>5 - $99</li><li>Unlimited - $249</li></ul>
MS WordOracle DB

APEX application

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PL/PDF Reporter

Licences are per database instances:<br>
1 - $900; 3 - $2700; 5 - $3500; 10 - $6000

MS WordOracle DB

no UI <br>(configuration settings are loaded into sql-tables via any db tool)

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Apex Office Print

Cloud pricing:<ul>

<li>free for 30 reports/month + extra report 20 cents / report</li> <li>$35/month for 1000 reports</li></ul> On-premises pricing (each license package includes the ability to run AOP on 2 servers): <ul><li>from $2950 (for pdf+word)</li></ul>
MS Word / Excel / PowerpointExternal server

APEX application

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Oracle Analytics/BI/XML Publisher

Oracle Analytics Publisher $46 000 (Processor License) + WebLogic Server SE $10 000 (Processor License)

MS Word / Excel, XSL-FO, propriateWebLogic Server
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Apache FOP

free

a tool for editing XSL-FO layouts e.g. Altova StyleVision or Stylus StudioJava 1.7 or later Runtime Environment
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ORA_EXCEL
<ul><li>24 GBP for 1 database instance annually</li><li>96 GBP for unlimited instances annually</li><li>620 GBP for unlimited instances and unlimited duration</li></ul>
No templates, pure PL/SQLOracle DB
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