Jaspersoft Community Edition vs.

Commercial Editions
A guide for choosing the TIBCO Jaspersoft edition
that’s right for you

This guide helps determine which software edition is right for you: The TIBCO
Jaspersoft® Community Edition or one of the TIBCO Jaspersoft® commercial editions.
Whether you’re trying Jaspersoft for the first time or deploying to mission-critical
production systems, we have a solution to meet your needs and budget.

CHOOSE THE EDITION THAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU

Use the table below to start identifying the right edition for your needs. Details to
enable a more educated decision follow.

COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
EDITION EDITIONS

1 Free Access x
Publicly available software binaries
and source code at no cost.

2 Embeddable with Distribution Rights Under terms of open Under terms of

Ability to OEM, include, or embed source licenses agreement
Jaspersoft software in a publicly
distributed product, application,
or service.

3 Certified x
Platform Support
Proprietary operating system,
application server, or database.

4 Managed Release Cycles x

Product enhancements rolled up into
fewer releases.

5 Support Guarantees x
Guaranteed support for mission-
critical production applications and/or
older releases.

6 Legal Matters x
Product warranties and
indemnification.

7 Advanced Functionality x
Value-added features, such as
Web-based reporting, interactive
dashboards, and advanced APIs.
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1 | FREE ACCESS
JASPERSOFT COMMERCIAL EDITIONS
Like our community release software, commercial edition source code is viewable
and modifiable. The code is available with a commercial open source license.

COMMUNITY EDITION
Jaspersoft’s Community releases are freely available. Everyone is free to
download the binary distributions, source code, samples, and documentation that
accompany the Community release software. However, it does not contain the
additional functionality found in commercial editions.

2 | EMBEDDABLE WITH DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS

Jaspersoft software is built to be embedded in other applications. TIBCO offers
flexible licensing terms to meet the needs of most third-party developers. When
integrated with or embedded into another product, Jaspersoft software can be
redistributed (1) under the terms of the GNU Open Source General Public License
(GPL) or (2) under commercial terms for third-party profit.
JASPERSOFT COMMERCIAL EDITIONS
For OEMs, ISVs, and For-Profit Developers
Jaspersoft OEM licensing is an affordable and full-featured option for OEMs, ISVs,
and for-profit developers who want to include extensive reporting, analysis, and
other BI capabilities in their applications.
End-User Licensing
Jaspersoft commercial end user license agreements (EULA) grant the right to use—
but not redistribute—Jaspersoft commercial edition software. If you want to copy,
share, or redistribute commercial edition software, you must obtain an OEM license.

COMMUNITY EDITION
For Open Source Developers
Jaspersoft Community Edition software is covered by the GNU Affero GPL or
Lesser General Public License (LGPL), for which the right to freely use, modify,
and redistribute software is fundamental. Those who abide by it can do
whatever they wish with Jaspersoft Community release software for their own
organization’s use. If you release modifications or embed Jaspersoft Community
release software in a publicly distributed application, you may be obligated to
contribute your entire work to the open source community under the GNU AGPL.
Alternatively, you can obtain an OEM commercial license. To learn about the GNU
Affero GPL and LGPL, visit: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

LICENSING

LICENSE COMMUNITY REPORTING AWS PROFESSIONAL ENTERPRISE

TYPE

License by x x x
CPU Cores

License x
by Hour
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3 | CERTIFIED PLATFORM SUPPORT

Jaspersoft BI commercial editions support a robust platform stack to meet the
needs of most organizations:

REFERENCE OPERATING Windows Vista/2008/8/2012*, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)*,

SYSTEMS Novell SUSE Linux*, Solaris SPARC, Fedora Enterprise Linux, Apple
Mac OS X, Debian Linux, HP-UX, FreeBSD, IBM AIX, CentOS,
Ubuntu, Jaspersoft is 100% pure Java, so it will work in any Java 1.7
or 1.8 environment.

APPLICATION SERVERS Apache Tomcat*, JBoss, IBM Websphere, Oracle Weblogic, Sun
GlassFish, SpringSource to Server

REFERENCE DATA PostgreSQL*, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, JBOSS Teiid,
SOURCES Teradata, Sybase, MongoDB, Impala, Cassandra, SparkSQL

WEB BROWSERS Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Google
Chrome*

PORTAL SERVERS Liferay, JBoss

*Also supported in Jaspersoft BI Suite Community releases. See the Platform

Support datasheet for a complete list and compatible versions.

4 | MANAGED RELEASE CYCLES

JASPERSOFT COMMERCIAL EDITIONS
Jaspersoft commercial edition products are updated on a managed release cycle.
This means that the editions roll up enhancements into fewer releases throughout
the year. Managed release cycles allow customers to plan and allocate resources
for upgrades in advance, reduce the overall effort required to update software,
and can minimize risk when deploying changes into production systems.

COMMUNITY
Jaspersoft open source projects are frequently updated. Individuals, software
developers, and organizations that prefer software updates as soon as they’re
available may prefer the Community release. Commercial edition subscribers
can also take advantage of frequent Community version releases. New software
features can be evaluated in test environments early, potentially reducing the
testing and evaluation period when the commercial editions become available.

5 | SUPPORT GUARANTEES
TIBCO provides a full range of support services for both community and
commercial edition software:

JASPERSOFT COMMERCIAL EDITIONS

Jaspersoft commercial products are bundled with a commercial license and an
annual support subscription. Commercial edition software is supported for a
minimum period of twelve (12) months after the release of the next major release.
This extended support helps ensure you can stabilize and maintain the system.

COMMUNITY
Community-based support is freely available to everyone through Jaspersoft
Community forums.
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6 | LEGAL MATTERS: WARRANTIES AND INDEMNIFICATION

Warranties and indemnification are of great concern to large organizations, though
individuals may also have an interest in these legal protections. Organizations and
individuals should always review software license agreements and assess their
tolerance for risk (legal and operational) as part of the evaluation process.

JASPERSOFT COMMERCIAL EDITIONS

Jaspersoft commercial licenses provide warranties expected of commercial software
as well as indemnification, another significant benefit not offered by open source
licenses. TIBCO will indemnify (make free from harm) the user of Jaspersoft software
if a third-party patent holder claims that Jaspersoft infringes intellectual property
rights. Be sure to review the TIBCO terms and conditions for details.

COMMUNITY EDITION
Jaspersoft Community Edition products are licensed under the GNU LGPL v3
or Affero GPL v3. GNU Affero open source licenses do not provide protection
(indemnification) against claims of intellectual property infringement and do not
provide warranties. The software is provided “as-is.” If it is found to be defective,
the copyright owner (in this case, TIBCO), has no obligations under GNU open
source licenses.

7 | ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
Jaspersoft commercial editions include advanced functionality to enable self-
service BI at scale with interactive dashboards, data analysis, and advanced data
integration. The table below provides a comparison of Jaspersoft editions, and
details follow.

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CAPABILITIES

Pixel Perfect x x x x x
Report
Designer

Reporting x x x x x
Engine

Pixel Perfect Reporting

Interactive x x x x x
Report Viewing

Save Interactive x x x x
Viewing
Changes

Server x x x x x
Repository
Interactive Reporting

Report x x x x x
Scheduling

Mobile BI x x x x x

User Access x x x x x
and Security

COMMUNITY REPORTING AWS PROFESSIONAL ENTERPRISE

Mobile Analytics
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CAPABILITIES CONT.

Visualize.js Add-on x x x

Ad Hoc Report x x x
Designer

Metadata Layer x x x
Embedding with Visualize.js

Data x x x
Virtualization

Business x x x
Intelligence
Dashboards

In-Memory x x x
Ad Hoc Report Designer
Analysis
(User Self-Service)

Interactive x x x
Visualizations

Data Community Add-On Add-On Add-On

Integration Data
Integration
Features Only

OLAP Server Community Add-On Add-On

OLAP
Features Only

Multi-tenancy x Add-On x

Audit Logging x Add-On x

JASPERSOFT BI COMMERCIAL EDITIONS

Many organizations need business intelligence—but not all need the same
capabilities, feature sets, and performance. That‘s why TIBCO offers several
product versions and editions. Every commercial edition comes with professional
quality technical support and commercial licensing protection.

TIBCO JASPERSOFT® BI REPORTING EDITION

TIBCO Jaspersoft® BI Reporting Edition is built for production reporting requirements
with a robust pixel-perfect report designer and scalable reporting server for securing
and distributing highly formatted reports to thousands of users.

TIBCO JASPERSOFT® BI FOR AWS

TIBCO Jaspersoft® BI for AWS is built for organizations with cloud BI requirements.
Designed to quickly connect to Amazon RDS, Redshift, and EMR data sources,
Jaspersoft for AWS allows you to start creating interactive reports, dashboards,
and data visualizations in less than 10 minutes.
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TIBCO JASPERSOFT® BI PROFESSIONAL EDITION

TIBCO Jaspersoft® BI Professional Edition is built for organizations that require BI
services beyond production reporting. These features include:
•  Interactive dashboards
•  Ad hoc report designers for non-technical users
•  In-memory analysis for data exploration
•  Visualize.js for embedding rich visualizations and reports inside web applications
•  Enterprise capable ETL for designing and maintaining a central data warehouse
•  A secure metadata layer for managing access to operational data

TIBCO JASPERSOFT® BI ENTERPRISE EDITION

TIBCO Jaspersoft® BI Enterprise Edition is built for the most demanding BI
requirements extending beyond Professional Edition features with multi-tenant
support and audit logging for improved administration.
A more detailed list of features for each commercial edition can be found at
www.jaspersoft.com/editions

JASPERSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT

TIBCO Jaspersoft expert 24x7 technical support offers guaranteed response times,
so you are assured that a support engineer is available to assist when needed.
Standard Support includes 12 cases, and Premium Support includes an unlimited
number of cases with expanded support hours.

COMMUNITY REPORTING AWS PROFESSIONAL ENTERPRISE

SUPPORT

Community x x x x x
Forums

Community x x x x x
Wiki

Advanced x x x x x
Documentation

Online Learning Add-On Add-On x Add-On Add-On

Portal

Premium x x x
Support

Standard x Add-On x x
Support

Professional x
Support for
AWS

Get more information on our support options at www.jaspersoft.com/support-

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
TIBCO offers custom and pre-packaged professional services to help you with
needs analysis, installation, customization, report development, integration, and
implementation. Trust TIBCO Professional Services to help your company hit the
ground running, reduce ramp-up time, and speed-up project completion.
Learn more about the role of Jaspersoft Professional Services at
www.jaspersoft.com/professional-services

WHY CHOOSE A COMMERCIAL EDITION?

All Jaspersoft software is comprehensive, flexible, seamlessly embeddable, and
affordable. All Jaspersoft source code is viewable and modifiable. We also offer
professional technical support and training for all. With all these benefits, why
choose a commercially licensed and supported product? Many reasons:

DEVELOPERS, OEMS, AND ISVS

•  Embed and distribute our world-class business intelligence software in your
for-profit commercial application.

ENTERPRISES AND BUSINESSES

•  Depend on TIBCO to provide product warranties.
•  Protect your company against potential claims of intellectual property right
infringements arising from your use of Jaspersoft software.
•  Ensure platform compatibility with proprietary servers, databases, and
directory providers.

PRODUCTION AND MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS

•  Obtain the highest levels of support for mission-critical production systems.
•  Receive extended support for non-current software releases.
•  Secure technical support resolution and response time guarantees.

VALUE-ADDED FEATURES, SERVICES, AND CONVENIENCES

•  Enjoy enhanced functionality designed for end-users and administrators, such
as Web-based reporting, interactive dashboards, and advanced APIs.
•  Deploy Jaspersoft to very large communities.
•  Receive automated notifications of product and documentation updates.
•  Monitor and manage defects and enhancement requests.
•  Participate in future product planning with TIBCO Jaspersoft
product management.
•  Rely on root-cause analysis, project management assistance, best reporting
practices, and effective support.

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