Difference between Eclipse BIRT and Actuate BIRT

mdu_gprabh

Hi All,
Is there a difference between eclipse birt and actuate birt? Eclipse BIRT is a free open-source version while actuate is a licensed version? what are the major advantages of one over the other?
Thanks in advance,
Prabu G

Virgil Dodson

Hi Prabu,<br />
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The differences between Actuate BIRT Designer and the Eclipse BIRT Designer are located at <a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/products/birt-report-designers/'>http://www.birt-exchange.com/products/birt-report-designers/</a>. Select the Compare Packages tab to see the descriptions of each package.<br />
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As of today, both designers act the same and produce the same report design output file. With a paid Actuate BIRT license you get a CD, printed copies of the BIRT books, database drivers for all the popular databases, one-click installer, and access to the Actuate iServer Express directly from inside the designer... making it easy to deploy your BIRT reports.<br />
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Future versions of Actuate BIRT will include some more differences like Flash chart and widget integration as well as report preview with the Actuate Interactive Viewer. You can download beta versions of the Actuate BIRT Designer at <a class='bbc_url' href='http://www.birt-exchange.com/wiki/Actuate_10/'>http://www.birt-exchange.com/wiki/Actuate_10/</a&gt;