Fast Reports
Tools, Since 1998
Are Localized Into
VCL, Web & Cloud
Fast Reports Components
Overview
Fast Reports Inc. has been building report-generation libraries and document-automation tools since 1998. Its components form the reporting layer inside hundreds of thousands of applications built with .NET Core, RAD Studio (Delphi/C++Builder), Visual Studio, Lazarus, and Mono, and its products are localized into 32 languages and used by companies including several on the Fortune 500 list.
Rather than a single application, Fast Reports is a family of band-oriented report designers and engines: separate editions target WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET/Blazor web apps, Avalonia cross-platform UI, and classic VCL/FMX/Lazarus Delphi projects, all sharing a common report format so reports move between platforms without being rebuilt. Around this core sit companion tools for OLAP-style data analysis, standalone viewers and converters for end users, and hosted service solutions — FastReport Cloud, Publisher, and Corporate Server — for distributing and automating reports across an organization.
Key Features & Fast Reports Capabilities
A drag-and-drop desktop designer usable at run time by end users, with a rich set of bands for list, master-detail, grouped, and multi-column reports, base-report inheritance for shared headers and logos, and support for subreports.
The Online Designer runs full-featured in any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Android, or iOS, with a touch-oriented, office-style interface and full hotkey support, and no Flash or Java dependency.
Connect to ADO.NET, MS SQL, XML, and a wide range of other database and business-object (IEnumerable) sources, with built-in sorting, filtering, and master-detail relationships configurable without code.
A built-in scripting engine supports C# and VB.NET (Delphi-native scripting in the VCL line) for complex data processing, plus dialog forms that request parameters and filters from the user before a report is built.
The same report format runs across WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core, Blazor Server and WASM, Angular, React, Vue, Avalonia, Mono, and classic VCL/FMX/Lazarus — one report definition, many front ends.
Export finished reports to PDF (including PDF/A and PDF/X variants), RTF, XLSX, DOCX, HTML, MHT, XPS, CSV, PowerPoint, Open Document formats, SVG, DBF, and image formats, plus direct upload to OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox.
Built-in converters bring existing reports in from List & Label, DevExpress, Microsoft Reporting Services (RDL/RDLC), Crystal Reports, Stimulsoft, and JasperReports, easing a switch away from a legacy reporting stack.
FastCube adds multidimensional pivot-table analysis, and Business Graphics renders hierarchical data as Treemap, Bubble, Sunburst, Icicle, and Gantt charts — both fully interactive and integrated into the same report designer.
Fast Reports Platform Overview
Tutorials from the official FastReports Academy channel walk through building a report from scratch in the designer, connecting data sources, and exporting to formats such as PDF and Excel.
Deep Dive: The Fast Reports Product Family
Fast Reports is organized around a technology axis rather than a single product: a .NET line and a Delphi/VCL line share the same reporting concepts, joined by web-based, end-user, analytics, and hosted-service tools that round out the ecosystem.
Ultimate .NET
The all-in-one .NET bundle: WinForms, WPF, WEB, Mono, and Avalonia components plus FastScript .NET and the data-visualization add-ons, delivered with full source code for teams that want every FastReport .NET technology in one package.
WinForms
Reporting components purpose-built for classic .NET desktop applications, embedding the full band-oriented designer, viewer, and export engine directly inside a WinForms project.
WPF
The same reporting engine adapted for Windows Presentation Foundation applications, with a preview window that supports multi-level detailing and interactive, clickable report objects.
WEB
Server-side reporting components for ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, Angular, React, Vue, and Blazor Server/WASM, paired with the browser-based Online Designer so end users can edit reports without installing anything.
Avalonia
A cross-platform edition built on Avalonia UI that compiles the same reporting code to Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop applications from a single codebase, without per-platform tuning.
FastScript .NET
The embeddable scripting engine that powers calculated fields, conditional formatting, and dialog-form logic inside FastReport .NET reports, supporting both C# and VB.NET syntax.
Ultimate VCL
The flagship Delphi/C++Builder bundle, combining FastReport VCL with FastQueryBuilder, FastScript, FastGrid, and FastEditors and full source code, for teams standardized on RAD Studio.
Reporting FMX
A FireMonkey (FMX) edition of the reporting engine for cross-platform Delphi applications targeting Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android from a single FMX project.
Reporting Lazarus
A native port of the report engine and designer for the free Pascal Lazarus IDE, bringing the same band-oriented reporting workflow to open-source Free Pascal projects.
Online Designer
The browser-based report designer sold as a standalone WEB-reporting component, so projects on any backend stack can offer report editing directly inside a web application.
FastReport Desktop
A standalone desktop application for non-developers who need to design, build, and print reports directly, without embedding any component into a custom application.
FastCube .NET
An OLAP analysis tool that turns flat data into interactive pivot-table cross-tabulations for .NET applications, letting users slice and drill into report data without writing aggregation queries.
FastReport Cloud
A hosted service for storing, editing, and sharing reports and dashboards online, with role-based access so teams can collaborate on the same report library without a self-hosted server.
FastReport Corporate Server
A self-hosted, client-server platform for scheduling, generating, and distributing reports automatically across an organization's own infrastructure, built for teams with stricter data-residency needs.
Benefits
- ✓Full source code is included with every package, giving development teams complete control to adjust the reporting engine to their needs
- ✓One report format works across WinForms, WPF, web, Avalonia, Mono, and Delphi VCL/FMX/Lazarus front ends
- ✓Built-in converters migrate existing reports from List & Label, DevExpress, Crystal Reports, Stimulsoft, JasperReports, and Microsoft RDL/RDLC
- ✓Components install with a single NuGet package or installer, with no additional modules or special extensions required
- ✓Report structure, parameters, filters, and data sources are all editable from a report tree and properties panel without hand-written code
- ✓27+ years of continuous development, with components powering hundreds of thousands of applications, including Fortune 500 deployments
- ✓Products are localized into 32 languages, and the run-time designer is translatable for end users around the world
- ✓Export coverage spans over a dozen formats, including PDF/A and PDF/X archival variants, with direct upload to OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox
- ✓A free trial and free demo downloads let teams evaluate the designer on a real project before purchasing a license
- ✓Hosted and self-hosted service options (FastReport Cloud, Publisher, Corporate Server) extend the same reports to scheduled, automated distribution
Licensing Model
Ultimate .NET and Ultimate VCL bundle every component for their technology stack — WinForms, WPF, WEB, Mono, Avalonia and FastScript .NET, or the full VCL/FMX/Lazarus line — into one perpetual license with source code included.
WinForms, WPF, WEB, Mono, and Avalonia are each available separately at a lower price point for teams building on just one .NET UI technology, in the same way Reporting VCL, FMX, and Lazarus are sold individually on the Delphi side.
FastReport Cloud and Corporate Server are licensed as ongoing services or server deployments for distributing reports at scale, while FastReport Desktop, Viewer, and FastConverter are sold as standalone tools for non-developer end users.
Deployment Options
Component Libraries (.NET & VCL)
Installed as NuGet packages or IDE components with full source code, embedding the report designer, engine, and viewer directly inside a WinForms, WPF, Avalonia, or Delphi VCL/FMX/Lazarus application.
WEB Components & Online Designer
Server-side reporting for ASP.NET, Blazor, Angular, React, and Vue applications, paired with a touch-friendly Online Designer that runs entirely in the browser on desktop or mobile devices.
FastReport Cloud & Corporate Server
FastReport Cloud offers a hosted workspace for storing and sharing reports online, while Corporate Server provides the same scheduling and distribution capability on an organization's own infrastructure.
Frameworks, Data Sources & Integrations
Industry Applications
| # | Industry | Application & Business Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Enterprise Software Vendors | ISVs embed Fast Reports components directly into business applications to give end users self-service report editing, using the run-time designer instead of building a custom reporting UI from scratch. |
| 02 | Manufacturing & Industrial | Manufacturers generate production, quality-control, and inventory documents from ERP and MES data, relying on band-oriented master-detail reports and fast rendering of high-volume, multi-page output. |
| 03 | Retail & Point of Sale | Retail software uses Fast Reports to print invoices, receipts, price tags, and product catalogs with barcode and color-profile support, often from Delphi VCL point-of-sale applications. |
| 04 | Logistics & Transportation | Logistics platforms produce waybills, shipping labels, and utility-style documents such as airline tickets, taking advantage of precise print-layout controls for odd paper sizes and scaled printing. |
| 05 | Financial & Professional Services | Accounting and financial applications generate statements and financial reports with FastReport's PDF/A archival export, and use FastCube's OLAP pivoting for ad hoc financial analysis. |
| 06 | Hospitality & Food Service | Restaurant and hospitality systems design menus and guest-facing documents in the visual designer, then export them consistently across print, PDF, and on-screen preview. |
| 07 | Healthcare Software | Healthcare application vendors build patient forms, billing statements, and electronic questionnaires using dialog-form parameters and scripting to tailor documents per patient record. |
| 08 | Government & Utilities | Public-sector and utility billing systems rely on Fast Reports for high-volume statement and utility-bill generation, with FastReport Corporate Server automating scheduled batch runs. |
| 09 | Independent Software Consultancies | Consultancies delivering custom Delphi and .NET line-of-business applications standardize on Fast Reports across projects so the same reporting skill set and report files carry from one client engagement to the next. |
Summary
Fast Reports' value proposition centers on one shared report format reaching across an unusually wide span of technologies — WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET and Blazor web apps, Avalonia cross-platform desktop, Mono, and the full Delphi VCL/FMX/Lazarus stack — all backed by full source code and 27+ years of development since 1998. That breadth lets development teams standardize on a single reporting engine even as their applications span multiple UI frameworks or migrate between them.
Around the core designer and engine, Fast Reports rounds out the picture with OLAP analysis through FastCube, hierarchical Business Graphics, standalone tools for non-developer end users, and hosted or self-hosted service solutions — FastReport Cloud, Publisher, and Corporate Server — for scheduling and distributing reports at scale across an organization.