specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Crystal Reports
providerId: crystal-reports
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Business Intelligence
  - Reporting
  - SAP
  - Enterprise Software
description: SAP Crystal Reports is sold as a perpetual desktop software license (Crystal Reports 2020)
  and as part of the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform. Pricing varies by region and reseller; SAP does
  not publish a public price list directly. Crystal Reports for Enterprise is included with BusinessObjects
  Edge / Enterprise BI Suite licensing.
sources:
  - https://www.sap.com/products/technology-platform/crystal-reports.html
notes: SAP does not publish public Crystal Reports pricing online; figures are quoted by SAP partners
  and resellers. Reconcile against current SAP partner quotes for the relevant region.
plans:
  - id: crystal-reports-2020
    name: SAP Crystal Reports 2020
    type: subscription
    description: Desktop authoring tool for designing pixel-perfect reports against many data sources.
      Sold as a perpetual license per named user via SAP partners.
    entries:
      - label: Per-user perpetual license
        description: Per-named-user perpetual license; pricing via SAP partner
        name: named_user_license
        type: subscription
        metric: seat
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://www.sap.com
        unit: 1
        price: see SAP partner / reseller
        userMultiplied: true
    elements:
      - name: Desktop report designer
      - name: 100+ data source connectors
      - name: Parameterized & cross-tab reports
      - name: Crystal Reports SDK
  - id: crystal-reports-server
    name: SAP Crystal Server / BI Platform
    type: enterprise
    description: Server-side report scheduling, distribution, and embedded BI; bundled with SAP BusinessObjects
      BI Platform. Per-user (named/concurrent) and per-CPU licensing.
    entries:
      - label: Server license
        description: Server license per named or concurrent user; pricing via SAP partner
        name: server_license
        type: subscription
        metric: seat
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://www.sap.com
        unit: 1
        price: contact SAP partner
        userMultiplied: true
    elements:
      - name: Web report viewing
      - name: Scheduled report distribution
      - name: BI launchpad
      - name: Crystal Reports REST API
      - name: Crystal Reports Server REST API
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - seat
  - subscription
  units:
  - seat
  plans:
  - name: SAP Crystal Reports 2020
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - seat
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: SAP Crystal Server / BI Platform
    access: enterprise
    model: seat
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - seat
    periods:
    - year