sqlReports Demo is a free version of sqlReports and is available to anyone with an account on this site. If you don't have an account you can apply for one via the Account Application page under the Login menu.
The table below shows the main differences between the free sqlReports Demo and the subscription version of sqlReports:
| sqlReports Demo | sqlReports |
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| Pricing | Free | Part of the Site Subscription |
| Create, Import, Edit Reports | Yes | Yes |
| User Parameters | Up to 3 | Up to 8 |
| Make Current Selection Options | No | Yes |
| Run Access Option | Yes | Yes |
| Header / Footer Options | No | Yes |
| Results Page | Handful of Options | All Options |
| sqlReports Add-Ons | None | Teacher Portal Version of sqlReports, sqlCharts, sqlReports Lists, sqlExports Premium, Run History |
Here are scenarios where one may want to use sqlReports Demo:
- Potential sqlReports Subscription customers - anyone who requests a Site Subscription and has never used sqlReports before should download sqlReports Demo first to make sure sqlReports is right for them. Reports created in sqlReports Demo can be used later on in the full version of sqlReports if one does purchase the subscription.
- Existing customers without an active Site Subscription - the previous free version of sqlReports, sqlReports Classic, is no longer supported or available for download, so if an existing customer is running an unsupported version of sqlReports that ceases to work, sqlReports Demo could be used. In those cases, users should be aware of the limited options as mentioned above.
- SIS users looking for a free and easy way to create custom reports - sqlReports Demo is an easy way to build custom reports and share them with other users. Users can search on the results and export the data to a variety of formats. The menu system makes it easy to organize reports, create links to them, and assign run access.
- 3rd party vendors - some vendors like to create reports to share with their customers, and sqlReports Demo can be used by vendors to create reports to display data or provide an export mechanism. Any reports created in sqlReports Demo can be exported and imported into sqlReports Demo or the full version of sqlReports.
- Conference attendees and presenters - because it's free, sqlReports Demo could be used in sessions at conferences, such as sessions on sqlReports in general, free plugins for people to use, how to view data using SQL, how to create custom reports with SQL, etc.