Barcode Guide for Reporting Services

IDAutomation.com provides several professional grade products for implementing barcodes in Microsoft® Reporting Services (SSRS) with flexible license agreements to meet a variety of needs including small company licenses and royalty-free developer licenses. The following chart may be used to determine the best product needed:

Product	Summary & Tutorial	Advantages and Disadvantages	Cost
SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) Barcode Custom Report Item (CRI)	The Reporting Services Barcode CRI is used to create barcode images from a drag-and-drop CRI object.	Easiest implementation with support for many barcode types including Linear, GS1-128 and Intelligent Mail. Recommended for Reporting Services 2005 and greater. Designed specifically for Reporting Services. Source code is available for custom modifications.	Prices from $790
IDAutomation's Barcode Fonts	This solution adds bar codes to Reporting Services using IDAutomation's barcode fonts and IDAutomation's .NET Report Function Custom Assembly file.	Uses barcode fonts which may also be utilized in other applications; over 30 font integration tools are provided. Does not support 2D symbologies or Intelligent Mail (formerly OneCode). This implementation is not recommended for web reporting because barcode fonts must be installed on each PC that views the reports.	Prices from $790
.NET Forms Control & DLL	This tutorial describes how to add barcode images to reports from a .NET Forms Control.	Adds barcodes to reports as images in BMP, JPEG, GIF or PNG format. Requires coding in Visual Studio and is more difficult to implement than the Reporting Services Barcode CRI. This option was created for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services and Visual Studio 2003. When using Reporting Services 2005 or later, IDAutomation recommends using the Reporting Services Barcode CRI.	Prices from $790
Barcode Label Software	The Barcode Label Software is used to print reports and labels from data in SQL Server, Access and Excel.	The best option when labels need to be printed from data in SQL Server and it is not necessary to use Reporting Services. The Barcode Label Software is not designed specifically for SQL Server, and it is compatible with many other applications.	Prices from $139
Image Generator	The Image Generator is used to create and paste static barcode images into Reporting Services.	Barcodes are created one at a time with this product. The Image Generator is not designed specifically for Reporting Services, but it is compatible with many other applications.	Prices from $129

* Prices quoted are for a Developer License, which is required when used in connection with a high speed printer that prints over 55 pages per minute or a system (including all hardware, printers and software) having a cost totaling over $50,000 USD or equivalent in a foreign currency. Small companies with gross annual revenue or funding of less than 2 million USD, may purchase the Small Company Developer License which is about 50 percent less than the prices quoted on this page. A Single User License is also available for some products, such as the Barcode Fonts, for $139.

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