Velixo vs Jet Reports

• Velixo: Velixo is designed for Excel users first. Rather than introducing a separate reporting paradigm, Velixo extends native Excel functionality with Business Central-specific functions that can be combined naturally with standard Excel formulas. Functions such as BC.TURNOVER and BC.EXPANDDIMENSIONRANGE are purpose-built for Business Central reporting, making report creation faster and more intuitive. Velixo’s functions are also fully cell-based and refresh dynamically while reports are being designed or when filter values change, providing immediate feedback and a highly interactive reporting experience. Users work directly in Excel, with full visibility into formulas and calculations at all times. Importantly, companies’ data also automattically consolidates – it becomes a company selection effort rather than juggling multiple functions and formulas.
• Jet Reports: Jet Reports uses two distinct user roles (Designer and Viewer) and separates report creation from report consumption through Design and View modes. In View mode, formulas are hidden and report results are only refreshed when users explicitly run the report. This creates a more structured workflow but introduces additional steps and frictions between designing, analysing, and updating reports. Users create reports using 4 generic functions and Replicator features and require knowing the underlying table schema.

The Bottom Line:
Velixo offers a single, unified product and experience. Every user can build, maintain, and own their reports without requiring specialised report designers or IT involvement. The result is a true self-service reporting environment that feels native to Excel, compared to the more segmented and traditionally IT-driven approach often associated with Jet Reports.

No, Jet Reports does not provide native writeback functionality. Budgeting capabilities are available through separate insightsoftware products that require additional licensing and implementation and operates independently from the Jet Reports experience. Insightsoftware offers no solutions outside of Budgeting, for GL Journals or writeback to any object.

Writeback is one of Velixo’s most significant differentiators. The value extends far beyond the feature itself – it’s about eliminating manual processes and enabling finance teams to automate recurring business activities directly from Excel.

Instead of manually creating journal entries in Business Central or relying on separate budgeting and planning solutions, users can leverage the same Velixo workbook to analyse data, perform calculations, collect inputs, and push results back into Business Central. Common use cases include allocations by dimension, account, or period, budget creation based on actuals, accrual calculations, intercompany postings, and other repetitive finance processes.

The result is a more efficient, controlled, and scalable process that saves time, reduces errors, and maximises the value of both Excel and Business Central.

Jet Reports: Jet Reports includes a feature called Replicator, which automatically duplicates report sections across rows, columns, or worksheets based on parameters defined in a function. This enables users to dynamically expand reports without manually copying formulas.

Velixo: Velixo takes a different approach by leveraging modern Excel capabilities. Thanks to Dynamic Arrays and Spilled Ranges, many scenarios traditionally addressed by Replicator can now be achieved natively within Excel. Velixo functions are designed to work seamlessly with these capabilities, giving users greater flexibility and control while keeping report logic visible and easy to understand.

Rather than relying on a proprietary replication engine, Velixo allows report designers to build highly dynamic reports using familiar Excel functionality. This results in a more transparent and maintainable reporting experience, particularly for finance teams that are already comfortable working in Excel.

In addition, Velixo provides a dedicated feature called Slice, which can automatically generate multiple worksheets or workbooks from a single report template based on one or more filter values, such as departments, business units, locations, or dimensions. This is particularly useful for distributing personalised reports to managers or stakeholders while maintaining a single source report design.

The Bottom Line:
Jet Reports’ Replicator was an innovative solution for creating dynamic reports before modern Excel introduced Dynamic Arrays and Spilled Ranges. Velixo embraces these native Excel capabilities, allowing users to achieve similar outcomes using standard Excel functionality while keeping reports simpler, more transparent, and easier to maintain. For report distribution and segmentation scenarios, Velixo’s Slice feature provides powerful automation with minimal setup.

Jet Reports: Jet Reports follows a modular licensing approach, with pricing influenced by a variety of factors including user types, user counts, environment connections, infrastructure requirements, and optional software. Organizations often need to evaluate multiple components and add-ons to achieve their desired reporting, analytics, planning, and budgeting capabilities. As requirements grow, additional considerations may include expanded user access, support for multiple Business Central environments, dedicated infrastructure, analytics tools, AI capabilities, and extra insightsoftware products such as budgeting and planning solutions.

Velixo: Velixo takes a much simpler approach with a small number of clearly defined plans designed to scale with customer needs. Most organizations can quickly identify the plan that best fits their requirements, without needing to navigate a complex matrix of modules, infrastructure components, or separate product offerings. Velixo also consolidates reporting, budgeting, and writeback capabilities into a single platform, reducing the need for additional software and simplifying both procurement and administration.

The Bottom Line:
The difference is not just about licensing costs – it’s about total cost of ownership. Velixo is designed to be easier to evaluate, purchase, deploy, and manage. With fewer moving parts, less infrastructure, and a single, unified user experience, organizations typically benefit from lower implementation effort, faster onboarding, reduced maintenance overhead, and greater long-term value. ROI is simply achieved faster with Velixo, and with higher user satisfaction.