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title: SQL Server Reporting Services features supported by editions
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title: SQL Server Reporting Services Features Supported by Editions
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description: Learn about SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) features supported by the different editions of SQL Server.
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# SQL Server Reporting Services features supported by editions
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[!INCLUDE[ssrs-appliesto](../includes/ssrs-appliesto.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssrs-appliesto-2016-and-later](../includes/ssrs-appliesto-2016-and-later.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssrs-appliesto-pbirsi](../includes/ssrs-appliesto-pbirs.md)]
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[!INCLUDE [ssrs-appliesto](../includes/ssrs-appliesto.md)] [!INCLUDE [ssrs-appliesto-2016-and-later](../includes/ssrs-appliesto-2016-and-later.md)] [!INCLUDE [ssrs-appliesto-pbirsi](../includes/ssrs-appliesto-pbirs.md)]
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This article explains the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) features supported by the different editions of SQL Server. SQL Server Evaluation edition is available for a 180-day trial period. To install a SQL Server, see [Plan a SQL Server installation](../sql-server/install/planning-a-sql-server-installation.md).
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## <a name="SSRS"></a> SQL Server Reporting Services
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> [!NOTE]
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> Starting in [!INCLUDE [sssql25-md](../includes/sssql25-md.md)], on-premises reporting services is consolidated under **[Power BI Report Server](/power-bi/report-server/get-started)**. For more information, see **[Reporting Services consolidation FAQ](reporting-services-consolidation-faq.md)**.
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## SQL Server Reporting Services
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For features supported by the Evaluation and Developer editions, see the SQL Server Enterprise edition column in the following table.
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|Feature name|Enterprise|Standard|Web|Express with Advanced Services|Developer|
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| Power BI reports and Excel workbooks<sup>4</sup> | Yes, with Software Assurance | | | | Yes |
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|Mobile reports and analytics|Yes||||Yes|
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|Supported catalog database [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition|Standard or higher|Standard or higher|Web|Express|Standard or higher|
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|Supported data source [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition|All [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions|All [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions|Web|Express|All [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions|
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|Report server|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Report designer|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Report designer web portal|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Role-based security|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Export to Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and images|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Enhanced gauges and charting|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Pin report items to [!INCLUDE[sspowerbi](../includes/sspowerbi-md.md)] dashboards|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Custom authentication|Yes|Yes|Yes||Yes|
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|Report as data feeds|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|Model support|Yes|Yes|Yes||Yes|
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|Create custom roles for role-based security|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Model item security|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Infinite click through|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Shared-component library|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Email and file share subscriptions and scheduling|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Report history, execution snapshots, and caching|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|SharePoint integration<sup>2</sup>|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Remote and non-SQL data source support<sup>1</sup>|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Data source, delivery, and rendering and RDCE extensibility|Yes|Yes|||Yes|
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|Custom branding|Yes||||Yes|
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|Data-driven report subscription|Yes||||Yes|
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|Scale-out deployment (web farms)|Yes||||Yes|
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|Alerting<sup>2</sup> (SSRS 2016) |Yes||||Yes|
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|Power view<sup>2</sup> (SSRS 2016) |Yes||||Yes|
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|Comments<sup>3</sup> |Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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<sup>1</sup> For more information on supported data sources in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), see [Data sources supported by Reporting Services &#40;SSRS&#41;](../reporting-services/report-data/data-sources-supported-by-reporting-services-ssrs.md).
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<sup>2</sup> Requires SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services in SharePoint mode. For more information, see [Install Reporting Services 2016 in SharePoint mode](../reporting-services/install-windows/install-reporting-services-sharepoint-mode.md). In SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services and following versions, integration with SharePoint is no longer available. Power View support is no longer available after SQL Server 2017.
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| Feature name | Enterprise | Standard | Web | Express with Advanced Services | Developer |
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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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| Power BI reports <sup>4</sup> | Yes <sup>5</sup> | Yes <sup>5</sup> | | | Yes |
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| Mobile reports and analytics | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Supported catalog database [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition | Standard or higher | Standard or higher | Web | Express | Standard or higher |
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| Supported data source [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition | All [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions | All [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions | Web | Express | All [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] editions |
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| Report server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Report designer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Report designer web portal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Role-based security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Export to Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PDF, and images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Enhanced gauges and charting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Pin report items to [!INCLUDE [sspowerbi](../includes/sspowerbi-md.md)] dashboards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Custom authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes |
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| Report as data feeds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Model support | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes |
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| Create custom roles for role-based security | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Model item security | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Infinite click through | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Shared-component library | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Email and file share subscriptions and scheduling | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Report history, execution snapshots, and caching | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| SharePoint integration <sup>2</sup> | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Remote and non-SQL data source support <sup>1</sup> | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Data source, delivery, and rendering and RDCE extensibility | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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| Custom branding | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Data-driven report subscription | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Scale-out deployment (web farms) | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Alerting <sup>2</sup> (SSRS 2016) | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Power view <sup>2</sup> (SSRS 2016) | Yes | | | | Yes |
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| Comments <sup>3</sup> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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<sup>1</sup> For more information on supported data sources in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), see [Data Sources Supported by Reporting Services (SSRS)](report-data/data-sources-supported-by-reporting-services-ssrs.md).
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<sup>2</sup> Requires SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services in SharePoint mode. For more information, see [Install Reporting Services 2016 in SharePoint mode](install-windows/install-reporting-services-sharepoint-mode.md). In SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services and following versions, integration with SharePoint is no longer available. Power View support is no longer available after SQL Server 2017.
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<sup>3</sup> Only in Power BI Report Server and SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services and later.
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<sup>5</sup> Power BI Report Server is available for customers running [!INCLUDE [sssql25-md](../includes/sssql25-md.md)] Enterprise and Standard editions. For [!INCLUDE [sssql22-md](../includes/sssql22-md.md)] and earlier versions of [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Enterprise edition, Power BI Report Server use rights apply only to Enterprise edition core licenses with active SA. This right expires upon expiration of your SA coverage. For more information about PBIRS licensing, see [What is Power BI Report Server?](/power-bi/report-server/)
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## Edition requirements for the report server database
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When you create a report server database, not all editions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] can be used to host the database. The following table shows you which editions of the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../includes/ssde-md.md)] you can use for specific editions of SQL Server [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].
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|Standard|Enterprise or Standard editions (local or remote)|
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## <a name="BIC"></a> Business intelligence clients
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The following software client applications are available on the Microsoft Download Center. They help you create business intelligence documents that run on a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance. When you host these documents in a server environment, use an edition of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] that supports that document type. The following table identifies which [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition contains the server features required to host the documents created in these client applications.
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| Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server, **.pbix** | Yes, with Software Assurance | | | | Yes |
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|[!INCLUDE[ssRBnoversion](../includes/ssrbnoversion.md)], **.rdl** and **.rds**|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|Yes|
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|[!INCLUDE[SS_MobileReptPub_Long](../includes/ss-mobilereptpub-long.md)], **.rsmobile**|Yes||||Yes|
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| Power BI Premium (for Power BI Report Server) | Enterprise or Standard editions (local or remote) |
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## Business intelligence clients
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The following software client applications are available on the Microsoft Download Center. They help you create business intelligence documents that run on a [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance. When you host these documents in a server environment, use an edition of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] that supports that document type. The following table identifies which [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] edition contains the server features required to host the documents created in these client applications.
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| Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server, `.pbix` | Yes, with Software Assurance | | | | Yes |
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| [!INCLUDE [ssRBnoversion](../includes/ssrbnoversion.md)], `.rdl` and `.rds` | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| [!INCLUDE [SS_MobileReptPub_Long](../includes/ss-mobilereptpub-long.md)], `.rsmobile` | Yes | | | | Yes |
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> - [!INCLUDE [SS_MobileReptPub_Long](../includes/ss-mobilereptpub-long.md)] is the single point for creation of mobile reports. Connect to an SSRS server to access data sources and create reports. Then publish them to the SSRS server for others in the organization to access, either on the server or on mobile devices. You can also use [!INCLUDE [SS_MobileReptPub_Long](../includes/ss-mobilereptpub-long.md)] stand alone with local data sources. However, SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher is deprecated for all releases of SQL Server Reporting Services after SQL Server Reporting Services 2019.
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## Related content
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- [Editions and supported features of SQL Server 2019](~/sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-version-15.md)
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- [Release notes for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)](release-notes-reporting-services.md)
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- [What's new in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)](~/reporting-services/what-s-new-in-sql-server-reporting-services-ssrs.md)
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- [Editions and supported features of SQL Server 2025](../sql-server/editions-and-components-of-sql-server-2025.md)
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- [Release notes for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2017 and later](release-notes-reporting-services.md)
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- [What's new in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)](what-s-new-in-sql-server-reporting-services-ssrs.md)
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- [SQL Server Reporting Services forum](/answers/search.html?c=&f=&includeChildren=&q=ssrs+OR+reporting+services&redirect=search%2fsearch&sort=relevance&type=question+OR+idea+OR+kbentry+OR+answer+OR+topic+OR+user)

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