I’ve been using CrystalReports since VS2008. Why is it missing in VS2010? Is there any specific reason why MS doesn’t want it anymore?
If not CrystalReports, which reporting tool would be the primary one for VS2010(as default plug-in)? I don’t have much of an idea about SSRS. Is it DB-independent?
Is SSRS a replacement to CR?
Since SSRS 2008 R1, SSRS can almost do anything Crystal Reports can do. In addition, charting and mapping in SSRS is better than Crystal Report. Crystal Reports still has some advantages over SSRS, such as performance, accurate pagination, and better usability in report design, but these advantages are becoming slim, and lots of companies are migrating their Crystal Reports to SSRS.