# SAP Crystal Reports: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 9 judge labels across 2 categories by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/sap-crystal-reports/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial reporting and dashboards | 0% | 105 | 75% | 8 |
| Corporate performance management | 0% | 93 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Crystal Reports 2020's mainstream maintenance ended December 31, 2025... If you're using an older version, you're on borrowed time." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Financial reporting)
- "many mid-market companies are still tethered to older, unsupported legacy modules that cannot integrate with modern cloud ERPs" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Corporate performance ma)
- "Crystal Reports is actively on its way out... Continuing to use it exposes you to unpatched security vulnerabilities" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Financial reporting)
- "Frequently voted "worst" in BI communities ... avoid unless you're already in that ecosystem." (Grok 4.1 Fast, Financial reporting)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Financial reporting and dashboards: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 129 → 105 of 105.
- Corporate performance management: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 93 of 99.

## In its own words

What SAP Crystal Reports's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Easily create BI reports for colleagues, customers, and partners in the format of their choice with SAP Crystal Reports. (https://www.sap.com/products/a-z.html)

## What it publishes

Every page sap.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 20663 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 677 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 29 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-10-01
- webinar or virtual event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 146 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-01
- report or ebook: 98 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-01
- comparison: 21 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 13 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 183 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-08-01
- podcast or video: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- news or press: 1797 pages, 92 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Submissions officially open 2027 sap innovation awards https://news.sap.com/2026/09/submissions-officially-open-2027-sap-innovation-awards/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Coming soon customer influence feedback experience https://news.sap.com/2026/09/coming-soon-customer-influence-feedback-experience/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Sap nvidia openshell auditable ai agents enterprise systems https://news.sap.com/2026/09/sap-nvidia-openshell-auditable-ai-agents-enterprise-systems/
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: Sap connect 2026 media analyst program https://news.sap.com/press-room/sap-connect-2026-media-analyst-program/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Sap apphaus network partner bluestonex builds the bridge https://news.sap.com/2026/09/sap-apphaus-network-partner-bluestonex-builds-the-bridge/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 podcast or video: Autonomous enterprise podcast lesssons 16 executive conversations https://news.sap.com/2026/09/autonomous-enterprise-podcast-lesssons-16-executive-conversations/

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.