Crystal Reports migration, without rewriting your reports
Narity moves your applications off the Crystal Reports runtime with Narity Reporter, a Crystal
Reports alternative for .NET. It reads the .rpt files you already have and renders PDFs
on .NET 10, on Windows, macOS, or Linux, with no SAP runtime.
Why teams leave the Crystal runtime
The reports still work. The runtime underneath them is the problem, and rewriting every report in another tool is the expensive part of moving on.
- SAP stopped supporting the 32-bit Crystal Reports .NET runtime after December 31, 2025.
- Crystal Reports for Visual Studio runs on .NET Framework only. SAP has no plans to support later .NET versions.
- The SAP .NET runtime runs on Windows only, so reporting holds your servers there.
- A migration to another report tool means redesigning each report by hand.
How Narity Reporter replaces it
Reads .rpt files directly
A clean-room decoder reads the Crystal Reports file format itself. No SAP runtime, no conversion step.
Renders PDF you can check
It lays out fonts, groups, formulas, subreports, and page breaks. Compare each page with the PDF that Crystal produces before you switch.
Reads your live data
PostgreSQL and Oracle on managed drivers, plus SQLite, or the rows saved inside the report file.
Runs where .NET runs
.NET 10 libraries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus a desktop viewer for all three.
Keeps your formulas
It evaluates your Crystal formulas with no rewrite. It names each function it does not support yet, before you go live.
Gives you the definition
Each report converts to an open JSON definition that you own and can keep in version control.
A migration in three steps
Measure
Run your reports through Narity Reporter and compare every page with the PDFs Crystal produces today.
Close the gaps
Narity fixes the differences, report by report, until the output reaches the accuracy you require.
Switch
Replace the Crystal runtime calls in your application with the Narity Reporter .NET API, then retire the SAP runtime.
Plan your migration
Tell us how many reports you have and where they run. To migrate on your own, follow the Crystal Reports .NET migration guide for Narity Reporter.