Updated: July 14, 2020 (September 9, 2013)

SQL Server Reporting Services Feature Comparison

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SQL Server’s Reporting Services rolls up data into reports that are stored or sent for analysis. The key features for SQL Server 2012 being used as a reporting server are shown here by edition.

Feature	Description	Express	Standard	Business Intelligence	Enterprise
Max Processors or Processor Cores	Maximum processing power available to an instance of SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services.	Lesser of four cores or one processor	Lesser of 16 cores or four processors	Maximum supported by OS	Maximum supported by OS, when licensed per core
Max Memory	Maximum RAM available to SQL Reporting Services.	4GB	64GB	Maximum supported by OS	Maximum supported by OS
Report Builder	End-user-created reports.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Report Archival and caching	Storage of reports for later retrieval or analysis.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
External Report Database Server

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