: A standalone desktop tool for creating "pixel-perfect" business reports. It features a graphical editor for defining report layouts, including tables, charts, and graphs, which can then be exported to PDF, Excel, HTML, and more. Pentaho Server
Most open-source tools are "code first." PDI is "metadata first." You can store database connections, lookup tables, and variables in the repository. This allows you to build that can run in Dev, QA, and Prod just by changing a variable at runtime. pentaho data integration community
When you find a bug in a proprietary tool, you wait for the vendor’s next patch cycle. With the PDI community, users share immediate workarounds, code patches, and even recompiled JAR files. The collective intelligence solves problems faster than any help desk. : A standalone desktop tool for creating "pixel-perfect"