--- description: Review of Fluent Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Fluent | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Direct Mail Automation Software](/directory/4762/direct-mail-automation-software/software) > [Fluent](/software/423977/windward-reporting) # Fluent Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/423977/windward-reporting Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/423977/windward-reporting?page=2) > Fluent (formerly Windward Core) is a powerful document generation platform combining an MS Office designer plugin, a centralized template manager, and a best-in-class engine to automate your business’s frequently created documents. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 41 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 41 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Apryse - **Location**: Penticton, Canada - **Founded**: 1996 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia & Herzegovina, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia and 93 more ## Features - API - Ad hoc Query - Ad hoc Reporting - Batch Processing - Collaboration Tools - Content Management - Customisable Templates - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Connectors - Data Import/Export - Data Mapping - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronisation - Data Visualisation - Document Automation - Document Generation - Document Management - Document Review - Document Storage - Document Templates ## Integrations (29 total) - Act\! - Act-On - ActiveCampaign - Acumatica Cloud ERP - Adobe Analytics - Basecamp - BigCommerce - Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT - Box - Docusign - Dropbox Business - Evernote Teams - FreshBooks - Freshdesk - Google Ads ... and 14 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Direct Mail Automation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4762/direct-mail-automation-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Direct Mail Automation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4762/direct-mail-automation-software/software) - [Content Collaboration Platforms](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4442/content-collaboration/software) - [Document Generation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4300/document-generation/software) - [Forms Automation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4223/forms-automation/software) - [Financial Services Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4356/financial-services/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Easy to integrate with a nice API. ----- ### "WIndward Studios Designer has all of the functionality you need to generate reports from a Database" — 4.0/5 > **Christopher** | *23 December 2020* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are so many. Connecting to 1 or more data sources is straightforward. The Wizard lets even non-SQL practitioners build the logic via the Wizard. In-line previews are so useful. The ability to establish Office formatting at the field level is impeccable once you understand it. Our developers wanted to build it in house, but my estimate it would have taken 4-6 developer years to have even an MVP candidate (and that would still have only yielded about 50-70% of the functionality you get from this COTS product). The built-in error messaging and cc to help desk is very handy (requires more advanced users to decipher). Compatibility with the MSFT XML mapping is very impressive. WIndward's on-boarding support was great, and you get a lot of time from a dedicated SE to ramp up. > > **Cons**: Minor things: - the license key failed a few times- but Windward resolved the same day each time. - the built-in help, documentation and Wiki blog posts are extensive but sometimes out-dated. - Not really a con, but: the functionality is so extensive that it took me (an Advanced Office user with moderate SQL skills) about 6 months to deploy operationally. As with Analytics, make sure the DB schema and data is robust, then prepare to roll up your sleeves to earn your rewards. > > We reduced the time to generate 100+ page contracts from 24 hours via cut and paste methods (and an average 15 days turnaround, to literally 5 minutes and 1 day turnaround. At 8 Contract updates per month average, we estimate that 1 person-year will drop to a week or so. The PMO sponsors are thrilled; they free up to do higher value work. The ROI is hugely compelling. ----- ### "Powerful product which is constantly evolving and growing." — 4.0/5 > **Erik** | *4 November 2017* > > **Pros**: Powerful tooling, with easy to use wizards to help you select and preview your data. Hides the complexity of data selection and document generation. ----- ### "Meets all our needs" — 5.0/5 > **Clint** | *24 September 2019* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The Windward report designer has many features allowing our business analysts to create the report/document templates need for our business. Also, the Windward RESTful engine is very easy to implement and integrate with other systems. Windwards support is excellent as well. > > **Cons**: Needs better support for JSON data sources. ----- ### "Windward Studios" — 5.0/5 > **HALEH** | *14 February 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: This is a powerful tool to design and generate a word, excel, pdf, ... reports and connecting to different data sources such as JSON, XML, SQL,... > > **Cons**: Totally I haven't found any negative point with this tool which has stopped me working as I can generate different reports based on my data > > I use this tool (Auto tag) weekly to design reports and have different outputs such as \*.docx, \*.xlxs, ... ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/423977/windward-reporting?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/423977/windward-reporting) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data