# Report Generator **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [November 20, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313 "2017-11-20T05:15:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EricWS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@EricWS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EricWS)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/1 "2017-11-20T05:15:19Z")
Hi all, Is there a way for me to generate PDF reports from the Kibana dashboards I have created? I understand this can be done using X-Pack, but the cost of X-Pack make this not a feasible option for me. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Eric ---
**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/2 "2017-11-20T16:01:51Z")
Hi Eric, For printing reports, am afraid, you will need X-Pack. X-Pack enables you to generate reports that contain Kibana dashboards, visualizations, and saved searches. The reports are exported as print-optimized PDF documents. I do not know how this could be done without X-Pack. Thanks Rashmi ---
**Author:** ![EricWS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@EricWS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EricWS)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/3 "2017-11-20T21:37:32Z")
Hi Rashmi, Thank you for the response, much appreciated. Can you confirm if the report generating feature stops functioning after the 30 trial licence expires? The cost of X-Pack is extremely prohibitive, particularly for early stage startups and developers. Cheers, Eric ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Kobel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brandon_kobel/32/14829_2.png) [@Brandon\_Kobel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brandon_Kobel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/4 "2017-11-20T21:48:36Z")
Hey @EricWS, PDF Reporting will stop working after the 30 day trial license. CSV Exports, which are first available in 6.0+, are available with x-pack Basic (which is a free license). Have you evaluated our Elastic Cloud offering? It comes with X-Pack/Reporting and starts at $45 a month for 1 GB of memory and 24GB of storage. Perhaps this is more within your price range? I assume that you've already received a quote for the X-Pack license using [https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions#request-info](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions#request-info) ? Thanks, Brandon ---
**Author:** ![EricWS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d26b3c/32.png) [@EricWS](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EricWS)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/5 "2017-11-20T22:20:25Z")
Hi Brandon, Thanks for the info, much appreciated. I thought that was the case from what I have read. I have been using a browser extension for quite a while to export CSV direct from my dashboards. WE have spoken to ElasticSearch reps here in Australia on X-Pack as well your cloud offering. The cloud offering does not work for us because of data sovereignty issues unfortunately. I will have to try and find a work around. Cheers, Eric ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/report-generator/108313/6 "2017-12-18T22:20:45Z")
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