A Modern, Excel-Based FRx Replacement

Need an FRx replacement that feels familiar but works better? Vivid gives finance teams a modern, Excel®-based reporting solution that recreates what people loved about FRx—flexible layouts, fast drilldowns, and multi-entity reporting—without the limitations, rigidity, or end-of-life issues.

Why Teams Look for an FRx Replacement

Zero-Disruption Transition

Convert FRx trees, columns, and rows into Vivid definitions using Vivid’s conversion tools

Excel Stays Your Report Surface

Present, format, and share reports in Excel — just remove the manual work.

Model-Driven & Governed

Reuse your FRx definitions; drill to details like transactions and images

Multi-Entity & Currency

Consolidations across ERPs and fiscal calendars.

Distribution & Control

Refresh and drill without long waits.

Are you migrating from GP to BC?

Free the time you need to be successful, and implement faster.

Transition Reports First

Vivid is transferable. Moving off FRx Reporting early saves hours every week - you're going to need those hours to transition ERP.

Keep your Transactions

Vivid is a data warehouse - decades of historical data can be stored and instantly accessed after your move.

Implement Faster

You've already learned Vivid and built your reports. Vivid's multi-ERP reporting engine is in place. You're ready - with one less thing to worry about.

“Management Reporter on steroids. Presentation-ready or analytical and you can drill to detail.”
G2 Review
enterprise CFO
“Management Reporter on steroids. Presentation-ready or analytical — and you can drill to detail.”
Enterprise CFO
G2 review
“Vivid lets us blend financial and operational data all in one place.”
Mark Marlatt, IT Director
Bloedorn Lumber
“We cut our close from 12 days to 5.”
CFO, Enterprise Company
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“The team is responsive and actually improves the product.”
Jeanette Bentley
Covenant Care

Vivid Reports works with Dynamics GP, BC, NAV, SL, AX, D365 and over 60 other ERPs

Connect directly to Dynamics and 60+ ERPs. On-prem or cloud and transferable so you maintain your transaction data when changing ERP.

Microsoft FRx vs. Vivid Reports

Vivid Reports
Microsoft FRx
Support Status
Actively developed and supported.
Retired with no new features.
Manual Work
Refresh directly into the final report format.
Often requires cutting, pasting, and template work to finish reports.
Consolidations
Built for multi-entity, multi-currency, and multi-ERP reporting.
Limited, mostly single-system reporting.
Implementation
Automated conversion tools help reduce effort and speed time to value.
Not applicable.
Learning Curve
Familiar design for FRx and Management Reporter users.
Not applicable.
Distribution
Push or self-service distribution with control panels and drill-down.
Static report distribution.
Drill / Audit
Drill to transactions, invoices, trends, and variances with added audit support.
Limited drill capabilities.

How do I convert to Vivid?

Assess

Share reports and structures; let’s isolate the few things we need to focus on fixing and the highest priority reports.

Convert

Run the FRx converter for trees, columns, and rows; validate results.  You’ll then learn Vivid to know how to build those reports you’ve been dying to automate.

Enable

Finance owns and manages report definitions.  Roll-out user self service so managers can refresh, drill, and get their own answers.

Great Software Isn’t Enough — You Need a Team That Has Your Back

Vivid’s Support Stands Out — and the Data Proves It.

There’s a simple way to measure what it feels like to work with a vendor, in every interaction, ask yourself: was it easy to get my issue handled?

That’s what the Customer Effort Score (CES) asks. It’s a tougher test than satisfaction survey because it penalizes friction anywhere in the process—waiting, repeating, or being passed around. Vivid scores 6.97 out of 7—well above benchmarks. In plain terms, customers tell us: every interaction feels easy.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Use the FRx converter to translate trees, columns, and rows into Vivid definitions, then validate.

Initial wins in days; timeline varies with entities, currencies, and report history.

Yes—Excel is the design and presentation surface with governed refresh.

Yes—multi-company, multi-currency and cross-ERP consolidation is supported.

Yes—drill to accounts, transactions, transaction details, AP images, trends, and variance for faster troubleshooting.

See Why Finance Teams Switch to Vivid