Grist vs. Qlik Sense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Grist
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Grist combines the capabilities of spreadsheets, databases and app builders. Using a familiar spreadsheet interface, information can be organized as a relational database, and dashboards built using drag-and-drop. Solving spreadsheet problems Ensures data is well-structured and stored in one place with no duplication, no spreadsheet-wrangling, no merging documents. Collaboration on sensitive data Data is protected…
$8
per month per user
Qlik Sense
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Qlik Sense® is a self-service BI platform for data discovery and visualization. It supports a full range of analytics use cases—data governance, pixel-perfect reporting, and collaboration. Its Associative Engine indexes and connects relationships between data points for creating actionable insights.
$20
per month per user (10 user minimum)
Pricing
GristQlik Sense
Editions & Modules
Pro
$8
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Standard
$20
per month per user (10 user minimum)
Premium
$2700
per month unlimited basic users & purchased full users
Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
Contact Sales
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GristQlik Sense
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
GristQlik Sense
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.5
312 Ratings
4% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.9310 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.2225 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
323 Ratings
6% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.9319 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.2312 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.0296 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.8
275 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.8207 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.8254 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.7174 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.8180 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.7
311 Ratings
8% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.5304 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.8281 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
9.0
294 Ratings
5% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.2273 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.0270 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.8272 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.9216 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
6% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.4214 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Grist
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
143 Ratings
9% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.8123 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.492 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.592 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.669 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.695 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.482 Ratings
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User Ratings
GristQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(2 ratings)
8.5
(327 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GristQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
Grist Labs
This is well suited to someone (or a team) who are technically minded and have a dataset that they need to be able to use in many ways. It's less appropriate for a team who isn't technically minded and/or don't have the data they need to manipulate. It would be useful for things that you could use a database or spreadsheet for such as CRM, Advertising database, Business tracking, Health tracking etc.
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Qlik
Qlik Sense is a program whose purpose is to greatly improve all your operations and use of all data in an organic way. The mission will always be to increase the economic and commercial processes of the company in a short time. I recommended it for its high technology, which was Created for this area, the results are successful. We have noticed how it has increased relationships with our clients thanks to the credibility and security that we provide.
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Pros
Grist Labs
  • Provides amazing customer service, help, examples, and explains what they are having you do
  • The layout is easy
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Qlik
  • Flexibility in data recording, from the app, as well as in handling them. Allowing you to view reports quickly and effectively.
  • Easy to generate dynamic graphics according to our needs.
  • It is very easy to use, intuitive, so it does not generate costs in the learning process compared to the tool with collaborators
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Cons
Grist Labs
  • Making the user permissions more obvious on how to use them - They are highly adaptable, but hard to understand how to use them
  • Small changes such as auto colouring the choices/toggles options and being able to edit them once set.
  • Being able to copy the formatting from one column to the next
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Qlik
  • Scalability is RAM limited, all data is associative and in-memory so server's RAM is directly proportional to performance
  • Limitation on advanced analytics capabilities in the form of R integration to perform complex statistical and analytical calculations
  • Can have more intuitive interface
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Likelihood to Renew
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
Qlik Sense is a constantly improving it's software and working with its' users to make it better. They are great at keeping their users informed of progress and care about delivering a quality product
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Usability
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
Standard user interface and powerful analytic functions is GREAT. As technical person working in the background there are more things to do to make this a completely great tool. Some functions that should be standard requires consult scripting and hours. Now we are using it quite advanced and with many servers and in combination with QlikView. So overall I love the tool. But it could be better and user friendly and powerful in the background
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Support Rating
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
Not only can you ask the support team for help, but you can also ask the community. Also with the community there is a vast amount of problems that have already been solved. The problem you are encountering has a likely chance of already being discussed and even solved in the community section saving you time from reaching out.
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In-Person Training
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Online Training
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
Grist Labs
No answers on this topic
Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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Alternatives Considered
Grist Labs
Grist is easier to use, faster, and loads quicker with heavy data.
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Qlik
The customization of the platform opens up plenty of other options depending on the use cases. The API layer is incredibly rich and makes integration of Qlik based visualization into web pages a simple and effective pattern. It's been very easy to use with a great community made up of professionals. Qlik Sense has introduces artificial Intelligence into my data visualization and reporting activity.
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Return on Investment
Grist Labs
  • It's saved a lot of time in both creating an advertising database and managing it week to week effectively. I had previously created in others that haven't worked, and this does, saving me a good 1 hour weekly, and 5 hours or more each time I had problems with the last ones
  • Being able to stay on track with this has meant I'm following up at the right time (advertisers) and keeping a professional manner and not losing business due to missed communication
  • Saving me $ from buying a program like Access (or Airtable monthly) and then the learning curve that that has. This has a much easier learning curve to say the least.
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Qlik
  • Once an app is published and running good, we can quickly see the time we save to analyze data.
  • It's hard sometimes to realize the money we save by using this system.
  • People start understanding the power of data and asking more questions.
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ScreenShots

Grist Screenshots

Screenshot of the drag and drop dashboard editor used to build layouts.Screenshot of the custom user permissions that determine who can see what, down to each column and row.Screenshot of dynamic charts and reports that update with the click of a mouse.Screenshot of Grist's formula support for Excel-like functions or Python formulas. Technical users can drill into database structure in code view.

Qlik Sense Screenshots

Screenshot of Qlik Sense Cash Flow DashboardScreenshot of Qlik Sense Global Smart SearchScreenshot of Qlik Sense Smart Data Compression - Get immediate insight on large dataScreenshot of Extend, mix and mash-up with our APIsScreenshot of Add "External data" with Qlik DataMarket - Data as a ServiceScreenshot of Visualization Bundle