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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM MQ

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM MQ (formerly WebSphere MQ and MQSeries) is messaging middleware.N/A

    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AQlik 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.

    $200

    per month

    Pricing
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Editions & Modules
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    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2750
    per month
    Qlik Sense (On-Premise)
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Qlik
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    48 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    52 Answers
    Features
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.8
    315 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3216 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings7.8313 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5228 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.0
    326 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.0322 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.2315 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.3154 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.6299 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    278 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings5.9210 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings6.9257 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.7176 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.6183 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.1108 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    6.7
    314 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings6.7307 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.1283 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.3195 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.7
    297 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings6.5276 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.4272 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.4275 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.42 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.7218 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    221 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.0215 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of IBM MQ and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    IBM MQ
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    8.3
    145 Ratings
    7% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings8.0125 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.494 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.094 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.471 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.497 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.784 Ratings
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    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Small Businesses
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apache Kafka
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Apache Kafka
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (48 ratings)
    8.3
    (332 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (29 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (27 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 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)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.4
    (36 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (37 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM MQQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    In the context of Internet of Things (IoT) applications, IBM MQ plays a pivotal role in managing the substantial data streams emanating from interconnected devices. Its primary function is to guarantee the dependable transmission and processing of data, catering to a diverse range of IoT use cases, including but not limited to smart city initiatives, healthcare monitoring systems, and industrial automation solutions. In the telecommunications sector, IBM MQ is employed for message routing, call detail record (CDR) processing, and network management to ensure real-time data exchange and fault tolerance. When managing the supply chain and logistics, IBM MQ is used to ensure timely and accurate communication between different entities, including suppliers, warehouses, and transportation providers. IBM MQ can be cost-prohibitive for smaller organizations due to licensing and maintenance costs. In such cases, open-source or lightweight messaging solutions may be more appropriate. For scenarios requiring extremely low-latency, real-time data exchange, and high throughput, other messaging technologies, like Apache Kafka, may be more suitable due to their specialized design for such use cases.
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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
    IBM
    • The documentation is very clear,It is understandable and the support helps to configure it in the best way.
    • Server guidelines make it possible to get the most out of work management. It's broad, we can work with different operating systems, I really recommend using linux.
    • It is highly compatible with systems, brockers, applications, and data accumulation programs, it is possible to configure everything so that after the installation of programs, they can communicate with each other and then throw data to an external program that accumulates it and represents in clear details of steps to follow and make business decisions.
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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
    IBM
    • There is limitation on number of svrconn connections you can have to MQ on the mainframe which has been an major issue for us. This has been an issue for us for over 4 years and still no fix although I am aware IBM have been working on a solution over the last year.
    • When upgrading to MQ V9.3 on our MQ appliances there is no fall-back option. This was the same for MQ V9.2 upgrade from MQ V9.0. For production upgrades this I believe is not acceptable.
    • AMS is not supplied as part of the standard mainframe MQ licence. You need an extra licence. IBM tell customers how important security and protecting data is yet they still want to charge for this software. The cost of MQ on the mainframe is not cheap so I would expect AMS to be part of the base product.
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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
    IBM
    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
    IBM
    I give it a nine because it has significantly improved my team's data reliability and operational efficiency. Its great security features give us peace of mind, knowing our sensitive data is well protected. While the setup might initially be complex, I believe the long-term benefits far outweigh this hurdle.
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    Qlik
    Qlik Sense has a better and easy to learn user interface compared with other analytics tool which always help us to create regular and adhoc reports within the stipulated time frame and can be easily refreshed at a scheduled time and sent to multiple stakeholders for timely update regarding the Key metrics indicator.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    The messages are delivered instantly with this software and it integrates with our technology stack, in terms of availability we only had one failure when we were doing some testing and integration with third parties, the features of this software make it always available and its deployment is easy for the company, it does not generate expenses due to failures
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBM
    There are very specific things that must be elevated to more specialized areas of support, but the common support is very agile when receiving questions or when we leave concerns in real time. I recommend the support of the program in this regard.
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    Qlik
    Qlik is great for companies with lots of business domains and departments because it scales well, especially if data that is reported is saved in SQL and similar structures. Its ease of use and good UI enables business units to create and manage their own reports. That removes a great burden of creating and managing/modifying these pages from the IT team. Overall, it's a win-win for both IT and business units.
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    In-Person Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Online Training
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    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
    IBM
    We found IBM MQ very easy to get started and quick to learn by the new users with a short learning curve and seamlessly integrates with IBM products, and quick to perform self-service analytics and make informed business decisions. IBM MQ is also very straightforward in creating simple and best reports, which are very profitable and productive.
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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
    IBM
    • Positive- Message Reliability and Reduced downtime, increases the ROI many times.
    • Positive- Increased stability and enhanced customer experience
    • Negative- cost is very high - Both licensing and integration cost
    • Negative- Learning and training cost of IBM MQ is high as its complex to use and integrate
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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

    Qlik Cloud Analytics (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