IFS Applications vs. Qlik Sense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IFS Applications
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
IFS Applications is presented by the vendor as an agile application suite that offers enterprise resource planning (ERP), enterprise asset management (EAM) and enterprise project management, handling 4 core processes: Service & Asset Management Full Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Field Service Management (FSM) Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with support for process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing…N/A
Qlik Sense
Score 7.8 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
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Considered Both Products
IFS Applications

No answer on this topic

Qlik Sense
Chose Qlik Sense
We use QlikView as well so it was really easy to use the existing data warehouse that we used for QlikView to feed our Qliksense applications. QlikView is also a very good tool that we tend to use for the more complex data compilations and visualisations, however, this requires …
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Features
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.6
2 Ratings
95% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Pay calculation4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.4
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
API for custom integration8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
9.7
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.8
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Dashboards7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
7.4
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Accounts payable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.6
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management8.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
5.3
4 Ratings
39% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Pricing8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing5.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.4
3 Ratings
74% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Billing Management6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
2.7
1 Ratings
95% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.6
3 Ratings
63% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling9.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
3.3
3 Ratings
71% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.6
3 Ratings
35% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Risk Repository8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.3
3 Ratings
7% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
6.2
3 Ratings
18% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
8.5
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Forecasting7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
4.3
3 Ratings
51% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Proposal Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.1
314 Ratings
1% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.5215 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.6312 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.2227 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
7.1
325 Ratings
12% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.1321 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings5.9314 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings5.5153 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.0298 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
9.0
277 Ratings
8% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.6209 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.5256 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.0175 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.8182 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.8107 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
6.6
313 Ratings
18% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings6.8306 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings9.7282 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings5.8194 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.3
296 Ratings
2% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.0271 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.3274 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.7217 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
7.5
221 Ratings
5% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.1215 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.0133 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.8185 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
IFS Applications
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.8
144 Ratings
13% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.2124 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.993 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.193 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings9.070 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.996 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings9.883 Ratings
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User Ratings
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.5
(329 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 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
IFS ApplicationsQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
IFS
Order to cash processes and scenario are implemented natively in IFS. An HR module exists for career management also (objectives, comportments, training, mobility) but may be improved in terms of workflow validation (e.g. training to validate by a manager) or reporting.
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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
IFS
  • Easy to configure and customize.
  • Facilitates financial reporting.
  • Easy to interface with external applications.
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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
IFS
  • Customer Service
  • User Experience
  • Implementation
  • Follow-through
  • Automation
  • Integrations
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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
IFS
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
IFS
In our organization, the IFS Applications is being used in most processes starting from Business Opportunity processes to Sales Order delivery processes where the IFS Applications helps us to raise procurement requests for SCM, Production schedules for the Shop Floor, Supplier invoicing, Customer Invoicing. Additionally, the Payroll process is completely automated where travel requests to employee attendance is being directly captured in ifs cloud.
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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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Support Rating
IFS
We have been unable to get answers to our questions, solutions to our problems, and they don't seem interested in working in the construction industry.
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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
IFS
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Online Training
IFS
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
IFS
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
IFS
Microsoft AX, QAD (in continuation of our previous ERP), Sage X3 was an out of the box ERP that was part of initial RFP. We have chosen IFS based on the compromise between costs & budget, functionality, technical features, and feedback from similar customers that gave their feedback. The project manager team and qualification level of technical or consultant teams were differentiating factors too. Finally IFS application was named in the Gartner’s mid-market ERP Magic Quadrant, along with SAP, and helped us to finalize our choice
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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
IFS
  • Positive impact in terms of global process alignment.
  • Positive impact in terms of a single system of truth and reporting.
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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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