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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker Studio

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ALooker Studio is a data visualization platform that transforms data into meaningful presentations and dashboards with customized reporting tools.

    $9

    per month per user per project

    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)

    Score8.2 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
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Editions & Modules
    Looker Studio Pro
    $9
    per month per user per project
    Looker Studio
    No charge
    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2750
    per month
    Qlik Sense (On-Premise)
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Qlik
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense cost of licensing is cheaper compared with other tools which always gives an upper edge in analytics industry with good functionality. More enhanced level of security with better user community group available to discuss about new updates. Understanding of Qlik Sense …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense is more intuitive and easy to use and create visualizations.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik was the most cost effective and mature
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Best data modeling and scripting capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We use PowerBI and Google Data Studio in production as well. PowerBI is now growing faster than Qlik and it's licensing model suits us better. Its layout looks fresher.

    Google DataStudio is used for our analytics and big data-based reporting.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense is particularly strong in the end to end ETL process, and it's relational engine. We found it more powerful than PowerBI and Data Studio.

    Tableau is stronger in Visualisation, but falls down in ETL.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    48 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    52 Answers
    Features
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    7.0
    62 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.9
    315 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports6.643 Ratings8.3216 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.361 Ratings7.8313 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.259 Ratings7.5228 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    7.7
    61 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.0
    326 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Drill-down analysis6.851 Ratings8.0322 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.057 Ratings6.2315 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.129 Ratings6.2154 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.759 Ratings7.7299 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    8.1
    60 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    278 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Publish to Web8.453 Ratings6.0210 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.753 Ratings7.0257 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.139 Ratings7.8176 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.942 Ratings8.7183 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.524 Ratings8.1108 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    6.6
    60 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    6.7
    314 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.260 Ratings6.7307 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.757 Ratings8.1283 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.230 Ratings6.2195 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.36 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.7
    297 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings6.6276 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 Ratings8.8218 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    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 Looker Studio and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    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 Ratings8.884 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    8.3
    (332 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (10 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
    Looker StudioQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Visualizing cross-channel campaign performance can blend data from a few different sources to compare performance metrics like spend, clicks, and conversions side-by-side in a single view, which helps in quick budget reallocation decisions. When dealing with massive volumes of data (millions of rows) or highly complex queries, Looker Studio dashboards can become slow, laggy, or even crash. Performance issues are a frequent complaint when working with large datasets, making it unsuitable for enterprise-level companies
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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
    Google
    • Breath of data - the number of ways to interrogate the data is endless, and the options to view metrics alongside each other make for comprehensive datasets.
    • Data visualisation and customisation - the options for presenting data and separating out across pages allow for clean visuals and segmented information.
    • Easy shareability/usability - a quick and simple tool to introduce colleagues to, and easy to grant access for them to be able to view the data, without having to understand the setup itself.
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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
    Google
    • It needs better handling of complex logic. We often need workarounds to perform complex custom calculations, and it can be really unpleasant at times.
    • Felt it got slow with a larger data set, and in one minor report, we had to set up time filters so that calculations during spikes could be traced more quickly.
    • Compare to competition they need to improve with notification things.
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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
    Google
    It is the simplest and least expensive way for us to automate our reporting at this time. I like the ability to customize literally everything about each report, and the ability to send out reports automatically in emails. The only issue we have been having recently is a technical glitch in the automatic email report. Sadly, there is almost no support for this tool from Google, but is also free, so that is important to take into consideration
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    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
    Google
    Looker Studio is easy to use, and it offers a sufficient variety of predefined visualizations to choose from. It's easy for us, and anyone can set up basic reporting without extensive data visualization skills. The interface layout is easy to understand, and it doesn't take long to get used to.
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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
    Google
    I give it a lower support rating because it seems like our Dev team hasn't gotten the support they need to set up our database to connect. Seems like we hit a roadblock and the project got put on pause for dev. That sucks for me because it is harder to get the dev team to focus on it if they don't get the help they need to set it up.
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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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    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
    Google
    Looker Studio is far easier to implement, stand up, and learn. The interface is simpler and user-friendly for various levels of data visualization/analysis knowledge and experience. The biggest benefit of Looker Studio, however, is its ease of connection to GA data and speed. Furthermore, since it is an online program/tool, it requires less CPU/battery/storage on the user's device.
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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
    Google
    • Free, so the only investment is time
    • Because it doesn't have native support of non-Google sources, it can cost more money than Tableau
    • The time spent formatting the templates or building connectors can have a negative impact on ROI
    • As a agency, charging for the reporting service is profitable after the first month or two after building the dashboard.
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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.
    Incentivized
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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