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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ALooker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.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

    SAP Datasphere

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Datasphere, the next generation of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, is a comprehensive data service that enables data professionals to deliver seamless and scalable access to mission-critical business data. It provides a unified experience for data integration, data cataloging, semantic modeling, data warehousing, data federation, and data virtualization. SAP Datasphere enables users to distribute mission-critical business data — with business context and logic preserved — across the data…N/A
    Pricing
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2750
    per month
    Qlik Sense (On-Premise)
    Contact Sales
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.—SAP Datasphere is available as a subscription or consumption-based model. The SAP Datasphere capacity unit (CU) offers an adaptable approach to pricing that enables any workload on any hyperscaler. The number of CUs required is determined by the unique workload, with the ability to tailor the combination of required services within SAP Datasphere utilizing a flexible tenant configuration. The services that contribute to CU consumption are the core application (compute and storage), data lake, BW bridge, data integration, and data catalog (crawling and storage).
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    Community Pulse
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Considered Multiple Products
    Google
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    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)
    When it comes to working with large datasets out of the box, Qlik in my opinion is unrivaled amongst the competitor. However, the overall user experience and customization options available to developers require a lot of work. When compared to other options on the market, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    While the same can be said for many of the other tools we evaluated, Qlik's robust community and free training programs were a major benefit to driving the democratization of data at our company. Qlik also offered local in person events (pre-COVID) that provided free training …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We evaluated over a dozen vendors when we selected Qlik; among them I felt it had the best internal data model philosophy leading to much more powerful self-service analytics and apps which are easily extensible to include other visualizations. I think it was a reasonable …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Pretty good in performance user-friendliness. When generating insights, Qlik Sense looks at the selections and analyzes the excluded values in the data model, which reduces manual work.
    Also, it highlights data that may be of interest for further exploration. That data is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Both Tableau and Power Bi provide direct, guided tools for data access for analysts and others with some knowledge of database design and report definition. Their visualization capabilities, while sufficient for most day-to-day business needs, do not allow the same …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense provides complete sales analytics and transaction data that works more perfectly than any other related software.
    Incentivized
    SAP
    Chose SAP Datasphere
    some features are better, other for e.g. big data analysis or ai cases not
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    85 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    121 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    75 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    87 Answers
    89%
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    119 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    48 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    52 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    103 Answers
    Features
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    7.4
    134 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.8
    315 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports6.5110 Ratings8.3216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.2133 Ratings7.8313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5115 Ratings7.5228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    6.8
    132 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.0
    326 Ratings
    13% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis6.3128 Ratings8.0322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.6130 Ratings6.2315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages5.555 Ratings6.3154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.8131 Ratings7.6299 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    7.9
    128 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    278 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web7.7105 Ratings5.9210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.8113 Ratings6.9257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.984 Ratings7.7176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.2110 Ratings8.6183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.1108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    6.6
    128 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    6.8
    314 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.7124 Ratings6.7307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.5110 Ratings8.1283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings6.3195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    7.3
    128 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.7
    297 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.5120 Ratings6.5276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model7.2105 Ratings8.4272 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.2122 Ratings7.5275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.360 Ratings7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.7218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    5.2
    95 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    221 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access4.991 Ratings8.0215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings8.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile5.885 Ratings9.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and SAP Datasphere
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    8.3
    145 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SAP Datasphere
    -
    Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings8.0125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.494 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.471 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.497 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.784 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.1 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Talend Data Fabric
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (134 ratings)
    8.3
    (332 ratings)
    8.7
    (127 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    8.4
    (69 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    3.4
    (36 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    7.5
    (37 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LookerQlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)SAP Datasphere
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    When data drives potential for new orders, Looker earns its place in our tech stack. If, on the other hand, we are hoping for pipeline generation, Looker is useful if you are willing to repeatedly go check customer utilizations .... it is not appropriate if you are hoping to automate data analysis for this purpose.
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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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    SAP
    SAP Datasphere is well suited for scalable cloud based data integration scenarios which also opens up the doors for AI driven insights which are much harder to achieve with on-prem data warehouses. Considering the licensing model of SAP Datasphere being based on consumption driven capacity units cost can be a big consideration for organizations with large volumes of data that can be a pre-requisite for data mining and AI use cases. So this can be a bottleneck or not so well adopted scenario for SAP Datasphere.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
    • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
    • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
    • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
    • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
    • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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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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    SAP
    • SAP Data Warehouse Cloud offers free trial for 90 days with free 128 GB of storage and 64 GB memory.
    • Availability of self-service data modeling and analytics on SAP Data Warehouse Cloud enables users to access and analyze data without getting support from the IT team.
    • Without zero coding while collecting, connecting, analyzing and modeling data, it saves us time and operational costs of partnering with external IT support experts.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Documentation is scarce, and very difficult to find when you need it.
    • Pricing is unclear, particularly as you look to scale your reports across the business.
    • Data from other sources is not represented in the system as well as first party Google services.
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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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    SAP
    • Need to have a good understanding of the SAP ecosystem to implement and use it.
    • From a cost perspective it can be little bit on the expensive side for enterprises.
    • The platform is still new and hence more subjected to bugs. But support for it is always good from the SAP team.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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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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    SAP
    Datasphere can come with its own challenges which can feel like a mountain to get over. However, once one has an understanding of how the product works it becomes easier to use. Once the time is spent to get it setup and working correctly very little is needed to keep it running smoothly. Its a great tool it just takes time to learn.
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    Usability
    Google
    Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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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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    SAP
    SAP has suggested that BW 7.5 will be sunset soon. Usability is good in SAP BW Modernization. Instead of going with other non-SAP tools, staying with SAP will be suitable for existing users. Across the board, many of them are moving to DataSphere.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No objections
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Google
    Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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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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    SAP
    I would greatly acknowledge the services of Sap Data [warehouse Cloud] because we were struggling before its arrival where we used to get manual data connections and this used to consume a lot of time but after its use, we now are able to connect data easily saving a lot of time and finances.
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    In-Person Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Very satisfied, easy to implement
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    Qlik
    Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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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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    SAP
    Each of these listed software has its own unique strength and capacity that scales well. SAP Datasphere on its end up against them with more suitability for large establishments with complex data ecosystems with scalability support. Also, it avails a pay-as-you-go pricing for users, and it is widely up for data quality, data governance, and data discovery.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    Perfect price to performance
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Despite the pricing model being expensive for small businesses, it provides decent features and capabilities for organizations of different sizes and it's an appropriate investment in today's business environment where there is constant pressure to build a scalable and flexible analytics service
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    Professional Services
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Ever since we implemented SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, we have been able to reduce the additional costs of hiring third-party service providers by incorporating professional services offered by the vendor.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
    • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
    • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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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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    SAP
    • Preserving data quality has enhanced governance on data by having a single source that is accessible to every business user via self-service capabilities.
    • Operational cost is lowered by connecting data in one integrated solution hence making it easy to access information without having to keeping logging to other applications. Additionally, no external IT support is needed since SAP Data Warehouse Cloud has no-coding modeling tools.
    • SAP Data Warehouse Cloud has enabled every business user to understand different data by transforming data to real insights.
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    ScreenShots

    Looker Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.

    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