Matillion vs. Qlik Sense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Matillion
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Matillion is a productivity platform for data teams. Matillion's Data Productivity Cloud helps data teams – coders and non-coders alike – to move, transform, and orchestrate data pipelines with the goal of empowering teams to deliver quality data at a speed and scale that matches the business’s data ambitions. The vendor states enterprises including Cisco,N/A
Qlik Sense
Score 8.1 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
MatillionQlik 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
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Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MatillionQlik Sense
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBilled directly via cloud marketplace on an hourly basis, with annual subscriptions available depending on the customer's cloud data warehouse provider.
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Community Pulse
MatillionQlik Sense
Considered Both Products
Matillion
Chose Matillion
Matillion is the best alternative for on-premise ETL tools if you are looking for a cloud-only solution. None of the tools we evaluated provide same features offered by Matillion. Extensive technical documentation is available on the website which makes development easy and …
Chose Matillion
Stich is working with transferred lines, Matillion used time (like Amazon). That means if you want to scale up your business, you have to pay more. With Matillion your costs [stay the same]. For sure, if you use a bigger machine on Amazon, you have to pay more...

The other thing …
Chose Matillion
It was the first and only ETL tool built for Redshift that was very easily provisioned and managed. Other ETL tools that we used in the past had configuration and integration challenges. The frequency and quality of the releases supplied Matillion allowed the product to mature …
Qlik Sense
Chose Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense is one of the best reporting systems. It is stronger than PBI and Tableau when speaking about complex KPIs. It is really similar to MicroStrategy Analytics when you speak about obtained results, but it is easier to use, especially as it is more code-based. But is it …
Top Pros
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Features
MatillionQlik Sense
Data Source Connection
Comparison of Data Source Connection features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
7.6
123 Ratings
8% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Connect to traditional data sources7.7122 Ratings00 Ratings
Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL7.582 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations
Comparison of Data Transformations features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
7.3
124 Ratings
14% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Simple transformations8.1124 Ratings00 Ratings
Complex transformations6.4123 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
7.2
116 Ratings
12% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Data model creation9.133 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata management9.140 Ratings00 Ratings
Business rules and workflow5.9108 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration5.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
Testing and debugging5.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Governance
Comparison of Data Governance features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
8.2
23 Ratings
0% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Integration with data quality tools8.222 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with MDM tools8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.4
312 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.9310 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.1225 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
323 Ratings
6% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.8319 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.2312 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.9296 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.7
275 Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.7207 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.7254 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.7174 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.7180 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.7106 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
311 Ratings
6% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.4304 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.7281 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.5193 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.9
294 Ratings
4% 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 Ratings8.7272 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.9216 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
6% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.5214 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.3184 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Matillion
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.5
143 Ratings
7% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.392 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
MatillionQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
6.9
(125 ratings)
8.5
(327 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(6 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
6.5
(124 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(7 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.6
(117 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MatillionQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
Matillion
It is very well suited for ETL on the cloud. Whenever there is something that can be accomplished with no code or little code, Matillion is a good tool. However, if your pipeline requires a lot of customizations, Matillion should be avoided.
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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
Matillion
  • We leveraged Matillion’s no-code principals to make data manipulation easy for our internal customers. People who don't know how to use SQL no longer need to. Everything in Matillion is self-explained with no or little coding.
  • We connected Matillion to our data warehouse to allow people to read raw data, transform it, then write results back to their sandbox databases. The drag and drop component design allowed customers to create complex data models at the speed of thought without any risk to production data.
  • With sharing capabilities between projects enabled, everyone was able to help each other when questions arose which instilled a strong sense of collaboration and community.
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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
Matillion
  • I think a non-CLI approach to installing and uninstalling python libraries would be nice. I mean, it isn't difficult to install a python library via Linux or CLI, but I imagine most companies don't feel comfortable allowing Matillion users to go on a virtual server and installing it themselves. Requirement.txt file for installing libraries would be simple, and maybe that could also be used to uninstall libraries as well......or maybe the library gets automatically downloaded if it is imported into a python script but the library doesn't exist.
  • Python Component is lacking very much in terms of UI. It would be unrealistic for me to suggest Matillion build its own EDI, but it would be nice if a python component could connect to a local IDE. Right now, if you want to write any decent length python code, you are going to be stuck copying and pasting your code from your local IDE.
  • It is also very difficult to debug in Matillion because you can't set breakpoints. Local IDE integration can resolve that.
  • I would like to have more templates to copy from for certain simplistic scenarios. For instance, a template for a job that fails which sends an AWS SNS with the Job name, component it failed on, and the error message. It wasn't as simple as I thought it would be to figure out and having to use a shared job for such circumstances can be painful because you have to export a bunch of variables.
  • There should be a drop down list for Global Matillion variables as it is difficult to remember at times.
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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
Matillion
With the current experience of Matillion, we are likely to renew with the current feature option but will also look for improvement in various areas including scalability and dependability. 1. Connectors: It offers various connectors option but isn't full proof which we will be looking forward as we grow. 2. Scalability: As usage increase, we want Matillion system to be more stable.
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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
Matillion
It has been easy to train new employees who don't have previous experience with Matillion. It is quite self-explanatory. There are quite a few things that can be done with Python, however, we have not really looked into this feature much but likely will do in the future. Mostly, it is drag and drop of components and environments can be set up so easy to set up connections as well.
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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
Matillion
Overall, I've found Matillion to be responsive and considerate. I feel like they value us as a customer even when I know they have customers who spend more on the product than we do. That speaks to a motive higher than money. They want to make a good product and a good experience for their customers. If I have any complaint, it's that support sometimes feels community-oriented. It isn't always immediately clear to me that my support requests are going to a support engineer and not to the community at large. Usually, though, after a bit of conversation, it's clear that Matillion is watching and responding. And responses are generally quick in coming.
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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
Matillion
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Online Training
Matillion
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
Matillion
We were able to control on access and built various enviroment for implementation
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Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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Alternatives Considered
Matillion
Matillion ran circles around Stitch and Striim both in functionality, setup, and performance. There was no real comparison. Fivetran massively outperforms Matillion in pretty much every facet of the production from setup, maintenance, visibility, and usability. It already has the ability to connect any data source to a destination regardless of database type. Why we chose Matillion over Fivetran is that, for our current needs, Matillion provides us with the functionality that we need and a much more competitive price for a smaller company.
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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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Scalability
Matillion
I have been able to connect Matillion to AWS Aurora Databases, MySQL databases, Rest APIs, Files in AWS S3, etc. Being able to load all of that disparate data into one datalake has made data mining and reporting a lot simpler. I wish everything could be implemented as easily as Matillion.
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Qlik
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Matillion
  • Saving us time reduces our need for headcount
  • Allows us to collaborate on data-eng pipelines in a transparent way with non-technical stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and continuity
  • Allows us a single platform to log and manage all of our pipelines to pin-point where something failed and why
  • Always has a solution to very common data engineering tasks, i.e., real-time data, connectors, pre-built workflows, etc.
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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

Matillion Screenshots

Screenshot of Matillion's GUI, used to orchestrate jobs with control data flow functionality, automating the ETL process.Screenshot of where structured and semi-structured data can be prepared to create clean data sets that can be used with any BI/reporting/visualization tool of choice. Matillion reads and combines data across a target warehouse external storage, such as S3 or Blob.Screenshot of Matillion's self-validating components, sample and row counts. If a job does fail, the warehouse queue services available with Matillion can be used get an alert to a connected email or Slack account.Screenshot of the SQL component used to run custom scripts from within Matillion. With hundreds of pre-built connectors out of the box, Matillion can handle complex transformation needs.

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