Metabase vs. Qlik Sense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Metabase
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Metabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.
$85
per month
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
MetabaseQlik Sense
Editions & Modules
Starter
$85
per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
Growth
$749
per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
Open Source
Free
Enterprise
starting at $15,000
per year
Enterprise
Starts at $15,000
per year
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
MetabaseQlik Sense
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
MetabaseQlik Sense
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.7
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Qlik Sense
8.4
312 Ratings
2% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.02 Ratings8.9310 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.02 Ratings8.1225 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
6.0
2 Ratings
30% below category average
Qlik Sense
8.6
323 Ratings
6% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.02 Ratings8.8319 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.02 Ratings8.2312 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages2.01 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.02 Ratings8.9296 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Qlik Sense
8.7
275 Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web9.01 Ratings8.7207 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings8.7254 Ratings
Report Versioning7.01 Ratings8.7174 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 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
Metabase
6.5
2 Ratings
22% below category average
Qlik Sense
8.6
311 Ratings
6% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)9.02 Ratings8.4304 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings8.7281 Ratings
Predictive Analytics4.01 Ratings8.5193 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
10.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Qlik Sense
9.0
294 Ratings
5% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings9.2273 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.02 Ratings9.0270 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.02 Ratings8.7272 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.02 Ratings8.9216 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
6% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings8.5214 Ratings
Mobile Application10.01 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings8.3184 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Qlik Sense
8.5
143 Ratings
7% above category average
REST API7.12 Ratings8.7123 Ratings
Javascript API9.01 Ratings8.392 Ratings
iFrames9.01 Ratings8.592 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)9.01 Ratings8.695 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.669 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.482 Ratings
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User Ratings
MetabaseQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(327 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 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
MetabaseQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
Metabase
Very well-suited in growing organizations, at a company of the size I work at it is the perfect solution in terms of functionality and cost. Compared to other solutions like PowerBI etc, which can run into the hundreds of thousands just to implement, Metabase is fantastic. In terms of scalability, as we grow, there will be inevitable questions over how well we can grow with Metabase.
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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
Metabase
  • Store Data
  • Make Querying easy
  • Quickly ingest data from many sources
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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
Metabase
  • Report Types
  • Updates
  • Colour/Branding
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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
Metabase
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
Metabase
Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
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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
Metabase
No answers on this topic
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
Metabase
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Online Training
Metabase
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
Metabase
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
Metabase
I used Looker in a previous role and found it clunky, difficult to navigate, hard to collaborate on, and ultimately massively expensive. I evaluated Looker to see if it would be right to implement it as a solution in my current role, but Metabase was the clear winner - the ease of use, cost, functionality, and simple report exploration made it an easy decision.
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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
Metabase
  • We can make great reports for our customers quickly
  • We can store customer data dynamically
  • we can create customer specific metrics
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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 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