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    Microsoft Power BI

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Power BI is a visualization and data discovery tool from Microsoft. It allows users to convert data into visuals and graphics, visually explore and analyze data, collaborate on interactive dashboards and reports, and scale across their organization with built-in governance and security.

    $168

    per year per user

    Microsoft Sentinel

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Sentinel (formerly Azure Sentinel) is designed as a birds-eye view across the enterprise. It is presented as a security information and event management (SIEM) solution for proactive threat detection, investigation, and response.

    $2.46

    per GB ingested

    QlikView

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AQlikView® is Qlik®’s original BI offering designed primarily for shared business intelligence reports and data visualizations. It offers guided exploration and discovery, collaborative analytics for sharing insight, and agile development and deployment.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    Editions & Modules
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Azure Sentinel
    $2.46
    per GB ingested
    100 GB per day
    $123.00
    per day
    200 GB per day
    $221.40
    per day
    300 GB per day
    $319.80
    per day
    400 GB per day
    $410.00
    per day
    500 GB per day
    $492.00
    per day
    More than 500 GB per day
    $492.00 + $98.40
    per day/plus each additional 100 GB increment
    QlikView
    Custom
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPower BI Desktop is the data exploration and report authoring experience for Power BI, and is available as a free download.On an perpetual license basis, based on server plus number of users. Contact vendor for pricing.
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    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI, Tableau, and QlikView are the market leaders when analyzed on Gartner`s magic quadrant for business intelligence tool. One of the critical drawbacks of all these visionary tools is the absence or expensive back end that are needed to support the infrastructure. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    As mentioned earlier, Power BI is not as mature as QlikView or Tableau and, as a result, is more limited in the kinds of things it's capable of. That said, it's still highly capable of fulfilling most typical BI dashboard requirements. We chose Power BI partly because of a very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    We were able to bundle Power BI with other Microsoft products we rely on heavily. This and the customization options were the main sellers for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    We have used Microsoft Power BI for almost seven years. When looking for a reporting platform, remember that you are about to make a long-term choice. Moving reports to another system isn't easy. If you have, for example, more than 100 reports, the move to a different platform …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    It has more than 200 plus visuals in-store and is very easy to access. It has a great user community to help each other with an ample amount of responses. Almost all kinds of data sources are available to use and develop the reports Easy to use and learn with a lot of training …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI was perfectly integrated in our Microsoft ecosystem what makes everything easier also, the fast evolution that has happened over the last years and their reaction to our needs is something that makes the differents.
    They listen to the customer and as they do a lot of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    • Power BI has better pricing.
    • Power BI is integrated with other Microsoft products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Microsoft Power BI has better pricing, better features in the trial version. Power BI is also integrated with other Microsoft products, so you can publish dashboards to SharePoint pages and to Teams.
    Power BI is also the easiest to use. It has more wizards and all the pop-ups …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Haven't used alternatives much.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Microsoft Power BI was a little more expensive when comparing it to the competition, but it also offers a lot more options and is more flexible as well. Also, the quality and appearance of the reports and charts was more good looking and aesthetically pleasing than the other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    We selected Microsoft Power BI because it has the best GUI and easy-to-use interface. As part of Microsoft suite, it has the same structure as Office 365 solutions, therefore making it easier to get onboard. At the same time, having backend solutions from Microsoft such as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI does not have the feel of a fully independent and robust BI Solution. It tackles smaller functional or department-level analytic needs and can operate in a small or solo roll-out environment. But scaling up to enterprise would be better suited for Qlik or Tableau. Same …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Microsoft BI tool does a better job than most of the other software. The reason is excellent visualizations and its capability to connect with various other software and data sources. Tableau does a better job when it comes to tutorials and being more user-friendly. Also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI takes it to another level with the report and dashboard designing for a wide variety of purposes, and always gives you the option to be collaborative within their native sync features, that is also an advantage to set things up, for example, to promote reports into …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Much easier learning curve and integration with Microsoft Office gives it a leg up. People not knowing they have it, believe it or not, is limiting it's usage. Microsoft really needs to market it!
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    Power BI is a lot easier to use. The designs are also much nicer. Costs to implement Power BI (minus the existing data infrastructure) is much lower than other tools commercially available. However, the tool is still relatively new and still lacks many common features that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Power BI
    As mentioned earlier it is free of cost and easy to learn as it is part of the Microsoft suite product. It blends well with ETL package tools such as SSRS and SSIS. It is also easy to distribute the dashboard to users of Office 365. It is a a complete Microsoft product which …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Qlik
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView seems somewhat legacy compared to Microsoft Power BI, with more options to customize and format dashboards with a more enhanced look and feel. QlikView was already widely used in our organization before I came on board and was widely adopted as the single source of …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    The price and functionality of QlikView best suit the needs of our organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    ETL data storage capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    I think it all comes down to personal preference and integration compatibility with the existing systems in the organization. However, I would argue that Qlik and PowerBI are the top-tier available solutions due to robust features and capabilities, and I would put solutions …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Each tool has their own pros and cons; QlikView works well for our needs at this time.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    MS Power BI and other BI tools have similar functions to QlikView and some of them also have much cheaper price. However, the strength of QlikView is that it is much easier to use and to learn. If you need to train a new person to learn the tool, it costs around 1-2 days.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView has its own data warehouse, which is the most important reason why would I choose QlikView over any other tools. Apart from that, the feature options are good for the ones who know the tool well but created a steeper learning curve in the beginning. Once you went …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Qlik was less intuitive than Paxata, but less expensive than either microstrategy or PowerBI. Qlik has enough breadth to accommodate most use cases without breaking the bank.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView vs Tableau
    • The Tableau solution implementation is pretty slow when compared to that of QlikView.
    • The data interpretation from multiple data sources is a pain point in Tableau as it increases complexity.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Power BI is cheaper, but more basic. Tableau is more expensive, but with greater capabilities. I feel like the other two are a little more intuitive. My company had Qlikview when I arrived.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
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    93%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    97%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
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    66 Answers
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.1
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.1169 Ratings00 Ratings8.050 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings9.766 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.7180 Ratings00 Ratings8.060 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    196 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.4193 Ratings00 Ratings8.266 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.7193 Ratings00 Ratings7.867 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.4143 Ratings00 Ratings8.336 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.2191 Ratings00 Ratings8.162 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    8.6
    62 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Publish to Web8.1179 Ratings00 Ratings8.049 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.7174 Ratings00 Ratings9.056 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.7145 Ratings00 Ratings7.542 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.3148 Ratings00 Ratings10.048 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.9111 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.7
    189 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.3183 Ratings00 Ratings7.955 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1168 Ratings00 Ratings7.546 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics7.2138 Ratings00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining7.339 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    8.3
    180 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    6.7
    60 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.6169 Ratings00 Ratings8.159 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.1148 Ratings00 Ratings5.355 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1160 Ratings00 Ratings5.555 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.149 Ratings00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.5141 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.9
    162 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.6152 Ratings00 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Mobile Application7.5133 Ratings00 Ratings9.028 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.9155 Ratings00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    7.6
    116 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Microsoft Sentinel
    -
    Ratings
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    REST API7.7104 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API7.485 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.055 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API6.769 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.391 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.444 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
    Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Sentinel and QlikView
    Feature
    Microsoft Power BI
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Sentinel
    8.5
    34 Ratings
    7% above category average
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings9.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Correlation00 Ratings8.835 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings8.435 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deployment flexibility00 Ratings8.333 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings8.933 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings8.435 Ratings00 Ratings
    Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data integration/API management00 Ratings8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings9.031 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
    Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings8.232 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.733 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    IBM Security QRadar SIEM
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM)
    Score8 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (199 ratings)
    8.5
    (74 ratings)
    7.6
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (115 ratings)
    8.2
    (27 ratings)
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    3.3
    (15 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (81 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft SentinelQlikView
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Has significantly improved collation of data and visualisation especially with business across Europe. Has given me the ability to see the Site availability at the click of a button to see which Site is in the "money" and seize opportunities based on Market data
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    Microsoft
    What has really impressed me is how Microsoft Sentinel delivers centralised security monitoring across multiple data sources in our enterprise. It has reduced cost of handling large security logs by collecting and analyzing data without friction of managing traditional SIEM infrastructure. It is easy to work to integrate with Azure logs for quick data analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    Sales data validations have helped manage our justifications in the past, especially with regard to new product development and new business introduction. It has also been helpful in identifying trends with business impact and direction specific to quarter and monthly sales from ERP data as well as decisions to purchase equipment of staffing based on run rates and product demand.
    One thing that can get out of hand is data output - if you aren't careful in your query, you may be overloaded with data dumps and drown in the amount of info you have to filter through. This is a user caution, not a comment on the software itself.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Options for data source connections are immense. Not just which sources, but your options for *how* the data is brought in.
    • Constant updates (this is both good and bad at times).
    • User friendliness. I can get the data connections set up and draft some quick visuals, then release to the target audience and let them expand on it how they want to.
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    Microsoft
    • The visual presentation of data is terrific, so including what we had prior to Microsoft Sentinel, it presents data in a much more usable way, so that's been quite refreshing. It's not quite as complex to understand what you're looking at.
    Incentivized
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    Qlik
    • QlikView has a simple, relational data model that's REALLY fast. Filtering and changing data is dead simple results are almost immediately available.
    • The free version of Qlikview is almost completely featured, so you roll a pro-level product out to an entire department for really cheap.
    • QlikView is really flexible--if you can imagine it, you can build it.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • It would be easier for users could Microsoft Power BI and Excel used the same programming languages.
    • Would like to see the online version of Microsoft Power BI be as powerful as the desktop version.
    • Publishing a Microsoft Power BI file online and then having to save the file is somewhat redundant.
    • Would like to export each page or chart as an image.
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    Microsoft
    • One feature that I would like to see improved is probably the log parsing. I think one of the big things that Splunk does better than Microsoft Sentinel is that it makes it easy to bring in new log streams of arbitrary formats and parse them out into columns and tables. Microsoft Sentinel is a lot more involved, though. It takes a lot more manual work to bring in different log sources and parse them out.
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    Qlik
    • We found that QlikView can be a bit slow in supporting some forms of encryption. It is web-based and we needed to upgrade all of our server to not support the older SSL and TLS 1 protocols, only support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3. However, QlikView could not run with TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3. We had to wait over six months to get a version that would handle the newer TLS versions.
    • There are so many options with QlikView that you can get lost when developing a visualization. There are still items I have not yet figured out, such as labeling a graph with the name of a selected detail item.
    • QlikView works by pulling the data it is going to use for visualization into its database. I am a security reviewer and I need to make certain that PII and PHI is not pulled by QlikView for a visualization, otherwise this could become a reportable indecent.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is an excellent and scalable tool. It has a learning curve, but once you get past that, the sky is the limit and you can build from the most simple to the most complex dashboards. I have built everything from simple reports with only a few data points to complex reports with many pages and advanced filtering.
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    Microsoft
    it does the job reasonably well
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    Qlik
    Ease of use, ability to load from pretty much any data source. today I created an application that loaded time sheets from excel that are not in a table format. With Qlik's "enable transformation steps" I was able to automate loads of multiple spreadsheets and multiple tabs easily. Could not do that with any other tool.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Automating reporting has reduced manual data processing by 50-70%, freeing up analysts for higher-value tasks. A finance team that previously spent 20+ hours per week on Excel-based reports now does it in minutes with Microsoft Power BI's automated Real-time dashboards have shortened decision cycles by 30-40%, enabling leadership to react quickly to sales trends, operational bottlenecks, and customer behavior.
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    Microsoft
    Mirosoft sentinel is easy to use once the inital setup is completed.The dashboard and centralized alerts make it simple to monitor security events and investigate incidents.Integration with other microsoft security tool is also helpful.Some advanced features and configurations can take time to understand, but overall it provides good, user-friendly security monitoring.
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    Qlik
    QlikView is very easy to implement. The installation is very straight forward. QlikView has several different data connectors that can connect to different data sources very smoothly. The user interface to build the reports is very easy to understand. This helps to have a smaller learning curve. Something very helpful is that QlikView is a browser application for the end users. So, you don't need to install any applications on the user's computer.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    We have not had any downtime issues with the product nor uncovered any significant bugs
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    It is not a SAAS product.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    It is a fantastic tool, you can do almost everything related with data and reports, it is a perfect substitutive of Power Point and Excel with a high evolution and flexibility, and also it is very friendly and easy to share. I think all companies should have Power BI (or other BI tool) in their software package and if they are in the MS Suite, for sure Power BI should be the one due to all the benefits of the MS ecosystem.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft support is one of the highest rated on the market. It has global and multilingual support. Calls can be made over the phone and the solution is virtually instantaneous with the help of Microsoft engineers. It's great!
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    Qlik
    My experience with the Qlik support team has been somewhat limited, but every interaction I have had with them has been very professional and I received a response quickly. Typically if there is a technical issue, our IT team will follow up. My inquiries are specific to product functionality, and Qlik has been very helpful in clarifying any questions I might have.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    My team attended, but I cannot myself rate, but I think it was good as they've successfully launched a training program at our company themselves for users. It was 3-4 day training.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Qlik
    Training was as expected. The demo environments tend to be more fully featured that our own environment, but the training was clear and well delivered.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    It was integrated with our erp easily and was accessible on cloud.
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    Microsoft
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    Qlik
    "Implementation" can mean a few things... so I'm not sure that this is the answer you want.... but here it goes: To me, implementation means: "Is the user interface intuitive and can I produce meaningful reports with ease?" On that score, I'd say YES. The amount of training required was minimal and the results were powerful. The desktop implementation is a simple, "blank" interface just waiting for your creativity. The pre-populated templates give you a reasonable start to any project -- and a good set of objects to "play around with" if you're just getting started. Finally, note that the "implementation" I used was baked into QuickBooks 2016 Enterprise -- called "Advanced Reporting"..... That integration makes it ultra useful and simple.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Power BI is free. If I didn't want to create a custom platform (i.e. my organization insisted on an existing platform that I *had* to use), I'd use Microsoft Power BI. For any start-up or SMB, I'd just use Claude & Grok to build it quickly, also for free. Would not pay for Tableau or Sigma anymore. Not worth it at all.
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    Microsoft
    Compared to platforms such as Splunk, LogRhythm, and Devo, Microsoft Sentinel’s cloud‑native, consumption‑based pricing model and reduced infrastructure overhead tend to offer better overall cost efficiency. This is especially true for organizations already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem, where Sentinel can deliver strong capabilities with a lower total cost of ownership.
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    Qlik
    The only other vendor product that I have worked with that provides a similar experience to Qlikview is Tableau. I would recommend Tableau if your use case is to build a fixed dashboard. You can share reports for free without needing to buy additional licenses. I would recommend Qlikview if your users are looking for a more interactive experience. They can create new objects to represent the data which can't be accomplished as easily in Tableau
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    Professional Services
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Did not use professional services
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    Qlik
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Power BI usage reduced the effort of analytical reports creation by about 80%
    • Empowered all the level of employee to be more vigilant of the data and business insights, gained the profit of 8% overall.
    • AI-powered predictive analytics improved forecasting accuracy by 17%, that topped the overall sales.
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    Microsoft
    • It's probably neutral. We see value, but it's, again, tick that kind of expense stuff. We're getting more insight and value into what is going on in that cloud workspace, but just noting the cost. So it's probably neutral. I'm not directly responsible, so the full kind of return on investment kind of cycle, that's someone else's problem. I'm like the end user. It's my team that will look at the data and look at the output of Microsoft Sentinel. So the ROI, someone else can worry about that.
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    Qlik
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