MicroStrategy Analytics vs Qlik Sense | TrustRadius

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Score 7.3 out of 10

Based on 257 reviews and ratings

Score 7.6 out of 10

Based on 916 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Delivery to Remote Servers

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Single Sign-On (SSO)

MicroStrategy Analytics

Qlik Sense

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

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Qlik Sense

REST API

Javascript API

iFrames

Java API

Themeable User Interface (UI)

Customizable Platform (Open Source)

Pros

They sell the product well, and make promises you will actually believe
"checks the box" for most features a company would need. Doesn't actually deliver them though
They answer the phone in a timely manner. Can't answer your questions or provide support, but the queue time isn't bad
They have online documentation. It's not up to date, and likely doesn't reflect the version of software you are using, but hey... they can point to it.

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Hospitality Consultant

TRO HospitalityHospitality, 501-1000 employees

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I use the smart search feature often to help locate key parts of information across data sources.
The expression editor is fairly easy to learn even if you don't have an advanced background.
The data load editor has both advanced and basic functionality depending on your skill level and business needs.

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Daniel Huddleston

Senior Manager Business Intelligence

ThryvComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Cons

The graph options are not as robust as an Excel user might want.
The metadata layer can sometimes be slower, and it takes a long time for reports to run.
Viewing the data feed entered can be cumbersome at times, in terms of validation with reports.

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Verified User

Analyst in Quality Assurance

Hospital & Health Care Company, 501-1000 employees

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Not a lot of room for customization as we were used to in QlikView
UI and default navigation can be very clunky and not user friendly
Although the backend is fantastic, the front end experience leaves a lot to be desired. As a developer you don't have a lot of options to customized your app unless you turn to Javascript, CSS and HTML. This is not a common stack you would find in most BI developers

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Manager in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.9

Based on 27 answers

I would always choose to renew MicroStrategy as long as they lead the market in features, functionality and price. The support of MicroStrategy is timely and professional, I frequently get answers to my questions within 24 hours and normally have solutions within 48 hours. Training available for MicroStrategy completely covers everything required to be able to expertly use MicroStrategy and understand data warehousing.

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Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Qlik Sense 8.5

Based on 6 answers

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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Business Intelligence, Senior

La Jolla GroupApparel & Fashion, 51-200 employees

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Usability

MicroStrategy Analytics 6.8

Based on 6 answers

The standard grid reporting could look more like the styling and object used for the Import and Visual Insight products. In addition, object properties almost seem to be hidden when first using the product. It's as if they are asking the engineers to only use the presets we make available...and, these presets are 10+ years old. On the positive side, Microstrategy seems to be the only product, not named Cognos, which can scale to Big Data. The product is "hackable" via the SDK or tricking the Intelligence Server to do uncommon things. The Microstrategy development team also seems to be very involved with their OEM partners; especially when it comes to features and enhancements. A large majority of the improvements we suggested have made it into the product or on the roadmap for future enhancements. Only suckas fall for the shiny objects from most other vendors; Microstrategy is really the only choice for Enterprise BI.

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Wm. Dexter Jones

Manager, Business Intelligence and Reporting Services

IgnitionOneInternet, 201-500 employees

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Qlik Sense 8.0

Based on 11 answers

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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Christer Andersson

Business Intelligence Manager

EnicsElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 1001-5000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 3 answers

I've never had an issue with MicroStrategy not being available due to MicroStrategy application malfunction. It is very robust and only failures I've seen were due to user error or the platform the machine running the service failed some how.

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Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Performance

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 3 answers

Being able to customize the performance based on the business need is extremely powerful. Proper configuration and understanding of the usage pattern is key, if the technical ability of the architect is not at top level, then the product will not be configured correctly which will lead to poor performance.

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Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

MicroStrategy Analytics 5.8

Based on 9 answers

MicroStrategy's support is very good. We don't have a lot of technical issues in the first place, but when we do have to open a case with them, their front-line engineers seem very capable and resolve most of the issues without escalation. Our sales team is also very good and keeps us in the loop on new features and makes sure we are satisfied customers.

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Senior Network Administrator

University HealthSystem ConsortiumHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees

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Qlik Sense 7.3

Based on 13 answers

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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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Printing Company, 501-1000 employees

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In-Person Training

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Qlik Sense 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The instructor was very knowledgeable.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Printing Company, 501-1000 employees

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Online Training

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 5 answers

I have attended many trainings offered by MicroStrategy; both distance and in-person training. I earned my CRD (Certified Report Developer) certification via the online training. I found the training to be well organized and concise. Overall I will definitely continue to increase my knowledge with MicroStrategy via the online training offering.

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Senior BI Developer

HMS1001-5000 employees

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Qlik Sense 9.1

Based on 1 answer

The online instructor was very knowledgeable.

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Professional in Information Technology

Printing Company, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 7 answers

We measured following KPI for the success

Increase in Business Feeds Loads
Reduction in Controllers Manual Work.
Conversion of Manual Work into Systematic Workflows.
Increase in Customer Spend
Reduction in Service costs
Reduction in time-to-market for new campaigns
Increase in cross sell and Up sell
Error reduction in customer Identification
Existing client retained

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Associate Principal

LTI - Larsen & Toubro InfotechRetail, 10,001+ employees

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Qlik Sense 7.3

Based on 9 answers

Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.

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Enterprise Data Architect

CIBC MellonUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Tableau is probably MicroStrategy Analytic's biggest competitor I've noticed over time, and I'm not sure why. Tableau only covers visualizations independently for each business user, which then creates the issues of every employee creating their own version of the data, and then you have 20 versions of the truth. A enterprise data warehouse and MicroStrategy's Visual Insight is a better method.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Internet Company, 201-500 employees

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I did not select Qlik Sense. Both Tableau and Power Bi are better solutions than Qlik. Tableau provides better data visualizations. Power BI provides much better ease of data extraction and is more scalable for embedding into software solutions. Both provide better licensing deals (=cheaper) than Qlik. Overall, I would choose Power BI, Tableau then Qlik Sense in that order.

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Verified User

Manager in Other

Automotive Company, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

MicroStrategy Analytics 9.0

Based on 2 answers

This software is extremely scaleable, one can add more core servers which performs as a load balancing. The configurations available to manage usage patterns and daily activity are as high a caliber as any other enterprise level software. This product can be installed on both a windows and unix platform allow for integration on a budget.

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Professional Services Engineer

Chartwise Medical SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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No score

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Return on Investment

MicroStrategy was helpful for reducing the amount of time we needed to spend number crunching large data sets, and in doing so, allowed me as the primary users to spend more time gleaning insights from the data that in turn informed our leadership team to make strategic decisions.
By creating numerous canned reports available to all members of the team through email distribution or basic access to the platform, we were able to reduce the time I spent showing people how to pull the data in Microsoft Excel by nearly 40% .
We ended up needing to make many changes to the way our DMP was feeding data into MicroStrategy due to incorrect reporting that caused complications in accounting and finance.

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Strategy and Market Development Analyst

MediaMathBanking, 10,001+ employees

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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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Verified User

Manager in Corporate

Automotive Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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MicroStrategy Analytics Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

Must contact sales team for pricing information.

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

$30 per month

Qlik Sense Editions & Modules

Edition

Qlik Sense Business	$30.00¹
Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS	Contact sales

Per User/Per Month
none

Additional Pricing Details

Qlik Sense Enterprise: Perpetual license basis, based on number of users Qlik Sense Enterprise: Subscription, based on number of users Qlik Sense Desktop: FREE Qlik Sense Cloud: FREE

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