Posit vs. Qlik Sense

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Posit
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Posit, formerly RStudio, is a modular data science platform, combining open source and commercial products.N/A
Qlik Sense
Score 7.7 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
PositQlik 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
Contact Sales
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PositQlik Sense
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
PositQlik Sense
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Posit
8.3
27 Ratings
1% below category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources8.727 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection8.626 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Posit
9.1
27 Ratings
9% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Visualization8.327 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis9.824 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Posit
9.4
26 Ratings
14% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment9.524 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations9.326 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Posit
9.5
22 Ratings
12% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery9.919 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Posit
9.7
18 Ratings
13% above category average
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options9.618 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.815 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.5
312 Ratings
4% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.3213 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.9310 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.2225 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
323 Ratings
7% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.9319 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.2312 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.4152 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.0296 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.8
275 Ratings
6% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.8207 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.8254 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.8174 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.8180 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.7
311 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.5304 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.8281 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.7193 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
9.0
294 Ratings
6% 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 Ratings8.8272 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.9216 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
5% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.4214 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.2132 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.2184 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Posit
-
Ratings
Qlik Sense
8.6
143 Ratings
10% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.8123 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.492 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
PositQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
9.8
(123 ratings)
8.5
(327 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(17 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Availability
9.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(9 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.3
(4 ratings)
7.3
(5 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
PositQlik Sense
Likelihood to Recommend
Posit (formerly RStudio)
In my humble opinion, if you are working on something related to Statistics, RStudio is your go-to tool. But if you are looking for something in Machine Learning, look out for Python. The beauty is that there are packages now by which you can write Python/SQL in R. Cross-platform functionality like such makes RStudio way ahead of its competition. A couple of chinks in RStudio armor are very small and can be considered as nagging just for the sake of argument. Other than completely based on programming language, I couldn't find significant drawbacks to using RStudio. It is one of the best free software available in the market at present.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • The support is incredibly professional and helpful, and they often go out of their way to help me when something doesn't work.
  • The one-click publishing from RStudio Connect is absolutely amazing, and I really like the way that it deploys your exact package versions, because otherwise, you can get in a terrible mess.
  • Python doesn't feel quite as native as R at the moment but I have definitely deployed stuff in R and Python that works beautifully which is really nice indeed.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • Python integration is newer and still can be rough, especially with when using virtual environments.
  • RStudio Connect pricing feels very department focused, not quite an enterprise perspective.
  • Some of the RStudio packages don't follow conventional development guidelines (API breaking changes with minor version numbers) which can make supporting larger projects over longer timeframes difficult.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
There is no viable alternative right now. The toolset is good and the functionality is increasing with every release. It is backed by regular releases and ongoing development by the RStudio team. There is good engagement with RStudio directly when support is required. Also there's a strong and growing community of developers who provide additional support and sample code.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
For someone who learns how to use the software and picks up on the "language" of R, it's very easy to use. For beginners, it can be hard and might require a course, as well as the appropriate statistical training to understand what packages to use and when
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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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Reliability and Availability
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio is very available and cheap to use. It needs to be updated every once in a while, but the updates tend to be quick and they do not hinder my ability to make progress. I have not experienced any RStudio outages, and I have used the application quite a bit for a variety of statistical analyses
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Qlik
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Posit (formerly RStudio)
Since R is trendy among statisticians, you can find lots of help from the data science/ stats communities. If you need help with anything related to RStudio or R, google it or search on StackOverflow, you might easily find the solution that you are looking for.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Online Training
Posit (formerly RStudio)
No answers on this topic
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
Posit (formerly RStudio)
We did it at the individual level: anyone willing to code in R can use it. No real deployment involved.
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Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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Alternatives Considered
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio was provided as the most customizable. It was also strictly the most feature-rich as far as enabling our organization to script, run, and make use of R open-source packages in our data analysis workstreams. It also provided some support for python, which was useful when we had R heavy code with some python threaded in. Overall we picked Rstudio for the features it provided for our data analysis needs and the ability to interface with our existing resources.
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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
Posit (formerly RStudio)
RStudio is very scalable as a product. The issue I have is that it doesn't necessarily fit in nicely with the mainly Microsoft environment that everybody else is using. Having RStudio for us means dedicated servers and recruiting staff who know how to manage the environment. This isn't a fault of the product at all, it's just part of the data science landscape that we all have to put up with. Having said that RStudio is absolutely great for running on low spec servers and there are loads of options to handle concurrency, memory use, etc.
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Qlik
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Posit (formerly RStudio)
  • Using it for data science in a very big and old company, the most positive impact, from my point of view, has been the ability of spreading data culture across the group. Shortening the path from data to value.
  • Still it's hard to quantify economic benefits, we are struggling and it's a great point of attention, since splitting out the contribution of the single aspects of a project (and getting the RStudio pie) is complicated.
  • What is sure is that, in the long run, RStudio is boosting productivity and making the process in which is embedded more efficient (cost reduction).
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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

Posit Screenshots

Screenshot of Posit runs on most desktops or on a server and accessed over the webScreenshot of Posit supports authoring HTML, PDF, Word Documents, and slide showsScreenshot of Posit supports interactive graphics with Shiny and ggvisScreenshot of Shiny combines the computational power of R with the interactivity of the modern webScreenshot of Remote Interactive Sessions: Start R and Python processes from Posit Workbench within various systems such as Kubernetes and SLURM with Launcher.Screenshot of Jupyter: Author and edit Python code with Jupyter using the same Posit Workbench infrastructure.

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