Qlik Sense vs. Splunk Enterprise

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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)
Splunk Enterprise
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Splunk is software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data, via a web-style interface. It captures, indexes and correlates real-time data in a searchable repository from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations.N/A
Pricing
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
Editions & Modules
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
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.4
312 Ratings
2% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.3213 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.9310 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.1225 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.6
323 Ratings
6% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.8319 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.2312 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.3152 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.9296 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.7
275 Ratings
4% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.7207 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.7254 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.6174 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.7180 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.7106 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.5
311 Ratings
5% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.4304 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.7281 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.5193 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.9
294 Ratings
3% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.2273 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.0270 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.7272 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.9216 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
6% below category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.5214 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application8.2132 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.3184 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.5
143 Ratings
7% above category average
Splunk Enterprise
-
Ratings
REST API8.7123 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.392 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.592 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.569 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
Comparison of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
Splunk Enterprise
7.4
54 Ratings
5% below category average
Centralized event and log data collection00 Ratings6.553 Ratings
Correlation00 Ratings6.052 Ratings
Event and log normalization/management00 Ratings6.153 Ratings
Deployment flexibility00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
Integration with Identity and Access Management Tools00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
Custom dashboards and workspaces00 Ratings8.554 Ratings
Host and network-based intrusion detection00 Ratings7.037 Ratings
Data integration/API management00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Behavioral analytics and baselining00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Rules-based and algorithmic detection thresholds00 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Response orchestration and automation00 Ratings6.94 Ratings
Reporting and compliance management00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
Incident indexing/searching00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
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User Ratings
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(327 ratings)
7.0
(70 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(7 ratings)
10.0
(17 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(11 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(8 ratings)
8.4
(17 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(5 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Qlik SenseSplunk Enterprise
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Splunk
Pros: Splunk is very well suited if you have multiple log sources of related data. All of them can be correlated and tasks can be automated based on the requirement. Other than alerts, Splunk can also run a specific script of your choice, based on some defined conditions. Cons: If you have a few logs but a large number of log sources, Splunk can be very expensive.
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Pros
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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Splunk
  • Real-time + Scheduled alerts - i-e you can set up alerts which are actively monitoring your logs
  • Pretty good response time for search results. With our key/value logging, Splunk makes it blazing fast to query the data.
  • Dashboards provide insights into historical data
  • Love how Splunk indexes all of the data and provides keys to search on
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Cons
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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Splunk
  • At times some queries can run slowly if indices are not on a portion of the query you use.
  • Setup time initially can be difficult if your logs aren't stored in common locations or in a common way to write the log.
  • Ability to ingest logs from different locations without having to change code to put logs in a certain place (pro and con).
  • Searches can be a bit more difficult to look through if your log isn't pulled in a manner that is easy to read through splunk.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Splunk
We are using Splunk extensively in our projects and we have recently upgraded to Splunk version 6.0 which is quite efficient and giving expected results. We keep track of updates and new features Splunk introduces periodically and try to introduce those features in our day to day activities for improvement in our reporting system and other tasks.
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Usability
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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Splunk
You can literally throw in a single word into Splunk and it will pull back all instances of that word across all of your logs for the time span you select (provided you have permission to see that data). We have several users who have taken a few of the free courses from Splunk that are able to pull data out of it everyday with little help at all.
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Reliability and Availability
Qlik
No answers on this topic
Splunk
When properly setup and configured, Splunk is extremely reliable.
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Support Rating
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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Splunk
Splunk maintains a well resourced support system that has been consistent since we purchased the product. They help out in a timely manner and provide expert level information as needed. We typically open cases online and communicate when possible via e-mail and are able to resolve most issues with that method.
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In-Person Training
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Splunk
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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Splunk
The online course was simple clear and described the main capabilities of the solution. There is also an initial module that can be done for free so anyone can familiarize themselves with the functionality of this solution. On the other hand, however, there could be more free online courses. Maybe even with a certificate, this would broaden the group of people who are familiar with the platform while increasing familiarity with the solution itself.
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Implementation Rating
Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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Splunk
Smooth without too many major issues.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Splunk
I wanted to learn a new language that I can quickly master and implement. Splunk is easy, fun to use and best of all, it can be developed in hours not days or weeks. Splunk is fundamentally a programming language that is minimal but yet powerful enough to collect, analyze and visualize data.
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Scalability
Qlik
No answers on this topic
Splunk
Splunk can scale in to the petabyte per day range which of course is awesome
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Return on Investment
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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Splunk
  • Overall very positive. It has provided visibility to what is going on within our network.
  • One drawback is the time it takes to get up to speed with the application, but this is up to the user, and Splunk education is excellent.
  • In my field, IT Security, there are few other friends to have in your back pocket better than Splunk. They are just that good.
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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