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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AQlik 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.

    $200

    per month

    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

    Tableau Desktop

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATableau Desktop is a data visualization product from Tableau. It connects to a variety of data sources for combining disparate data sources without coding. It provides tools for discovering patterns and insights, data calculations, forecasts, and statistical summaries and visual storytelling.

    $1,380

    per year (purchased via a Creator license)

    Pricing
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)QlikViewTableau Desktop
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2750
    per month
    Qlik Sense (On-Premise)
    Contact Sales
    QlikView
    Custom
    per user
    Tableau Creator License
    $115
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)QlikViewTableau Desktop
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—On an perpetual license basis, based on server plus number of users. Contact vendor for pricing.All pricing plans are billed annually. A Creator license includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and Tableau Pulse. Discounts sometimes available for volume.
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    Community Pulse
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)QlikViewTableau Desktop
    Considered Multiple Products
    Qlik
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We use both Qlik Sense and QlikView. Both bring valué. However, due to simpler development Qlik Sense is the main tool.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense is one of the best reporting systems. It is stronger than PBI and Tableau when speaking about complex KPIs. It is really similar to MicroStrategy Analytics when you speak about obtained results, but it is easier to use, especially as it is more code-based. But is it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense can easily integrate multiple data models to visualize customer data. Tableau is easy to use—perhaps more manageable than Qlik—but expensive. Microsoft BI was chosen because it was similar to previously used
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We had a QlikView deployment and it made sense to utilize what was existing for our Qlik Sense use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    When it comes to working with large datasets out of the box, Qlik in my opinion is unrivaled amongst the competitor. However, the overall user experience and customization options available to developers require a lot of work. When compared to other options on the market, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Previously, we used QlikView and it was difficult to modify something in a dashboard that was originally created by other colleagues. I think that QlikView it's a legacy and it will be decommissioned soon. Versus Power BI, I would say that Qlik Sense does a very nice figure in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense
    1. better support for multiple data sources
    2. more customizable security
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    QlikView has many more options for styling within charts and objects - this hurts our ability to style things to our needs within Qlik Sense. Qlik Sense looks more modern, responsive for browser size and visually more appealing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense cost of licensing is cheaper compared with other tools which always gives an upper edge in analytics industry with good functionality. More enhanced level of security with better user community group available to discuss about new updates. Understanding of Qlik Sense …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Kibana is data visualization tool in Elastic Stack to visualize and analyze Real Time Logs Capture.
    It captures Live Streaming data and helps to detect any anomalies, error and bugs, monitoring aspects of any service/ IOT Device.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Sometimes as competing solutions, other times as completing one another.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Both are good data visualisation platforms; with certain applications where one is better than the other
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense is a fast tool to implement; you can have a functional dashboard in a few days, and the ETL processes are quite easy to build it. You can have the ROI in a short period of time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense comes out as a superior product as well as more cost efficient than some of the other products we evaluated as a part of our Enterprise Business Intelligence stack. It offers unified view of our data and extensibility. Qlik Sense being the most interactive …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense is relatively cheaper and more futuristic
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We originally went with Qlik Sense because the desktop version used to be free for single users and was a very good proposition for us (we are a non-profit with a limited budget). However, from what I see, the functionality is comparable, and Qlik Sense stacks up well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    As soon as you want to pull data from two or more separate tables, Qlik Sense leaves the rest in the dust, since it does not require joins or complex transformations. Zoho CRM analytics are limited to the data located in the product itself. No external tables can be combined.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Other tools were not able to handle complex business requirements and performance was not too good with very huge volume data. we were required to maintain history, time-based data backups, and snapshots. Also, some of the tools were too costly compare to Qlik [Sense] solutions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We thought we were getting a good (financial) deal. We had internal resources who were already familiar with Qlik.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    I prefer Qlik due to its ability to combine multiple data sources and flexibility offer by the data load editor, other tools lack this capability or they don't do as good of a job as Qlik
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    The cost structure and ease of implementation were drivers in the decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense offers the most flexible and deepest data modelling compared to many other competitors. The scripting language offers a ton of options which allow us to manipulate complex data scenarios. The scripting is robust and is something missing from many competitors. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    I have only used Qlik Sense and Nprinting feature as of now.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    [I was not involved in the decision making process for the choice of the reporting tool]
    Qlik Sense is - certainly on the front-end side - far more user-friendly than the other tools I've experienced, and allows for more dynamic reporting. It also has obtained a certain …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    We have used different BI Reporting tools, but overall, Qlik Sense [has been used longer]. Customers are really happy with the dashboards we made through Qlik Sense.
    Incentivized
    Qlik
    Chose QlikView
    We use Qlik Sense to feed QlikView reports.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView, Tableau, and Sisense are all very good BI tools for analysis and reporting. Tableau was better at intuitively matching fields of disparate data and more visually appealing, but I think QlikView is faster. Tableau was also easier for someone to use to build and …
    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
    QlikView is very similar to Tableau. However, I believe it is a cheaper solution, and that is why our company has chosen QlikView. It has been able to handle large, large amounts of data sets, and has been pretty agile for our business needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    The first thing we liked about QlikView was the price. For a small amount per user, I can have a very useful software to manage the whole data set our company uses. The Tableau Desktop has very high pricing for the software, and for just one user, not the whole organization. …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Qlikview is more outdated compared to Qlik Sense. Qlik Sense puts more of the power onto the users to create their own dashboards while QlikView tends to be managed by BI teams.
    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
    Tableau and Qlik Sense are a lot prettier and easier to use than QlikView. They also cost a LOT more. If you've got the budget, I'd consider going with one of those solutions. However, departments that don't have the budget to support tools like those need usable solutions as …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView has a great capability of handling complicated, heterogeneous and raw data and convert them into consumable form by performing basic ETL operations in comparison to Tableau and Power BI.
    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
    Chose QlikView
    Simpler than Tableau and offers some more features for free. While Tableau offers more data connection options, QlikView has satisfied my needs pretty well.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView has a simpler interface and is easier to use, however, the graphics aren't as crisp and modern as Tableau's.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Its strength lies in the data connectivity, data extraction and data exploration. But it is no way near to the user experience that Tableau provides.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    I have used Microsoft BI, Tableau Desktop and currently playing with SAP BO. Don't get me wrong, QlikView has its place in the SME space but still needs work done on the user interface, licensing and ability to handle macros.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Tableau is aesthetically interactive. QV is easier to customise and the set analysis is very powerful
    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
    It is inexpensive and cost prohibited software. Has alot of canned reports that you would need and doesn't request much development work. Widely adopted as an industry leader and works well with many of the top data source applications. Very easy to use and intuitive in the …
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView is cost-efficient and has a free desktop version to try out the different functions of it before you make the purchase decision.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    QlikView was already chosen and implemented before I started [to work here], but it is very easy to learn (for me) and I started to solve problems within a day or two.
    Incentivized
    Chose QlikView
    Good competitor for Tableau.
    Incentivized
    Tableau
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is more flexible than these - I liked QlikView old version a lot but have not used the Qlik Sense etc new ones. Tableau user logic is harder to understand than Looker Studio. However it's more trust worthy. Connecting internet sources to Tableau Desktop is much harder. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    I have had the good fortune to use a lot of BI tools such as QlikView and Power BI but Tableau according to me provides the bang for the buck. Having said that, the other tools are continually improving and the market would be crowded with a lot of tools providing matching …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau Desktop has many more features than other competitors. Comparing Birst, the layout is much more efficient. Power BI and QlikView are as easy as Tableau Desktop. The price for Tableau is a disadvantage when compared to Birst and QlikView, but not against Power BI. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    It offers superior capabilities of visualizing information. Tableau's ability to convert unstructured statistical information into fully functional, interactive and appealing dashboards is pretty amazing.
    QlikView and Power BI do not offer that level of dashboarding capability. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Pentaho has fewer visualizations and they haven't been making a lot of improvements in their visualization space. You can't really add a lot of customized visualizations as well. If Tableau has 100 features then Pentaho Analyzer has 10 with no ray of hope for improvements. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    1. As compared to SAP Business Objects, Tableau is very easy to use and quick in terms of implementation. Although SAP BO is reporting tool but both tool servers different purposes. SAP BO is a huge enterprises tool used mainly for creating large tabular reports while Tableau …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is strong at visualization but less strong at data discovery where I find Qlik Sense, SAS, SPSS are stronger.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    If any changes had to be made to existing visualizations when we used QlikView, a lot of security constraints existed and I had to run to the IT team for every change I had to implement. Tableau gives easy security change rights to the developer environment.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    It has a better user interface compared to Microsoft Power BI. The Tableau integration process is quite simple and clear with the third-party application whereas Power BI is not easily integrated with other tools and requires a complex process to follow for integration. DAX …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau can create visually attractive customizable dashboards than can quickly by drag-drop while in power bi we can create simple dashboard. Power bi support lesser data source while in Tableau there is a lot of options
    When we talk about data handling tableau is a clear …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    We have chosen Tableau [Desktop] for its ability to extract live information from any data source, for its simplicity and simplicity that it has a very short learning curve.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    • It's easy to use and has a great selection of color palettes and templates.
    • Easy to learn.
    • Easy to share reports.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Because of the product's capability, user interaction, and available free online training, Tableau Desktop has become leader in the data visualization segment. The reason we selected Tableau Desktop is our large data sets and need for a tool that is flexible enough to suit this …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is much easier and more sophisticated and well though-out.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau Desktop is the market leader when it comes to creating interactive and appealing graphs and charts. The beauty of the tool is that is can work with almost any kind of back-end source and in real-time take the data and present you with an amazing insight based on the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Excel has better-embedded coding functions, such as VBA developing environment, but cannot publish reports to an online portal and has limited visualization function. QlikView has fewer online resources and a small community to help you solve problems.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    It is very easy to use, we can create numbers of charts through it which I think other tools lack in. Lots of online communities are there which have provided solutions to the basic issues. Its ODS(output delivery system) is also very effective. We can use SQL in it for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Definitely a lower functioning program, especially in terms of the user experience and GUI. The speed of Tableau was also much greater.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    I moved to a Mac.. enough said!
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    • Good drill down capabilities
    • Intuitive and friendly GUI
    • Less dependency on IT
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Tableau is clearly the most intuitive and best looking product out of the box. Whereas other competitors appear to be playing catch up with Tableau.

    It also has the biggest online community which enables new users to become proficient in this application very quickly. It also …
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    User experience wise Tableau is hands down the winner.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    Ease of use, user friendly. The user finds it easy to work with and started creating things from day 1.
    Incentivized
    Chose Tableau Desktop
    In tableau you can achieve things really quickly and it has the power to show you insight data very easily. Tableau is also economical in comparison to what these tools cost. It's a full value tool.
    Incentivized
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)QlikViewTableau Desktop
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.8
    315 Ratings
    5% below category average
    QlikView
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    175 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.3216 Ratings8.050 Ratings8.0145 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.8313 Ratings9.766 Ratings9.2174 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5228 Ratings8.060 Ratings8.1151 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.0
    326 Ratings
    13% below category average
    QlikView
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    172 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.0322 Ratings8.266 Ratings8.6167 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.2315 Ratings7.867 Ratings8.6170 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.3154 Ratings8.336 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.6299 Ratings8.162 Ratings8.6165 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    278 Ratings
    9% below category average
    QlikView
    8.6
    62 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.5
    166 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Publish to Web5.9210 Ratings8.049 Ratings8.1155 Ratings
    Publish to PDF6.9257 Ratings9.056 Ratings8.2154 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.7176 Ratings7.542 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.6183 Ratings10.048 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.1108 Ratings00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    6.7
    314 Ratings
    18% below category average
    QlikView
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    8.4
    164 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.7307 Ratings8.055 Ratings8.7162 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1283 Ratings7.546 Ratings8.6156 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.3195 Ratings6.85 Ratings8.7131 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining5.92 Ratings00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.7
    297 Ratings
    10% below category average
    QlikView
    6.7
    60 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Tableau Desktop
    9.1
    149 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)6.5276 Ratings8.159 Ratings9.1145 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.4272 Ratings5.355 Ratings9.1125 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.4275 Ratings5.455 Ratings8.9136 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.42 Ratings8.13 Ratings9.210 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.7218 Ratings00 Ratings9.383 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    221 Ratings
    3% below category average
    QlikView
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Tableau Desktop
    7.9
    141 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0215 Ratings8.044 Ratings8.6130 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.0133 Ratings9.028 Ratings7.5101 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.0185 Ratings8.038 Ratings7.5122 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and QlikView and Tableau Desktop
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    8.3
    145 Ratings
    7% above category average
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Tableau Desktop
    7.7
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    REST API8.0125 Ratings00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
    Javascript API8.494 Ratings00 Ratings7.653 Ratings
    iFrames8.094 Ratings00 Ratings6.751 Ratings
    Java API8.471 Ratings00 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.497 Ratings00 Ratings7.154 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.784 Ratings00 Ratings8.548 Ratings
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    (204 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
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    (41 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
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    (15 ratings)
    8.4
    (73 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    3.3
    (15 ratings)
    1.0
    (57 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
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    Implementation Rating
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    Configurability
    -
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    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    3.4
    (36 ratings)
    7.8
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    8.4
    (115 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.5
    (37 ratings)
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    7.9
    (115 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)QlikViewTableau Desktop
    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.
    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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    Tableau
    The best scenario is definitely to collect data from several sources and create dedicated dashboards for specific recipients. However, I miss the possibility of explaining these reports in more detail. Sometimes, we order a report, and after half a year, we don't remember the meaning of some data (I know it's our fault as an organization, but the tool could force better practices).
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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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    • 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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    Tableau
    • An excellent tool for data visualization, it presents information in an appealing visual format—an exceptional platform for storing and analyzing data in any size organization.
    • Through interactive parameters, it enables real-time interaction with the user and is easy to learn and get support from the community.
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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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    • 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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    Tableau
    • Pricing should be more user-friendly and usage-driven
    • Making edits to the production reports is fairly tough and has a vast scope of additional capabilities
    • Tableau Desktop should be able to differentiate itself from the Tableau server else there is no major meaning of two different products being offered
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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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    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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    Tableau
    Our use of Tableau Desktop is still fairly low, and will continue over time. The only real concern is around cost of the licenses, and I have mentioned this to Tableau and fully expect the development of more sensible models for our industry. This will remove any impediment to expansion of our use.
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    Usability
    Qlik
    Qlik Sense has a better and easy to learn user interface compared with other analytics tool which always help us to create regular and adhoc reports within the stipulated time frame and can be easily refreshed at a scheduled time and sent to multiple stakeholders for timely update regarding the Key metrics indicator.
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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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    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop has proven to be a lifesaver in many situations. Once we've completed the initial setup, it's simple to use. It has all of the features we need to quickly and efficiently synthesize our data. Tableau Desktop has advanced capabilities to improve our company's data structure and enable self-service for our employees.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Qlik
    We have not had any downtime issues with the product nor uncovered any significant bugs
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    Tableau
    When used as a stand-alone tool, Tableau Desktop has unlimited uptime, which is always nice. When used in conjunction with Tableau Server, this tool has as much uptime as your server admins are willing to give it. All in all, I've never had an issue with Tableau's availability.
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    Performance
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    Qlik
    It is not a SAAS product.
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    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop's performance is solid. You can really dig into a large dataset in the form of a spreadsheet, and it exhibits similarly good performance when accessing a moderately sized Oracle database. I noticed that with Tableau Desktop 9.3, the performance using a spreadsheet started to slow around 75K rows by about 60 columns. This was easily remedied by creating an extract and pushing it to Tableau Server, where performance went to lightning fast
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    Support Rating
    Qlik
    Qlik is great for companies with lots of business domains and departments because it scales well, especially if data that is reported is saved in SQL and similar structures. Its ease of use and good UI enables business units to create and manage their own reports. That removes a great burden of creating and managing/modifying these pages from the IT team. Overall, it's a win-win for both IT and business units.
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    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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    Tableau support has been extremely responsive and willing to help with all of our requests. They have assisted with creating advanced analysis and many different types of custom icons, data formatting, formulas, and actions embedded into graphs. Tableau offers a weekly presentation of features and assists with internal company projects.
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    In-Person Training
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    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    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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    It is admittedly hard to train a group of people with disparate levels of ability coming in, but the software is so easy to use that this is not a huge problem; anyone who can follow simple instructions can catch up pretty quickly.
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    Online Training
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    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    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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    Tableau
    I think the training was good overall, but it was maybe stating the obvious things that a tech savvy young engineer would be able to pick up themselves too. However, the example work books were good and Tableau web community has helped me with many problems
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    Implementation Rating
    Qlik
    Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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    "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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    Tableau
    Again, training is the key and the company provides a lot of example videos that will help users discover use cases that will greatly assist their creation of original visualizations. As with any new software tool, productivity will decline for a period. In the case of Tableau, the decline period is short and the later gains are well worth it.
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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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    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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    I have used Power BI as well, the pricing is better, and also training costs or certifications are not that high. Since there is python integration in Power BI where I can use data cleaning and visualizing libraries and also some machine learning models. I can import my python scripts and create a visualization on processed data.
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    Scalability
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    Tableau
    Tableau Desktop's scaleability is really limited to the scale of your back-end data systems. If you want to pull down an extract and work quickly in-memory, in my application it scaled to a few tens of millions of rows using the in-memory engine. But it's really only limited by your back-end data store if you have or are willing to invest in an optimized SQL store or purpose-built query engine like Veritca or Netezza or something similar.
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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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    Qlik
    • You can use the free desktop version to do a lot of reporting and analysis work more quickly so the ROI is huge
    • QlikView is great at finding outliers such as data entry errors
    • QlikView is great at helping you quickly discover new insights about your business that can prompt you to take action that can immediately affect your cash flow.
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    Tableau
    • Tableau was acquired years ago, and has provided good value with the content created.
    • Ongoing maintenance costs for the platform, both to maintain desktop and server licensing has made the continuing value questionable when compared to other offerings in the marketplace.
    • Users have largely been satisfied with the content, but not with the overall performance. This is due to a combination of factors including the performance of the Tableau engines as well as development deficiencies.
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    ScreenShots

    Qlik Cloud Analytics (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

    QlikView Screenshots

    Screenshot of QlikView Sales DashboardScreenshot of QlikView on all devicesScreenshot of QlikView using mobile touch screen