Qlik Sense vs. SAP Analytics Cloud

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)
SAP Analytics Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Analytics Cloud solution brings together analytics and planning with integration to SAP applications and access to heterogenous data sources. As the analytics and planning solution within SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud supports trusted insights and integrated planning processes enterprise-wide to help make decisions without doubt.
$36
per month per user
Pricing
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
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
SAP Analytics Cloud for Business Intelligence
$36.00
per month per user
SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Price upon request
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsGet started on your 30-day trial with SAP Analytics Cloud, supporting analytics enterprise-wide. Extend it up to 90 days if you want to.
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Community Pulse
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
Considered Both Products
Qlik Sense
Chose Qlik Sense
Other vendors products evaluated (in some cases used by other divisions within our corporation):
** SAP Analytics Cloud - stacks up quite well against Qlik Sense but the differences are subtle but important. Sometimes SAC has it over Qlik and sometimes Qlik has it over SAC so …
Chose 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
Chose Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense was more fully-featured and scaled better on price. The ability to customize and extend functionality is helpful to tweak the product for our specific needs. It has truly helped scale our user community and their maturity/ability to do more with data without also …
Chose Qlik Sense
Compared to the other three products, the data prep and mobile BI are two areas that we see Qlik stands out and that is why we designated the Qlik use cases.
SAP Analytics Cloud
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Compared to Qlik Sense, I enjoy the functionality and feel of SAP Analytics cloud much better. The addition of the smart insights within SAP Analytics Cloud helps to identify root cause issues much quicker than the Qlik product. Additionally, with end-user deployment, SAP …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Qlik Sense is too expensive, much more complicated to use for users (especially new variables or other complex calculations) and requires you to buy too many extra functionalities to have the same options as SAP Analytics Cloud can offer.

Microsoft Power BI is much cheaper and …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud runs jobs and provides reports quickly. Other competitors take more time to generate [the] same reports with similar logic. The visualization features in SAP Analytics Cloud are superior when compared to Qlik Sense. In areas like DevOps, this gives a …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
SAC is a full-featured analytics platform, it offers AP, CPM and PA unlike Tableau which doesn’t encompass corporate performance management tools.
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Power BI has some unique selling features like bookmarks and DAX functionality. However, a lot of emphasis has to be given to data security and authorization. One has to manually enable row-based authorization or model-based authorization to share a lot of confidential data, …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
The two products, SAP Analytics Cloud and Microsoft PowerBI, are very similar data presentation tools. The strength of SAC SAP Analytics Cloud is in direct connections when the sources are SAP. On the other hand, Microsoft PowerBI, in its version, has strong integration with …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Time to market
Roadmap
SAP integration
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud makes it simple to conduct predictive data analysis and data discovery hence standing tall among its alternatives. Ease of usability and ease to customize SAP Analytics Cloud makes it [an] even better and reliable tool compared to its alternatives.
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Adopted SAP Analytics Cloud with simple and rapid implementation in two months, three times faster than other competitive solutions. The business intelligence software had the ability to rapidly collect, better organize and manage great quantities of data in real-time, and …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
This platform is powered by artificial intelligence and helps businesses of all types explore what-if possibilities based on historical data so that they make decisions with confidence.
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
For its current market maturity, SAC stacks up well against its competitors. There may be specific use cases for certain planning/analytic scenarios where it still lacks the functionality but generally speaking it is already a good reporting tool. SAC can still improve when it …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
The solution very powerful, very interactive, designer is very good. Features like linked analysis, hierarchies are vey useful while analysing the data. The data wrangling options available in SAP Analytics cloud are also very powerful and they have very rich set of functions …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
Native connection with SAP and the HANA based structure allow you to build a powerful and integrated tool with a similar UI as Fiori.
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
True SaaS solution built from ground level up. Ability to combine planning, BI and predictive functions in one tool. Digital boardroom add-on that truly impresses the business leaders and users.
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
This tool does not match up to its competitors like microstrategy and Tableau when it comes to data visualization. It takes more time and effort creating dashboards and building schema objects in this tool. It is not as easy to learn as other competitive tools. Implementation …
Chose SAP Analytics Cloud
In this particular case, the choice did not depend on my opinion as I was collaborating throughout the process. Their choice was primarily guided by the fact that the company we were advising was already on the SAP platform so Analytics Cloud was directly linked, thanks to the …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
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
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
247 Ratings
1% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.3213 Ratings7.8204 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.9310 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.1225 Ratings7.9220 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
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.9
257 Ratings
5% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.8319 Ratings8.0248 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.2312 Ratings7.9245 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.4152 Ratings7.8190 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.9296 Ratings7.9235 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
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
242 Ratings
2% below category average
Publish to Web8.7207 Ratings8.1208 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.7254 Ratings8.2233 Ratings
Report Versioning8.7174 Ratings8.1202 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.7180 Ratings7.9194 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
8.6
311 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
250 Ratings
3% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.4304 Ratings7.8239 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.7281 Ratings7.8232 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.5193 Ratings7.9236 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.834 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
8.9
294 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
256 Ratings
6% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.2273 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.0270 Ratings8.1242 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.7272 Ratings8.0233 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.9216 Ratings8.6236 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
7.5
220 Ratings
6% below category average
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
219 Ratings
0% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.5214 Ratings7.9208 Ratings
Mobile Application8.2132 Ratings7.8180 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.3184 Ratings8.0203 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
SAP Analytics Cloud
-
Ratings
REST API8.7123 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.392 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames8.592 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.669 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.8
274 Ratings
6% below category average
Long-term financial planning00 Ratings7.6233 Ratings
Financial budgeting00 Ratings7.8239 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings7.9246 Ratings
Scenario modeling00 Ratings7.5237 Ratings
Management reporting00 Ratings8.3265 Ratings
Consolidation and Close
Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
229 Ratings
5% below category average
Financial data consolidation00 Ratings7.4183 Ratings
Journal entries and reports00 Ratings7.7173 Ratings
Multi-currency management00 Ratings7.5188 Ratings
Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings7.4143 Ratings
Minority Ownership00 Ratings7.5129 Ratings
Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings8.0180 Ratings
Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings7.6170 Ratings
Financial Reporting and Compliance
Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.0
254 Ratings
3% below category average
Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings7.9213 Ratings
Management Reporting00 Ratings8.3244 Ratings
Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings8.0225 Ratings
Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings8.1203 Ratings
XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings7.6114 Ratings
Analytics and Reporting
Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
8.2
277 Ratings
2% above category average
Personalized dashboards00 Ratings8.2270 Ratings
Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings8.1255 Ratings
KPIs00 Ratings8.3261 Ratings
Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings8.3243 Ratings
Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings8.3246 Ratings
Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings7.6206 Ratings
Integration
Comparison of Integration features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP Analytics Cloud
7.6
258 Ratings
9% below category average
Flat file integration00 Ratings7.7244 Ratings
Excel data integration00 Ratings7.9247 Ratings
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings7.1226 Ratings
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User Ratings
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(327 ratings)
8.2
(298 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(7 ratings)
7.4
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(11 ratings)
8.1
(219 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(8 ratings)
6.3
(75 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(5 ratings)
4.9
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Qlik SenseSAP Analytics Cloud
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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SAP
SAP Analytics Cloud is great for big companies that want advanced data analysis and planning, especially when they need to work together in real-time or when people need to access data on their phones. It's like a super tool for predicting future trends in industries like retail or finance. SAC also works well for companies that use different types of computer systems because it can easily connect them. But, for small businesses that only need basic reports or don't have a lot of technical resources, a simpler tool might be better. If a company doesn't always have a good internet connection or if they're just starting with analytics, there might be other tools that work better.
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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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SAP
  • It makes it easier yo analyse order and related records easily.
  • We can easily maintain and track the performance of employees in organisation.
  • Can easily track various aspects for the growth of an organisation thus allowing real time analysis and tracking of organisation's growth and performance.
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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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SAP
  • Complexity in Data Modeling
  • SAC supports various data sources, but improvements in the ease of connecting to and integrating with certain data repositories, especially non-SAP databases, would enhance the platform's versatility and integration capabilities.
  • An offline mode for SAC could be valuable for users who need to access and analyze data without an internet connection. Additionally, optimizing performance for large datasets and complex visualizations would contribute to a smoother user experience.
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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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SAP
There’s no doubt I will renew SAP Analytics Cloud. It is the most vital tool in our organization that makes it seamless to make rapid business decisions by collecting, modeling and visualizing data in real-time.
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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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SAP
Considering the feedback and improvements made over time, users often rate SAP Analytics Cloud's usability in the range of 7 to 9 out of 10. Positive aspects include its integration capabilities, collaborative features, and the ability to create visually appealing dashboards. Some users, however, may note a learning curve or desire additional customization options.
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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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SAP
Since the implementation stage, the support team has been very helpful and assisting. Even in the later stages, the tech team had quite a rapid response. In general, SAP has provided us with great customer support, let it be for a specific product of SAP or for integration of different modules.
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In-Person Training
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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SAP
Good videos and reference material available in SAP Portal.
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Online Training
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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SAP
SAC is a simple solution ad it works fine when connecting it to other SAP tools. On the other hand, connecting it to third party solutions brings difficulties when there's no previous design and the objetives are not clear. It is really important to integrate Business users from the start to provide with valuable business insights
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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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SAP
SAP is a product/solution that contains extra capabilities that might be considered an enhancement; SAP Analytics Cloud models are based on a huge data collection, and numerous models can be integrated. When coupled with different SAP systems, Analytics Cloud has a common dataset architecture; this software also includes improved analytics capabilities.
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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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SAP
  • In general, SAC is a comprehensive analytics platform that offers a range of capabilities for data visualization, reporting, planning, and predictive analytics. It is particularly well-suited for businesses that use SAP systems and are looking to gain insight into their data in a single, integrated platform.
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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