Qlik Sense vs. SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence Platform provides users with ad hoc queries, reporting, data visualizations, and analysis tools. Its integrated, unified infrastructure aims to offer scalability from one-to-many tools and interfaces on-premise, in the cloud, or as a hybrid approach.N/A
Pricing
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
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
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Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
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
[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 …
Chose Qlik Sense
QlikSense is much faster and much more user-friendly.

Users with only two day front-end training can develop their own reports which is really powerful and efficient.
Chose Qlik Sense
Not the best or easiest product to use for novice users but, does pixel perfect reporting very well
Chose Qlik Sense
In terms of reporting, demonstration abilities, Qlik sense is definitely leader.
Chose Qlik Sense
QlikView - more functionality but not so focused on self-service.
SAP BO - another approach in getting data - directly from data source and not in-memory.
Chose Qlik Sense
We selected Qlik Sense when other public-facing tools were either prohibitively expensive for our uses (BusinessObjects) or still not quite mature (Power BI). Now we're in the maintenance contract it's cost-effective for us to remain. Qlik feels like an excellent interactive …
Chose Qlik Sense
Qlik sense was primarily selected because of his strength to modify data and the amount of data that can be pulled in.
Chose Qlik Sense
A the moment, I have a personal preference to QlikView. This is probably due to my the familiarity of the tool, the ability to customize almost anything, and the simplicity of the data modeling. Power BI is fairly simple to use, but lacks any true advantage over Qlik Sense …
Chose Qlik Sense
They all have their merits. Qlik Sense's main advantage is the ability to build mini data warehouses as QVDs.
Chose Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense have the most flexibility of this products.
Chose Qlik Sense
Visualizations, the ability to combine data from many sources and associative analysis puts Qlik Sensee several levels higher.
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7.7
49 Ratings
6% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.3213 Ratings7.444 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.9310 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.1225 Ratings7.745 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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8.2
46 Ratings
1% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.8319 Ratings9.045 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.2312 Ratings8.345 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.3152 Ratings7.531 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.9296 Ratings8.245 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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8.7
46 Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web8.7207 Ratings8.338 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.7254 Ratings7.944 Ratings
Report Versioning8.6174 Ratings9.140 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.7180 Ratings9.145 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.7106 Ratings9.224 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
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8.3
41 Ratings
3% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.4304 Ratings8.339 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.7281 Ratings7.737 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.5193 Ratings8.936 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
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9.4
46 Ratings
9% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.2273 Ratings8.946 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.0270 Ratings9.144 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.7272 Ratings9.843 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.9216 Ratings9.927 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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8.8
32 Ratings
10% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.5214 Ratings8.431 Ratings
Mobile Application8.2132 Ratings9.026 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.3184 Ratings9.128 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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7.5
22 Ratings
5% below category average
REST API8.7123 Ratings7.319 Ratings
Javascript API8.392 Ratings7.217 Ratings
iFrames8.592 Ratings8.116 Ratings
Java API8.569 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.695 Ratings7.319 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.482 Ratings7.418 Ratings
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User Ratings
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(327 ratings)
7.7
(71 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(7 ratings)
8.3
(24 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(11 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(8 ratings)
8.6
(16 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(5 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Qlik SenseSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
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
The proper management of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards requires an expert on the team to manage and build reports. If an organization does not have the proper expertise on board to build and deploy reports it will fail. Data analytics, dropping into excel, and broadcasting of information are major bonuses for the use of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards.
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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
  • This software is easy to initially learn, and very powerful in producing reusable reports.
  • It is much faster than my company's internal manual queries. The ability to build off of a saved query and share queries to other users is a great positive.
  • My favorite part is that you can run queries in the background and it does not interfere with your current work or slow your computer down.
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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
  • The installation can be very complex and time-consuming, it requires a lot of planning and foresight as to what role the software will play in the organization.
  • The software has a relatively large learning curve that takes dedicated users months to get comfortable with, the UI is a bit intimidating for new users.
  • SAP could organize their help better, it can be difficult to find dependable solutions to issues via their website and support channels.
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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
The institution has decided to move in a different direction, and will be using MSBI for reporting. I have been very happy with the Business Objects suite of tools, and will continue to use them heavily until we make the transition.
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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
From a server and client side perspective. the Business Intelligence Platform provides a foundation for all aspects of content development, distribution, analysis, collaboration and self service. Ease of use from targeted content delivery through controlled accessibility. Content exporting in the format of the users choice. Scheduling for internal or external delivery. Public and private folders for secure content access when requied. Web based for viewing on the users device of choice without the need to download additional applications.
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Reliability and Availability
Qlik
No answers on this topic
SAP
When we implemented 3.1, we had a tough time managing the system: It took almost a year to stabilize.

With 4.0, we want to roll out to more users, and are holding back because of fears about the performance issue
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Performance
Qlik
No answers on this topic
SAP
Overall, the tool (Web Intelligence 4.2) is fast and solid. One issue is a dependability on JAVA for a full feature report creation/edit capabilities (as opposed to limited HTML option). Second, planned end of JAVA support by major browsers (Chrome is already not supporting JAVA applet).
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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
SAP has released various versions of SAP BO BI. starting from 3.1 and going to 4.0,4.1,4.2 and latest being 4.3. SAP provides support to these new versions. As new versions keep on coming, support for the very old software goes out of scope from SAP. it is when the different organization plans to get their BO content migrated from a lower version to a newer version. The newer version had definitely added functionality and features which ease the work of users.
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In-Person Training
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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SAP
SAP authorized training is best, Please go ahead with it. Even lot of online training options/videos available for self learning
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Online Training
Qlik
The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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SAP
I haven't used it or got feedback from the end user.

Content looks to be pretty detailed. Focused on SQL but not BW.
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Implementation Rating
Qlik
Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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SAP
Hire specialists and experienced staff. Mix some beginners so that everyone is not a leader but a learner too. Plan well; architect well; break down implementation in small steps and move towards larger steps. Create a centralized and authorized SAP Business Objects implementation team.
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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
We selected SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) based on price. It can stack up against others in terms of price and honestly, that's about it. Salesforce Commerce does a hell of a better job at handling it. However, in the space of Business Intelligence, SAP can do more, and that's why at the end we went with it
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Scalability
Qlik
No answers on this topic
SAP
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) Platform supports SOA Service Oriented Architecture. You can start/restart/enable/disable all the servers. You can seamless do load balancing and clustering. It supports all leading application and web server. Supports LDAP SSO integration. People who can work on excel with training they can work on SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, dashboard, Lumira, Information design tool product suite. Tool is very user friendly and easy to learn and implement
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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
  • By generating and distributing reports in a timely manner, we were able to save millions of dollars for the company which otherwise would not have been visible.
  • Almost realtime dashboard, saved the company a huge amount by showing the outages and kept the company from buying a tool to do just that.
  • It showed the customers who were not paying the bills and were missing in the system due to some loophole. This was visible by doing reporting on the theft usage of electricity.
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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