Qlik Sense vs. SAP BW/4HANA

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 BW/4HANA
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehouse solution. It is specifically designed to use the advanced in-memory capabilities of the SAP HANA platform. For example, SAP BW/HANA can integrate many different data sources to provide a single, logical view of all the data. This could include data contained in SAP and non-SAP applications running on-premise or in the cloud, and data lakes, such as those contained in the Apache Hadoop open-source software framework. With SAP BW/4HANA,…N/A
Pricing
Qlik SenseSAP BW/4HANA
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 SenseSAP BW/4HANA
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Qlik SenseSAP BW/4HANA
Considered Both Products
Qlik Sense
Chose Qlik Sense
Visualizations, the ability to combine data from many sources and associative analysis puts Qlik Sensee several levels higher.
Chose Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense is very user-friendly and, at the same time, powerful.
SAP BW/4HANA

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Qlik SenseSAP BW/4HANA
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 BW/4HANA
-
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
SAP BW/4HANA
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.8319 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.2312 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.4152 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
SAP BW/4HANA
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.7207 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.7254 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.7174 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
8.6
311 Ratings
6% above category average
SAP BW/4HANA
-
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
4% above category average
SAP BW/4HANA
8.8
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)9.2273 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model9.0270 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.7272 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.9216 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Location-Based Data Governance00 Ratings8.01 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 BW/4HANA
-
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
SAP BW/4HANA
-
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
Data Modeling
Comparison of Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP BW/4HANA
7.0
1 Ratings
13% below category average
Data model creation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP BW/4HANA
4.0
1 Ratings
30% below category average
Visualization00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Data Warehouse
Comparison of Data Warehouse features of Product A and Product B
Qlik Sense
-
Ratings
SAP BW/4HANA
6.0
1 Ratings
18% below category average
High-Volume Data Processing00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data Warehouse Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Administrative Automation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Self-Optimization00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Qlik SenseSAP BW/4HANA
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(327 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(11 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(8 ratings)
9.7
(7 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Qlik SenseSAP BW/4HANA
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
Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is well suited are retail industry, supply chain, finance, warehouse, stocking processes, BI, [and] some finance analytics reporting. Some scenarios where SAP BW/4HANA is less appropriate [is when] relational queries are needed [and] in some small business with infrastructure limitations. Another scenario that is less appropriate is for ABAP processes requirements.
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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
  • High speed data warehouse regardless of data volumes.
  • Excellent integration with SAP systems and Data sets.
  • Simplified data modelling due to columnar data base.
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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
  • Enterprise license pricing is very expensive and run-time license limits the usefulness of the tool.
  • Integration with SAP Analytics cloud for write-back to BW/4HANA. Live connection is only read from SAC.
  • Make run-time licenses more useful.
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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
No answers on this topic
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
SAP BW/4HANA requires specialized skillsets around data warehouse modeling and the access to data, however the modeling capabilities are intuitive and have now become accessible to both SAP and non-SAP data warehouse specialists. This new model allows for Interchangeable skillsets and access to a broader pool of experts throughout the industry, as well as easier access to data.
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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 Max Attention and general support for SAP BW/4HANA is broadly available. Truth to be told, MaxAttention has a premium cost but brings great engineers. So this being an enterprise capability and extremely critical, we did not consider cost as the main factor since support works well. Just keep that in mind when making your selection.
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In-Person Training
Qlik
The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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SAP
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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 Analytics Cloud is complemented by SAP BW/4 HANA through connectors that work in real-time and allow the display of indicator information in interactive and user-friendly visualizations. SAP Data Services integrates with BW/4 HANA allowing to automate the loading of information in the system taking as a data source a wide variety of platforms.
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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
  • Faster turn-around to enhancements
  • End users can query structures that are not limited to multi-dimensional models.
  • Performance improvements means that business user can do more in the same time compared to traditional BW
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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

SAP BW/4HANA Screenshots

Screenshot of Next generation data warehousing with SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of SAP BW/4HANA user cockpit.Screenshot of Geolocation analytics in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Data modeling in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Modern user experience in SAP BW/4HANA.Screenshot of Monitor the performance of your business in real-time with SAP BW/4HANA.