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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

    Visual Studio

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVisual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

    $45

    per month

    Pricing
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $200
    per month
    Standard
    $825
    per month
    Premium
    $2750
    per month
    Qlik Sense (On-Premise)
    Contact Sales
    Professional
    $45.00
    per month
    Enterprise
    $250.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    Considered Both Products
    Qlik
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    At the time we did our evaluation, Qlik Sense beat out the other two products (Tableau and Power BI) for meeting the business requirements from our users. Qlik Sense's ease of use, extensive library of visualizations, strong community presence, and overall pricing made it our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Qlik Sense has its own data source, although it moved us away from maintaining RDBMS licenses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    easier to use, easier to do analysis with that product. better data integration and coolest dashboards.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    57 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    40 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    48 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    52 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    Features
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.8
    315 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.3216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.8313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.5228 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.0
    326 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.0322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities6.2315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages6.3154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.6299 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    278 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web5.9210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF6.9257 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.7176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.6183 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.1108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    6.7
    314 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.7307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.1283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.3195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining5.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.7
    297 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)6.5276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.4272 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.4275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.7218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    7.5
    221 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.0215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.0133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense) and Microsoft Visual Studio
    Feature
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    8.3
    145 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Microsoft Visual Studio
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.0125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API8.494 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API8.471 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.497 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.784 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (332 ratings)
    9.1
    (118 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (14 ratings)
    9.2
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    3.4
    (36 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.5
    (37 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)Visual Studio
    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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    Microsoft
    When working with base C# code for desktop and web projects, then Microsoft Visual Studio is ideal as it provides the libraries and interfaces needed to quickly create, test and deploy solutions. It is when slightly more complex scenarios are required that issues can arise. The built-in integration for things like PowerBI Paginated Reports and dashboards is far from ideal.
    Incentivized
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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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    Microsoft
    • I like how the tabs and panels are organized; everything is gathered together so you can find what you're looking for quickly.
    • If you can't find something, there's a thorough search engine that searches all of Visual Studio's features.
    • The Team Foundation Server feature is fantastic since it allows us to easily deploy and roll back changes on the server.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Would be great if there was a better way to save and restore open tabs.
    • The built-in test runner can be improved, for example, by adding the ability to save a set of commonly run tests, etc.
    • Better integration for Microsoft SQL server would be great.
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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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    Microsoft
    VS is the best and is required for building Microsoft applications. The quality and usefulness of the product far out-weight the licensing costs associated with it.
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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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    Microsoft
    I love the overall usability of Microsoft Visual Studio. I’ve been using this IDE for more than 20 years, and I’ve seen it evolve by leaps and bounds. Today, with AI and code-suggestion/completion features, developers no longer need to remember countless libraries, methods, or language syntax, or invest a huge amount of programming effort to complete a project. It truly offers everything a developer needs to program, debug, test, and deploy in a single IDE.
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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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    Microsoft
    There are many resources available supporting Visual Studio IDE. Microsoft whitepapers, forum posts, and online Visual Studio documentation. There are countless demonstration videos available, as well. If users are having issues, they can call Microsoft Support, but depending on the company's agreement with Microsoft, the number of included support calls will vary from organization to organization. I've found that Microsoft support calls can be hit or miss depending on who you get, but they can usually get you with the right support person for your issue.
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    In-Person Training
    Qlik
    The instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Microsoft
    IT is very complicated to understand all the functions that the environment has if you are not familiar with this type of development environments. It is important to select a good in-person training to achieve to understand all the possibilities and the capacity of the application. In this case, you will be able to develop a lot type of different applications.
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    Online Training
    Qlik
    The online instructor was very knowledgeable.
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    Microsoft
    If you are not accustomed to develop in this type of development environments it would be complicated to follow all the parts of the course because if the course does not include a great tour with all the concepts to develop you will not have the option to understand all the functions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Qlik
    Hire Qlik consultants. It's better done by them or with their aid.
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    Microsoft
    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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    Microsoft
    I personally feel Visual Studio IDE has [a] better interface and [is more] user friendly than other IDEs. It has better code maintainability and intellisense. Its inbuilt team foundation server help coders to check on their code then and go. Better nugget package management, quality testing and gives features to extract TRX file as result of testing which includes all the summary of each test case.
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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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    Microsoft
    • Using the integration between Visual Studio and our source control service, the cost of re-work and losing code is drastically reduced.
    • Paid versions of Visual Studio enable developers to be so much more productive than hacked-together open source solutions that it's hard to imagine developing in Windows without it.
    • When combined with support subscriptions and the vast array of free online help options available, Visual Studio saves our developers time by keeping them coding and testing, not wasting their time trying to guess their way out of problems or spend endless hours online hoping to find answers.
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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