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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP BPC software is designed to help users plan and achieve a faster, more accurate close. The SAP BPC software aims to help users spend more time growing their business and less time closing books. The vendor’s value proposition is that their software delivers planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial consolidation capabilities in a single application. This, in turn, enables them to easily adjust plans and forecasts, speed up budget and closing cycles, and ensure compliance with…N/A
    Pricing
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Editions & Modules
    QlikView
    Custom
    per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOn an perpetual license basis, based on server plus number of users. Contact vendor for pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Considered Both Products
    Qlik
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    Chose SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    We selected BPC because our Company is SAPified from the backbone. Has native and proven integrations so to start we only have to activate the pre-installed SAP Business Content and configure based in our current metadata (entities, chart of accounts, intercompanies, cost …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.766 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.060 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.266 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.867 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.162 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.6
    62 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
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    Ratings
    Publish to Web8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.542 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.055 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.546 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    6.7
    60 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model5.355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)5.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.8
    41 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings7.535 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings8.137 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.840 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings7.336 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.3
    40 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings8.436 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings7.330 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings6.928 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings6.930 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings7.020 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings6.433 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings8.227 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    7.3
    40 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings7.240 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings7.539 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings6.430 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    5.6
    36 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings5.024 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings6.922 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings3.031 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings7.628 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of QlikView and SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    6.4
    39 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings6.935 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings6.937 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings5.425 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (88 ratings)
    7.4
    (41 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (29 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (15 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (39 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QlikViewSAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SAP
    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) overall is a good package and has helped improve our reporting a lot whilst also making it more efficient due to the reliability of data input / output. There are limitations like graphs being so limited in functionality and reports failing when too much data being processed however i would recommend to others.
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    Pros
    Qlik
    • 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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    SAP
    • SAP BPC is real time data. You can send information into the system and see it reflected in your reports immediately. Other systems may require a manual push into a reporting system.
    • SAP BPC is a shared reporting tool, so multiple users can be working in a model/environment at the same time, real time. This is especially helpful if your workbooks incorporated multiple processes requiring multiple users to get into the same model.
    • SAP BPC is a powerful tool designed to help all facets of the company, from cash flow to capital expenditures to headcount management to financial planning to consolidation.
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    Cons
    Qlik
    • 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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    SAP
    • SAP should focus on delivering one single product for planning, consolidation and budgeting needs rather than providing a large list of options to choose from.
    • The product is not very user-friendly compared to other cloud competitors. There is a heavy dependency on IT teams.
    • SAP BPC should come up a pure cloud option.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Qlik
    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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    SAP
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    Usability
    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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    SAP
    Unlike other SAP traditional products, SAP BPC was meant to be simple and familiar to financial users
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    Reliability and Availability
    Qlik
    We have not had any downtime issues with the product nor uncovered any significant bugs
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Qlik
    It is not a SAAS product.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Qlik
    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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    SAP
    We need a big support team with various skillset like BPC, ABAP, BW, HANA, FICO etc
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    In-Person Training
    Qlik
    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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    SAP
    SAP BPC training content and trainers are very good. The training is structured and provides a very good understanding of the product features and functionalities. I attended 6 separate training sessions of week-long or more. I had very good experience in all the sessions. The training is organized very well.
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    Online Training
    Qlik
    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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    SAP
    SAP Training contents are very good, informative and exhaustive.
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    Implementation Rating
    Qlik
    "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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    SAP
    The implementation was carried out in two phases spread over a period of 4 years with 2 upgrades in between. We also had multiple upgrades to HANA.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SAP
    With Hyperion we struggled as it didn’t have integrated planning and consolidation, whereas BPC does have it. BPC is easier for reporting as it is Excel-based. Also BPC has prepackaged business process flows that helped a lot. Hyperion on the other hand has a faster response time for user queries or report generation.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SAP
    • When originally implemented (as the predecessor product Outlooksoft) BPC took ASU from trying to budget and forecast for a 2B enterprise out of spreadsheets and into a far more consolidated tool. It has saved us considerable time over the years and paid for itself several times over.
    • BPC also allows us to present our budget in multiple different views to support management, board and departmental reporting.
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    ScreenShots

    QlikView Screenshots

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

    SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) Screenshots

    Screenshot of SAP BPC Home ScreenScreenshot of SAP BPC Web ClientScreenshot of SAP BPC DashboardScreenshot of SAP BPC Web Report