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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

    Synoptix

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Synoptic provides ERP financial reporting tools and analysis. This solution is designed to deliver real-time data. The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution empowers users to create financial and operational reports with spreadsheet ease of use.N/A
    Pricing
    QlikViewSynoptix
    Editions & Modules
    QlikView
    Custom
    per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QlikViewSynoptix
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsOn an perpetual license basis, based on server plus number of users. Contact vendor for pricing.—
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    Features
    QlikViewSynoptix
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.6
    68 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Synoptix
    6.0
    5 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.050 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.766 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.060 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Synoptix
    7.4
    7 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.266 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.867 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.336 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration8.162 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.6
    62 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Synoptix
    7.7
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Publish to Web8.049 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.056 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Report Versioning7.542 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling10.048 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    7.4
    58 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Synoptix
    6.9
    3 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.955 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.546 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.85 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    6.7
    60 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Synoptix
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.159 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model5.355 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)5.555 Ratings7.85 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.13 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    8.0
    47 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Synoptix
    6.7
    4 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access8.044 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.028 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.038 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting
    Comparison of Budgeting, Planning, and Forecasting features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Synoptix
    6.6
    8 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Long-term financial planning00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Financial budgeting00 Ratings6.57 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
    Scenario modeling00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Management reporting00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
    Consolidation and Close
    Comparison of Consolidation and Close features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Synoptix
    7.6
    7 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Financial data consolidation00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Journal entries and reports00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Multi-currency management00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Intercompany Eliminations00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Minority Ownership00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Local and consolidated reporting00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Detailed Audit Trails00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Financial Reporting and Compliance
    Comparison of Financial Reporting and Compliance features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Synoptix
    7.2
    8 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Financial Statement Reporting00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Management Reporting00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Excel-based Reporting00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Automated board and financial reporting00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    XBRL support for regulatory filing00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
    Analytics and Reporting
    Comparison of Analytics and Reporting features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Synoptix
    6.5
    6 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Personalized dashboards00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Color-coded scorecards00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    KPIs00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Cost and profitability analysis00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Key Performance Indicator setting00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Benchmarking with external data00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Integration
    Comparison of Integration features of QlikView and Synoptix
    Feature
    QlikView
    -
    Ratings
    Synoptix
    7.4
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Flat file integration00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Excel data integration00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Direct links to 3rd-party data sources00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    QlikViewSynoptix
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    IBM Planning Analytics
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QlikViewSynoptix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (88 ratings)
    7.5
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (29 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    7.2
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (13 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.8
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QlikViewSynoptix
    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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    Synoptix
    Synoptix has been great for us to allow end users access to the data and information they need to make informed decisions without letting them have full access to all ERP functions. It has also been very easy to create custom reports that meet our needs. It is also nimble enough to create quick reports that are needed with a small turnaround
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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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    Synoptix
    • Easy report building interface with an query interface that allows financial users the ability to conduct complex queries without difficulty.
    • The ability to create reporting that allows us to review in-depth financial review by drilling down into accounts to find transnational data easily.
    • Easily maintained and monitored with simple upgrade installations and end point installation.
    • Great knowledge base for review and trouble-shooting.
    • Highly knowledgeable and easy to work with staff.
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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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    Synoptix
    • It has a poor install procedure which is not standard. It almost requires copying folders from an existing computer to the new install.
    • The update process is less than desirable. It seems like Compusoft needs to do a better job of testing before releasing updates.
    • The interface is a bit archaic. It looks more like a program from 20 years ago than one used today.
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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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    Synoptix
    There is no question that we will continue to use this product for as long as it's available
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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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    Synoptix
    It didn't take long to learn how it works and has always been easy to navigate and accomplish all that we have needed. Whenever there have been any issues Synopotix has been great to address them in a timely manner and have always been able to resolve the issues we have had
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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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    Synoptix
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    Performance
    Qlik
    It is not a SAAS product.
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    Synoptix
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    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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    Synoptix
    Support does not know much about software solutions. As an example, I have struggled for weeks just to set up LDAP that should be fairly simple.
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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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    Synoptix
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Synoptix
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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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    Synoptix
    Good guidance of what steps will halppen.
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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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    Synoptix
    Synoptix is more oriented to users as their own developers. You do not need to understand any sort of coding or languages. If you are working in financials you just need to know your trial balance. The menus and programing are so user friendly the programming is "kinda obvious"
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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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    Synoptix
    • As a reporting tool it has allowed us to make fact based decisions. We have a significant annual cost with relation to our legacy system and Synoptix provides us with the best tool to mine the data that resides in our legacy system.
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