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Overview

What is QlikView?

QlikView® 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.

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QlikView has proven to be a versatile and valuable tool for various use cases across different industries. Users have built reporting and …
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Quick overview of QlikView

7 out of 10
November 18, 2021
Qlik is used to design interactive analytics and dashboard. We are dealing with different sources of data and need to grasp useful and …
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QlikView user review

8 out of 10
April 27, 2021
Incentivized
We have many users working with the QlikView app, and export our ERP data to the software to apply filters and research product sales and …
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Popular Features

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  • Customizable dashboards (62)
    8.5
    85%
  • Drill-down analysis (62)
    8.1
    81%
  • Report sharing and collaboration (59)
    8.1
    81%
  • Formatting capabilities (63)
    7.5
    75%
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Pricing

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QlikView

Custom

On Premise
per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://www.qlik.com/us/search?q=pricing…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

QlikView Presentation HD

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Qlikview Online Training - Qlikview Free Demo Video - Bigclasses

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QlikView Tutorials for Beginners | QlikView Demo | Free Qlikview Training

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QlikView for iPad

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QlikView & Google Maps - Real Estate Demo

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QlikView Export & Import Document Layout XML

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Features

BI Standard Reporting

Standard reporting means pre-built or canned reports available to users without having to create them.

8.3
Avg 8.2

Ad-hoc Reporting

Ad-Hoc Reports are reports built by the user to meet highly specific requirements.

8
Avg 8.1

Report Output and Scheduling

Ability to schedule and manager report output.

7.9
Avg 8.4

Data Discovery and Visualization

Data Discovery and Visualization is the analysis of multiple data sources in a search for patterns and outliers and the ability to represent the data visually.

7.6
Avg 8.1

Access Control and Security

Access control means being able to determine who has access to which data.

7.8
Avg 8.6

Mobile Capabilities

Support for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.

7.4
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is QlikView?

QlikView, Qlik’s classic analytics solution, aims to revolutionize how organizations use data, boasting an intuitive visual discovery that put business intelligence in the hands of more people than ever. Qlik Sense, the vendor's next-generation analytics platform, supports the full range of modern analytics use cases at enterprise scale by combining the Associative Engine with Cognitive Engine driving augmented intelligence, plus a scalable, governed cloud architecture.

As businesses modernize operational processes including BI, Qlik Sense is provided by the vendor as a way forward. Through the Qlik Analytics Modernization Program, QlikView users can adopt Qlik Sense at their own pace for a small uplift on their annual maintenance rate -- which Qlik states will expand the enterprise's analytic possibilities while reducing the total cost of ownership for BI.

QlikView Features

BI Platform Features

  • Supported: Administration via Windows App
  • Supported: Administration via MacOS App
  • Supported: Administration via Web Interface
  • Supported: Live Connection to External Data
  • Supported: Snapshot of External Data
  • Supported: In-memory data model
  • Supported: OLAP (Pre-processed cube representation)
  • Supported: ROLAP (SQL-layer querying)
  • Supported: Multi-Data Source Reporting (Blending)
  • Supported: Data warehouse / dictionary layer
  • Supported: ETL Capability
  • Supported: ETL Scheduler

Supported Data Sources Features

  • Supported: MS Excel Workbooks
  • Supported: Text Files (CSV, etc)
  • Supported: Oracle
  • Supported: MS SQL Server
  • Supported: IBM DB2
  • Supported: Postgres
  • Supported: MySQL
  • Supported: ODBC
  • Supported: Cloudera Hadoop
  • Supported: Hortonworks Hadoop
  • Supported: EMC Greenplum
  • Supported: IBM Netezza
  • Supported: HP Vertica
  • Supported: ParAccel
  • Supported: SAP Hana
  • Supported: Teradata
  • Supported: Sage 500
  • Supported: Salesforce
  • Supported: SAP
  • Supported: Google Analytics

BI Standard Reporting Features

  • Supported: Pixel Perfect reports
  • Supported: Customizable dashboards
  • Supported: Report Formatting Templates

Ad-hoc Reporting Features

  • Supported: Drill-down analysis
  • Supported: Formatting capabilities
  • Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages
  • Supported: Report sharing and collaboration

Report Output and Scheduling Features

  • Supported: Publish to Web
  • Supported: Publish to PDF
  • Supported: Output Raw Supporting Data
  • Supported: Report Versioning
  • Supported: Report Delivery Scheduling

Data Discovery and Visualization Features

  • Supported: Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
  • Supported: Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
  • Supported: Support for Machine Learning models
  • Supported: Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
  • Supported: Integration with R or other statistical packages

Access Control and Security Features

  • Supported: Multi-User Support (named login)
  • Supported: Role-Based Security Model
  • Supported: Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
  • Supported: Report-Level Access Control
  • Supported: Table-Level Access Control (BI-layer)
  • Supported: Field-Level Access Control (BI-layer)

Mobile Capabilities Features

  • Supported: Responsive Design for Web Access
  • Supported: Mobile Application
  • Supported: Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

QlikView Screenshots

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

QlikView Videos

Qlik Analytics Modernization Program Overview

Watch Mobile BI: QlikView on iPad

Watch Test drive QlikView demos

QlikView Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Mobile Web
Supported CountriesAmericas, EMEA, APAC

Frequently Asked Questions

QlikView® 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.

Tableau Server, Domo, and Microsoft Power BI are common alternatives for QlikView.

Reviewers rate Pixel Perfect reports highest, with a score of 8.8.

The most common users of QlikView are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

QlikView has proven to be a versatile and valuable tool for various use cases across different industries. Users have built reporting and dashboards based on accounting and operations data, allowing non-experts to explore data and identify potential prospects and targeted populations. With QlikView, the entire company has relied on data to inform their decisions, providing a flexible report builder that is used across multiple departments. The Sales team has utilized QlikView to track and identify hot leads, understand buying patterns, and analyze the sales life cycle.

Moreover, QlikView has been successfully implemented in the education sector at a university, where dashboards were developed for different entities within the institution. It has consolidated various data sources and systems, allowing users to view reports and filter data for reporting purposes. By organizing data from different systems that would not communicate with each other, QlikView addressed the issue of having to look in multiple places for similar data. In addition, it has provided granular information about SKUs and sales to enable informed decision-making on promotions in the marketing department.

Furthermore, QlikView has been instrumental in addressing business intelligence needs for customers across various domains such as marketing, finance, selling data, HR management, projects management, financial management, and R&D. The software allows key users within organizations to access highly-interactive analytics applications and dashboards that provide different points of view on the same data. It has also served as an enterprise analytics solution by creating dashboards containing HR, payroll, finance, training, and other data, reducing ad hoc reports and increasing communication and awareness. Moreover, QlikView's ability to visualize data quality management dashboards empowers business users, management, and executives to make decisions based on real-time changes.

Additionally, QlikView has supported ETL processes by ensuring data integrity between disparate product sources while identifying data gaps. Its capabilities extend beyond reporting needs as it generates C-Level reports and day-to-day operations reports, providing valuable insights across multiple levels of management. As a business intelligence tool, it has been successfully utilized to analyze and create reports from large datasets such as NIH clinical trial data, showcasing its ability to handle complex joins and produce clean reports.

Overall, QlikView is lauded for its speed, ease of use, and intuitive dashboards that allow users to navigate their data effectively. Customers have also relied on QlikView during tough times to identify and save money that would otherwise be wasted without resorting to layoffs. Its adaptability, performance

High Speed and Agility: Users have consistently praised QlikView for its high speed and agility in data visualization, with many stating that the software allows them to quickly navigate from a high-level view to granular details. This speed and agility enhance the overall data visualization experience, making it efficient and seamless.

Intuitive Data Exploration: The associative search feature in QlikView has received high praise from users for its intuitive and efficient data exploration capabilities. Many reviewers appreciate that it eliminates the need for predefined drill paths, allowing them to visually explore the data and go anywhere they want without restrictions. This feature greatly enhances their ability to analyze data effectively.

Powerful Data Loading Capabilities: Users highly regard the data loading capabilities of QlikView, considering it a powerful platform that can be extended and incorporated into web pages. The ability to integrate with the R open-source engine and build custom extensions adds to its versatility and usability. Several reviewers have mentioned this as a key strength of QlikView.

Confusing User Interface: Some users have expressed frustration with the software's user interface, stating that it is confusing and hinders their ability to perform tasks efficiently. They feel that the design or layout of the interface is not user-friendly.

Unhelpful Customer Support: Several users have voiced their dissatisfaction with the customer support provided by the software. They have found the support team to be unhelpful in addressing their concerns or providing timely assistance when needed.

Recurring Error 429: A common issue reported by multiple users is encountering recurring error messages with status code 429 while using the software. This has caused inconvenience and has disrupted their workflow on numerous occasions.

Based on user reviews, users commonly recommend the following for Qlik View:

  1. Spend time researching the true power of the tool and learning from other users' innovations in the online community.
  2. Get trained and utilize the support and assistance provided by Qlik View to make sure that the program is being used to its full capabilities.
  3. Have a designated code writer to make the processes of deployment easier and more proficient.

These recommendations highlight the importance of exploring the tool's capabilities, leveraging available resources, and making informed decisions to optimize the usage of Qlik View for complex businesses.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our whole organization uses it for different purposes. We measure our staff performance as well as our clients' performance. We also use it to provide reports to our external stakeholders.
  • Allows you to find new relations within the different data-points.
  • Allows you to answer questions in a more intuitive way.
  • It contains a lot of different visualizations.
  • Easy to configure and program data import.
  • Export process to PDF or PowerPoint could work better for bigger documents.
QlikView is very good to present information using different visualizations. It allows you to find new connections or relations in the data.
Integration to other tools like Office could be better.
BI Platform
N/A
N/A
Supported Data Sources
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
100%
10.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
100%
10.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
65%
6.5
Drill-down analysis
100%
10.0
Formatting capabilities
80%
8.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration
80%
8.0
Report Output and Scheduling (4)
67.5%
6.8
Publish to Web
90%
9.0
Publish to PDF
80%
8.0
Report Versioning
50%
5.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
50%
5.0
Data Discovery and Visualization (2)
85%
8.5
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
100%
10.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
70%
7.0
Access Control and Security (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Multi-User Support (named login)
100%
10.0
Role-Based Security Model
100%
10.0
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
80%
8.0
Mobile Capabilities (3)
63.33333333333333%
6.3
Responsive Design for Web Access
100%
10.0
Mobile Application
N/A
N/A
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
90%
9.0
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
N/A
N/A
  • We have been able to provide very good quality reports that have allow[ed] us to get grants more rapidly approved.
  • We can help our clients in a better way by showing them their exact current status and this makes them more productive.
With QlikView and Qlik Sense the users can answer their own questions more interactively. They also can build their own visualizations without waiting [for] someone from IT to create a new report. The users can navigate through the data finding out relevant information. Through QlikView color code, users can get aware of the relationship between the different data points.

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.
The documentation presented by QlikView is very clear and exact. This makes the process of implementation more easy. If any questions arise while creating the reports it is very easy to access the QlikView documents through the internet. QlikView also has a Qlik Community, full of different questions and answers. This helps a lot to resolve issues even without contacting the support team.
11
Business Advisors use it to help our clients more efficiently. Management team uses it review our business advisors' performance. Accounting uses it to control finances and portfolios at risk. Communication department uses it to inform donors about how their donations are changing our clients' lives, and how our clients are responding to education and financial advising.
1
Systems engineer with knowledge about data bases, data warehouses, internet security, cloud computing and cloud services. Backups knowledge.
  • Collaboration with other NGOs services.
  • Measure the client's business performance.
  • Measure employees' performance.
  • Operations planning.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is being used across our entire organization. We currently have approximately two-thirds of our markets using QlikView. We are using it to provide markets with advertising data from our enterprise advertising system.
  • We are able to load in data from multiple sources. We load data from SQL databases and Excel spreadsheets.
  • I have always described QlikView as pivot tables on steroids. It provides our users with a lot of freedom to manipulate or 'customize' reports that are already created by expanding and/or collapsing columns and the ability to move columns around to provide more detailed information or to roll up data in more meaningful summary reports.
  • Our users also love the multitude of selection list boxes that can be made available. Simple clicks on these list boxes can 're-run' reports in a matter of seconds.
  • We make extensive use of Bookmarks. Since we use QlikView across our organization, we tend to create reports with the whole organization in mind. Bookmarks make it easier for individual markets to 'customize' these reports for their local use.
  • I would really like to see 'Wizards' that would help with creating and better understanding Set Analysis expressions. Set Analysis is a very powerful tool, but for those who aren't hard core users have trouble understanding how to best write and use these expressions.
  • With the amount of data we have to load, it can take quite sometime for reloads.
I believe that any data that can be reported on via row and column charts, pivot tables and graphical charts, is well suited for QlikView. We have used it for small one department projects to entire organizational reporting.
The only other product I have used for reporting is putting data into Excel and creating pivot tables. The ability to connect directly to multiple databases and other data sources is vastly superior.
SAP Crystal Reports
BI Platform
N/A
N/A
Supported Data Sources
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (2)
40%
4.0
Pixel Perfect reports
N/A
N/A
Customizable dashboards
80%
8.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
47.5%
4.8
Drill-down analysis
80%
8.0
Formatting capabilities
60%
6.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration
50%
5.0
Report Output and Scheduling (3)
N/A
N/A
Publish to Web
N/A
N/A
Publish to PDF
N/A
N/A
Report Versioning
N/A
N/A
Data Discovery and Visualization
N/A
N/A
Access Control and Security (3)
23.333333333333336%
2.3
Multi-User Support (named login)
70%
7.0
Role-Based Security Model
N/A
N/A
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
N/A
N/A
Mobile Capabilities (3)
N/A
N/A
Responsive Design for Web Access
N/A
N/A
Mobile Application
N/A
N/A
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
N/A
N/A
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
N/A
N/A
Advertising sales and management and finance.
2
We have two data analysts along with one person at a third party vendor.
  • Bringing data together from other departments besides just the advertising department.
  • Short 'one-time' projects that require data analysis for specific projects.
  • Financial revenue forecasting.
  • Advertising performance history versus current activity and forecasting.
  • Individual sales rep performance stats.
David Worrell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
My clients use QlikView (or I should say that I use QlikView for my clients!) to build reporting and "dashboards" based on accounting and operations data. Primarily, we use the version bundled inside of QuickBooks 2015 Enterprise (called "Advance Reporting"), and have created very nice -- and quite complex -- reports based on the QlikView engine / modules. Specifically, we report on sales commissions earned by sales person, on a per-item, per customer basis -- great detail that is simply not possible without QlikView.
  • QV's #1 strength is the drag and drop visualization tools -- with just a bit of training, you can make some really nice looking charts
  • QV's #2 strength is the simplicity of the filtering. Other SQL languages might call this "linking" or database structure ... which can be a pain.... but QV makes this easy. Further, once the data is inside QV, the ability to FILTER the data using check boxes is completely intuitive and simple.
  • QV's #3 strength is its ability to work across platforms and integrate multiple data sources and multiple types of data. QuickBooks data is just one example of something that it can chew up with ease.
  • Like a lot of software, QV starts with a blank page. If you are like me, you dive in without reading the instruction manual. Big mistake. There is a rigid stepwise process that you must follow to make it work....
  • I've never used anything quite as powerful as QV, so I cannot compare this to many other packages. ... but with 30 minutes of training and an hour of practice, you can be pretty proficient.
QlikView is well suited for QuickBooks uses -- particularly if you are running 2015 Enterprise or later. It's not perfect for those organizations that are trying to push data analytics down to the staff/user level ... I think it is still best suited for a knowledgable IT or SQL geek on the startup process. But if you can get a geek (like me) to design your reports, then any staff person can use the reports and even make simple updates (like sorting on a new date range, or selecting different filters).
I was forced into QV by QuickBooks -- I did not have the opportunity to evaluate it specifically against other packages.
I have, however, seen Microsoft BI and BIRST --- both of which seem much more expensive (and perhaps complex) than QlikView. But I'm conjecturing a bit here.
BI Platform
N/A
N/A
Supported Data Sources
N/A
N/A
BI Standard Reporting (3)
90%
9.0
Pixel Perfect reports
100%
10.0
Customizable dashboards
100%
10.0
Report Formatting Templates
70%
7.0
Ad-hoc Reporting (4)
65%
6.5
Drill-down analysis
90%
9.0
Formatting capabilities
70%
7.0
Integration with R or other statistical packages
N/A
N/A
Report sharing and collaboration
100%
10.0
Report Output and Scheduling (4)
50%
5.0
Publish to Web
N/A
N/A
Publish to PDF
100%
10.0
Report Versioning
100%
10.0
Report Delivery Scheduling
N/A
N/A
Data Discovery and Visualization (2)
40%
4.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
80%
8.0
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
N/A
N/A
Access Control and Security (3)
30%
3.0
Multi-User Support (named login)
90%
9.0
Role-Based Security Model
N/A
N/A
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
N/A
N/A
Mobile Capabilities (3)
N/A
N/A
Responsive Design for Web Access
N/A
N/A
Mobile Application
N/A
N/A
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
N/A
N/A
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
N/A
N/A
2
CFO (me) and bookkeeper / accountant (staff user).
I have created the reports and checked their veracity. The staff user is able to run the reports, change the dates, alter other filters as needed, and print the final results. She actually EXPORTS the report data to XL, where she formats it a bit further and then prints it out onto multiple pages.
Unknown..... We have never had a true "support" question. I have used the company's email support service -- with good results.
  • Sorting marketing lists or databases
  • Evaluating sales metrics
  • Analyzing production results from machinery -- any data file.
  • Financial Dashboards
  • Sales commissions calculations
  • SQL tasks on large spreadsheets
  • None... sorry!
"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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