Qlik Replicate is an efficient ETL product
Overall Satisfaction with Qlik Replicate
We use Replicate to ETL data from on our prem instances to cloud databases hosted by both ourselves and our clients. Our clients benefit greatly from having near-real-time data from our application available to them for analysis and integration purposes. Using Replicate allowed us to avoid developing our own custom processes and tooling for automating the creation of these ETL processes.
Pros
- Reliably and quickly delivers data to and from a wide variety of endpoints.
- Support staff responds quickly and helpfully to support requests and questions.
- API coverage in Enterprise Manager allows for automation of administrative tasks.
Cons
- The base Replicate web GUI is lacking. If you have dozens or more tasks, it's hard to get a sense of how they're performing. Enterprise Manager solves all of these problems but is a separate install.
- The support portal is extremely difficult to navigate. It's hard to track down exactly what you're looking for.
- It would be helpful to have better documentation and example queries for the tables in the Enterprise Manager analytics database.
- Destination databases that don't support common DDL commands behave unpredictably. And the replication of schema changes isn't consistent.
- Saved a ton of time and money because we didn't have to develop a custom tool.
- Allowed us to duplicate functionality of competitors and compete for clients.
- Created client stickiness due to their reliance on the data we provide.
The biggest advantage of Replicate in comparison to Fivetran is that we can run the application on-prem. This allows us to configure it precisely how we desire, avoid opening additional ports in our firewall, and monitor its resource consumption directly. That level of control is highly desirable for us.
Do you think Qlik Replicate delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Qlik Replicate's feature set?
Yes
Did Qlik Replicate live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Qlik Replicate go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Qlik Replicate again?
Yes
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