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Qlik Replicate is an efficient ETL product
October 18, 2021

Qlik Replicate is an efficient ETL product

Reid DeWolfe | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
The UI is a bit confusing, the number of options is large, and it's not obvious to new users what the optimal settings are. However, Enterprise Manager allows for a lot of insight into the current and historical performance of tasks and bulk operations and automation that are critical 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

It's a great solution if you have relatively static schemas and a limited number of tasks going to a small number of distinct endpoint types. In those situations, it can easily handle large volumes of data changes given appropriate host resources. However, once you end up with a larger number of tasks with a diversity of destination endpoint types Enterprise Manager becomes essential. Automating tasks via API is needed to keep management of the tool sustainable.