Item: QlikView
Rating: 6
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction

Pros and Cons

Pros

Handles complex data sources and compound visualizations well.
Very helpful to have built-in ETL capabilities to support combining data from various sources that may not be totally consistent (different account code formats can be transformed as part of the data load).
Associative data modeling helps to guide the user through the data. Irrelevant parameters are greyed out, meaning no "dead ends" for users in the data navigation.

Cons

Distributing reports/dashboards regularly is not so elegant.
Don't have fine granular control over some visual elements, e.g. font size in a dashboard with multiple charts combined together.

Return on Investment

QV has improved the availability and shareability of data between groups - allowing us to quickly isolate issues and communicate the problem effectively

For this tool to be effective, you need a resource that is very familiar with database management, joining tables, writing load and transform scripts. This is beyond the skill set of the typical user... effectively I had to hire an analyst to develop Qlikview applications.

I would like to continue to use Qlikview but have internal pressure to use another tool that is more focused on simple data visualization but doesn't handle complex data-sources or transformation. Lack of internal support may result in moving away from Qlikview to the other tool.

Likelihood to Recommend

Be aware of the licensing model - it can quickly become expensive/ cumbersome if deploying to a large group of casual users.

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Powerful and versatile - but some drawbacks for wide-scale deployment to intermittent users