Adaptive Insights vs QlikView comparison

Workday and Qlik are both solutions in the Reporting category. Workday is ranked #25, while Qlik is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.4. Workday holds a 1.7% mindshare in RT, compared to Qlik’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Workday users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Qlik users who would recommend it.

Adaptive Insights

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100% willing to recommend

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

QlikView and Adaptive Insights are data-driven decision-making tools. QlikView has an edge with its analytics capabilities, while Adaptive Insights stands out in financial planning and management.

Features: QlikView provides powerful data integration, dynamic dashboards, and an intuitive interface enabling self-service reporting. Adaptive Insights offers strong financial planning tools, seamless budgeting, and comprehensive reporting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: QlikView would benefit from simplifying its learning curve and reducing setup complexities. It could also improve in offering more straightforward customization. Adaptive Insights could enhance integration capabilities, offer more pricing transparency, and expand its predictive analytics functions.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: QlikView supports both on-premises and cloud solutions, offering flexible integration but often requiring more technical expertise. Adaptive Insights, cloud-based, allows for easy updates and is supported by strong customer service.

Pricing and ROI: QlikView may involve higher setup costs due to customization, with potential for a scalable ROI for analytics-focused enterprises. Adaptive Insights offers more predictable costs, delivering quick ROI through efficient financial planning processes.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Adaptive Insights

Ranking in Reporting

25th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Business Performance Management (11th), Financial Performance and Strategy Management (3rd), Data Visualization (20th), ESG Reporting Software (14th)

QlikView

Ranking in Reporting

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

163

Ranking in other categories

Embedded BI (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Adaptive Insights is 1.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QlikView is 4.0%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Reporting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
QlikView	4.0%
Adaptive Insights	1.7%
Other	94.3%

Reporting

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Andrew Rosenberg

Adaptive Planning Manager at Alight

Adaptive scales well, simple to create new budget versions and models

For the organization I used to work at, it streamlined the process of creating budgets. It's very simple to create a new version and do some more modeling based on your need for planning things like headcount, other expenses, and revenue, everything is configurable within Workday. So that made it easy. Reporting was pretty easy to set up as well. It streamlined the amount of time it took to do the budget as well as kind of making it simple to implement a rolling forecast process. So, it really was more just a productivity increase and time shortening for the budgeting and forecasting process.

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Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Daily invoice analytics has become streamlined and complex data modeling is now simplified

We are not using analytics features and possibly predictive analytics and forecasting features in QlikView, although they are available. QlikView is very flexible, but we are currently using only tabular presentation of data because that is what we need. Presenting a large volume of data in QlikView with graphics can be overwhelming for the majority of people who want to see a lot of information in one picture. It would be beneficial to have AI or ML features in QlikView. However, I think they will decommission QlikView, and AI features are already available in Qlik Sense, so you would need to migrate to that platform.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Reduced planning and budgeting time - it takes hardly a couple of days to complete my entire budgeting exercise, uploading actual data and generating monthly reports with comparison of actual versus budgets in no time."

"Provides ability for business users to directly manage their plans, data, and budgets."

"The reporting tools are what I gain the most benefit from."

"It helps develop a more unified work format throughout the company."

"More accurate, reliable, and timely forecasting."

"We have gone from an organization that looked backwards at financials and had a one-time annual budget to an organization that looks forward, has rolling forecasts, long-term planning, metrics, and push button reporting."

"Changes to corporate structure, account codes are updated in all versions including prior years, hence "one-version of truth" as claimed."

"It's very stable."

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"QlikView development projects are rapid and the product itself is very flexible and reliable."

"The data model helps my organization to recognize and identify the problem of our clients’ data."

"As a consultant, QlikView has helped me deliver high-value BI solutions to my customers, consistently exceeding their expectations and creating new opportunities for my firm."

"We are now able to get information when we need it without running reports or it taking a huge amount of time."

"Working in the IT environment gets challenging especially when you have multiple sources of data that you need to combine, and QlikView makes this really easy and simple to do because QlikView has its own ETL modeler built into it, so having an all-in-one tool is quite an advantage."

"Fast development, support for QVD format files, and business discovery are the most valuable features of this product to me."

"Fast access to data Rapid development Rich graphic interface"

"Now reports are available in short time in a single source."

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Cons

"Their customer support team is slow to respond and not extremely confident."

"Better user interface (UI)."

"Adaptive Insights could improve the data designer interface to make integrations easier to set up."

"The upload feature exists, but isn't terribly useful."

"We tried Discovery and OfficeConnect at one point and found them too cumbersome, at the time."

"Needing to focus on upgrades for all industries, including CPG."

"We tried Discovery and OfficeConnect at one point and found them too cumbersome, at the time."

"We do have issues getting information on our customer success turnover."

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"QlikView has some superb, unique features but the desktop edition suffers from having a rather tired user interface."

"The performance can be improved."

"If a user wanted to see something not included in the application the new object had to be created by a power user or developer because Qlik view's scripting has somewhat of a learning curve."

"The user interface and ease of use takes a bit of a learning curve to pick up."

"They are coming up with a lot of improvements. However, the version control is not one of them, and it's not straightforward."

"Once your user base or applications get large you do need a powerful server with lots of RAM."

"I would want them to have more options as a user. It would be nice for them to create their own dashboards and add fields."

"The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing seems to be worth the cost considering the efficiency Adaptive brings."

"Adaptive Insights' pricing is reasonable."

"Ensure that you have the proper pricing plan in place."

"Everything is negotiable, but this solution is low cost compared to others."

"Prior to purchasing licenses, make sure you understand which users will only need planning and which users will need both planning and OfficeConnect."

"It's affordable."

"Pricing is in line with other cloud-based EPM tools. It is a subscription-based model based upon the number of users and site type if it's an admin or end-user type thing."

"Adaptive Insights' pricing is relative to its peer competitors. It's certainly competitive compared to a spreadsheet template that you build in Excel. It can be expensive if you need to have 100-500 budget holders giving input and building financial plans. However, in that case, it becomes an extremely good bargain. Compared to its competitors, it offers an excellent value."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one being low price and ten being high price, I rate pricing a four."

"The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."

"It's reasonably priced and falls on the more affordable side."

"It is expensive for small companies."

"It is not very expensive. I think it it is on par with other similar products on the market."

"Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."

"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."

"The platform's pricing is considered quite expensive, particularly given the dollar-based pricing."

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Comparison Review

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Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees

Feb 4, 2015

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Healthcare Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	73
Midsize Enterprise	36
Large Enterprise	76

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Also Known As

Workday Adaptive Planning, Adaptive Discovery , Workday Adaptive Planning

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Overview

Adaptive Insights is a cloud-based financial planning and analysis software that helps businesses streamline their budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.

With its intuitive interface and powerful analytics, it enables organizations to make data-driven decisions and drive business performance.

Workday

QlikView enhances data analysis with its associative data model and rapid in-memory processing, providing dynamic dashboards and robust visualization, while efficient data integration allows connections to multiple sources.

QlikView offers powerful analytics and insight generation capabilities through its integration with Salesforce, enabling real-time sales data access. Its customizable dashboards are complemented by scripting for complex calculations and QVDs for performance optimization. Designed to be user-friendly, it supports ETL processes and diverse data browsing, allowing users to interact with data intuitively. However, there is room for improving licensing complexities, scalability, and self-service functionality. Additional enhancements are desired in visualization, integration with Qlik Sense, and predictive analytics support.

What are QlikView's key features?

Data Integration: Connects seamlessly with multiple data sources for diverse data access.
Associative Data Model: Enhances data discovery and analysis.
In-memory Technology: Offers rapid data processing for efficient analysis.
Customization Options: Allows personalized dashboards and visualizations.
Salesforce Integration: Provides real-time access to sales data.
Scripting Capabilities: Facilitates complex calculations and analytics.
QVD Performance: Optimizes data loading and processing speeds.

What benefits should you look for in QlikView reviews?

Enhanced Data Access: Seamless integration allows widespread data connectivity.
Rapid Insights: In-memory technology speeds up analysis.
Flexible Customization: Tools enable tailored visualizations.
User-friendly Interaction: Non-technical users can navigate data easily.

QlikView finds use in building business intelligence dashboards across sectors, integrating with Salesforce for analytics, supporting financial planning, and tracking sales. Its intuitive interface aids manufacturing companies in KPI monitoring and informs commercial decisions. The tool enhances reporting, ETL processes, and diverse data source integration, facilitating offline data access.

Qlik

Sample Customers

1. Cisco Systems 2. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated 3. Deloitte 4. DocuSign 5. Dropbox 6. Electronic Arts 7. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 8. Fitbit 9. Fossil Group 10. Groupon 11. Hilton Worldwide 12. HP Inc. 13. Intuit 14. Johnson & Johnson 15. LinkedIn 16. Lyft 17. McAfee 18. Medtronic 19. Netflix 20. Oracle 21. Pandora 22. PayPal 23. Pinterest 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. ServiceNow 27. Slack Technologies 28. Spotify 29. Symantec 30. Tableau Software 31. Twitter 32. Workday

Canon, Gatorade, Amcor, Panasonic, Fila, Cambridge University Hospitals, Global Retail Bank, North Yorkshire Police department, Lanoo Group Publishers, and AonGroep Nederland.

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