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Cube vs QlikView comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Cube
Ranking in Embedded BI
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
AI Data Analysis (13th)
QlikView
Ranking in Embedded BI
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
163
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of Cube is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QlikView is 6.9%, down from 10.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Embedded BI Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
QlikView6.9%
Cube1.0%
Other92.1%
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Featured Reviews

Amir Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist / Data Analytics Consultant at Fiverr International Ltd
Managing complex data hierarchies has improved analytics but still needs richer hierarchy types
To evaluate Cube's efficiency in handling large data volumes, I use metrics including F1 scores, AUC (Area Under the Curve), and RMC (Root Mean Squares), along with RSE (Root Square Errors). These factors help me gauge the efficiency of the algorithms clearly. Regarding improving Cube, I believe that when we are building hierarchies, I should enhance the type of hierarchies. For instance, in a few countries lacking state systems, there could be a hierarchy without proper categorization—such as continent, country, and city. Therefore, it would be beneficial if I could improve the hierarchies to retrieve data as quickly as possible from Cube.
SG
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"NPS improved to approximately eight out of ten for our feature, and internally ticket handling times decreased, allowing reallocation of resources to higher-impact projects."
"Implementation was super smooth, and within two weeks we were up and running and the metrics were exposed in our app."
"Cube's caching mechanism impacts my database query loads and response times significantly."
"Cube completes my tasks very easily and takes less time, allowing me to deliver any project in a timely manner to our clients."
"The security provided by Cube has helped my organization by allowing us to use NATed IP on Cube to send outside the public IP while keeping the internal IP safe in our on-premise environment."
"It provides information all in one place for our users."
"The integration with Salesforce has helped us gain access to crucial sales data in real-time."
"The immediate improvements allow organisations to analyse data more comprehensively to provide greater insight and understanding and to make data available more quickly to facilitate decision making, especially for exceptional cases."
"This product gave us intelligence on our business which was previously unknown."
"Strong visual capabilities, drill down function and data browsing."
"The in-memory feature gives us better insight. It's also easy to drill down into the information and select information."
"Customer Service: It's good. Technical Support: It's good."
"The in-memory engine is really powerful, making it possible to deal with huge data records on the fly (more than 400 million in a table)."
 

Cons

"Cube's interface can be challenging for non-technical users, needing clearer use-case examples to ease integration into workflows."
"I did not see any return on investment from Cube."
"Cube can be improved by enhancing data refresh over multiple tabs."
"Cube can be improved as it lacks some features."
"There is no way to create a real template that is not exposed directly in the UI."
"When it comes to the initial setup of Cube, I faced some challenges, including server issues when uploading data from local sources to the Unipi servers."
"Error handling."
"Data modelling is often a protracted process, with no toolset available apart from scripting."
"The product lacks PDF exporting, mapping – which costs extra - and reporting features."
"I would like to see a modernised user interface."
"Data Science."
"ROI is very long, > 5 year estimation."
"It would be nice if QlikView could be plugged in into the company's website or an online portal such as QlikSense is capable of. There are ways around but it takes enormous time to develop."
"The backend (scripting) needs improvement to be more like a real ETL BI tool."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers."
"The setup costs for QlikView are fair as are the yearly maintenance fees. The licensing becomes a bit more expensive and requires some planning for onboarding."
"It's reasonably priced and falls on the more affordable side."
"Its licensing costs are moderate, but it can get expensive due to the numerous add-ons available like those for printing."
"Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."
"The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one being low price and ten being high price, I rate pricing a four."
"My firm got the product at a cheap price, but in general, I believe that the product is a bit costly."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 4, 2015
Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho
1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise76
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cube?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that we have to order Cube from Cisco, which takes some time. After that, we have to deploy it in the data center and work with the carrier ...
What needs improvement with Cube?
Cube can be improved as it lacks some features. I think we could include some more features like Ribbon and Codec so that we can use Cisco Cube as well, because Cisco Cube is only CLI, and nowadays...
What is your primary use case for Cube?
My main use case for Cube is call routing and SIP session management between our enterprise and the carriers. A specific example of how I use Cube for call routing in my day-to-day work is that we ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QlikView?
I would rate the pricing for QlikView as not cheap, but it is reasonable.
What needs improvement with QlikView?
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 t...
What is your primary use case for QlikView?
The primary use case involves analyzing data on a daily invoice level with QlikView. Building metrics using simple language, similar to what you have in Excel, is what I have found most valuable in...
 

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Sample Customers

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Canon, Gatorade, Amcor, Panasonic, Fila, Cambridge University Hospitals, Global Retail Bank, North Yorkshire Police department, Lanoo Group Publishers, and AonGroep Nederland.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cube vs. QlikView and other solutions. Updated: September 2026.
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