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OpenText Intelligence vs Qlik Sense comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Intelligence
Ranking in Data Visualization
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (37th), Reporting (29th)
Qlik Sense
Ranking in Data Visualization
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
126
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (3rd), AI Data Analysis (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of OpenText Intelligence is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Sense is 4.7%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qlik Sense4.7%
OpenText Intelligence1.5%
Other93.8%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user220707 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Lead Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The Briefing Book feature enables measures to be filtered and viewed based on different criteria by end users.
This software is targeted at executive users, not the data analysts who want to slice and dice. The software will not replace your BI tools, but it will sit nicely on top of a BI tool if you want management to have quick and easy access to performance data. Initiative Management Metrics Management – Key Interfaces
Saranya Deepthi - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Engineer at Wipro
Improved AI-driven dashboards have accelerated decisions but still need better visuals and faster refresh
Absolutely, nothing is entirely positive, and everything has both advantages and disadvantages. When I worked with Qlik Sense, circular charts were not available, which meant I had to look for alternative solutions that would be reliable or make the functionality work. There are some features that need to be added. Additionally, there is a limit to the number of fields that can be added in Qlik Sense, and I believe it would be beneficial if they increased the count for fields and columns. There might be requirements where an Excel file contains many columns that need to be displayed as visual representations to clients, and in those situations, it becomes very difficult and I have to use alternative approaches. When this problem arose, I used HTML code to write a solution and make it work. Qlik Sense should avoid these types of limitations in future updates. Another issue is page resolution. If a client wants to view the dashboard on a single page without scrolling, bar charts appear small and the values in KPIs, bar charts, scatter plots, and line graphs cannot be seen very clearly. Adding more extensions to make the job easier would also be beneficial. Improvements to reporting would be helpful as well, because working with large datasets makes reporting very difficult. Additionally, when data is refreshed, it cannot be completed in a short timeframe. Refreshing very large datasets can take one, two, or even three hours, so reducing the refresh time would be very useful for customers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a comprehensive solution for performance management, and yet it is easy to setup and easy to use, especially in comparison with Oracle, SAS, Hyperion and SAP."
"The UI is very easy to use, with drag and drop self-service analytics."
"Time-saving efficiencies have translated into genuine bottom-line improvements via the reduction in FTE."
"This solution is easy to use, intuitive and has great power for the exploitation of data."
"Qlik Sense is an excellent tool for meeting all our various needs."
"Placing buttons on my sheets creates a unique user experience and clears up clutter at the same time."
"The most valuable features of Qlik Sense are the integration and panel for reports, and the integration is very fast even though we process a lot of information."
"The most valuable feature is that all pieces work together as a platform that allows you to easily provide BI solutions."
"For a deployment scenario, Qlik Sense is also very easy to use. I can start development from any platform, on-premise or cloud, and continue from where I left off."
 

Cons

"It needs to have better quality built in reports."
"Ad-hoc reporting capabilities would be ideal."
"Qlik application automation needs additional work and features."
"I would like to see more native features from QlikView integrated into Qlik Sense."
"Customer service has to improve and technical support is at a low level."
"It would be great if decentralized teams would have more features to manage the metadata on the dashboards, setup the specific user access rights and rules to govern incoming and outgoing data sets from/to other teams, and more features to separate the different data process layers (e.g. extraction, transformation [data quality, business rules])."
"The navigation is quite clunky and outdated."
"Better visualization options on charts such as pivot tables, and better control over total lines in the pivot and straight tables without the need to download extensions to accomplish this task."
"Branding is not the product's strongest point. More control over the presentation colors would be great. A basic printing function would also be good. Easy connection to external tools like R Server would be nice."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
"I would rate Qlik's pricing four out of five."
"Qlik Sense pricing and licensing is like that of QlikView. It's on the high side for a small company, but it’s competitive among its peers. Use of licenses (referred to as tokens) is a bit confusing. There is a login access pass for infrequent or anonymous access."
"The solution is worth it."
"QlikSense offers a Hybrid environment architecture, which is very cost effective based on where the enterprise data resides."
"Licensing: Review the named model and move towards a usage model (e.g., cores, memory, computers, API calls, etc.)."
"For on-premise enterprise users, a number of additional features come at a premium cost."
"I believe pricing is similar to other products in the same category, if you have it on-premise."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise89
 

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Seeking lightweight open source BI software
It depends on the Data architecture and the complexity of your requirement. Some great tools in the market are Qlik Sense, Power BI, OBIEE, Tableau, etc. I have recently started using Cognos Enter...
Seeking lightweight open source BI software
There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows: 1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle - look for SAP...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qlik Sense?
It is not about performance. It is just about how expensive it is to implement.
 

Also Known As

OpenText Magellan Analytics Suite, BIRT iHub Visualization Platform, OpenText Actuate Information Hub
QlikSense, Qlik Analytics Platform
 

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Sample Customers

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