QlikView vs Sisense comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

QlikView and Sisense are prominent competitors in the business intelligence software category. Based on feature set and overall usability, Sisense seems to have an advantage due to its user-friendly interface and ease of deployment.

Features: QlikView offers patented AQL™ technology for flexible database interaction and rapid in-memory processing, has a built-in ETL engine that simplifies data modeling, and its dynamic dashboards provide quick insights. Sisense excels in handling large datasets efficiently, integrates multiple data sources with ease, and is preferred for its quick deployment and user-friendly interface.

Room for Improvement: QlikView has scalability limitations due to RAM constraints, its self-service capabilities need enhancement, and licensing can be complex and restrictive. Sisense could enhance its advanced data connectivity options, improve performance with large complex data models, and expand its visual customization features to enhance user value.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: QlikView primarily offers on-premises setups and a robust support community but depends on partners for initial service. Its customer support has mixed reviews, with some users relying heavily on community forums. Sisense provides both on-premises and cloud setups and is recognized for ease of deployment and responsive support, with users appreciating swift responses and comprehensive documentation.

Pricing and ROI: QlikView's pricing model is complex and often high, creating a potential barrier for small businesses, although many users find the ROI justified due to its robust capabilities. Sisense is also considered expensive, especially for smaller companies, but its subscription model and ease of use present a compelling ROI, appealing to those seeking rapid deployment and operational efficiency.

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QlikView vs. Sisense

March 2026

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

6.4

QlikView ROI appears through time savings, decision-making improvements, and efficient deployment, despite licensing complexity impacting perception.

Sentiment score

6.8

Sisense enhances productivity and decision-making, offering cost savings and improved reporting despite initial expenses, boosting client insights and efficiency.

The biggest return on investment is the time saving for the customer.

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Managing Director at Hurricnae

It makes it very easy for us to make data-driven decisions and we are able to forecast our future predicament or future plans, hence increasing or boosting productivity in my organization.

Gemipas Micah

Lead Software Engineer at Ernst & Young

Due to the data presented to stakeholders, they are able to make informed decisions that impact the day-to-day operations of the client, giving them more insights into what's happening within their organization.

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System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

We have been able to save approximately 10,000 K.

Lily Rose

Network Engineer at AT&T

Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.1

QlikView's customer support is highly rated, with quick responses, a helpful community, and generally strong availability despite geographic factors.

Sentiment score

7.6

Sisense customer service excels with responsive, knowledgeable support, resolving issues efficiently and providing personalized, proactive solutions.

I would rate the customer support a solid 10.

Managing Director at Hurricnae

I am totally satisfied with technical support from Qlik.

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

Sisense customer support is very helpful, very responsive, and very dedicated, providing 24/7 assistance.

Lily Rose

Network Engineer at AT&T

The support was very good.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

We typically get responses within 24 hours.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.0

QlikView scales well with efficient resource management, but superior scalability features are found in Qlik Sense, requiring robust infrastructure.

Sentiment score

7.4

Sisense offers scalability for medium to large businesses, though some face slower queries with large datasets and complex use cases.

If you want better performance with a larger volume of data, you can simply add an additional server.

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

It is scalable to a very large extent and we can integrate any third-party tools.

Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Sisense's scalability is impressive as it can crunch a lot more data and has consistently better performance.

Gemipas Micah

Lead Software Engineer at Ernst & Young

Sisense works really well for simple to medium use cases and scales well.

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System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Users rate QlikView's stability highly, with issues mainly due to infrastructure or large data, resolved with hardware tweaks.

Sentiment score

8.0

Users generally find Sisense stable, though some encounter issues with data import and dashboard load times, but improvements noted.

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Sisense is very stable and can handle a large amount of data quickly.

Caramel Moana

Senior Business Analyst at Target

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Room For Improvement

QlikView needs a more intuitive interface, better scalability, integration, predictive analytics, and cost-effective licensing for improved user experience.

Sisense needs better data connections, control, mobile usability, technical support, customization, integration handling, admin features, and CI/CD support.

In QlikView, I believe the improvement that should be made is to bring the costs down, as you'll have to be competitive with Power BI, aiming for at least a 30% reduction to stop the hemorrhaging to Power BI.

Managing Director at Hurricnae

It would be beneficial to have AI or ML features in QlikView.

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

I would like to see an improvement in the live data connection, specifically making the process faster.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

It could provide more connectors to integrate with emerging different data sources to exponentially increase the amount of data it can handle.

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

I give Sisense a nine because the integration with some third-party tools is good.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Setup Cost

QlikView pricing is variable and can be costly, but strategic planning can maximize ROI for organizations.

Sisense provides flexible pricing for SMEs, generally cheaper than ThoughtSpot, but can incur extra costs for add-ons.

The license cost per user or per year for QlikView is about 500 Euros annually.

Managing Director at Hurricnae

I would rate the pricing for QlikView as not cheap, but it is reasonable.

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

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is cost-effective, but for smaller organizations working under a tight budget, this tool might be a bit expensive for them.

Gemipas Micah

Lead Software Engineer at Ernst & Young

There was no significant difference in pricing between Sisense and ThoughtSpot.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing shows that pricing is a little bit higher when compared to other applications, but that justifies the use case.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Valuable Features

QlikView offers powerful data analysis with dynamic dashboards, intuitive interface, and rapid visualization for enhanced business performance and insights.

Sisense offers rapid data processing, seamless integration, and intuitive dashboards, enhancing strategic insights and decision-making efficiency with ease.

The best features in QlikView are rapid development, the fact that I can do what I want in QlikView, and full control along with ease of use.

Managing Director at Hurricnae

Building metrics using simple language, similar to what you have in Excel, is what I have found most valuable in QlikView.

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

It offers two ways to access data: by cubing the data or hitting it live.

Business Intelligence & Reporting Manager at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

It allows the user to cater to different use cases and is a very fast aggregator across different data sources, giving you the historical context and helping in operationalizing your data.

System Integration Specialist at a non-profit with self employed

Sisense has positively impacted my organization by drastically reducing the time taken to build the data cube, and we can see real-time analytics.

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Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Categories and Ranking

QlikView

Ranking in Reporting

7th

Ranking in Embedded BI

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

163

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sisense

Ranking in Reporting

9th

Ranking in Embedded BI

7th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (11th), Cloud Analytics (3rd), Data Visualization (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of QlikView is 3.7%, up from 3.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sisense is 2.0%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Reporting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
QlikView	3.7%
Sisense	2.0%
Other	94.3%

Reporting

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

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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Caramel Moana

Senior Business Analyst at Target

Data analytics has transformed our KPI tracking and now drives faster sales decisions

This tool has given me the power to convert data into new analytical applications, giving me transparency about working on multiple platforms, and since it is cloud-based, it combines different pages for a complete progress report. Overall, it is playing a perfect, fantastic role in my organization. Some of the best features Sisense offers include its speed due to the In-Chip methodology, great visualization that makes BI easier, and the ability to load millions of data in seconds, which did not seem possible with other traditional reporting tools. It also has a robust architecture and provides REST APIs for external access. I emphasized the In-Chip methodology because it allows for accessing millions of data in a short span of seconds while providing the best visual effects for our business data.

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

Feb 4, 2015

Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Marketing Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	15

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about QlikView?

If you correctly use the product for your use cases, it provides value for money.

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?

What needs improvement with Sisense?

So far, Sisense is performing well, but some visualizations lack flexibility in design options. Sisense should improve on handling extremely large data sets, and they should improve on maintaining ...

What is your primary use case for Sisense?

In our organization, we use Sisense for business intelligence where it helps us with complex data from multiple sources and provides excellent insights, which makes it easy for us to make data-driv...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sisense?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been positive, as the price is relatively affordable compared to other solutions, and I have no challenges with the pricing. The setup is s...

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Overview

QlikView is a Business Intelligence tool that allows you to keep tabs on all of your business-related information in a clean, clear, and easy to access database that is intuitive to build and simple to navigate. It is ideal for business owners who wish to improve overall output by creating the most productive system possible.

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Sisense is an end-to-end business analytics software that enables users to easily prepare and analyze large, complex datasets. Sisense’s Single-Stack BI software includes data preparation, data management, analysis, visualization and reporting capabilities.

Sample Customers

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

Ebay, WIX, Wave Accounting, ESPN.com, Magellan Luxury Hotel, Paylogic, Sony, Merck, EDA, One Hour Translation, NASA, Plastic Jungle, Philips, Yahoo