Qlik Sense Reviews

My company uses the solution in 60 municipalities in Norway. In my country, the public authorities mostly use the product for municipal planning.

The most valuable features of the solution in terms of data analysis need to revolve around the speed that the tool offers. The product of analytical capabilities and the speed for all the applications are good.

The communication with the solution's sales managers in Europe is not the best, making it an area that requires improvement. My company usually gets no response from the tool's sales managers.

In Qlik Sense, some improvements are required in QMC since it hasn't improved much over the years. QMC is related to the management console, and though it works, it needs improvement.

Some improvements  in the data load editor should be considered. The load manager has different sections, and it should be possible for the user to deactivate/activate code by commenting/uncommenting at a section level. 

I have experience with Qlik Sense since 2017. My company has a partnership with the solution.

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

My company's customers who use the product are medium-sized municipalities, although some municipalities are large.

I have used the community support offered by the product.

I rate the setup phase a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one means it was difficult, while ten means it was easy.

I rate the product's deployment phase a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one means it was difficult, while ten means it was easy.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model. We consider to move the product to the cloud.

The product is reasonably priced. You need to pay 5,000 Norwegian kroner per user. Microsoft Power BI is slightly more expensive than Qlik Sense.

In terms of ROI, my company's clients in municipalities who use the solution are very satisfied with it.

My company noticed the AI functionalities associated with the product, but we don't use them.

My company's customers use the analytical capabilities offered by the product. The product offers virtualization in the form of line graphs, maps and bar charts.

I would say before using Qlik Sense, consider that its main competitor, Microsoft Power BI, also costs money if you want to deploy it for use outside of the organization. Though Microsoft Power BI pretty tends to be cheap, it is not. If someone wants to deploy Microsoft Power BI the way my company has deployed it, then it can be an expensive affair. Microsoft Power BI pretends to be a free tool, but it is not available for free.

I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

My clients use Qlik for in-depth analytic analysis, creating touchboards for a variety of purposes. In our case, we prefer an on-premise solution over the cloud, especially for a banking client, to ensure data security and compliance with industry regulations.

One major benefit of having Qlik Sense in our organization is the ability to establish a strong KPI base. While various solutions offer similar capabilities, Qlik stands out for its remarkable speed, especially when compared to alternatives like Tableau. This speed advantage enhances overall efficiency in data analysis and decision-making processes.

The most valuable features of Qlik Sense are its speed and seamless development of web technologies. It is pure HDMI, eliminating the need for cache servers or translation engines, making it one of the fastest solutions compared to others. The direct connection between ML and data adds to its efficiency. Additionally, one standout feature of Qlik is its QVD data model, allowing the creation of data maps that are directly stored in memory, offering fast and efficient data service to consumers. Qlik's ability to handle large datasets with millions of rows is a significant advantage, although there are some limitations.

I would like to see improvements in the Qlik Sense SaaS version, particularly in the front-end capabilities. Currently, the visualization options are limited, allowing only basic actions like adding dimensions and measures with restrictions on the number. Compared to older products like QlikView, there is room for development in enhancing the features available on the front end for widgets and visualizations.

Enhancing the formatting options in the SaaS component and making it more visually appealing would be a nice enhancement. Additionally, expanding the library with more versatile widgets would be beneficial. While you can add components from a marketplace or develop your own, there is a need for Java front-end developers to handle this aspect of Qlik Sense.

I have been using Qlik Sense for four years.

Overall, Qlik Sense is stable, but there can be challenges related to managing the QVD data models, especially when dealing with numerous versions for different periods. While it requires effort to maintain, the system itself is generally stable.

Scaling Qlik Sense is possible by adding more servers, and it is generally smooth for load balancing and disaster recovery. However, making changes to the model can be time-consuming. Overall, it is scalable with effective load management and recovery mechanisms.

Setting up Qlik Sense is easy, especially for default visuals, though coding may be required for more specialized charts. Converting from QlikView to Qlik Sense is seamless for data models. The deployment process involves using Qlik Desktop for model development and two subscription options: on-cloud, which is ready to use, and on-premise, requiring Qlik Sense servers. Maintenance is simplified with admin tools, making it accessible for a developer. 

On average, for a consultant company creating reports and delivering a sales model with about five reports, the deployment of Qlik Sense can typically be handled within three months.

We have seen ROI with Qlik Sense.

Qlik Sense is pricier than other BI tools, with various licensing models, including potentially expensive token-based licenses. Organizations should carefully assess their budget and licensing requirements before choosing Qlik Sense.

Comparing it with other BI tools, Qlik Sense stands out by requiring a front-end developer for optimal project development. Unlike Power BI, which needs BI developers, or Tableau and SAP BusinessObjects that don't require Java developers, having a front-end developer enhances the project quality in Qlik Sense.

Before implementing Qlik Sense, my advice is to carefully assess its development needs, as custom components may require coding. While the deployment phase is generally straightforward, take advantage of Qlik Sense's flexibility in data modeling, allowing developers to write scripts for more tailored solutions. It is crucial to document projects for better collaboration among developers. Overall, I would rate Qlik Sense as a seven out of ten.

We are right now migrating the QlikView environments (PROD, TEST, DEV) to Qlik Sense. 

Each of the environments is a multiple-node environment. That is the first step of the migration. The second will be to migrate all of the reports to the new tool. 

In parallel, we are also working on some other important aspects, like designing the schedule for the reports (so that they will be refreshed every day in the correct order), also designing security concepts, etc. 

The project is really interesting and gives a lot of great experience. 

It did improve the organization. 

Qlik Sense, in comparison to QlikView, is a more modern tool and gives a lot of new possibilities. 

The reports are better looking than in QlikView. 

What is also important is that QlikView is not supported that much, unlike Qlik Sense. It also does not get the nice updates and new features that Qlik Sense does. In the coming years, that will only become more visible for the users of the reports. 

When it comes to the users, they like lots of data and new ways to look at the same data.

For me, as an administrator/developer, the management console is more user-friendly, so the solution is easier to maintain. Also, some of the features are easier to create - for example, the tasks (they are needed for the reports to be refreshed). 

For the users, the reports look way better, which is quite important as it's easier to find some interesting conclusions based on the data when you have a better-looking dashboard in front of you.

There are a lot of points to be improved. Mostly when it comes to the loading of the data and reload times of the reports, it could be better.

Also, we got some feedback from the users in our company that say they would like to have some new features in the objects on the sheets of the reports. 

What is nice is that the tool has a lot of updates. Every few months, new stuff is available. That it is one of the most important aspects and why we have chosen this particular product for our business intelligence needs. 

I've used the solution for one year.

Qlik Sense is a dashboarding tool, so you can use it for any enterprise-wide dashboarding in areas such as sales, supply chain, HR, etc. If you want to see some KPIs on the dashboard, you can use Qlik Sense.

What I found most valuable in Qlik Sense is its flexibility. It's a very flexible tool, and it has a lot of capabilities compared to Tableau and Power BI. In Qlik Sense, you can take data from any of the systems, and you can do data transformation, prepare the data, then present your KPIs. Data transformation isn't present in Tableau, Power BI, and other tools. In Qlik Sense, you're able to get the data and directly present that data. The presentation layer is also very good in Qlik Sense. My company is very happy with this tool.

What needs improvement in Qlik Sense is the support. It could be faster. My organization had already talked to Qlik management and has escalated multiple times, so management is looking into the support.

I started using Qlik Sense three years ago, and I'm still using it now.

Qlik Sense is very good, stability-wise.

Qlik Sense is a scalable tool, and though it requires a lot of memory, it's still scalable.

The technical support provided by the Qlik Sense team isn't great as it's very slow. My team doesn't get many issues from the solution, so the need to contact support only happens once in a while, for example, every six months. At the moment, support is pathetic, and my company just has connections with Qlik management, so the issues get solved. Normally, you don't get a lot of issues with Qlik Sense.

The main reason we went with Qlik Sense is that we have multiple systems, so we take data from multiple systems then we present the data in a single dashboard on Qlik Sense, so it's a very good tool for that particular purpose.

Deploying the Qlik Sense server took ten to fifteen days because it required a huge infrastructure. If you require very heavy dashboards, you need a very huge infrastructure, and once that is done and all infrastructure is ready, you just need to install Qlik Sense and start using it, which means you can go on building different dashboards.

You can quickly build normal dashboards within the console, but some dashboards, particularly the very heavy and complex ones with a lot of KPIs, required six months to complete, so deployment time would depend on how big the dashboard is and its use case.

We have an in-house team for implementing Qlik Sense, but we also use consultants, especially if our team is busy with other projects. We didn't face any problems with the Qlik Sense consultants.

Normally, we do deployments internally, but the Qlik consultants deployed all the Qlik infrastructure here in our area, then they built one or two dashboards, then left the rest of the dashboard building to our team.

I'm not able to reveal the licensing cost for Qlik Sense, but because it was a huge deal, the cost was less than the usual cost. The license wasn't that costly. It was the infrastructure that was very costly.

I evaluated Power BI and Tableau.

My company is using the dashboarding tools of Qlik called Qlik Sense and QlikView.

I can't remember exactly which version of Qlik Sense I'm using, but it's the version released in November 2021.

My company is happy with Qlik, in particular, QlikView and Qlik Sense, and as of now, there's no drawback identified, or anything creating problems, but because I belong to an SAP-driven company and most of the ERP is SAP, my company is looking into an SAP product such as SAP Analytics Cloud, but my team has not started any project, just looking into the solution.

My company has around two thousand Qlik Sense users now. Right now, because my organization has five thousand licenses, with just two thousand licenses being used, there's no plan to increase Qlik Sense usage.

I would recommend Qlik Sense to anyone looking for a reporting tool.

My rating for Qlik Sense is eight out of ten.

Using Qlik Sense, we created many CXO & Senior Leaders dashboards. Qlik Sense is really helpful to leaders to get insights on time, and they can see granular level data easily. UI is superb and easy to navigate from one sheet to another.

Our company has a plethora of source systems, and providing a single source of truth via a common platform was a challenge. There was also a need for a self-service analytics platform that allowed businesses to make decisions on time using any device.

We needed to build a Common Reporting Platform that talks to multiple source systems and are:

• Visually intuitive
• Integrate Analytics with Mobile App
• Set up Data Governance and create an enterprise data warehouse

Multiple products were considered, but we chose QlikSense.

Initially, data was kept in silos and business users were reporting at their business level. It was a really cumbersome process to collate data at the company level. After Qlik Sense, we prepared data in one place and transformed it to create Qlik UI. 

The company has a plethora of source systems, and providing a single source of truth via a common platform was a challenge. There was also a need for a self-service analytics platform that allowed businesses to make decisions on time using any device.

Proposed Solution

We worked to build a Common Reporting Platform that talks to multiple source systems and is visually intuitive, integrates analytics with mobile and has Data Governance.

The most valuable aspects of the solution include the :

• ETL and visualization, user stories, and insight advisor
• Self-Service - a clean and modern user experience with Global Smart Search, Associative Exploration, and Advanced Navigation
• Data Visualization  or rich charting, visual interactivity, and smart visualizations
• Data storytelling
• Rapid API development
• Embedded analytics
• Custom extensions
• Powerful, multi-source data integration
• Direct discovery
• Qlik admin  from the Qlik Management Console
• Qlik Sense Monitoring
• Deployment Console
• Data Governance

Qlik Sense brings in the concept of shared libraries where one user can create custom dimensions (even with drill-down functionality), measures, and even visualizations and save it to the "Master Items," from which the other users can simply drag and drop to use it for their analysis.

We are planning to move to Qlik SaaS to mitigate the below issues - 

• The app performance is a challenge for all users
• Section access and other security parameters are complex
• Managing the environment is a major task for company upgrades are not being leveraged to the recent releases
• Regularly maintaining all the environments with the same version and implementations
• Auto ML is a need as this will help businesses make data-driven decisions.
• Use cases about salesforce embedding is critical
• Real time data ingestion and automaton of the ETL are becoming important
• Alerting and reporting for the business users for their analytics requirements is needed

Previously We were using Qlik Enterprise onPem, but we moved to Qlik SaaS last year. 

The product is stable with very good features.

This is very easy to scale. 

Customer service support was good bit not extraordinary. 

Positive

It was complex migration process - Qlik Onprem to Qlik SaaS. 

Through Qlik Services, we migrated our dashboards to Qlik SaaS

We are able to save many manhours by automating the solution.

Qlik Sense is excellent for Leadership reporting purposes. Its specialty is quick data rendering, and data drill-down, which has been quite useful. The GUI is excellent.

The most valuable feature of Qlik Analytics Platform is its Change Data Capture capability. This CDC function excels at reading logs from the original data sources and capturing transactions, almost in real-time. It essentially replicates this data into a secondary database, which is incredibly powerful for ensuring data consistency and availability. Besides that, the platform offers a user-friendly interface and a variety of data visualization tools that make data exploration and analysis a breeze. However, it is the CDC feature that truly stands out as a game-changer in terms of data replication and reliability.

One area where Qlik Analytics Platform could be improved is in providing better support for batch processing and traditional ETL workflows. While it excels in real-time replication, it lacks robust tools for handling batch data processing. This limitation can be challenging when there is a need to create non-real-time, batch pipelines for data integration and transformation.

I have been using Qlik Analytics Platform for three years.

The stability of the platform is generally reliable once it is deployed, regardless of the deployment timeline.

The initial setup is fairly easy. The deployment time for the platform can vary significantly depending on the nature and scale of the project. For larger enterprises like big banks requiring extensive data replication, it might take years to fully deploy. Smaller companies with simpler data needs could potentially deploy the platform in a matter of days. The timeline largely depends on the project's complexity and the amount of data involved.

Qlik Analytics Platform faces tough competition from major cloud providers. These cloud companies are moving customer data to the cloud and providing all-in-one solutions that include data integration, much like what Qlik offers. This puts cloud providers at the forefront of data projects. The challenge for Qlik is that organizations usually prioritize choosing their preferred cloud data storage solution, leaving Qlik as a secondary consideration for integration tools.

My advice to new users considering Qlik Analytics Platform is to carefully assess their data project needs. While Qlik is a solid on-premises platform, the trend in the industry is moving toward cloud-based data solutions, including data warehousing and integration. Cloud data warehouses are often more modern, feature-rich, and scalable. If you are planning to create a new data warehouse in the cloud, it might make sense to also opt for cloud-native integration tools.

The tech world is shifting towards cloud-native solutions, which better match the direction most global data projects are heading. Overall, I would rate Qlik Analytics Platform as a seven out of ten.

The use cases depend on the industry. Finance, Telco, Manufacturing & Consumer Goods (CPG). Most of our customers are from these industries. We have regular projects in Mexico. Some use cases are around government requests to all banking and financing institutions, as well as public companies,  to present specific reports every month. We use the solution to generate the reports for our customers. The sales and finance areas have a lot of requirements for such reports to get insights and predictive analysis.

We use Qlik Sense to manage all our sales KPIs as well as renewal plans. It's the tool where all the Go to Market plan is designed and modeled. 

Reporting and Alerting are valuable features of the solution. Many companies are requesting to implement them and now want to explore and use AutoML. It is a machine learning module easy to use with enough capacity to run sales/churn models.

Adoption experience is required. There is some technical background required to do some of the reporting. Customers often request easy interaction with other tools like Excel and PowerPoint.

My organization has been partners with the product for more than ten years.

Two of Qlik's main differentiators are scalability and analytics capabilities. It could solve extensive data size dB.

I rate the support an eight or nine out of ten from the customers' perspective. The platform and the solution itself are quite stable, most of the support requirements are around getting the best usage of the solution.

Positive

The initial setup is quite simple. The setup and integration with the customers can be done fast. The deployment method depends on the industry. It can be deployed on-premises and on the cloud. Banking customers request to have the product deployed on-premise. We have around 50% of the product on-premise and 50% on the cloud.

The deployment takes less than a month. Most of the time, it takes one to two weeks to do the connections and create at least one dashboard in place. Then, depending on how deep the customer would need the reporting to be, it will take longer. It takes mostly two weeks for the setup, dashboards, and getting connectivity ready. We probably need one or two system engineers or IT engineers to deploy the product, no more than that. We have a lot of guys who have good experience with Qlik.

Upfront seems to be the most expensive tool. But when we talk about TCO, then the pricing rate change as this is one "all-inclusive tool" and does not need to add other services/elements to complete the setup.

We see more requirements around machine learning and predictive analytics. The customers could optimize the value for their money and increase ROI by using and getting most of the functionality in place. Most companies initially use the product as a dashboard tool, but if you do that, you are not getting the real value of it. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

The solution is used for helping clients in their decision-making abilities, and to effectively analyze their data.

With the product, we're creating intuitive, interactive, and storytelling dashboards.  

This is a powerful tool with integrated ETL and the ability to handle huge data sets. It's capable of building intuitive and interactive dashboard designs.

The best features include ETL. Transforming data with complex logic can be done within the tool.

The Nprinting is useful. With it, we're scheduling reports directly to end-users.

I'd like to see more end-user-friendly UI designs and the ability to layer objects one by one would make a huge impact.                     

I've been working with Qlik Sense for more than seven years now.

My entire career I've only dealt with Qlik only.

Our organization moved to Qlik Sense Enterprise to provide real-time data to our business users. 

Most of the data could only be viewed at month's end, and now users can view their data daily. A lot of the reporting has been created and has replaced mainframe reports that were printed on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis. 

We also use Qlik Sense to join our legacy systems data to our most current system so the users do not have multiple reports to look at to get the same data. Qlik Sense also gives them the ability to create their own reports and not wait on IT to get them for them.

Our organization is able to make data-driven decisions now by using Qlik Sense. Users are also able to view the data in a way that makes sense to them besides just a table view. 

The ease of use of Qlik Sense has been invaluable. Our business users are able to create their own reports and visualizations in Qlik. This has helped them become more familiar with the data. 

We've also been able to provide more robust reports that have all the data the business could want to see. Being able to filter down to certain dimensions provides a deeper dive into the data.

All the visualizations have been so valuable. And being able to convert them on the fly with minimal changes so the data can be viewed in a different way is nice as well. 

I have been in many meetings to go over a report, and the business wants to see what the data would look like displayed differently, and it is so convenient to be able to convert an existing visualization to another one. The ability to search the fields that are in an app is a great feature if you need to filter something quickly. 

I am not sure what improvements could be made. Qlik Sense is very user-friendly. 

The only thing I would like to see is the ability to create a master app that opens when a user creates a new app that has all the master items, colors, logos, etc., that my organization uses. This would help with keeping master items the same across the apps and would make development a little quicker. This feature would also make it easier for our business users when they want to create an app since they wouldn't need to worry about adding all the needed data sources to it, it they were already there, and they could just press load.

I've used the solution for five years.

We primarily use the solution for:

Business Intelligence. Qlik Sense is used by organizations to gain insights and make informed decisions by analyzing their data.

Data Visualization. Qlik Sense enables users to create interactive and visually appealing dashboards, reports, and charts to present data in a meaningful way.

Data Analytics. Qlik Sense provides tools to perform data analysis, including data exploration, discovery, and predictive analytics.

Collaboration. Qlik Sense allows teams to collaborate and share data insights and reports with each other, facilitating better communication and decision-making.

Data Governance. Qlik Sense provides features to manage and govern data, ensuring data security, accuracy, and regulation compliance.

The solution has helped out the organization via:

Faster and More Informed Decision Making. Qlik Sense enables users to analyze and visualize data in real time, providing insights that help organizations make informed decisions faster. It also enables users to explore data from multiple perspectives, providing a complete understanding of their data.

Increased Efficiency and Productivity. Qlik Sense is a self-service analytics tool that enables business users to create their reports and dashboards, reducing their dependence on IT resources. This increases productivity by enabling users to get the information they need when they need it without having to wait for IT support.

Improved Data Quality and Governance. Qlik Sense provides tools for data quality management, enabling organizations to maintain clean, accurate, and reliable data. It also provides features for data governance, ensuring data security and compliance with regulations.

Enhanced Collaboration. Qlik Sense enables users to share data insights and reports with each other, facilitating better communication and collaboration. It also enables users to collaborate on data analysis, improving the quality of insights generated.

Cost Reduction. By enabling users to create their reports and dashboards, Qlik Sense reduces the cost of IT resources required for data analysis. It also enables organizations to identify cost-saving opportunities by analyzing data across different departments and operations.

The most valuable aspects of the solution include:

Data Visualization. Qlik Sense provides a variety of options to visualize data, including charts, tables, and graphs, making it easier for users to interpret data and gain insights.

Associative Model. Qlik Sense uses an associative model that allows users to explore data relationships in real-time, enabling them to ask and answer ad-hoc questions without the need for pre-aggregated data.

Self-Service Analytics. Qlik Sense is designed to be a self-service analytics tool, allowing business users to create their reports and dashboards without requiring IT intervention.

Data Storytelling. Qlik Sense allows users to create data stories that provide a narrative around their data, making it easier to communicate data insights and analysis to non-technical stakeholders.

Collaboration. Qlik Sense provides collaboration features that enable users to share their insights with others, such as creating and sharing dashboards, reports, and visualizations, commenting on and discussing data, and co-authoring apps.

I'd like to see the following improvements:

Improved Data Preparation and integration. Qlik Sense could include additional features for data preparation and integration, making it easier for users to clean, transform, and integrate data from various sources.

Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning. Qlik Sense could include more advanced analytics and machine learning features, allowing users to build predictive models and perform advanced statistical analysis on their data.

Enhanced Collaboration and Sharing. Qlik Sense could improve collaboration features, such as real-time collaboration and commenting on visualizations. It could also improve sharing capabilities, such as embedding visualizations and reports into external websites or applications.

Mobile Optimization. Qlik Sense could include more mobile-optimized features, allowing users to access and analyze data on-the-go, on any device.

Natural Language Processing. Qlik Sense could incorporate natural language processing (NLP) technology, allowing users to ask questions and receive answers in natural language, making data analysis more accessible to non-technical users.

Improved Security and Governance. Qlik Sense could include additional features for data security and governance, such as more granular access controls, audit trails, and compliance reporting.

I've been using the solution for nine years.

Qlik Sense is very stable, especially when we are talking about panels with more than 200 million rows.

The scalability of Qlik Sense is impressive, both horizontally and vertically. The software is really designed for the use of available processing and RAM memory.

Customer support is good, yet it could improve as sometimes it takes a little while for accurate responses.

Neutral

I had already used traditional BI, however, the change or evolution process was very time-consuming. We achieved more agility with the use of Qlik Sense.

The initial setup is simple and straightforward. It is very easy.

We implemented the product with the supplier team. They usually have some tricks. That said, after following the entire process, we concluded that our internal team could have done the implementation.

They have an excellent team of suppliers that are fully committed to sharing knowledge with our team.

In terms of the ROI of Qlik Sense, we thought it might take a while. However, it surprised us with a return in six months.

The entire setup process is very simple. The licensing fee seems high at first. That said, the productivity and speed of delivery make up for it. There have been no billing surprises, as there is no need for other acquisitions, such as databases.

I also evaluated Tableau and Power BI.

The cost of licensing seems high and yet it is worth every penny, as the delivery of the panels is very fast.