QlikView Reviews

E-T-L, The Extract, Transform, and Loading capabilities of QlikView make it a highly sophisticated self-service business intelligence tool for developers and analysts who desire much more advanced handling of dirty or unconsolidated data. QlikView scripting language has numerous transformation functions.

As a consultant for my organization using Qlik to design management dashboards, analysis and ad-hoc reports, I have seen the way it has helped many of our clients get the desired reports and analysis for their stakeholders and top directors which would normally take time and more effort to get.

The user interface and ease of use takes a bit of a learning curve to pick up. There is no drag and drop functionality at the development stage unlike its competitors. Maybe QlikSense could handle that area.

We have been using the solution for five years.

We haven't yet encountered any issues with stability.

QlikView is a memory intensive application and does sometimes start to weigh on your PC resources. Also you would need to learn some development tricks to manage unnecessary time wasting when loading large database sources, like the use of QVD – QlikView proprietary data format - for faster and efficient loading times.

The Qlik community is very vibrant and you find or get answers to most issues started or any other areas.

We did not use a solution previously.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward for personal use, except when you are looking at deploying the QlikView server which will entail some configuration instructed during the installation process.

QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers.

As a consultant in the area of business intelligence and data analytics I have had to personally evaluate QlikView with other self-service BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI and MicroStrategy.

Invest in the memory and RAM of your PC or server you intend to use for QlikView. Ensure you have all the necessary resources and connectors installed for proprietary databases.

Data transforming with scripting, and the associative model that lets users browse data in an easy way, are the most valuable features.

Linking different sources of data in a way we could not do before has really helped decision-making regarding our production and focus.

• Error handling

I have been using it 10+ years.

We have not really encountered any deployment issues.

Sometimes when developing QV applications, I encounter almost unexplainable errors that causes QV to crash.

Customer service is very good.

Customer service is excellent.

An in-house team implemented it.

• Better business

To take a good look at needs and the alternatives.

• The search feature: ability to see the related data

We were able to see tremendous insight in our sales dashboard at deployment.

• Data cleansing
• Better source data connectors

I have used it for 2 1/2 years.

We have not encountered any deployment issues; we had an experienced deployment partner.

We encountered a memory issue.

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

Customer service is outstanding.

Technical support is great.

We previously used Tableau. We switched because the business requested Qlik.

Initial setup was pretty easy because our implementation partner understood our current data source (SAP).

A vendor team implemented it.

The time gained from reviewing massive data can be used elsewhere.

Pricing is a bit too high and I think licenses should be unlimited.

Some of our users were on Tableau.

The most valuable features of this product are: its data modeling capabilities, the associated search function, various charting, the flexibility of doing sales in object, section access, and drag & drop storytelling.

We have been using Qlik for most of our front-end solution since adoption; people like it a lot.

I would like to see:

• Mobile and smart device delivery
• Set analysis simplification

I have used it for 3-5 years.

Performance sometimes is a concern.

Occasionally, it hangs while running a script and it bounces out.

Technical support is OK. We work with a vendor partner. We have no direct interaction with Qlik.

We used IBM Cognos BI, in which charting and dashboarding are painful.

Initial setup was very easy.

A vendor partner implemented it.

I advise your team to dive in and learn how to build the most-efficient data model, and learn how to design your web pages.

• Integration capabilities
• Speed
• Amount of data that can be accessed within in a few clicks

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

QlikView has made it possible to look at large data volumes without having the drawback of strain on the database and waiting long periods for data discovery. QlikView has also helped people switch over from reporting to do more analysis and data discovery. QlikView has also helped serve as an alternative to Excel reports.

This is really an awesome product, but there is room for improvement regarding the visual aspect (this has been sorted out in their new product – Qlik Sense). Some features are a bit tedious to achieve results, especially for new users and people who have not had training or experience in using the product.

I have used it for four years.

I have not encountered any deployment, stability or scalability issues.

I rate the level of customer service and technical support 9/10.

Initial setup was straightforward. I would recommend getting someone from Qlik to advise or do the initial setup to eliminate any issues.

Get Qlik to do the initial setup.

I also looked at Tableau, Sisense, and SAP BusinessObjects. Tableau is a good tool, but has a few drawbacks when your data source is not in the correct format. BusinessObjects is a bit old school (reporting) and SAP HANA is costly to implement. BusinessObjects is also costly and requires a lot of work in the data and business layer.

Determine what you require and get the tool that suits your need the best. Compare products and if you decide to go with Qlik, I personally prefer Qlik Sense. Again, this depends on your business need.

Data Discovery has allowed us to enrich the analysis of data and discover new ways to generate new KPIs. It has also helped us to discover some critical points in our processes.

Using QlikView models, we've improved after-sales service in several of the products we offer, and we have managed to measure the profitability of our customers.

There’s room for improvement with the licensing, as well as memory consumption for certain objects and technical support.

I have used this solution for three years.

I have encountered issues with scalability. We have generated models with large amounts of data and have found that the processor and memory of our server has been declining. We do not have something to help us to size the equipment requirements when a big data model is developed in QlikView.

Technical support is good, but needs to be better for our local service.

We are evaluating Power BI suite and Datazen. We found that these products offer a good level of analysis, but the licensing offer was the deciding factor.

A vendor team did the implementation.

We still do not see a significant ROI.

Make an accurate sizing analysis of information, with a view to growth.

The most valuable feature is its flexibility to develop dynamic analysis, gathering information from different sources, such as spreadsheet, database and internet.

With QlikView, my organization is able to track information related to service desk tickets and SLAs. This information helps us find the bottlenecks and fix them.

Reports module should be improved to make it user-friendly and easy to develop reports.

I have used it for eight years.

I did not encounter any issues with deployment, stability or scalability.

I rate technical support 8/10.

We used to have IBM Cognos, but we decided to go for QlikView because of the flexibility and the short time to develop and delivery analysis.

Initial setup had medium complexity due to different data sources and integrations.

We developed it in-house. The advice I would give is to get the business user (internal client) as close as possible and in parallel for any doubts and questions about the tool. Visit QlikView forums We have a lot of useful information on it.

Proper planning is the key for choosing the right license for the right user. Know your internal clients and their ability to do/create analysis.

It's s one of the best solutions for short-time deliveries.

Real-time reporting is this product’s most valuable feature to me.

The decision-making process has been streamlined.

The forecasting accuracy should be improved.

I have used QlikView for one year.

I did not encounter any issues with deployment, stability or scalability.

I rate Qlik’s technical support on the high side.

Initial setup was straightforward.

We did it in-house, which I prefer.

It’s about each and every individual and organization.