QlikView vs ibi WebFOCUS comparison

Information Builders and Qlik are both solutions in the Embedded BI category. Information Builders is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.0, while Qlik is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3. Information Builders holds a 1.4% mindshare in EBT, compared to Qlik’s 6.4% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Information Builders users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Qlik users who would recommend it.

ibi WebFOCUS

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95% willing to recommend

QlikView

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929 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between ibi WebFOCUS and QlikView based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Embedded BI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed QlikView vs. ibi WebFOCUS Report (Updated: October 2024).

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QlikView vs. ibi WebFOCUS

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Categories and Ranking

ibi WebFOCUS

Ranking in Embedded BI

10th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Predictive Analytics (7th)

QlikView

Ranking in Embedded BI

4th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

160

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Embedded BI category, the mindshare of ibi WebFOCUS is 1.4%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QlikView is 6.4%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Twanette Jurd

Technical Director / Solutions Architect at InfoBuild

Business Intelligence, reporting, data integration, ETL, data migration - everything is handled within one unified platform and highly scalable solution.

WebFOCUS goes beyond just dashboards. It's also used for operational reporting, making it crucial for mission-critical systems. In fact, a core strength is that it's not "just" a BI tool; it can be used to build complete applications. It is the best tool because of its all-in-one nature. Data integration, ETL, data migration, everything is handled within the same platform. Then, on the front end, it offers portals, reporting, distributed analysis, and more. For customers who have data in the right structure and right format, the WebFOCUS Designer tool is very powerful. It allows them to create self-service reporting applications.

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Arjun Meda

Assistant Vice President at HSBC India

Useful for data visualization and business intelligence

Many of the features in Qlik Sense need to be available and reintroduced in QlikView. I believe many of the features have been added to QlikView after the layout containers were introduced. QlikView used to be a way more customizable tool than Qlik Sense is in the present time. Improvements are required in the hide and unhide functionality that falls under the layout container feature that has been used in my company in recent times. Hiding off the apps in the app overview tab based on the access was a really good feature that needs to be introduced back in the product since I see that, at the moment, there are multiple groups on the tool, owing to which multiple changes on the QMC part is required to handle the solution. Only the person with access to the dashboard in QlikView could have a link to the dashboard through QlikView's hub or access points. With Qlik Sense, one can see whatever is available in the stream. If a user wants to control everything in the product, then there is no need to make multiple changes in the QMC at the individual app level. The aforementioned area can be considered to improve Qlik Sense.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It stands out for its ability to work across different platforms, support mainframe data, offer cloud integration, automate report scheduling, and provide a robust scripting language."

"I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable and can handle significant data volumes."

"The solution can read and write 500 different types of outputs."

"The most valuable feature is building ad hoc reports."

"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."

"Scripting as per a customer's need, which is a pretty cool feature and not available in other tools."

"It is a stable product."

"We can scale it if we need to."

"This solution has simplified getting to and understanding our data, no matter where it is housed."

"The most valuable aspect is its extensive library on Microsoft, providing a robust framework for implementation."

"I had the option to prepare data myself instead of always having to depend on the data team."

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

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Cons

"If there were to be any improvements right now, their documentation needs to get in sync with their product."

"The challenge lies not in what the tool can do but in how you use it and understand the data."

"When it comes to customer support, we don't always reach the right person. Sometimes, we get junior-level reps who aren't as knowledgeable as we are."

"The solution can be improved by adding more automated options for reporting."

"They could improve the update time."

"It is really old. We are moving towards converting everything into a Power BI environment. We want to have a self-service type of BI environment where different levels of users in organizations can log onto a portal and retrieve the data they need or get the necessary insights for decision-making that's important for them or their business unit. They have built a new version of QlikView called QlikSense, which probably competes with newer BI tools, such as Power BI, but they are far behind. That's why we are moving towards a newer tool that's easier to use and has more visualizations to represent the data."

"Syntax editor needs some work, it's frustrating to have valid syntax being flagged as incorrect."

"Scalability really depends on the size of your data and QlikView server architecture. For the biggest data sets, it could become an issue at some point."

"Needs improvement with UI transparency."

"Installation and deployment could be made easier and quicker."

"Error handling."

"The product's visual capabilities could be improved. The graphs and visualizations are not as aesthetic or easy to create."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive."

"It is not very expensive. I think it it is on par with other similar products on the market."

"It has an annual license. It is expensive as compared to other competitive tools that do more for less. In South African rands, we pay about 100,000 to 200,000 a year."

"QlikView is more expensive than one of its competitors."

"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."

"It is quite expensive, rating at around nine out of ten on a cost scale."

"QlikView is a reasonably priced solution."

"I rate QlikView's pricing a five out of ten."

"The platform's pricing is considered quite expensive, particularly given the dollar-based pricing."

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Senior Manager - BI Head at NVidia

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…

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, with ten being expensive.

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What needs improvement with Information Builders WebFOCUS?

Documentation could definitely be improved.

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What is your primary use case for Information Builders WebFOCUS?

I use it for supplying and developing business intelligence (BI) solutions, data management and reporting applications, and for the development of complete web-based applications. It's a versatile ...

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What do you like most about QlikView?

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

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QlikView?

QlikView is probably on the pricier side than other BI tools. It's more expensive than the overall implementation of Power BI and maybe about or a little less than Tableau. I do not have any specif...

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What needs improvement with QlikView?

Creating an out-of-the-box solution for modeling capabilities might be beneficial.

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Comparisons

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Compared 43% of the time

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Compared 33% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Tableau vs QlikView

Compared 26% of the time

Amazon QuickSight vs QlikView

Compared 14% of the time

Microsoft Power BI vs QlikView

Compared 13% of the time

IBM Cognos vs QlikView

Compared 6% of the time

MicroStrategy vs QlikView

Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

WebFOCUS is a strategic enterprise business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform that enables any executive, manager, analyst, employee, partner, or customer to execute smarter business from trusted data. The platform includes cutting-edge capabilities that provide organizations with everything they need to turn data into insight, and insight into impact.

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.

Sample Customers

Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Fred Hutch, MasterCard, OFS Brands, PostFinance, Real D, Yellow Pages, ABC Financial, AcuSport, BBVA, Babcock

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

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