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Qlik Replicate vs SAP Data Services comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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
8.0
Qlik Replicate automates reporting, saves time, reduces database usage, minimizes costs, and improves efficiency compared to AWS services.
Sentiment score
7.5
SAP Data Services provides up to 300% ROI, significant time savings, reduced costs, and improved data quality for users.
I conducted a cost comparison with the AWS service provider, and this option is much cheaper than the Kinesis service offered by AWS.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.7
Users find Qlik Replicate support slow and inefficient, preferring quicker resolutions and direct contact with representatives, especially for AutoML issues.
Sentiment score
6.7
SAP Data Services support is generally praised but needs improvements in responsiveness, language options, and complexity management.
Even priority tickets, which should be resolved in minutes, can take days.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Qlik Replicate is scalable and adaptable, especially in cloud environments, but may require memory adjustments for optimal performance.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAP Data Services is scalable and flexible, suitable for medium to enterprise-level use, but requires product knowledge for optimization.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Qlik Replicate is highly stable and reliable, efficiently handling large volumes, with seamless recovery despite minor API concerns.
Sentiment score
7.6
SAP Data Services is generally stable and reliable, with minor issues often due to user knowledge rather than software flaws.
 

Room For Improvement

Qlik Replicate needs better UI, error clarity, support, integration, pricing transparency, performance, and marketing to compete effectively.
SAP Data Services could enhance by improving user-friendliness, integration, performance, machine learning features, and addressing support issues.
It is a core-based licensing, which, especially in the banking industry, results in the system capacity being utilized up to a maximum of 60%.
 

Setup Cost

Qlik Replicate's pricing is high and less flexible than competitors, suiting larger companies with extensive replication needs.
SAP Data Services pricing varies widely, with options for different enterprise needs and potential high costs for smaller companies.
Licensing is calculated based on the machine's total capacity rather than actual usage.
 

Valuable Features

Qlik Replicate offers real-time data capture, easy replication, and seamless integration for efficient data management and real-time analytics.
SAP Data Services offers powerful ETL, seamless integration, data quality, and transformation features with broad database support and minimal coding.
Data retrieved from the system can be pushed to multiple places, supporting various divisions such as marketing, loans, and others.
 

Categories and Ranking

Qlik Replicate
Ranking in Data Integration
15th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SAP Data Services
Ranking in Data Integration
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Data Quality (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Data Integration category, the mindshare of Qlik Replicate is 3.1%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Data Services is 2.5%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Integration
 

Featured Reviews

KrishnaBaddam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lightweight tool, ensures that data is replicated across different systems and simplify complex tasks such as defining relationships
Qlik Compose is something that will automate user's overall data modernization. Here data modernization includes data modeling, ETL jobs, etc. But the advantage is users can automate the overall process of data engineering and data modeling through Qlik Compose. I think that's useful when users are able to manage 60% of the workload automated. That will be very useful. That's fantastic. Replicate does not have a great AI capability. AI capabilities are present in Qlik Sense. Qlik Replicate is a very light tool. It is only meant to capture data from the log files, get the data, and transfer it, read that table structure, create the table structure, and transfer the data whenever there is a change. So, it basically integrates with the kernel of the operating system. The way it works is that these replicate tools will integrate with the kernel of the operating system, and they will access the redo log files of the database. The redo log should have access to all the files of the structure of the schema, too. So, using that technique, they redo all the data structures, create a similar structure, and replicate the structure in the target schema, table, and database. After that is done, it will start tracing the instances that are happening. For example, if data is inserted into the table, then an insert is fired on the statement on the table. So, that particular insert is captured. And based on that insert statement, it will pull the SQL query and say, "Okay, there is an insert. I need to get that data." It will get the data from the redo log itself rather than going to a database. Then, it will just pass that transaction into the target system, where it will just insert the data. And this happens instantaneously, within a microsecond. So, if there is an insert, an update, or a delete, everything is transferred immediately. It is picked from the redo log because it comes to the redo log, and then the redo log sends it to Qlik Replicate and Replicate to the target system on which Replicate is installed.
RambabuMandala - PeerSpot reviewer
Responsive support, scalable, and beneficial integration
The BA reporting tools, such as Data Services, and ETL tool in SAP Data Services are the most valuable. When we had in-memory requirements, we used HANA. HANA is most preferably for most the customers for in-memory. SAP is the first company that created the in-memory concept. There are a lot of SAP applications and they have good integration with SAP packages. In the next release, they should be more advanced cloud functionalities and web services. More integration with other applications including SAPs and other applications. They should not switch to a complete solution but provide better integration with other applications.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Qlik Replicate?
The main valuable feature is its real-time change data capture (CDC) capabilities, which process data with minimal latency. There is not much delay. It also performs well with batch-wise data appli...
What needs improvement with Qlik Replicate?
There is complexity involved in the licensing part of this system. It is a core-based licensing, which, especially in the banking industry, results in the system capacity being utilized up to a max...
What is your primary use case for Qlik Replicate?
An example involving the banking project I am currently working on is for a public sector bank in India. Primarily, they are using a database, and the ultra architecture is meant to take a backup o...
How do you evaluate the ratio of price to quality for SAP Data Services?
I believe the license for the product is fair, even though some competitors offer similar services at lower prices. The difference between the Edge edition and the next one up is significant in pr...
Would you recommend SAP Data Services to complete beginners?
I think after some preparation, a beginner will be able to use SAP Data Services, however, if you are completely unprepared, you may have some issues. I think that in particular you will need a mo...
How has SAP Data Services helped your organization?
SAP Data Services has helped our whole staff understand the data across various sources and systems within the company. Not everyone who works at my organization is an IT expert - most just have av...
 

Also Known As

Replicate, Qlik Replicate
SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

American Cancer Society, Fanzz, SM Retail, Smart Modular, Tangerine Bank, Wellcare
EMC Corporation, LivePerson, Eldorado, Mozzart, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, Hilti Group, Nissha Printing Company Ltd., Asian Paints, Aareal Bank Group, Migros Group
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