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Business Intelligence Architect at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Good replication and support but needs better connectivity
Pros and Cons
  • "Support has been great."
  • "We'd like better connectivity."

What is our primary use case?

Most of the use cases involve changing the data capture and dealing with data replications. The main use case is data replication.

All real-time data migrations are happening through Qlik.

What is most valuable?

Its capability to replicate the data without impacting the source databases performance-wise is the most useful aspect. In terms of the databases, what they do is they don't actually connect to the database and capture the data, and so they go with the logs. They, handle logs and capture the changes from there, and push those changes in real-time. The delay is in milliseconds. Within milliseconds' time, I can move the data to other databases. It's almost real-time for handling my real-time analytics. 

The solution is stable.

Support has been great.

What needs improvement?

They can do a better job in the performance. They don't do much compression on the data migration. That's the one thing they need to fix. We'd like better connectivity.

Initial migrations are taking up too much time. They can improve on replicating to multiple targets.

For how long have I used the solution?

We've been using the solution for almost two years now.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is not really scalable. However, we can scale it with a little effort.

Mostly data engineers are using the product at this time. 

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is good. We get all the support we need. They are open for making changes as well for any issues.

How was the initial setup?

I did the POC only. The implementation and everything was done by the other team.

My understanding is that it's not too hard, however, it's not exactly easy either. Sometimes we need assistance from Qlik.

It took more than a week to deploy as we had a lot of other things already. There were a lot dependencies, including databases. There are a lot of other dependent configurations as well. We had to change the data capture, et cetera.

We have three or four people that can handle deployment and maintenance. They are engineers. 

What about the implementation team?

We occasionally may need assistance from Qlik during implementation. We mostly handled the initial setup in-house, however.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I'm not sure of the exact cost of the solution. It depends on how you negotiate. Most products in this area have a similar cost. They are generally flexible. 

What other advice do I have?

We are customers. 

It's implemented on both the public cloud and on-prem.

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

I'd advise potential users to review this product and see if it fits their needs. If it does, they should try it out. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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QLik Platform Architect at Analytics Data
Real User
Top 20
Great around replicating and updating records which improves performance
Pros and Cons
  • "Great with replicating and updating records."
  • "It's not possible to replicate the QVC files in data analytics."

What is our primary use case?

Our main use case is replicating a source database to another database in order to have the information ready for our analytic users close to real-time and for use in different business intelligence software. I'm a solutions architect. 

How has it helped my organization?

Replicate has improved our performance in the database source. It also has the ability to have many analytic users doing different SQLs against the target data source. We've been able to improve the performance in the source without affecting the operational users.  

What is most valuable?

The most important feature is around replicating and updating records. We previously had to employ a programmer to replicate the difference between target and source and we no longer need to do that. 

What needs improvement?

An issue we have is that it's not possible to replicate the QVC files in data analytics. It would be helpful if they could solve that. When it comes to metadata, the business name of the fields could be improved to have a catalog very close to the user to link the technical names to the business name.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for two years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We haven't had any issues with stability. 

How are customer service and support?

We're happy that we have access to Spanish-speaking support and they provide a good service.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very simple. It's a matter of choosing your source database and then your target database. The configuration is easy. 

What was our ROI?

We've seen an ROI in terms of time and money, particularly where workers have been able to turn to other tasks because they have more time. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing costs are reasonable and depend on your needs. 

What other advice do I have?

We are achieving our goals with this solution. It's important to compare the products on the market to find which best suits your use case. I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Data Warehouse Architecture at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
Database replication software that is user friendly to configure and offers very detailed error messages
Pros and Cons
  • "It's very user-friendly when it comes to settings and configuration. It also offers very detailed logging about warnings and errors."
  • "We would like to see more details in messages about errors with the system."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for data warehouse replication. It is used by three network developers in our company. 

What is most valuable?

It's very user-friendly when it comes to settings and configuration. It also offers very detailed logging about warnings and errors.

What needs improvement?

We would like to see more details in messages about errors with the system.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We use a local company for support and do not rely on Qlik support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Before using Qlik Replicate we used to use QlikView and Qlik Sense for data visualization. Our vendors recommended to use Qlik Replicate instead.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very straightforward. There is a recommendation on the Qlik website about database configuration and there is very good step by step manual for getting set up.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Qlik Replicate offers an annual subscription, but after five years a solution like GoldenGate offers a lower price. Overall, Qlik is an expensive solution. You need to pay for all additional features that you would like to use. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Effective transformation, beneficial data manipulation, but user interfaces could improve
Pros and Cons
  • "The most useful functions of Qlik Replicate are the data manipulation to transformations."
  • "When you remote into it the Qlik Replicate UI a lot of times it just freezes. We set up the EC2, to allow them to go to the server and click on the Replicate icon, it just opens up and just sits there. At that point, we have to go into the EC2 and then reboot the server. This should be fixed, it is frustrating."

What is our primary use case?

We use EC2 for the cloud service for Qlik Replicate. We generally use Qlik Replicate from SQL server source to SQL server source destination, or to the AWS RDS instance. Either a single server on-premise or AWS RDS Postgre Aurora.

How has it helped my organization?

Qlik Replicate has improved our organization because it has allowed each team the ability to do their own data replication into our single-source data, such as data lake or our AWS. All the data can be moved to a single location.

What is most valuable?

The most useful functions of Qlik Replicate are data manipulation and transformations.

What needs improvement?

When you remote into it the Qlik Replicate UI a lot of times it just freezes. We set up the EC2, to allow them to go to the server and click on the Replicate icon, it just opens up and just sits there. At that point, we have to go into the EC2 and then reboot the server. This should be fixed, it is frustrating.

When we do receive errors when the solution suddenly fails it will give a message of  "Error." You have to go and figure out which setting you have to tweak to get the actual error. This could be improved by being more descriptive or more intuitive. They have eight different options of things the error would say, such as enhance logging, but you don't really know what that means. The wording doesn't tell you if it fails. It makes it difficult when trying to find the actual problem.

In a feature release, they could improve the solution by making it easier to use two different destinations. If we want to do have on-premise and in the cloud, it seemed difficult when I was attempting the process. It would be useful to just have one source and then two different destinations, using the same transformations and other configurations.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Qlik Replicate for approximately six months ago.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good because we are using Amazon AWS.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution in my organization and most of them are developers, such as software engineers. The solution is moderately used in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support could improve. It is difficult to connect with them on the phone. There can be a lot of back and forth communication.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used SSIS and an in-house built product.

We ended up choosing Qlik Replicate because we were doing a lot of transforms, and decided to list the data in one place. Qlik Replicate was a good product to get data over without turning on a CDC. We wanted a tool that was easy to use and we decided Qlik Replicate was right for us.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup involved setting up the source and the privileges needed on every source. DBAs don't like that too much, but they have to give each team access privileges but that's the only way to use Qlik Replicate. Additionally but then the troubleshooting and stuff, it took about a month just getting all the stuff right, all the details. The initial additional troubleshooting and other aspects of the implementation took about a month to have all set up correctly.

What about the implementation team?

We did the implementation in-house. The solution has not needed a lot of maintenance, we do not have an assigned individual for maintenance.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are evaluating other solutions at this time, such as DM, which uses Qlik Replicate in the background.

What other advice do I have?

Overall the solution is straightforward to use. It does a good job at what it needs to, but it's not as robust in the transformations, for example, the lookups.

I rate Qlik Replicate a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Analyst at a government with 51-200 employees
Real User
Is in near real-time and enables us to transform data at the latest stage rather than in ETL loads
Pros and Cons
  • "It enables us to transform data at the latest stage rather than in ETL loads, so it's more ELT which is one of the advantages. It is also in near real-time, which brings significant advantage for our embedded analytics approach."
  • "In the next release, I would like to see closer integration with data catalyst."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is to transform and modernize our analytics environment and modernize the data pipelines.

What is most valuable?

It enables us to transform data at the latest stage rather than in ETL loads, so it's more ELT which is one of the advantages. It is also in near real-time, which brings significant advantage for our embedded analytics approach.

What needs improvement?

We have technical people who work with it. I do not have a lot of feedback to provide at this stage. We want to implement a data lake but that's at the second stage to be integrated with the other tools that we use, which are Qlik. Since we use Qlik, we intend to leverage Attunity's capabilities because Attunity is now part of the portfolio.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Qlik Replicate for around two months. 

How are customer service and technical support?

We've had a team of consultants helping us directly. So we do not use support now. We are in the phase where we're really working with the consultants from Qlik now.

How was the initial setup?

It was easy to set up. We had specialists who helped us with the setup. We have around three users. 

It's being used daily. 

What other advice do I have?

It's extremely promising. It implements new real-time capabilities for data ingestion. It works in hybrid mode that is a hybrid cloud. This is very good and it looks like it has very good performance. We're quite happy.

I would rate it a nine out of ten.

In the next release, I would like to see closer integration with data catalyst.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Solution Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
A stable solution that performs well and can handle terabytes of data
Pros and Cons
  • "From a technical perspective, this is an excellent product."
  • "Support-wise, this solution is in need of improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I am a consultant who is using Qlik Replicate for one of our customers. It is primarily used for the historical load, as well as the incremental load.

Our current project involves a client that has their legacy data in SAP HANA. They want to transfer all of the data from SAP into Snowflake. It involves terabytes of data and Qlik is being extensively used.

What is most valuable?

From a technical perspective, this is an excellent product.

What needs improvement?

Qlik can be made more user-friendly.

Support-wise, this solution is in need of improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been working with Qlik Replicate for almost one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good. My customer has about ten people who are using this solution.

How are customer service and technical support?

When we reach out to technical support, they should be good enough to support us.

When we reached out to them to assist with doing the PoC for our customer, they declined my request. Our customers were trying to access their data and when we asked certain questions from the Qlik folks, they were heavily focused on the licensing issue and wasted time with that while we could have been solving the problem.

By comparison, when I speak with HVR technical support, they never ask anything like this. Rather, they will directly help us. They receive the problem and straightaway they will try to help us. This enables us to better speak with our customers.

We are a partner, and when we want to reach out to the Qlik experts, we would like to receive answers.

Overall, I would rate their support a four out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used HVR and I feel that it has more features than Qlik. It is also more customer-friendly.

What other advice do I have?

Feature-wise, I cannot think of any improvement that is needed. We are very happy with Qlik, no doubt about it. The only problem is with support. When we ask for technical assistance they should be in a position to support us.

I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
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Managing Partner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
Easy to use and you do not need ETL
Pros and Cons
  • "A valuable feature of Qlik Replicate is that you do not need ETL. It's easy to use—you choose two systems and it automatically replicates them. Even if there is no CDC available, if you insert it and update it, and there is nothing to find out, then you can use Qlik Replicate. It's a good product."
  • "This product could be improved by providing more insight regarding errors. One of our customers that uses Qlik Replicate has had an issue. We tried to debug it, but we could not trace the error message. The infrastructure site should give us more insight about errors. Qlik Replicate is not a business solution, it's an IT solution. The reporting tools and bug site should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Qlik Replicate is a product used to replicate data. 

What is most valuable?

A valuable feature of Qlik Replicate is that you do not need ETL. It's easy to use—you choose two systems and it automatically replicates them. Even if there is no CDC available, if you insert it and update it, and there is nothing to find out, then you can use Qlik Replicate. It's a good product. 

What needs improvement?

This product could be improved by providing more insight regarding errors. One of our customers that uses Qlik Replicate has had an issue. We tried to debug it, but we could not trace the error message. The infrastructure site should give us more insight about errors. Qlik Replicate is not a business solution, it's an IT solution. The reporting tools and bug site should be improved. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Qlik bought Attunity, and I was working with Attunity Replicate for more than 10 years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Qlik Replicate is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Qlik Replicate is not expensive, compared to GoldenGate. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

The competitors of Qlik Replicate are Oracle GoldenGate and Sybase Replication. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Qlik Replicate an eight out of ten. 

To someone looking into Qlik Replicate, I would say that it's easy to use and Qlik Replicate is only one part. You should know the data to replicate it. It's a technical solution. If you are an integration consultant and you are using a replication tool, you should also know ETL tools to complete the picture. If you want to use Qlik Replicate, you should also focus on the ETL side. 

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