Qlik Sense Reviews

Dashboards and reporting: we host a dashboard and reporting system for the whole company with a full set of rules of governances. Mashup pages or embedded iframe are good choices to manipulate Qlik Sense dashboards to any formats.

Ad hoc data analytics: with strong data load engine and in-memory processing, we could use Qlik Sense to do most of the statistical tasks or data minings task, or even export processed data to do further advanced analytics by another platform.

Self-service BI: in-memory processing make self-service data analytics become a joyful activity. 

Data collection, cleaning, transforming, and visualization become convenient, easy, and quick. Consequently, business users can make use of data by the fastest way and transform into better data-centric mindsets. 

Installing and deploying Qlik Sense is quite simple. With Qlik Sense Enterprise (multi-cloud) or Qlik Sense Business (SaaS on cloud), we even don’t need an IT guy to set up anything, deploying a dashboard and reporting system becomes simple and done in a few minutes with some simple steps. 

Data load engine of Qlik Sense is the most valuable, it supports a strong script language which could support complex data transform and processing tasks, it could be used to replace an ETL framework, we can use Qlik Data Load Engine to get data from many kinds of data sources , then process, clean, transform and store to datamart by QVD file (an optimized file type of Qlik), finally visualize data effectively with in-memory technology which make the self-service analytics become a interesting activities.

The cost of the Qlik ecosystem is higher than other competitors.

The license mechanism of Qlik is quite complicated and not exchangeable. Such as 2016, they charge licenses by token, 1500$ for a token / 1 user. 2018: they change to 2 kinds of licenses: professional 1500$ / user, analyzer 800$ / user. 2019: they support subscription with 70$ Monthly for professional, 40$ monthly for analyzers, but for those you’re using perpetual licenses, they don't support acquiring more subscription licenses. The maintenance fee yearly are also high, 20% of the perpetual license.

Qlik dashboards are not friendly with end-users, but they have been enhancing this shorted in some recent releases and next releases hopefully.

More than thee years.

Good. But sometimes recently, very slow response .

Setup is simple and straightforward.

In-house.

Higher cost comparing to other solutions

My organization implemented Qlik Sense as a SEED platform to replace our current BI tools and reporting platforms. 

We have been able to create quick, accurate consolidated dashboards in all operational BUs and client-facing teams.

The flexibility of a non-IT developed solution allows for fast to market solutions. We also have had an easy time supplying content to our customers.

It needs continued improvement on its visualizations and content customization. I would also like to more easily themed environments. 

No stability issues.

No scalability issues.

Support has been fantastic. They are always helpful and quick.

Our previous solution was too difficult to use when obtaining new content.

The initial setup was easy.

Qlik provided a great implementation solutions team.

Our ROI is strong. We do not have a dollar for dollar comparison, but we are better at providing service which has stabilized customer relations which were previously tense. 

Know your needs when going into the purchasing decision. 

We evaluated Sisense and Tableau.

Qlik Sense is much more user-friendly and easier to read then QlikView.

We currently use QlikView for much of our business needs, for example, we use QlikView for our inventory tracking. However, there are other departments in which the need for such extensive tracking is not needed. These users are looking for reports or KPIs that they can share with their teams that are easily read.

Possibly offering some more basic, simpler templates. We have some users who have some technical proficiency but others who may just want to create a simple graph or pie chart from the data they have been given. It would be nice to be able to break down the templates by user type: beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Therefore, the administrator can allow the end-user some flexibility based on their technical knowledge. This should allow the user to have more control over how they would like to see the data they need and be able to understand it easily.

We have used it off and on for the past few years but have only recently been discussing incorporating some Qlik Sense along with our current QlikView.

Not yet.

No.

No.

An eight out of 10.

A nine out of 10.

We currently use QlikView.

We use the basic free version now. We have not implemented it yet.

Not applicable.

The cost is not bad considering the flexibility and support you receive from Qlik. I believe it is worth the cost.

Tableau.

Provides self-service capabilities for inexperienced users using the free desktop version.

Gives significant visibility into vendor quality of service.

Enables the approval of community sheets in QMC.

We have been using this solution for 16 months.

There were no issues with deployment. It was fairly easy and well-documented.

The shared synchronization failed between servers.

There were no scalabilty issues. It is easy to add RIM nodes as needed.

Customer service is decent. There is a lot of passing off to other techs during the escalation process.

I would give technical support a rating of C+.

We did not use other solutions, but we did test several solutions prior to going with Qlik Sense.

The setup was straightforward. We used a Qlik architect for the initial design.

We implemented in-house.

We are working on this. A lot of value is coming through warranty data analysis.

You need to determine the break-even point for enterprise licenses early on.

We evaluated Alteryx and Lumira.

Our primary use for this solution is analytic reporting.

Qlik Sense has given us the ability to load large log files and provide analytics.

The most valuable feature is flexibility.

Performing data transformations required a lot of programming, which is something that should be made easier.

We have been using Qlik Sense for three years.

If we encounter issues then there is a lot of support available in the user forum.

Our primary use case is to bring together multiple data sets from varying data sources (SQL, Oracle, and Cloud) for three different applications into a single dashboard for daily management of eighteen departments spanning three locations. This includes almost all of the Operations departments.

Qlik Sense has allowed management to stop their daily data collection and focus on managing. It has also allowed them to stop excessive use of Excel spreadsheets for storing snapshots of report data. They can see the history all in one place now.

The most valuable feature is the ability to identify trouble areas with detailed drill-downs, as well as data issues (Green White Grey).

Allowing the users to be able to take snapshots and create their own story without ever leaving the application is a very good feature. 

Some of the charts are still a bit basic and screen rendering on different sized monitors can be an issue. It is also somewhat difficult to customize the charts with the opening and closing of the different panes, making it time-consuming.

I've been using Qlik for seven years, with three years using Qlik Sense specifically.

• Automates monthly reporting.
• Improves time to market.
• Explore new opportunities through GeoAnalytics.
• Provides better patient care at all times. 

It has allowed us to manage our staff more effectively and frees up time for our analysts to analyze new problems and opportunities. 

The GeoAnalytics paints such a clear picture. It provides a visual of our patient volume, giving us opportunities to see how we are trending in the surrounding cities, and making us more aware of locations that we need to focus more on. 

There are still some functionalities that have not carried over from QlikView, but it is getting close. From where it was a few years ago to today is a dramatic improvement. 

Better searching capabilities would be a nice addition. 

There are occasional stability problems, but Qlik support is excellent at correcting anything that arises. 

No scalability issues.

Our experience with the support team has been fantastic.

No prior BI tool was present. 

The setup was rather straightforward.

We implemented with a vendor team who had a low level of expertise. 

It is still too early to tell.

The costs can initially become quite high. Make sure you have a clear understanding of who will truly use the product as opposed to someone that will simply receive the end report.

A few others were considered, but I do not remember the names.