QlikView Reviews

It works as a complete BI software solution for us. We can do complex scripting to build data models. We can make somewhat complex reports, even though it does not have the best capabilities as an ETL tool. It is not the best tool for complex reports. It also does not have the best visualizations, but it has a lot of features in one package, and that is its biggest selling point for us.

Performance is very fast. You can create dashboards for large sets of data and the dashboards are still quite responsive.

Creating dashboards takes a lot less time compared to other big vendor solutions.

In my current organization, we use QlikView and we love it. We feel that for us it still does the best job possible. We want to be able to create
beautiful visualizations like we could with Tableau, but we also know that the flexibility we have in QlikView is not possible in Tableau.

Also, as of now, we have IT-driven BI and self-service is not what we are focusing on. We don’t have separate tools for ETL jobs. We think for our purposes, QlikView is better.

In one word, QlikView has become dated now. Other vendors are providing equal or better solutions, especially for self-service, on-the-fly beautiful visualizations and ease of use.

QlikView is not moving as fast as the market trend. There are no big updates in their product that could make our life easier. As far as the useful functionalities, QlikView is the same as it was five years ago.

They did launch a new tool to compete with Tableau, Qlik Sense, which they are trying to push to customers, but it actually falls behind QlikView. (They know that, but they don’t want us to compare Qlik Sense to QlikView, saying they are two entirely different tools.) We still prefer QlikView compared to Qlik Sense. Qlik Sense is incomplete at best.

QlikView is your one-stop shop for all of your BI needs, and it performs well enough. With one tool, you can take raw data from your database/files and develop the complex analytic apps, which I think is the best thing going for QlikView. It’s very flexible and has matured itself well enough to be deployed organization-wide. The learning curve is definitely higher and you might need your apps developed by IT.

It is good for organizations that don't want to invest in multiple products.

• The associative indexing engine that does away with the need to design and build OLAP cubes. Instead, it can integrate information from multiple sources in one data model that is easy to maintain, expand, and completely flexible to navigate (no pre-defined query paths).
• The out-of-the-box ETL capability that takes care of the necessary data transformations without having to rely on a separate product.

All information analysis, from casual one-shots to continuous tracking reports, is done with QlikView. This lets us see new patterns as they develop, enabling us to react quickly.

Currently, there is no SaaS licensing model.

The ETL tool could use some visual aids in addition to the wizards that help to build the code.

Visualization design is not drag-and-drop.

I have used it for 6.5 years.

I have not experienced any deployment, stability or scalability issues, except when the workload load exceeds the hardware capabilities, which is the result of poor sizing, poor development practices, or unanticipated growth.

Customer Service:

Customer service is almost always spotless.

Technical Support:

Tech support is efficient, but seldom necessary due to the very large and dynamic user community.

We did not previously use a different solution. Choosing it comes naturally because we resell Qlik.

Initial setup is as straightforward as client/server installations go. Complexity can arise when getting access to data sources or integrating with third-party security, for example.

We implemented it in house, because we have a Qlik consulting practice. My advice is to not overcomplicate the implementation with excessive design, because the data model can grow organically over time.

Historically, ROI is best-in class for this kind of solution. My advice is: If you have many users, use the large deal size to your advantage.

Join the Qlik Community, ask around if you have any questions, and hire certified consultants.

Take my rating in the context of a complete Business Intelligence platform: data acquisition, transformation, reporting, dashboards, visualization, analytics, collaboration, mobility, and so on.

Ability to quickly deploy dashboards with multiple data sources.

We have enable a user self service reporting capability support minimally by IT for linking and sourcing of data.

Map capability without add ins and extra cost.

We have used this product for about 2 years

No, product has proven to be scalable. You need to consider at least mid term scale before deciding which license types to purchase, I would recommend Server versions with session cals, vs. Document cals.

Our support has been excellent, but is provided by a 3rd party consultant group.

No we did not have a dashboarding tool other than using MS Products such as Excel.

We used a combination of both internal and external resources. We used DI Squared, they have been excellent to work with and have more than adequate capabilities and expertise.

Go for it. I might consider waiting for latest release version to come out before comparing other products. There may be some excellent additions to functionality. Plan out your environment, plan out the data modeling process. Spend time on governance of the processes that support the user self service capabilities. Although end users can use the product easily, they may need help with data procurement. Think about security of your data before turning everyone loose.

• Data discovery
• Set analysis
• Adhoc reporting
• Drill down options
• Flexibility
• In-Memory technology
• Quick learning curve
• Easy to deploy

The product enables top management with better decision making if utilized properly.

QlikView should not loose its original flavour. They should stop trying to emulate other BI products and mould their own product.

I'm using the QlikView local client.

It is best suited for Dashboarding, Analysis and Reporting. Do not try to re-implement everything from a previous BI product if you had one. Ensure that the QlikView features & functionality are properly utilized to get the best out of it.

• Ease of use
• NPrinting
• Visually good diagrams
• Integration with almost all databases

• Associating links

We have used this product for a number of different clients, and most of them liked the software and all the rich features it bring with it. The amount of data it displays on the dashboard with such a ease, helps users to always get the results in desirable time limit.

They are coming up with a lot of improvements. However, the version control is not one of them, and it's not straightforward.

We have had no issues with the deployment.

There have been no stability issues.

We've had no issues with scaling it for our needs.

There is a number of criteria you have to see before you start implementing the product, as you compare Qlikview with other tools such as Tableau. You make sure that you check the cost, ease of use, differnt ways to displaying the information etc.

It produces reports quickly.

We're able to get faster KPI's in many departments.

Job scheduler needs work.

I've used it since 1 November 2012.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

Customer Service:

10/10 - it's perfect, very fast and very good support.

Technical Support:

10/10, Heyde is a perfect partner.

Data Warehouse built with SQL,and it was too complicated, and oversized for a medium sized company, and too slow for any changes.

It was straightforward, and after the installation we had the first results in a few days.

Through a vendor, Heyde, whose level of expertise is very good, 10/10.

Even though I am not able to mention a number or time, but because we didn’t have an equal solution it's been very good.

Start small, and use this to get a close business relationship.

The DWH of our ERP.

Top down, that requests from the top-level management of how deep the drill down should be.

Our business finds this tool very impressive, particularly the drill down to nth level is very good.

Yes. we were using BO previously and it took a long time to track particular trade details. In QlikView we get trade level data in seconds.

Yes, Drag and drop of controls. Some geographical charts.

I've been using this tool for 4.5 years

None.

None as of now.

Sometimes it creates problem when many users log in at same time, but this also depends on your RAM capacity.