QlikView Reviews

I do like the richness of details you can set up. It really allows you to set up a dashboard with pinpoint accuracy.

It was the first BI tool on the customer's site. It requires quite high skills at the entry level, so it was unused until I helped them with the initial steps.

The script engine for loading data needs a total overhaul. It is hard to use and counter-intuitive. It also blocks less-skilled users at the very beginning.

I’ve used it for about a year with one of my customers.

In general, the solution is a little problematic in terms of scalability, as everything is stored in RAM. For more complicated analysis for many users, the memory consumption is very high and requires a lot of investment in hardware.

It was already deployed when I start using it. My customer said they relied heavily on vendor.

Be very careful when scoping the market. It is a good tool, but quite heavy on skills and hardware requirements.

Data integration and visual drill-downs are excellent.

I work for a consultancy and develop projects for clients. Our clients have definitely got benefits with the use of QlikView with accessibility of their business metrics in an interactive form on their smartphones. Also, QlikView can compress and store data in its own format, which makes it faster after data loading.

• Version changes should be made fully compatible with older versions.
• Advanced analytic capabilities of model building using regression or time-series analysis should also be added in the product.

Client requirements should be clearly understood and limitations of the product should be communicated to clients before making any commitments. Often projects are jeopardized due to poor communication and unclear expectations.

There are two reasons for my rating. First, the interactivity options are limited and, second, modelling options are not available. Also, we faced challenges with version changes and in integrating it with geographical information systems.

In-memory processing and ETL function are the most valuable features of the product to me.

Because data is automatically extracted from the database, users can see the operating data and charts in real-time.

I would like to see them add a powerful map and improve statistic functions.

I have used this solution for three years.

I have encountered scalability issues. Users get slower report response time when there are a lot of chart expressions.

Technical support is OK.

Initial setup was straightforward. QlikView is an excellent product.

We implemented using a vendor team.

The license price is expensive for us.

Generally speaking, QlikView is suitable for under mid-range scale company.

The in-memory architecture and ETL function are the most valuable features of this product to us.

Data is automatically extracted from the database. Users can see the operating data and chart in real-time.

I would like to see them add powerful map and statistical functions.

We have used this solution for three years (starting with the BI project kick-off).

Dashboards’ response time is slow when the logic behind them are complex or when there are many dashboards in one QVD file.

It’s quite good and their response time is quick.

Districom, a QlikView partner and reseller, implemented the BI solution for us. Districom’s business consultancy is very strong but their technical support is somewhat in need of improvement.

The license cost is very high.

It provides information all in one place for our users.

It saves us time.

Threshold for a non-coder to create new reports.

Complicated license management.

• Relationship based data modelling
• Flexible charting

It speeds up my clients capability to prepare various non-standard management reports.

• Macro Editing
• It should have an HTML text box control
• Presentation on smart device 
• The performance of the Qlikview website is poor as it takes three minutes to open a page
• The SME server edition does not include a deploy tool, and we have to copy updated document to the server manually which seems ridiculous

I've used it for two years.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

No issues encountered.

It was quite straightforward.

We involved a local vendor, Shanghai EBI Strategy, and they helped us develop the solution based on our design, however, the result is not as good as expected.  In the local Chinese market, there is a lack of experienced consultants. I searched on the Qlikview forum for many tricks and solutions by myself and improved the overall data modelling structure.

It's not bad.

Yes, we also looked at BO and Microstrategy.  As Microstrategy is also a good package, we are exploring it further.

It is a really good package for your management reporting purpose, as you do not rely on IT support to add/revise any reports.

1. Powerful Business Discovery Capabilities
2. Fast Implementation Time
3. Ease of Use
4. Easily Scalable
5. Quality Product

With one of our Implementations at a mining house, we were able to save the company over $1 million, by cutting out surplus inventory.

The look and feel of the charts and graphs can greatly be improved.

2.5 Years.

No deployment problems.

No stability problems.

No scalability problems.

Very good.

Very good.

The setup is very straightforward. The documentation is clear and concise.

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