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What is Qlik Sense?

Industry Specialties: Serves all industries

Qlik Sense is a self-service analytics solution that supports enterprise decisions and strategy. Its value lies in interactive dashboards and reports for exploring data independently. Embedded analytics lets your users work freely with data within their applications and websites.

Like QlikView, Qlik Sense has an associative engine. It links data tables in memory, keeping the information ready for when your users build models. Plus, its cognitive engine uses natural language for data tasks.

The Enterprise subscription includes Talend Data Integration and Qlik Advanced Analytics in Qlik Cloud. You can also choose Qlik Data Integration. Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS includes 5000 automations and 100 reports. It might be a good fit if your data loads are predictable and don't change much. The vendor charges for the data you move or the volumes you analyze; you can choose between the two.

Qlik Sense deploys on Windows, Mac, Linux and any phone device. By contrast, Tableau runs on Windows, Mac and mobile, while Power BI is available only on Windows and Android devices.

Individual users can choose the desktop edition, though they’ll need a Qlik Cloud account to download it. A 30-day trial period is available, after which it'll cost $30 per user monthly.

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Qlik Sense is ranked #5 on the top 10 Enterprise Reporting Software leaderboard based on a comprehensive analysis performed by SelectHub research analysts. Compare the leaders with our In-Depth Report.

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Qlik Sense Pricing

Based on our most recent analysis, Qlik Sense pricing starts at $30 (Monthly, Quote-based).

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Product Information and Resellers

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Reseller - Copley Consulting Group

Reseller - CHAMPS Analytics

Qlik Sense Benefits and Insights

Why use Qlik Sense?

Key differentiators & advantages of Qlik Sense

Gain AI Insights: Qlik Sense wins our award for augmented analytics with the Insight Advisor that enables automation and text searches with an AI chatbot. You can query unstructured data with Qlik Answers using an LLM and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Combine Data: Qlik Sense earns our top honors for wide source connectivity. It ranks at par with Oracle Analytics and Tableau with a score of 80 on a scale of zero to 100. While ingesting data is half the battle won, combining related information gives you the complete picture. Qlik Sense passes with flying colors for intelligent data linking and retaining even unmatched data, such as records of customers who haven’t made a purchase recently.
Ensure Data Security: Our analysts awarded Qlik Sense for its ability to keep data secure with regular testing. Plus, it maintains records of CPU, RAM and file usage. You can set up gated entry by having users authenticate their identities and include Qlik Sense into SSO.
Perform Advanced Analytics: Qlik Sense scored a 91 in our rankings for supporting cluster, regression and what-if analysis. Plus, it can analyze text data for buyer sentiment with server-side processing. Offloading data to the R server enables analyzing much larger volumes.
IoT Analytics: Our analysts gave Qlik Sense a score of 82, the highest among its competitors for analyzing edge and streaming data. Qlik has a robust API set for computing data in edge devices. Plus, it can capture streaming data changes as they happen.

Industry Expertise

Whether you're in retail, financial services, electronics or automotive industries, Qlik Sense can help you make sense of your data. At the team level, marketing and salespeople can link datasets, build models and get sales, revenue and campaign information in less time. Additionally, many manufacturing and consumer goods companies are among Qlik Sense users.

Qlik Sense Reviews

Average customer reviews & user sentiment summary for Qlik Sense:

3168 reviews

87%

of users would recommend this product

Qlik Sense has a 'great' User Satisfaction Rating of 87% when considering 3168 user reviews from 5 recognized software review sites.

Synopsis of User Ratings and Reviews

Based on an aggregate of Qlik Sense reviews taken from the sources above, the following pros & cons have been curated by a SelectHub Market Analyst.

Pros

Integrations: Approximately 86% of users reviewing data sources were satisfied with its wide connectivity.
Ease of Use: About 84% of users who cited usability praised the platform for self-service BI.
Functionality: Around 80% of the reviews that mentioned features praised it for ETL and data visualization.
Data Visualization: About 66% of the users discussing dashboards were satisfied with its interactive displays that allowed them to dig deep.

Cons

Cost: About 87% of users who mentioned pricing found the tool expensive.
Performance: Around 86% of users citing speed said it lagged when processing large and complex datasets.
Training: Approximately 69% of users who discussed adoption said there was a significant learning curve.
Customization: Around 65% of users who mentioned the freedom to design dashboards said the tool offered limited options.

Researcher's Summary:

Qlik Sense focuses on independent data analysis for enterprises with advanced tools that include AI, natural language processing and automation. User reviews praise it for its associative engine, interactive visualizations and sophisticated analytics.

Its dataset-linking functionality gets my vote as the most significant differentiator since it makes data modeling seamless and saves time. In comparison, manually linking tables in Tableau and Power BI feels like a huge task.

It supports fewer features out of the box (69%) compared to Tableau (72%) and Power BI (74%), but this could be intentional. Qlik has ready-to-go modules for analytics, automation and printing, so keeping it lean is a smart vendor move. Users should be aware that additional modules will cost extra, though.

Qlik Sense SaaS is multi-cloud, so unless the admin assigns separate workspaces, your users won’t be able to create personal dashboards — everything is shared otherwise. Some users said the platform slowed when processing large workloads, which is a common issue with many other platforms. Assess your need for speed before committing to a purchase.

If upgrading from QlikView, you’ll need to create new objects initially, as both platforms have different architectures. However, the vendor assists in seamless migration with the Qlik Analytics Modernization program.

Overall, Qlik Sense is an efficient platform that offers many analysis capabilities worth considering. We recommend checking it out if you’re looking for an alternative to Power BI, entrenched in Microsoft technology, or Tableau, with its emphasis on visualization.

Key Features

AI Integration: Ask and answer questions in natural language and automate processes using OpenAI and H2O.ai. Feed massive datasets to the LLM and watch as it summarizes the insight for you. Move beyond traditional analysis by working with the IBM Watson API for natural language.
Qlik Sense Management Console: Develop apps, manage tasks and connections, and track performance. With QMC, create content and consume data insights.
Reporting Service: Keep partners and clients on the same page by sending reports to everyone involved, even non-Qlik users. Download reports, subscribe to charts and sheets, or automate report delivery with its Reporting Service, available with Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS.
Apps: Create interactive dashboards and visualizations for separate tasks within Qlik Sense. An organization can use hundreds of Qlik Sense apps in its tech stack.
Associative Recommendations: Save time defining how data tables relate with its intelligent suggestions, something Tableau and Power BI lack. Bubbles represent data tables and color-coded rings — green, orange and red — inside them indicate the possibility of links between the tables.

Limitations

At the time of this review, these are the limitations according to user feedback:

Qlik Sense SaaS doesn’t support Qlik NPrinting.
Applying transformations can slow down the data reading speed in QVD files.

Cost of Ownership

License/Subscription Cost	On-Premise: License fees include an upfront fee to own the software, plus IP for a fixed term, installation, customization and integration costs Enterprise Edition is offered on-premise and is based on a token system Based on a combination of server, user, document and application-based licensing Cloud-Based/SaaS: Based on recurring subscription-based model: $X per user, per month Cost may vary depending on the Qlik Sense Pricing plan selected: Cloud Basic, Cloud Business, Desktop, Enterprise Edition or Personal Edition
Maintenance Cost	On-Premise: Maintenance cost is over and above the upfront fee Cloud-Based/SaaS: Maintenance cost is included in the service fees charged at the time of purchase
Installation/Implementation Cost	On-Premise: Included in the upfront cost/subscription cost Cloud-Based/SaaS: None
Customization Cost	For both on-premise and cloud-based/SaaS, customization costs vary depending on the product and pricing tier chosen, and the level of customization requiredCosts will vary depending on the package selected
Recurring/Renewal Costs	On-Premise: Annual recurring fees to be paid over and above the upfront cost include annual renewal, upgrades and ongoing support Cloud-Based/SaaS: A recurring monthly fee is charged, which typically includes maintenance, monitoring, upgrades, training and support

Valued-Added Benefits

How Copley Consulting Group adds value to Qlik Sense

Depth of Experience: Copley’s business analytics expertise focuses solely on Qlik, including Qlik Sense. The reseller has received the highest accreditation from Qlik as an Elite Partner and offers decades of experience in leveraging Qlik’s platform to accelerate business value with data and drive data transformation for their clients.
Flexible Implementation Options: The Copley Consulting Group collaborates closely with clients in developing their deployment strategies. It helps clients structure an individualized implementation approach that works best for them, including self-managed, full turnkey and hybrid options.
Structured Deployment Methodology: Provides a blueprint for success through a personalized, structured deployment methodology, using Qlik to deliver answers to their clients’ problems.
Program Management: Copley helps develop a formalized approach to program management, execution and reporting based on detailed budgets, scheduled tasks and activities specifically developed for each engagement.
Vertical and Micro-Vertical Focus: The Copley Consulting Group brings its demonstrated competencies in specific vertical market sectors and micro-vertical segments, such as its State, Local and Education (SLED) practice which has achieved great success in a variety of state agencies such as those in Departments of Health, Human Services, Transportation and more, as well as K-12 and higher education institutions.
Data Transparency: Copley's SLED clients are able to promote data transparency through embedded, interactive analytics that allow interested parties to query data on public websites.
Technical Excellence: Copley’s team of data specialists makes their technical acumen accessible to their clients, assisting them in understanding how to unify, cleanse and secure their data, building a stable foundation for accessing and mining data. The reseller helps customers evaluate their platform’s data source integrations, implementation, data security and more, and ultimately understand how to maximize the value of their data investment.

Industry Expertise

The Copley Consulting Group has a 30-year history of serving clients in diverse public and private sectors, with experience in deploying Qlik for mission-critical applications in life science, aerospace and defense, high tech and general manufacturing operations, among others. The reseller has assisted hundreds of companies, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, in digitally transforming their data.

Support and Services

Data Strategies: Copley offers consulting and advisory services to help Qlik clients with program management, the definition of critical business needs, increasing productivity and developing strategies for data integration, big data, data lakes and the security and governance of data.

Qlik Help Desk and Support: For technical support, users may fill out the support ticket on Copley's support page, call 855-884-5305 or email [email protected]. Copley provides Help Desk and Support Services to their clients, offering resources and timely answers regarding functional and technical questions as they arise during and after deployment. With their expertise in Qlik, the reseller serves as the initial support vehicle for any challenges their clients face and has priority access to vendor support to augment and resolve client issues.

Advice: Copley’s Qlik-certified team of instructors aims to empower users with self-sufficiency in Qlik Analytics through formalized, on-site classroom training, virtual online training, hands-on workshops or customized training programs.

Hosting & Managed Services: In addition to supporting the SaaS-based Qlik offerings, the reseller offers hosting and managed services for those operations desiring to off-load IT responsibilities to a third party.

Value-Added Benefits

How CHAMPS Analytics adds value to Qlik Sense

Cost Savings: Reduce wastage with a clear view of spending and profit margins through live reporting and analytics. Build client trust by consistently providing reliable data.
SaaS Deployment: Deploy securely and reliably in the cloud with high availability.
Data Aggregation: Derive actionable intelligence from workforce management, scheduling, ERP and inventory systems. Optimize work schedules by consolidating large data volumes from CMMS systems.
Business Predictions: Gain visibility into company data by collecting it in one place. Perform demand planning, sales and operations forecasting with data you can trust.
Focus on Action: Effectively target leads with in-depth insights. Track company sales performance by keeping KPIs front and center. Train employees using the achievement metrics of top performers.

Industry Expertise

CHAMPS Analytics provides Qlik deployments to clients in many industries in North America and globally. These include nuclear power, energy, farm equipment, wastewater treatment, medical devices, processed foods manufacturers, aerospace, defense, semiconductors and manufacturing.