We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and QlikView based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I also find connecting to different data sources is quite simple. Other solutions we were using before were complicated."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use. It's very useful for non-engineers and it is the ultimate solution for providing information and insights. Power BI is the best visualization tool I have ever worked with."
"Initial setup was very straightforward. Users can get up and running reporting on databases within minutes."
"The solution is easy to use and flexible."
"The user experience is easy. Users get familiar with it quickly."
"The dashboards of Microsoft BI are easy to use."
"Previously we used Excel, which took a long time - two or three weeks - to bring the data into a uniform format, whereas BI can do the same job in a day."
"It is very well integrated with other Microsoft products, including PowerApps and Excel, as well as Access, so it fits well into our workflow."
"Our Qlikview applications help us to get a good idea of our Client Base Performance and assist us in the decision making for Seasonal Specials. On the other hand QlikView helps us to get a grasp on our Suppliers and helps us to negotiate pricing with them."
"The solution is fast."
"It's pretty easy to deploy."
"The most useful feature of QlikView for me is the QVD concept."
"You can switch views easily."
"On the positive side, QlikView's scripting is a great asset as it functions as an ETL."
"The most valuable feature of QlikView is the integration with other third-party tools."
"Data transforming with scripting, and the associative model that lets users browse data in an easy way, are the most valuable features."
"From a scalability and performance perspective and based on my understanding and feedback from end users, there's room for improvement in data processing, scaling up, and leveraging the cloud. That could be an enhancement area for me to look into."
"One opportunity for improvement would be on the Power Query side. As a consultant, I know Power Query is not the main strength of Power BI. It is not where Power BI shines, but many customers use Power Query to do full ETL workloads for deliverable cookies."
"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing for the solution."
"I believe there is room for improvement in terms of authentication and certain functionalities in Power BI. For instance, adjusting the width of columns is not easily done, as there is only an option to enable or disable automatic adjustment. This can be a significant drawback for clients who desire more flexibility."
"We would like to have better SQL support for queries."
"Real-time updating needs improvement."
"It should be easier to use when there are multiple system sources."
"It should have more integrations."
"There's room for improvement in the area of management's handling of concerns."
"There could be a feature to analyze the sales and accounting data of the client."
"More/newer visualisation components need to be added."
"If a user wanted to see something not included in the application the new object had to be created by a power user or developer because Qlik view's scripting has somewhat of a learning curve."
"The user interface and ease of use takes a bit of a learning curve to pick up."
"Sometimes, dealing with complex reports requires more effort, which could be really improved."
"Enhancing user-friendliness would be highly beneficial."
"I really wish the application was easier to use in the development phase."
Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in Reporting with 297 reviews while QlikView is ranked 5th in Reporting with 158 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while QlikView is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power BI writes "A complete ecosystem with an builtin ETL tool, good integrations with python and R, and support of DAX and Power Query (M languages)". On the other hand, the top reviewer of QlikView writes "Useful for data visualization and business intelligence". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas QlikView is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, SQL Server, TIBCO Spotfire and IBM Cognos. See our Microsoft Power BI vs. QlikView report.
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