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."With Power BI, you're able to store your data within spreadsheets and SharePoints, and then have Power BI pull the data out and report on it. So we actually saved a ton of money not needing to load the data into databases, which is a big prerequisite for many other reporting tools."
"Management reporting solution that's very stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature would be the abundance of connectors. It is also easy to use."
"It's easy to create reports and it's easy to download the data from the corresponding report."
"There is a feature in Microsoft BI that allows JSON data to SQL on the dashboards effectively and quickly."
"The way data is presented is very valuable. The amount of information that we can get at a glance is also valuable. You can then drill-down and see data from many different angles in the same chart by selecting certain things. Based on the selection, everything changes automatically. If we have four parameters in a particular item, when you select a parameter, the remaining charts on that page automatically change for that particular parameter."
"I think the visualization part is valuable."
"ou can pull reports, visualize them in real-time, and connect them to a variety of other data sources."
"On the positive side, QlikView's scripting is a great asset as it functions as an ETL."
"QlikView is a scalable solution that multiple users can easily use."
"It enables us to configure various elements, such as dashboard settings, including factors like color schemes and other customization parameters."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to view the entire data available for analysis."
"The most valuable aspect is its extensive library on Microsoft, providing a robust framework for implementation."
"It's pretty easy to deploy."
"You can switch views easily."
"Once you open it up, you see everything that you can do."
"We did have some issues building the Microsoft blog."
"There are some problems with the functionality of this solution. The dashboard is not very user friendly and is quite complicated."
"The setup took a lot of tinkering with InfoSec to allow us to do stuff."
"Microsoft BI typically connects to a database, often SQL Server, but it's also capable of connecting to multiple databases, pulling data from them, and allowing for data consolidation. You can then aggregate and generate dashboards and reports from this combined data. Personally, I wouldn't claim to have the expertise to suggest significant changes or additional features, as it functions quite well as is."
"Defining a relationship was very confusing. There were circular directions for which I had to do a lot of adjustments in the data. They can do something to make it easier."
"Their technical support can be better. They normally take too long to escalate and resolve a case."
"BI is scalable, but there are some problems with limited online storage."
"This solution is resource-heavy."
"They could improve the speed."
"Better source data connectors."
"I would like to see more advanced features from Qlik Sense integrated into QlikView to keep it competitive and up-to-date."
"Improvements are required in the hide and unhide functionality that falls under the layout container feature that has been used in my company in recent times."
"I would want them to have more options as a user. It would be nice for them to create their own dashboards and add fields."
"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."
"Installation and deployment could be made easier and quicker."
"Needs improvement with UI transparency."
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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