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"Dashboards and self-service reports. These are widely used by customers in the EPM domain."

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"It enables us to configure various elements, such as dashboard settings, including factors like color schemes and other customization parameters.""The search feature: ability to see the related data.""The most valuable aspect is its extensive library on Microsoft, providing a robust framework for implementation.""Associative model - no more cubes.""QlikView is one of the strongest tools, I would say. Also, it has a very vast capability to process the data""It excels in supporting database connections and various database types.""The user interface and dashboards are very good.""I had the option to prepare data myself instead of always having to depend on the data team."

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"Customer support takes lot of time to get a solution."

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"There is a challenge on the frontend when it comes to browsing data through QlikView, as it isn't entirely compatible with other platforms we use.""Better source data connectors.""I really wish the application was easier to use in the development phase.""Error handling.""They could improve the speed.""Syntax editor needs some work, it's frustrating to have valid syntax being flagged as incorrect.""It needs work with visualization.""It would be nice if QlikView could be plugged in into the company's website or an online portal such as QlikSense is capable of. There are ways around but it takes enormous time to develop."

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  • "Please negotiate on the price and purchase the latest version."
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  • "Pricing is a bit too high and I think licenses should be unlimited."
  • "QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers."
  • "Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."
  • "The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."
  • "It is not very expensive. I think it it is on par with other similar products on the market."
  • "The setup costs for QlikView are fair as are the yearly maintenance fees. The licensing becomes a bit more expensive and requires some planning for onboarding."
  • "It has an annual license. It is expensive as compared to other competitive tools that do more for less. In South African rands, we pay about 100,000 to 200,000 a year."
  • "On a scale of one to ten, where one being low price and ten being high price, I rate pricing a four."
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    Top Answer:It has user-friendly data visualization features, supporting our decision-making process with its business intelligence capabilities
    Top Answer:QlikView is more expensive than SAP Crystal Reports. It could be improved. I rate the pricing a five out of ten.
    Top Answer:QlikView's UI could be more user-friendly. At present, I encounter difficulties while writing complex queries on the UI. It doesn't support the query button as well.
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    Overview

    Birst Networked BI and Analytics eliminates information silos. Decentralized users can augment the enterprise data model virtually, as opposed to physically, without compromising data governance.

    A unified semantic layer maintains common definitions and key metrics.
    Birst’s two-tier architecture aligns back-end sources with line-of-business or local data. Birst’s Automated Data Refinement extracts data from any source into a unified semantic layer. Users are enabled with self-service analytics through executive dashboards, reporting, visual discovery, mobile tools, and predictive analytics. Birst Open Client Interface also offers integration with Tableau, Excel and R.

    Birst goes to market in two primary ways: as a direct sale, for enterprises using Birst on internal data to manage their business; and embedded, for companies who offer analytic products, by embedding and white-labeling Birst capabilities into their products.

    Birst’s is packaged in 3 available formats: Platform and per-user fee; by Department or Business Unit; by end-customer (for embedded scenarios).

    QlikView is a Business Intelligence tool that allows you to keep tabs on all of your business-related information in a clean, clear, and easy to access database that is intuitive to build and simple to navigate. It is ideal for business owners who wish to improve overall output by creating the most productive system possible.

    Sample Customers
    Citrix Systems, Jive Software, SunnyD, Toshiba Medical Systems, Cisco OpenDNS, RB, Sunny D, Vertafore
    Canon, Gatorade, Amcor, Panasonic, Fila, Cambridge University Hospitals, Global Retail Bank, North Yorkshire Police department, Lanoo Group Publishers, and AonGroep Nederland.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Healthcare Company25%
    Retailer17%
    Insurance Company8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Consumer Goods Company6%
    Retailer6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm16%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government6%
    Company Size
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    Small Business14%
    Midsize Enterprise33%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise41%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
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    Birst is ranked 32nd in Reporting while QlikView is ranked 5th in Reporting with 158 reviews. Birst is rated 7.4, while QlikView is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Birst writes "The dashboards and Visualizer are valuable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of QlikView writes "Useful for data visualization and business intelligence". Birst is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Alteryx and ThoughtSpot, whereas QlikView is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server, Amazon QuickSight and TIBCO Spotfire.

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