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I do use both Tableau and QlikView. Although very different, I really like both solutions. They belong to the new BI generation known as Interactive Visual Analytics.
In my opinion, QlikView has a more intuitive interface for regular users or executives that are not technical experts but the development side is a little more complex. Up to version 12 QlikView did not provide drag & drop features.
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 Qlikview's scripting has somewhat of a learning curve.
On the positive side, QlikView's scripting is a great asset as it functions as an ETL allowing the integration of hundreds of different data sources into the same visual app.
Another feature that’s extremely useful is Qlik’s proprietary Associative Model that allows the users to visualize data relationships that exist as well as those that do not.
Tableau on the other hand is a lot easier to use for developers, analysts or power users who need to connect, manipulate and visualize data rather quickly. While this makes Tableau a better fit for the more analytical crowd, it may not be as appealing or intuitive to the regular or casual business users as QlikView is.
Tableau has full pivot, drag & drop and drill down capabilities that are great for developers or power users. They can rotate measures and dimensions and graph them instantly using visualization best practices as suggested by… Read more » | |||
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Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: It depends on the Data architecture and the complexity of your requirement. Some great tools in the market are Qlik sense, Power BI, OBIEE, Tableau etc. I have recently started using Cognos Enterprise… more » Top Answer: Since at least 45% of BusinessObjects customers in North America also use Tableau, you would be a good company using both tools. BusinessObjects is used primarily for BI reporting and Tableau for… more » Top Answer: Tableau is way ahead. | ||
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| Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online | |||
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Sisense is an end-to-end business analytics software that enables users to easily prepare and analyze large, complex datasets. Sisense’s Single-Stack BI software includes data preparation, data management, analysis, visualization and reporting capabilities. | Tableau helps people and organizations become more data-driven as the trusted leader in analytics. The Tableau platform provides the breadth and depth of capabilities to serve the needs of even the largest global enterprises in a seamless, integrated experience. Tableau is designed to fit, not dictate your data strategy, and adapts to your environment with unmatched flexibility and choice, while meeting the toughest governance and security requirements. People love using Tableau because it is both powerful and intuitive—and offers a fundamentally different user experience by empowering people of all skill levels to explore and analyze data using visuals and natural language. Tableau has become the standard language of analytics for modern business users and continues to lead the industry with the most passionate and engaged user community in analytics, a customer base with millions of users at more than 80,000 organizations, and a deep commitment to customer-focused innovation Evaluation Guide: How to choose the right BI & analytics platform | ||
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| Ebay, WIX, Wave Accounting, ESPN.com, Magellan Luxury Hotel, Paylogic, Sony, Merck, EDA, One Hour Translation, NASA, Plastic Jungle, Philips, Yahoo | Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart. | ||
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Recruiting/Hr Firm11% Marketing Services Firm11% University11% Manufacturing Company11% Computer Software Company29% Comms Service Provider17% Media Company12% Financial Services Firm5% | Financial Services Firm14% University9% Healthcare Company8% Manufacturing Company7% Computer Software Company30% Comms Service Provider13% Media Company8% Financial Services Firm7% | ||
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Small Business62% Midsize Enterprise14% Large Enterprise24% | Small Business26% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise54% Small Business24% Midsize Enterprise6% Large Enterprise70% | ||
Find out what your peers are saying about Tableau, Microsoft, Windward Studios and others in Reporting Tools. Updated: January 2021.
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Sisense is ranked 16th in Reporting Tools while Tableau is ranked 1st in Reporting Tools with 28 reviews. Sisense is rated 0.0, while Tableau is rated 8.2. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tableau writes "Lets me train new users quickly, easily, and intuitively". Sisense is most compared with Microsoft BI, Domo, Alteryx, Qlik Sense and QlikView, whereas Tableau is most compared with SAS Visual Analytics, Microsoft BI, ELK Kibana, Oracle OBIEE and IBM Cognos.
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