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Business Intelligence Data Analyst at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Vendor
Provides valuable info with business intelligence analytics
Pros and Cons
  • "Qlik DataMarket"
  • "Reload time is a limit since everyone wants real-time data."

What is most valuable?

  • Complex data modeling
  • Qlik DataMarket

How has it helped my organization?

  • Automated a lot of manual reports to save business users' time.
  • Provides valuable info with business intelligence analytics.

What needs improvement?

Reload time is a limit since everyone wants real-time data.

For how long have I used the solution?

One year for Qlik Sense.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Takes up a lot of memory.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and support?

Customer Service:

A nine out of 10.

Technical Support:

A nine out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

QlikView. Qlik Sense is a newer version, and more user-friendly, with no charge for servers.

How was the initial setup?

No.

What about the implementation team?

Vendor Team using virtual-consulting, which is not very efficient.

What was our ROI?

I don't know.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing could be cheaper.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes, Tableau.

What other advice do I have?

I am very excited about the future generations of Qlik Sense and Qlik Market.

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Procesbeheerder - afdeling ICT at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
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The quick reporting is very valuable.
Pros and Cons
  • "Quick reporting."
  • "More options for the layout."

What is most valuable?

Quick reporting.

How has it helped my organization?

Logistics work more efficient in real-time data.

What needs improvement?

More options for the layout.

For how long have I used the solution?

1 year

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

Not really.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not really.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not really. The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

7/10

Technical Support:

8/10

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not look at any other solutions.

How was the initial setup?

Not complex, straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

8

What was our ROI?

3 years

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is worth it.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not.

What other advice do I have?

Keep following the chosen direction.

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Partner at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Consultant
It has a modern user interface and extensive integration capabilities. Sometimes, sessions close down before the timeout limit.

What is most valuable?

Modern user interface and integration capabilities are the most valuable features of the product, to me.

How has it helped my organization?

This product has improved the way my organization functions by spreading the use of BI.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Qlik Sense 2.2 for one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have some problems with sessions closing down before the timeout limit.

How are customer service and technical support?

I rate technical support 10/10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used MS Analysis Server & MS Reporting Services for some years and compared to Qlik products, it was inflexible, old-fashioned and slow.

How was the initial setup?

Initial setup was straightforward as an all-in-one product, compared to Microsoft’s product stack.

What about the implementation team?

An in-house team implemented it.

What was our ROI?

In the starter pack, you get a lot and the ROI is definitely less than a year.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for an online reporting and analysis BI product. Not to use only as a report generator; it's far more useful than that.

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Lead QlikView Architect/Manager at a tech company with 5,001-10,000 employees
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The self-service BI capabilities are valuable.

What is most valuable?

  • Self-service BI capabilities

How has it helped my organization?

Faster information delivery and enhanced decision making are examples of how it has improved the way my organization functions.

What needs improvement?

  • More functionality which can be built in instead of third-party vendor API/extensions

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used it for one year.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

We have not encountered any deployment issues.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any stability issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not encountered any scalability issues.

How are customer service and technical support?

Customer Service:

Customer service is very good.

Technical Support:

Technical support is good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used QlikView. We switched because QlikSense has better visualization capabilities.

What about the implementation team?

An in-house team implemented it.

What was our ROI?

  • More decision making
  • Cost saving
  • Program development for more sales and revenue generation

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It has the best pricing and licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Before choosing this product, we did not evaluate other options.

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Works at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy UI for business users with drag-and-drop reporting capability
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature is the drag-and-drop reporting."
  • "Report generation without the need for NPrinting, which has limited capabilities anyway, would be an improvement."

What is our primary use case?

Self-Service in an on-premises environment with the aim to industrialize self-service content. That means the IT department will take responsibility for developed reports after their development is done by the business.

How has it helped my organization?

Qlik Sense brought Self-Service reporting into the company, thanks to the easy UI for business users.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the drag-and-drop reporting.

What needs improvement?

We would like to have connectors without the need for the Web Connector service.

Report generation without the need for NPrinting, which has limited capabilities anyway, would be an improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Qlik Sense for more than one year.

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BI Expert at a tech services company
Consultant
Implementation is fast and users can simply make their own analysis. I miss dynamic expression or sheet name labels.

What is most valuable?

Fast implementation, easy to use and allows users to make their own analysis in a very simple way.

What needs improvement?

I miss some of the functions found in their previous product, QlikView, such as dynamic (written by a function) expression or sheet name labels in order to create multi-language applications.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been implementing Qlik Sense for two years.

What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

There were some bugs. Most of them were fixed with newer versions.

How are customer service and technical support?

This area has to improve. Technical support is at a low level.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I used to implement QlikView. The main advantages of Qlik Sense are responsive design and that it is easier to use.

How was the initial setup?

Installation and other setup are really straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I work for a tech services company and I would say there are still more "in-house" implementations with our support and guidance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I like the pricing because it is very clear.

What other advice do I have?

No specific advice, but I would say "go for it". :)

I have never had a disappointed customer.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: My company is a Qlik partner.
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R&D Supervisor at Ofissoft
Real User
I like the Excel exporting on the same view and selection of exported graphs

What is our primary use case?

  • Building data models and dashboards for my company clients
  • Installation and support of Qlik Sense servers
  • Maintaining these servers 
  • Building a new dashboard 
  • What-if scenarios, according to business needs.

How has it helped my organization?

A great analysis tool helps us in many ways for showing the great potential of our ERP through Qlik tools.

What is most valuable?

  • Drag and drop 
  • Excel exporting on the same view and selection of exported graphs
  • Multi-data source connectivity. 

What needs improvement?

  • Real online analytics (OLAP)
  • Better implementation of map charts
  • Incremental data load solution for better time saving. 

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.
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IT Analyst at a government with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
Build nice mobile/desktop panels with no code and get new graphics from Github

Valuable Features

Its ease of use. No code is necessary to build a nice panel that works for desktops and mobiles.

You can add customized graphics made by the Github community! (branch.qlik.com)

Improvements to My Organization

Previous Qlikview panels were rebuilt using Qlik Sense, spending 1/10 of the time.

Room for Improvement

It needs more statistical functions similar to those that Qlikview has.

Use of Solution

I've used it for the last year.

Deployment Issues

We've had no issues deploying it.

Stability Issues

We've had no issues with the stability.

Scalability Issues

Qlik Sense has the option to use the Qlik Cloud as a repository that enables you to show your panel or presentation anywhere if you don't have a server.

Customer Service and Technical Support

The Qlik community is the best way to improve, fix and learn the product. Qlik releases new version constantly.

Initial Setup

You just need to click next, next, choose your directory and finish.

Implementation Team

We have only implemented the cloud version.

Pricing, Setup Cost and Licensing

As it is easy to share without the document constraints of Qlikview, buying it will be necessary only for future publications under our corporate site.

Other Solutions Considered

Qlik Sense is aligned to compete with Tableau "shoulder to shoulder".

Other Advice

It is a great product for people who don't need deep stats and have no programming background. Qlik cloud's performance is an issue, as it has no costs - the resources are shared.

A view at a glance of Brazilian ports dockings:

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