My clients use Qlik for in-depth analytic analysis, creating touchboards for a variety of purposes. In our case, we prefer an on-premise solution over the cloud, especially for a banking client, to ensure data security and compliance with industry regulations.
Qlik Sense Enterprise with License
Qlik | Qlik Sense Enterprise May 2024 - With License - Update 12Jun25Windows, Windows Server 2019 Base 2019 Datacenter - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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User-friendly, ensures security and governance, and is accessible on multiple devices
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
One major benefit of having Qlik Sense in our organization is the ability to establish a strong KPI base. While various solutions offer similar capabilities, Qlik stands out for its remarkable speed, especially when compared to alternatives like Tableau. This speed advantage enhances overall efficiency in data analysis and decision-making processes.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Qlik Sense are its speed and seamless development of web technologies. It is pure HDMI, eliminating the need for cache servers or translation engines, making it one of the fastest solutions compared to others. The direct connection between ML and data adds to its efficiency. Additionally, one standout feature of Qlik is its QVD data model, allowing the creation of data maps that are directly stored in memory, offering fast and efficient data service to consumers. Qlik's ability to handle large datasets with millions of rows is a significant advantage, although there are some limitations.
What needs improvement?
I would like to see improvements in the Qlik Sense SaaS version, particularly in the front-end capabilities. Currently, the visualization options are limited, allowing only basic actions like adding dimensions and measures with restrictions on the number. Compared to older products like QlikView, there is room for development in enhancing the features available on the front end for widgets and visualizations.
Enhancing the formatting options in the SaaS component and making it more visually appealing would be a nice enhancement. Additionally, expanding the library with more versatile widgets would be beneficial. While you can add components from a marketplace or develop your own, there is a need for Java front-end developers to handle this aspect of Qlik Sense.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Qlik Sense for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Overall, Qlik Sense is stable, but there can be challenges related to managing the QVD data models, especially when dealing with numerous versions for different periods. While it requires effort to maintain, the system itself is generally stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scaling Qlik Sense is possible by adding more servers, and it is generally smooth for load balancing and disaster recovery. However, making changes to the model can be time-consuming. Overall, it is scalable with effective load management and recovery mechanisms.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Qlik Sense is easy, especially for default visuals, though coding may be required for more specialized charts. Converting from QlikView to Qlik Sense is seamless for data models. The deployment process involves using Qlik Desktop for model development and two subscription options: on-cloud, which is ready to use, and on-premise, requiring Qlik Sense servers. Maintenance is simplified with admin tools, making it accessible for a developer.
On average, for a consultant company creating reports and delivering a sales model with about five reports, the deployment of Qlik Sense can typically be handled within three months.
What was our ROI?
We have seen ROI with Qlik Sense.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Qlik Sense is pricier than other BI tools, with various licensing models, including potentially expensive token-based licenses. Organizations should carefully assess their budget and licensing requirements before choosing Qlik Sense.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Comparing it with other BI tools, Qlik Sense stands out by requiring a front-end developer for optimal project development. Unlike Power BI, which needs BI developers, or Tableau and SAP BusinessObjects that don't require Java developers, having a front-end developer enhances the project quality in Qlik Sense.
What other advice do I have?
Before implementing Qlik Sense, my advice is to carefully assess its development needs, as custom components may require coding. While the deployment phase is generally straightforward, take advantage of Qlik Sense's flexibility in data modeling, allowing developers to write scripts for more tailored solutions. It is crucial to document projects for better collaboration among developers. Overall, I would rate Qlik Sense as a seven out of ten.
Provides ability to analyze data independently without relying on IT for every query
What is our primary use case?
We have a lot of customer types, but many work with ERPs. We use Qlik to connect to the ERP, analyze data within it, and build dashboards. Sales analysis is usually the first project because sales are crucial for every business.
However, we also analyze production, manufacturing, and even public administration data depending on the customer's needs. So, our main areas are manufacturing, finance, and the public sector.
What is most valuable?
It's the "ease of use," like the self-service aspect. My customers appreciate being able to analyze data on their own, without relying on IT for every query.
Additionally, the associative experience of the database and its intuitive data exploration capabilities are key features for users.
What needs improvement?
The reporting solution recently added to the latest Cloud version, since December or January, is not fully developed. The ability to use tabular reporting, like in dashboards, would be a great feature.
So, tabular reporting needs development.
For how long have I used the solution?
Since the product's origin - that was 2016.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Qlik Sense is very stable. I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. Even for rare issues, we receive good support from Qlik. It's a very stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. You can start with one user and easily scale up to even a thousand without limitations.
We mainly have medium and enterprise, though we also have some small clients. But in the Italian market, "small" and "medium" have different meanings than other markets. A typical Italian medium company might only have 10-15 users, while in other markets, this would be considered small.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support are responsive, not so fast, not always fast because there are some problems.
A little improvement is needed because there's a large first level of support with people who have no experience, and you need to escalate to get the right answer. So, the first level needs to be improved.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy. So, I would rate my experience with the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
The deployment model depends on the customers, like cloud, hybrid, on-premises private cloud, or Qlik Cloud.
Some prefer on-premises only, some hybrid, and some directly on the Cloud. So, all options.
What about the implementation team?
From the initial setup until the tool is ready for production use, the process takes about one month. Longer, some may even ask for more.
There are different phases for on-premises and SaaS deployments. On-premises requires infrastructure configuration and direct installation on customer machines.
For SaaS, it's very quick, and you can have your instance ready in five minutes.
The first phase is installation, followed by the analysis, specification, and system requirements definition. Then, we define the initial project to develop.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is a little expensive for the Italian market. In particular, it's not easy. Right now, other products have more aggressive pricing, making it tough to sell Qlik Sense.
We sell differently, but it's not easy. A cheaper price would be better for us. Normally, Qlik Sense has two types and costs. The medium cost is around 700 euros per year.
One license costs 840 euros per year, and the other is 400 euros per year. Medium is around 700 or 600 euros.
What other advice do I have?
My recommendation is to use it. It's a unique product in the market due to the technical reason of the associative experience. This is a unique experience for BI products.
If you want a tool or a system for business intelligence, Qlik should be one of the candidates. It could be perfect option.
Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Qlik Sense Analytics
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and very reliable, end users can develope reports through available data source.
What do you dislike about the product?
Should enhance Delta Loading. creates many file if you do daily load with bulk data.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
users can create their own format, developers should create structured data source.
Self Service BI tool for the masses
What do you like best about the product?
Self service. Users can easily build their own dashboard on top of governed measures and dimensions.
The platform is open, so you can integrate insights into your own applications.
The platform is open, so you can integrate insights into your own applications.
What do you dislike about the product?
The adoption in the market shifts more towards PowerBI.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It gathers data from every and all customer systems, and combines it into a single platform, where users can gain insights across multiple source systems.
Comprehensive Data Analytics
What do you like best about the product?
Qlikview's customisable dashboards give complete control of setup to make integration seemless. Our team use this product every day and find it so easy!
What do you dislike about the product?
Qlikview can sometimes struggle under our intense data loads, but we do push the limits here
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Qlikview brings data from multiple platforms together to help us work collaboratively
Comprehensive and powerful yet expensive tool
What do you like best about the product?
Powerful data modeling and rapid dashboard delivery which doesn't require a data warehouse or data cubes in place.
What do you dislike about the product?
The tool could be expensive and you have to pay separately for different capabilities. For instance have to buy addon for just the alerting feature. Similarly for a large audience or ability to publish the visualizations publicly could be expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Connecting various data sources from different platforms.
Strong data modeling and mapping
Rapid development of visualization
Ability to alert and export on schedule or data events
Strong data modeling and mapping
Rapid development of visualization
Ability to alert and export on schedule or data events
Best BI tool on the market
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility -ability to deliver at scale
What do you dislike about the product?
Can be difficult to make specific unique customisation to visualisations natively without building/getting an extension.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Enabling users to make data driven decisions through self service. Given the users to make these decisions with ease and democratising data for the entire business to use.
Effectiveness and Agility
What do you like best about the product?
Qlik Sense is a platform that allows you to consolidate and share information very quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
It should improve the way you can create reports and visuals, it still doesn't have the flexibility of Qlik Desktop or Power BI.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping us in the consolidation of information and how we share it with the work team.
Reporting tool
What do you like best about the product?
End user front pages are easy to read and friendly.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not able to modify data bases easily by a simple user
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Hard data collection to be easier for end users
To Qlik or Not
What do you like best about the product?
Qlik Sense offers robust data visualization capabilites with an array of value added products to complement, add if you add the user-friendly interface you get an awesome prodcut. The associative data model is also a plus that can lead an user to many differetn insights.
As for other things it's very easy to make the data integrations since we can implement different data sources with ease, while being easy to collaborate and share reports/dashboards, scale the datasets, implement Stream and User Governance/Security,
If we top all of this with the mobile accessibility and the awesome community and experts around all of the topics we get a very desired software.
The customer support is also very fast and clear, so no question is left behind.
As for other things it's very easy to make the data integrations since we can implement different data sources with ease, while being easy to collaborate and share reports/dashboards, scale the datasets, implement Stream and User Governance/Security,
If we top all of this with the mobile accessibility and the awesome community and experts around all of the topics we get a very desired software.
The customer support is also very fast and clear, so no question is left behind.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, as a service admin, is hard to troubleshoot some problems with ease, but in the end with the help of the community and the Support, we can solve the issues.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
At our department we face many topics that could be an issue to us, fortunately Qlik can help with Data Complexity, breaking down Data Silos. Another thing that Qlik does well, is using the Streams to better segregate the BUs.
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