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QlikTech

Qlik Sense

Composite Score
8.2 /10
CX Score
8.7 /10

What is Qlik Sense?

Qlik Sense is a business intelligence (BI) and visual analytics platform that supports a range of analytic use cases. Built on Qlik’s unique Associative Engine, it supports a full range of users and use-cases across the life-cycle from data to insight – with self-service analytics, interactive dashboards, conversational analytics, custom and embedded analytics, mobile analytics, and reporting. The solution comes in three different editions - Qlik Sense Enterprise, Business, and Team. Qlik Sense can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises.

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Awards & Recognition

Qlik Sense won the following awards in the Metadata Management category

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Qlik Sense Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

Down 3
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Down 4
Since last award


Emotional Footprint Overview

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
98%
Negotiation and Contract:
97%
Conflict Resolution:
100%
Strategy & Innovation:
100%
Service Experience:
99%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+99 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Qlik Sense?

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0% Negative
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100% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Automation of Metadata Creation

86

Business Context

86

APIs and Integration

86

Metadata Design

85

Data Monitoring and Administration

84

Data Lineage

84

Business Glossary

84

Collaboration

83

Business Rules and Event Management

80

Hierarchy Management

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Business Value Created

90

Ease of Implementation

89

Usability and Intuitiveness

87

Breadth of Features

87

Quality of Features

86

Ease of Data Integration

86

Ease of IT Administration

86

Ease of Customization

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

81

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Vendor Support

76

Qlik Sense Reviews

Geetanand sagar E.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2025

Powerful Data Exploration with a Learning Curve

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Qlik Sense from other similar products?

Qlik Sense stands out for its powerful associative data engine, which lets users explore data freely without being limited by predefined queries. It’s also known for strong self-service analytics, interactive dashboards, and smart AI-driven insights, making it easy for both technical and non-technical users to discover hidden trend's.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Qlik Sense is its associative data model—it lets you explore data in any direction without getting stuck in rigid hierarchies. You can instantly see how data points relate (or don’t), which makes finding insights faster and more intuitive

What do you dislike most about this product?

The biggest downside of Qlik Sense is its steep learning curve for building complex data models and custom visualizations. While it’s great for end users, setting it up and customizing it deeply often requires skilled developers or consultants.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try the free version, get training, start with clear goals, and plan to scale as you grow.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Vaibhav D.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Becoming a Data Expert with Qlik Sense: An In-Dept

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Qlik Sense from other similar products?

Qlik Sense can easily gather information from different places, whether it's stored in our office or up in the cloud. This makes it really useful because it doesn't matter where our data is.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Qlik Sense is fantastic because it empowers me as a business user. I don't have to depend on IT or data experts to create reports and dashboards. It's like having a tool that speaks my language, allowing me to explore and understand data independently.

What do you dislike most about this product?

In my opinion, Qlik Sense can be a bit challenging when it comes to creating highly customised reports and dashboards. You often need to understand scripting and expressions, which can be a bit technical and difficult to grasp, especially if you're not a tech expert.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start by doing simple tasks with Qlik Sense to get used to it. As you get more comfortable, you can try out the fancier stuff and explore the advanced features.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features
  • Effective Service

Karan B.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

Intuitive Visualizations for MetaData

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Qlik Sense from other similar products?

Associative data modeling gives freedom to create data connections and navigate data.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It offers a lot of APIs that can be integrated into any system of clients. There is No need to get different products or go to other places for reports and dashboards.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customization features can be improved for example to implement network graph visualization, third-party extensions need to be used. Also, it is very difficult for a beginner to understand the Qlik ecosystem.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please review the cost of the product and see if it matches the budget and requirements. Also, should understand the data modeling concepts as they are crucial for this product

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

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