Compare Databricks and Qlik Sense 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Databricks
Star Rating
(712)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksQlik Sense
Star Rating
(925)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Qlik Sense excels in usability, with users appreciating features like the data export function that allows easy manipulation of data by exporting dashboards to Excel. This capability is particularly beneficial for organizations that rely on detailed data analysis.
- Users say that Databricks Data Intelligence Platform stands out for its integration of AI within its data lakehouse architecture, which has been a significant factor in its adoption. Reviewers highlight the platform's ability to perform fast calculations and its seamless integration with external tools like Power BI for reporting.
- According to verified reviews, Qlik Sense offers a robust development environment that clearly separates development spaces from published dashboards. This feature is praised for enhancing workflow management and ensuring that users can maintain control over their data projects.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks provides a unified data engineering platform that supports cloud integration with major services like AWS and Azure. This flexibility is a key advantage for organizations looking to leverage cloud capabilities for their data analytics needs.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Qlik Sense has a strong focus on data visualization, with high scores in areas like data filtering and dashboards, it sometimes faces challenges in meeting specific user requirements compared to Databricks, which has a slightly higher satisfaction rating overall.
- Users report that Databricks has a more favorable perception in terms of support quality and ease of setup, with many finding the onboarding process smoother and the support team more responsive, which can significantly impact day-to-day usability for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableQlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Free Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
567
8.5
601
Ease of Use
8.9
578
8.4
610
Ease of Setup
8.7
450
8.2
332
Ease of Admin
8.3
181
8.0
332
Quality of Support
8.7
542
8.0
549
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
185
8.5
328
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
555
8.4
581
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
11
8.4
419
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.8
428
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
358
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
11
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.4
305
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.4
235
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.7
407
|
Verified
9.0
12
7.9
297
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
247
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.0
186
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.2
11
8.4
419
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.8
428
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
6
8.6
203
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.4
187
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
8.9
226
|
Verified
8.8
7
9.2
229
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.9
224
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.1
9
7.3
28
9.2
6
7.3
29
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
8.0
5
8.7
5
8.3
5
8.3
6
8.7
5
8.3
6
7.0
5
8.3
7
6.3
5
9.7
6
8.0
5
9.3
5
8.7
5
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
358
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
11
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.4
305
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
8.0
5
9.2
8
8.7
5
8.6
6
9.0
5
9.2
6
9.7
6
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.4
235
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.7
407
|
Verified
9.0
12
7.9
297
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
9.7
5
8.5
8
8.0
5
8.6
6
8.0
5
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
7.0
5
8.8
7
8.3
5
8.9
6
7.0
5
8.6
7
7.0
5
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
9.3
5
7.9
8
9.3
5
8.3
7
7.0
5
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
247
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.0
186
|
Verified
Reports
8.2
11
8.4
419
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.5
431
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.8
428
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
358
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
11
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.4
305
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
247
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.0
186
|
Verified
Cartography
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
9.1
56
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
9.0
58
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
9.0
65
Data Source Access
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Exporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
Management
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
Security
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Management
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.2
174
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
Management
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Management
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
System
8.9
180
Not enough data
Model Development
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
8.7
190
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.6
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Productivity Bots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.3
68
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.2
69
Not enough data
9.2
72
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
9.2
79
Not enough data
8.8
77
Not enough data
9.0
77
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Database
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
256
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
246
Not enough data
8.8
246
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
242
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
229
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.8
247
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.0
186
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Databricks and Qlik Sense are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Productivity Bots, Embedded Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
8.5%
Consulting
3.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.9%
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Discussions
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4 Comments
BR
Lakehouse is a new and open data management architecture solution that combines the best features of the data lake and warehouse.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
4 Comments
SA
It supports large amount of data with capability to write code in SQL, Spark, Python and R.
In the backend, it stored the data in the parquet file which...Read more
What is Databricks unified analytics platform?
3 Comments
CA
Databricks' Unified Data Analytics Platform helps organizations accelerate innovation by unifying data science with engineering and business. With Databricks...Read more
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 Comments
PM
Qliksense is pretty decent tool when it comes to Data Visualization and its script editor feature gives the developer the liberty on data manipulation.Read more
Why there is no enough documentation for implementing connectors to other data sources?
1 Comment
A
Hello, please leverage Qlik Community on product-related questions. https://community.qlik.com/t5/Support-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/qlik-support-knowledge-base....Read more
Comparing the on-premises and SaaS solutions of Qlik Sense, which one would your recommend?
1 Comment
AP
Hi Joseph,
I am a Qlik Partner Ambassador with a vested interest in the success of Qlik solutions.
It is firstly great to see the debate move on from...Read more
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