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Compare Metabase and Qlik Sense 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Metabase
Star Rating
(138)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansQlik Sense
Star Rating
(921)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
Browse all 2 pricing plansMetabase vs Qlik Sense
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Metabase is easier to set up and administer.reviewers also preferred doing business with Metabase overall.
- Reviewers felt that Metabase meets the needs of their business better than Qlik Sense.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Qlik Sense is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Metabase over Qlik Sense.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Metabase
Open Source
$0.00
The user-friendly BI suite in a box.
- Unlimited charts
- Unlimited dashboards
- Connect to 20+ database types
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Free Trial
Metabase
Free Trial is available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
96
8.5
599
Ease of Use
8.4
99
8.4
608
Ease of Setup
9.1
39
8.2
330
Ease of Admin
8.9
25
7.9
330
Quality of Support
7.9
71
8.0
547
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
20
8.5
326
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
86
8.3
579
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
44
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.4
42
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.6
44
8.5
430
|
Verified
8.3
41
8.3
334
|
Verified
9.1
44
8.8
427
|
Verified
Self Service
8.3
42
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.8
42
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
43
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.0
41
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
40
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.7
36
7.4
305
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.5
41
7.4
234
|
Verified
9.1
45
8.7
406
|
Verified
7.8
40
7.9
296
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
13
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.8
14
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.0
184
|
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
8.8
44
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.4
42
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.6
44
8.5
430
|
Verified
8.3
41
8.3
334
|
Verified
9.1
44
8.8
427
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.3
47
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.3
46
8.4
187
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.6
57
8.9
225
|
Verified
8.8
57
9.2
228
|
Verified
8.3
53
8.9
222
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
16
7.5
27
7.6
16
7.6
28
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Self Service
8.3
42
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.8
42
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
43
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.0
41
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
40
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.7
36
7.4
305
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.5
41
7.4
234
|
Verified
9.1
45
8.7
406
|
Verified
7.8
40
7.9
296
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.8
13
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.8
14
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.0
184
|
Verified
Reports
8.8
44
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.4
42
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.6
44
8.5
430
|
Verified
8.3
41
8.3
334
|
Verified
9.1
44
8.8
427
|
Verified
Self Service
8.3
42
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.8
42
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
43
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.0
41
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.4
40
7.9
344
|
Verified
7.7
36
7.4
305
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
13
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.8
14
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.0
184
|
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
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Metabase and Qlik Sense are categorized as Analytics Platforms and Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Metabase has no unique categories
Qlik Sense is categorized as Location Intelligence, Productivity Bots, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Metabase
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
15.0%
Computer Software
12.0%
Financial Services
9.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Internet
4.5%
Other
53.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
5.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.8%
Discussions
Is Metabase free?
1 Comment
GL
YesRead more
Is Metabase secure?
1 Comment
IG
Yes. It provides SSO integration, and a capability to invite users via e-mail where only the user gets to set their password and password reset capability....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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