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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Qlik 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.
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Star Rating
(3,485)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$70.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Tableau excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Qlik Sense. Users appreciate its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, which simplifies the creation of dashboards and visualizations, making data analysis both quick and impactful.
- According to verified reviews, Tableau's implementation process is praised for its ease, with many users noting that they faced minimal challenges during setup. In contrast, while Qlik Sense is also noted for its ease of use, it does not match the same level of user satisfaction in terms of onboarding experience.
- Reviewers mention that Tableau's ability to connect with multiple data sources seamlessly is a standout feature, enhancing its usability for data visualization. Users highlight how this capability allows for effective tracking of key metrics, which is crucial for actionable insights.
- Users say that Qlik Sense shines with its associative engine, which effectively handles complex datasets without breaking the model. This feature is particularly beneficial for organizations dealing with intricate data relationships, such as telecom datasets, showcasing its strength in data manipulation.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while both products offer solid support, Tableau edges out with a higher quality of support rating. Users have expressed satisfaction with Tableau's customer service, which they find responsive and helpful, whereas Qlik Sense users have reported mixed experiences in this area.
- According to recent user feedback, Tableau's data visualization capabilities are highly regarded, with users praising its ability to create visually appealing and informative dashboards. In comparison, while Qlik Sense also offers good visualization tools, some users feel that Tableau provides a more polished and user-friendly experience overall.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
SaaS solution to operationalize analytics across groups and teams.
Tableau
Creator
$70.00
1 User Per Month
- Includes Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep Builder, and one Creator license on Tableau Cloud (SaaS) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
Free Trial
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
599
8.7
2,439
Ease of Use
8.4
608
8.3
2,834
Ease of Setup
8.2
330
8.2
1,499
Ease of Admin
7.9
330
8.2
790
Quality of Support
8.0
547
8.3
2,089
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
326
8.5
769
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
579
8.8
2,416
Features by Category
Reports
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.7
1744
|
Verified
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.2
1594
|
Verified
8.5
430
|
Verified
9.1
1787
|
Verified
8.3
334
|
Verified
8.6
1369
8.8
427
|
Verified
9.1
1776
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.5
1692
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1719
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1636
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1427
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1520
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.4
234
|
Verified
7.8
1289
8.7
406
|
Verified
9.1
1756
|
Verified
7.9
296
|
Verified
8.1
1301
Building Reports
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
1004
|
Verified
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.2
967
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.1
843
|
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
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.7
1744
|
Verified
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.2
1594
|
Verified
8.5
430
|
Verified
9.1
1787
|
Verified
8.3
334
|
Verified
8.6
1369
8.8
427
|
Verified
9.1
1776
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.6
871
|
Verified
8.4
187
|
Verified
8.4
857
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.9
225
|
Verified
8.5
894
|
Verified
9.2
228
|
Verified
8.8
918
|
Verified
8.9
222
|
Verified
8.5
887
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.5
27
7.4
433
7.6
28
7.5
457
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
137
Not enough data
7.5
140
Not enough data
7.8
140
Not enough data
7.6
136
Not enough data
7.7
133
Not enough data
7.4
133
Not enough data
7.8
136
Self Service
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.5
1692
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1719
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1636
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1427
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1520
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.3
134
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
8.4
123
Advanced Analytics
7.4
234
|
Verified
7.8
1289
8.7
406
|
Verified
9.1
1756
|
Verified
7.9
296
|
Verified
8.1
1301
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
136
Not enough data
8.2
114
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
113
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
7.8
114
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
111
Not enough data
7.6
109
Not enough data
7.8
111
Not enough data
7.6
111
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
111
Not enough data
7.9
116
Not enough data
7.8
111
Building Reports
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
1004
|
Verified
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.2
967
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.1
843
|
Verified
Reports
8.4
418
|
Verified
8.7
1744
|
Verified
8.3
395
|
Verified
8.2
1594
|
Verified
8.5
430
|
Verified
9.1
1787
|
Verified
8.3
334
|
Verified
8.6
1369
8.8
427
|
Verified
9.1
1776
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
357
|
Verified
8.5
1692
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1719
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1636
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1427
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1520
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1332
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.7
252
|
Verified
8.3
1004
|
Verified
8.8
246
|
Verified
8.2
967
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.1
843
|
Verified
Cartography
8.8
62
9.4
26
8.8
55
9.2
26
9.4
65
9.6
28
9.1
56
9.4
27
Analysis
8.8
56
9.0
28
8.9
56
9.2
27
8.9
56
9.3
27
9.0
58
9.0
27
Reporting
9.3
76
9.3
27
9.0
67
9.2
26
9.0
65
9.1
26
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.6
237
Not enough data
8.8
238
Not enough data
8.3
236
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
234
Not enough data
8.2
238
Not enough data
8.3
237
Not enough data
8.5
240
Not enough data
8.3
236
Not enough data
8.4
235
Not enough data
8.4
237
Not enough data
8.3
233
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.4
232
Not enough data
8.4
231
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
225
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
9.3
62
Basics
Not enough data
9.2
62
Content
Not enough data
8.9
59
Data
Not enough data
9.3
61
Interoperability
Not enough data
8.9
59
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
62
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
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.8
71
8.4
253
8.7
66
8.4
256
8.3
68
8.4
246
Data Analysis
9.2
69
9.0
277
9.2
72
8.9
271
Decision Making
8.9
76
8.7
261
9.2
79
9.4
275
8.8
77
9.1
269
9.0
77
8.7
264
Generative AI
8.5
9
8.0
178
8.3
9
8.0
178
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Qlik Sense and Tableau are categorized as Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
Unique Categories
Qlik Sense is categorized as Productivity Bots
Tableau is categorized as Insurance Analytics and Semantic Layer Tools
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Tableau
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
10.9%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
5.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.2%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.2%
Discussions
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
why did saleforce by tableau? IS SFDC reporting going to change now?
2 Comments
TR
Perfect answer by Derrick. I totally agree.Read more
What does Tableau Desktop do?
2 Comments
NA
Tableau Desktop help create interactive Dashboards offline and publish it to the wider audience through Tableau public. Tableau Desktop is one of the version...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 Comments
LT
Anyway, whether you need Tableau Desktop depends on your specific use case and requirements. If you're unsure, you can consider the following
Evaluate...Read more
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