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At a Glance
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Star Rating
(927)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
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Tableau
Tableau
Star Rating
(3,620)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.1% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$75.00 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, particularly for its intuitive drag-and-drop feature which simplifies the creation of visualizations. Users appreciate how easy it is to build graphs and dashboards, making it a preferred choice for those who prioritize user-friendly design.
  • Users say that Qlik Sense stands out for its robust ETL capabilities combined with effective dashboarding tools. Reviewers highlight its ability to manage data processing and visualization in one platform, which streamlines their workflow and enhances productivity.
  • According to verified reviews, Tableau's implementation process is notably quick and straightforward, with many users praising the intuitive onboarding wizard that helps new users get started without a steep learning curve.
  • Reviewers mention that while Qlik Sense offers strong data consolidation features, some users find its interface less intuitive compared to Tableau. This can lead to a steeper learning curve for those unfamiliar with its layout and functionalities.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Tableau's data visualization capabilities are exceptional, with users noting the high quality of graphs and charts. The platform's ability to create visually appealing and informative dashboards is a significant advantage for data-driven decision-making.
  • Users report that Qlik Sense's Qlik Ans feature is impressive for generating accurate insights from data queries. This feature allows users to ask questions and receive clear, actionable visualizations, making it a valuable tool for quick data analysis.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
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Tableau
Tableau Standard
$75.00
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
602
8.7
2,537
Ease of Use
8.4
611
8.3
2,932
Ease of Setup
8.2
333
8.3
1,593
Ease of Admin
8.0
332
8.2
804
Quality of Support
8.0
550
8.3
2,173
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
328
8.6
783
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
582
8.8
2,496
Features by Category
8.6
559
8.5
2,056
Reports
8.3
420
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Verified
8.7
1795
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Verified
8.3
397
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Verified
8.3
1598
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Verified
8.5
431
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9.1
1836
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8.3
335
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Verified
8.6
1370
8.8
428
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Verified
9.1
1821
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Verified
Self Service
8.4
358
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Verified
8.5
1704
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Verified
8.7
414
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Verified
8.7
1718
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Verified
8.5
403
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Verified
8.5
1656
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Verified
8.4
396
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8.2
1420
7.9
344
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Verified
8.2
1525
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Verified
7.4
305
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Verified
7.9
1324
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Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.4
235
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Verified
7.8
1284
8.7
408
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Verified
9.2
1812
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Verified
7.9
298
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Verified
8.1
1320
Building Reports
8.7
253
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Verified
8.3
1007
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Verified
8.8
247
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Verified
8.2
963
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Verified
8.1
212
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Verified
8.3
850
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Verified
8.0
186
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Verified
8.1
841
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Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
580
8.1
2,097
Reports
8.3
420
|
Verified
8.7
1795
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Verified
8.3
397
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Verified
8.3
1598
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Verified
8.5
431
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9.1
1836
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8.3
335
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8.6
1370
8.8
428
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9.1
1821
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Data Preparation
8.6
203
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Verified
8.6
891
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Verified
8.4
187
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Verified
8.4
847
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Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.9
226
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Verified
8.5
887
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Verified
9.2
229
|
Verified
8.8
912
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Verified
8.9
224
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Verified
8.6
891
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Verified
Generative AI
7.3
28
7.4
424
7.3
29
7.5
448
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
8.0
5
7.5
127
8.3
5
7.5
130
8.7
5
7.8
133
7.0
5
7.6
126
6.3
5
7.7
123
8.0
5
7.4
123
8.7
5
7.9
129
Self Service
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.5
1704
|
Verified
8.7
414
|
Verified
8.7
1718
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Verified
8.5
403
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Verified
8.5
1656
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8.4
396
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8.2
1420
7.9
344
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Verified
8.2
1525
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Verified
7.4
305
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Verified
7.9
1324
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Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
5
8.7
157
8.7
5
8.4
109
9.0
5
8.1
106
9.7
6
8.6
149
Advanced Analytics
7.4
235
|
Verified
7.8
1284
8.7
408
|
Verified
9.2
1812
|
Verified
7.9
298
|
Verified
8.1
1320
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
9.5
7
7.5
171
9.7
5
8.2
106
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.7
5
8.2
107
8.0
5
8.0
102
8.0
5
7.8
107
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.0
5
7.7
103
8.3
5
7.6
104
7.0
5
7.8
103
7.0
5
7.6
102
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.3
5
7.7
103
9.3
5
7.9
108
7.0
5
7.7
102
Building Reports
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.3
1007
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Verified
8.8
247
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Verified
8.2
963
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Verified
8.1
212
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Verified
8.3
850
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Verified
8.0
186
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Verified
8.1
841
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Verified
Embedded Business IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.6
559
8.5
2,047
Reports
8.3
420
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Verified
8.7
1795
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Verified
8.3
397
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8.3
1598
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8.5
431
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9.1
1836
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8.3
335
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8.6
1370
8.8
428
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9.1
1821
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Self Service
8.4
358
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8.5
1704
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8.7
414
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8.7
1718
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8.5
403
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8.5
1656
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8.4
396
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8.2
1420
7.9
344
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8.2
1525
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7.4
305
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7.9
1324
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Verified
Building Reports
8.7
253
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Verified
8.3
1007
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Verified
8.8
247
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Verified
8.2
963
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Verified
8.1
212
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8.3
850
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8.0
186
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8.1
841
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Verified
9.0
120
9.2
31
Cartography
8.8
62
9.3
25
8.8
55
9.2
25
9.4
65
9.6
27
9.1
56
9.4
26
Analysis
8.8
56
9.0
27
8.9
56
9.2
26
8.9
56
9.2
26
9.0
58
9.0
26
Reporting
9.3
76
9.3
26
9.0
67
9.1
25
9.0
65
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.3
269
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.7
234
Not enough data
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.3
229
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
226
Not enough data
8.1
230
Not enough data
8.3
229
Not enough data
8.5
233
Not enough data
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.2
227
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.4
225
Not enough data
8.4
223
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
218
Not enough data
9.1
65
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
9.3
61
Basics
Not enough data
9.2
61
Content
Not enough data
8.9
58
Data
Not enough data
9.3
60
Interoperability
Not enough data
8.9
58
Performance
Not enough data
9.2
61
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
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
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Not enough data
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Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
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Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity and Prep - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomous Insight Generation - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction and Workflow - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Agent Management - Agentic Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
127
8.6
292
Statistical Tool
8.8
71
8.4
251
8.7
66
8.4
255
8.3
68
8.4
244
Data Analysis
9.2
69
9.0
275
9.2
72
8.9
269
Decision Making
8.9
76
8.7
259
9.2
79
9.4
274
8.8
77
9.1
269
9.0
77
8.7
263
Generative AI
8.5
9
8.0
177
8.3
9
8.0
176
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Tableau
Tableau
Unique Categories
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense is categorized as Productivity Bots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.1%
Tableau
Tableau
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
21.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
42.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
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%
Tableau
Tableau
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.5%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.0%
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Discussions
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense Discussions
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 Comments
Punit M.
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
What is the difference between QlikView and qlik sense?
1 Comment
LR
2 separate but similar tools from the same vendor with the same purpose . Sense is the younger product, has better optics and is the future technology strategy.Read more
Is qlik sense good?
1 Comment
Tableau
Tableau Discussions
have you used Tableau Cloud ? for which industry you used and how was your experience?
2 Comments
Bashir C.
BC
<p>Hello Tausif,</p><p>I haven't used it yet, but I'm keen to explore about it and learn more about it. I will probably do this when I have more...Read more
How are business intelligence professionals using Tableau's latest visualization tools to interpret complex data sets?
2 Comments
Aadarshbhushan S.
AS
It helps in making very complex visualization in just few clicks. The learning curve is also very shallow. I use it to present client't complex data in...Read more
Do I need Tableau Desktop if I have Tableau Server?
2 Comments
manish k.
MK
It serves your needs well you don't need to switch Read more