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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
$75.00 1 User Per Month
Qlik 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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Star Rating
(3,526)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.2% of reviews)
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 experience, with many praising its drag-and-drop feature that allows for smooth dashboard creation. Users appreciate the tool's versatility and the ability to easily filter and visualize data, making it a go-to for checking project success.
- Users say that Qlik Sense offers impressive data integration capabilities, allowing organizations to connect multiple data sources seamlessly. Reviewers highlight its data export function, which enables easy manipulation of data in Excel, enhancing usability for analytical tasks.
- According to verified reviews, Tableau stands out for its overall quality, reflected in its high G2 Score. Users frequently mention the platform's ability to create complex dashboards with numerous built-in features, making it a powerful tool for business intelligence.
- Reviewers mention that while Qlik Sense has a solid development environment, it sometimes lacks the intuitive feel that Tableau provides. Users appreciate the clear separation of development spaces from published dashboards, but some find the learning curve steeper compared to Tableau's more user-friendly interface.
- G2 reviewers highlight Tableau's strong support and community, with many users noting that the platform has been a reliable partner in their business analytics journey. The quality of support is consistently rated higher, contributing to a more satisfying user experience overall.
- Users report that while both platforms have similar star ratings, Tableau's extensive user base and recent activity suggest a more vibrant community, which can be beneficial for new users seeking help and resources. In contrast, Qlik Sense has fewer recent reviews, indicating less current user engagement.
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
Tableau Standard
$75.00
1 User Per Month
A comprehensive edition to help you explore and understand your data.
- Each additional license starts as low as $15 / user / month
Free Trial
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Tableau
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
601
8.7
2,462
Ease of Use
8.4
610
8.3
2,854
Ease of Setup
8.2
332
8.3
1,519
Ease of Admin
8.0
332
8.2
797
Quality of Support
8.0
549
8.3
2,109
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
328
8.5
776
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
581
8.8
2,437
Features by Category
Reports
8.4
419
|
Verified
8.7
1754
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
9.1
1799
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.6
1371
8.8
428
|
Verified
9.1
1786
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.5
1694
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1425
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1518
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1327
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.4
235
|
Verified
7.8
1284
8.7
407
|
Verified
9.2
1769
|
Verified
7.9
297
|
Verified
8.1
1302
Building Reports
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.3
1000
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.2
964
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
Verified
8.1
840
|
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
419
|
Verified
8.7
1754
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
9.1
1799
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.6
1371
8.8
428
|
Verified
9.1
1786
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.6
203
|
Verified
8.6
874
|
Verified
8.4
187
|
Verified
8.4
851
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.9
226
|
Verified
8.5
890
|
Verified
9.2
229
|
Verified
8.8
913
|
Verified
8.9
224
|
Verified
8.5
884
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.3
28
7.4
430
7.3
29
7.5
454
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
8.0
5
7.4
134
8.3
5
7.5
137
8.7
5
7.8
139
7.0
5
7.6
133
6.3
5
7.7
130
8.0
5
7.4
130
8.7
5
7.8
135
Self Service
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.5
1694
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1425
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1518
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1327
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
5
8.4
138
8.7
5
8.3
114
9.0
5
8.1
111
9.7
6
8.5
130
Advanced Analytics
7.4
235
|
Verified
7.8
1284
8.7
407
|
Verified
9.2
1769
|
Verified
7.9
297
|
Verified
8.1
1302
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
9.4
6
7.7
141
9.7
5
8.2
112
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.7
5
8.1
112
8.0
5
7.9
108
8.0
5
7.7
111
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.0
5
7.6
108
8.3
5
7.6
106
7.0
5
7.8
109
7.0
5
7.6
108
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.3
5
7.7
108
9.3
5
7.9
114
7.0
5
7.7
108
Building Reports
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.3
1000
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.2
964
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
Verified
8.1
840
|
Verified
Reports
8.4
419
|
Verified
8.7
1754
|
Verified
8.3
396
|
Verified
8.2
1591
|
Verified
8.5
431
|
Verified
9.1
1799
|
Verified
8.3
335
|
Verified
8.6
1371
8.8
428
|
Verified
9.1
1786
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
358
|
Verified
8.5
1694
|
Verified
8.7
413
|
Verified
8.7
1714
|
Verified
8.5
402
|
Verified
8.5
1640
|
Verified
8.4
396
|
Verified
8.2
1425
7.9
344
|
Verified
8.2
1518
|
Verified
7.4
305
|
Verified
7.9
1327
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.7
253
|
Verified
8.3
1000
|
Verified
8.8
247
|
Verified
8.2
964
|
Verified
8.1
211
|
Verified
8.3
834
|
Verified
8.0
186
|
Verified
8.1
840
|
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
8.7
235
Not enough data
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.3
230
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.2
228
Not enough data
8.1
232
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.4
230
Not enough data
8.3
228
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.4
224
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
220
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
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
Statistical Tool
8.8
71
8.4
251
8.7
66
8.4
254
8.3
68
8.4
244
Data Analysis
9.2
69
9.0
275
9.2
72
8.9
268
Decision Making
8.9
76
8.7
259
9.2
79
9.4
272
8.8
77
9.1
267
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 and Tableau are categorized as Location Intelligence, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Predictive Analytics, and Data Preparation
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
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.7%
Retail
5.2%
Other
65.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Computer Software
7.3%
Financial Services
7.1%
Hospital & Health Care
4.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
65.1%
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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