Qlik vs Tableau

High-Level Comparison

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 Summary

This presentation provides a high-level

overview of the differences and similarities of
Qlik and Tableau capabilities

vs.

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 Content Overview

What the BI Leaders Say

Gartner
Butler Analytics
AvailableVisualizations
Data Connections
Pricing
Cloud Services
Other Features

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 What the BI Leaders Say
Gartner (https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-2XXET8P&ct=160204)
Qlik
Strengths
High complexity of analysis ability
Robust calculation engine
User enablement is high among BI vendors
Robust data modeling and data loading processes
Strong Partner network
Weaknesses
Cost and token-based licensing
Below average customer support
Limited cloud based offering
Tableau
Strengths
Versatility in deployment options with cloud and on-premises options
Ability to deploy in centralized and decentralized data environments effectively
They provide a wide array of learning options to increase adoption rates
Large partner network
Diverse range of data source connectors
Weaknesses
Limitations on governing data in large deployments
Lack of complexity of analysis ability
Data preparation features are lacking

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 What the BI Leaders Say
Butler Analytics analysis of Tableau and Qlik Sense (
http://www.butleranalytics.com/wp-content/uploads/PQT.pdf)
Below Average Average Above Average

Data Visualization

Data Discovery

Extensibility

Scalability

Ease-of-Use

Governance

Developer Tools

Mobile Support

Data Connectivity

Collaboration

Performance
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 Available Visualization
Chart Qlik Sense Tableau
Tables X X
Visualizations Heat Maps X X

out of the Symbol Maps X

box Geo Maps

Pie Chars
X
X
X
X
Bar Charts X X
Tree Maps X X
Line Graphs X X
Area Charts X X
Combo Charts X X
Scatter Plots X X
Histograms X

Box Whiskers X

Gantt Charts X

Bullet Graphs X

Packed Bubbles X

Pivot Tables X X
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 Available Visualizations

Qlik
QlikView provides a vast number of chart
possibilities that out number both Qlik Sense and
Tableau out of the box charts
Qlik Sense APIs provide the ability to create custom
charting options
Tableau
Tableau provides the ability to create custom
shapes to extend the charting flexibility
Tableau APIs provide the ability to create custom
charts

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 Connectors
Qlik Sense
Connector Types Connectors
File .xls, xlsx, xlsm, .mdb, accdb, .cub, .csv, .txt, .sav, .sas, .sas7bdat, .rda,
.rdata, .tab, .tsv
Server Apache Hive, Cloudera Impala, IBM DB2, Saleforce, PostgreSQL, Microsoft
SQL Server, MySQL, Teradata, Sybase ASE, Oracle, Web Data Connector,
SAP, REST (JSON, XML), Google Analytics, Google Drive, Google AdWords,
Google AdSense, Google BigQuery, Google DoubleClick, OData, SugarCRM,
MailChimp, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Text Analytics & Sentiment Analysis,
Qlik Data Market, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Analytics, MongoDB

Tableau
Connector Types Connectors
File .xls, xlsx, xlsm, .mdb, accdb, .cub, .csv, .txt, .sav, .sas, .sas7bdat, .rda,
.rdata, .tab, .tsv
Server Tableau Server, Actian Matrix, Actian Vector, Amazon Aurora, Amazon EMR,
Amazon EMR, Amazon Redshift, Aster Database, Cisco Information Server,
Cloudera Hadoop, Datastax, EXA Solution, Firebird, Google Analytics, Google
BigQuery, Google Cloud SQL, Hortonworks Hadoop Hive, HP Vertica, IBM
BigInsights, IBM DB2, IBM PDA (Netezza), Kognito, MapR Hadoop Hive,
MarkLogic, Microsoft Analysis, Microsoft PowerPivot, Microsfot SQL Server,
MonetDB, MySQL, OData, Oracle, Oracle Essbase, Pivotal Greenplum
Database, PostgreSQL, Progress OpenEdge, Saleforce, SAP, Spark SQL,
Splunk, Teradata, Teradata OLAP Connector, Web Data Connector

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 Pricing
Qlik Tableau
Qlik Sense Desktop Free Tableau Personal $999
Tableau Professional
Qlik Sense Enterprise $1,500 per token $1,999
Edition
Tableau Server (10
QlikView Desktop Free no sharing $10,000
users)
QlikView Enterprise
$35,000 Support (Yearly) 25% licenses
Server
QlikView Named
$1,350
Users

QlikView Doc CAL $350

QlikView Concurrent
$15,000
User
23% per
Support (Yearly)
token/license

*Prices reflect July 2016

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 Cloud Services

Qlik
Qlik Sense Cloud Basic
Free
Create or Upload Qlik Sense Apps
Share up to 5 apps
Up to 25 MB size per app
Qlik Sense Cloud Plus
$20 per user per month
Unlimited Users
Max app size 50 MB
Max Storage 10 GB
Access to Qlik DataMarket Essentials Package

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 Cloud Services

Tableau
Tableau Online
$500 per year plus Tableau Professional Edition to
author ($1999)
100 GB of storage per Tableau online site
Subscriptions publish data to end user via email or
through web browsers
Data Management data storage and management
from one centralized place
Embedded Analytics integrate analytics into business
applications
Share share analytics with others who have access to
your cloud environment

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 Other Features

Qlik Tableau
Qlik Analytics Platform Tableau Mobile
API driven platform for Author Anywhere
integrating Qlik into Offline Snapshots
business applications Device Designer
Qlik Branch Subscriptions
Library of custom Tableau Public
extensions to extend
Tableau community
your Qlik
sharing visualizations
Qlik Data Market Tableau Reader
Complete Data as a
Free tool to consume
Service
Tableau visualizations
Curated and Trusted
Data
Qlik NPrinting
Enables reporting in
traditional formats like
PDF, PowerPoint and
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