Qlik Sense - Top Competitors (Dec 2022)

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Dec 26, 2022

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Qlik Sense vs. Alternatives in 2023

Qlik Sense competes with other business intelligence software companies like Sisense, Looker, BOARD, and Domo. Below are the listed categories for their comparison.

• Functionality: Qlik Sense lacks some features compared to its close alternatives. Qlik Sense and its closest alternatives offer basic features like finance analytics, sales, marketing, and Human resources. However, Qlik Sense lacks features such as web analytics and operation/logistics.
• Customers/Industries: Qlik Sense targets businesses in healthcare, financial services, Retail, Manufacturing, High tech, Public sectors industries. Over 50,000 customers, brands like Samsung PayPal AIRBUS use Qlik Sense. Compared to its alternatives, Domo targets industries like financial tech, High Tech, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Media, etc. With over 2000+ customers, and brands like The New York Times, DHL, eBay use Domo. BOARD targets industries that specialize in Retail, Professional Services, Automotive, and CGP. In terms of customers, Enterprises such as Coca-Cola, Puma Siemens uses Board and it has over 3000 customers. Looker targets industries in eCommerce, media, Healthcare Gaming Retail Ad Tech, etc. Companies like Twilio, Avant, and Moderns use Looker. Sisense targets industries in Healthcare, Technology, Pharma and Life sciences, Retail, etc. In terms of customers, companies like Air Canada, NASDAQ, and PRG use Sisense.
• Cost: Qlik Sense is cost-rated 1.5/5 (where 1-2/5 is low cost, and 4-5/5 is a high cost). Qlik Sense starts at $30 per user per month and provides a free trial and a free version to new users. BOARD does not offer a free trial to its users. Looker, Sisense, and Domo provide a free trial to their users.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: All the compared business intelligence systems compared are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Qlik Sense, founded in 1993 with 50,000+ customers, is older than the its alternatives. Domo, founded in 2010, is publicly traded (Nasdaq: DOMO) with over 2,000 customers. Looker (a subsidiary of Google; a publicly traded company - GOOGL) is a fast-growing company founded in 2012. BOARD started in 1994 and has over 3,000 businesses as customers. Qlik Sense (privately held) has more customers base than all its alternatives is more popular than the other closest alternatives.
• Support: Qlik Sense provides customer support features such as Email/Help Desk, 24/7 Live Representative, and Chat. Qlik Sense lacks basic customer support features such as FAQ/Forum, Knowledge Base, and Phone Support. When compared to its alternatives, Domo and BOARD provide all basic customer support features. Looker and Sisense are both lacking in Phone Support and 24/7 Live Representative.

Qlik Sense vs. Alternatives (pricing table)

Software	Cost per month	Free trial available	Small Business Cost of implementation	Large Business Cost of implementation
Qlik Sense	Starts at $20 per user per month	Yes	$10,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $500,000
Tableau	Starts at $70 per user per month	Yes	$10,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $500,000
Microsoft Power BI	Starts at $9.99 per user per month	Yes	$5,000 - $25,000	$25,000 - $250,000
IBM Cognos	Starts at $10 per user per month	Yes	$10,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $500,000
SAP Business Objects	Contact for pricing	Yes	$10,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $500,000
MicroStrategy	Starts at $100 per user per month	Yes	$10,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $500,000