We performed a comparison between Qlik Sense and TIBCO Spotfire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Visualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Takes the super features of QlikView ETL capabilities to a whole new level with its new drag and drop feature, and extension capabilities derived from the robust Qlik API."
"The time it takes to deliver a dashboard is real quick."
"What I found most valuable in Qlik Sense is its flexibility. It's a very flexible tool, and it has a lot of capabilities compared to Tableau and Power BI. In Qlik Sense, you can take data from any of the systems, and you can do data transformation, prepare the data, then present your KPIs. Data transformation isn't present in Tableau, Power BI, and other tools. In Qlik Sense, you're able to get the data and directly present that data. The presentation layer is also very good in Qlik Sense. My company is very happy with this tool."
"The solution is scalable."
"The overall ability to build quick wins with simple data to drive insights."
"Self-service use of the desktop version with the ability to port applications into the server environment."
"We have had an easy time supplying content to our customers."
"Qlik Sense has given us visibility into our data to make informed decisions."
"R and automation services."
"The most valuable feature is the map visuals that help us connect to the geo-specialized data which is more advanced than other solutions."
"Data discovery is very simple."
"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."
"We used it pretty heavily in gathering data, which goes to our VPs. They are able to base their next revenue planning based on this metric. So, it has been invaluable."
"The ability to connect to many different data sources is one of the key features. The other would then be the different ways in which that data can be visualized."
"We particularly like the data angling feature of this solution. This gives us the ability to work on data transformations, join files, and carry out other data preparation tasks all in a single tool."
"TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves."
"We want the next version of this solution to be cloud-based so that each user can access it from anywhere in the world with their phone, tablet, or computer without a VPN connection."
"Performing data transformations required a lot of programming, which is something that should be made easier."
"Qlik Sense should have a conversion tool which automatically converts QlikView to Qlik Sense, so customers can easily migrate between the products of Qlik."
"It's going to take 20 to 30 minutes to refresh sometimes."
"I would like to see more native features from QlikView integrated into Qlik Sense."
"Qlik dashboards are not friendly with end-users, but they have been enhancing this shorted in some recent releases and next releases hopefully."
"The scripts available in the solution are not great."
"There is no downside."
"The initial setup is complicated and needs experience and knowledge."
"The way TIBCO Spotfire is designed, in my opinion, is the reason why it lags a bit, especially compared to other BI tools like Qlik."
"We encountered difficulties connecting the special data sets, as the post data set did not contain any shared columns, making it difficult to establish a connection between the data sets."
"When you do the data loading, it is slow."
"Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated."
"Personalising Spotfire, as a whole, is painful and is something that could be made easier."
"The solution might be generic."
"Print capability and trigger-based events."
Qlik Sense is ranked 2nd in Data Visualization with 114 reviews while TIBCO Spotfire is ranked 10th in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools with 67 reviews. Qlik Sense is rated 8.6, while TIBCO Spotfire is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Qlik Sense writes "Customizable with good ROI and a quick learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of TIBCO Spotfire writes "Empowers us to extract insights and provide valuable business analytics to support decision-making within our organization". Qlik Sense is most compared with Amazon QuickSight, Tableau, Apache Superset, Microsoft Power BI and SAS Visual Analytics, whereas TIBCO Spotfire is most compared with Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, QlikView, Amazon QuickSight and TIBCO Jaspersoft. See our Qlik Sense vs. TIBCO Spotfire report.
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