--- title: "Qlik Sense Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "Is Qlik Sense the right Dashboard solution for you? Explore 262 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/209809/Qlik-Sense/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" --- Qlik Sense 4.5 (262) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/209809/Qlik-Sense/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated August 26th, 2026 # Reviews of Qlik Sense Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MB Marcus B Quality EngineerConstruction, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We use the app with a limitless number of external systems. “ April 20, 2026 BA Bouhmame A Freelancer Computer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Furthermore, when working with large data sets, the software's performance may slow down, which may be an issue for some users.“ January 29, 2023 KG Kawa G Project Management SpecialistEducation Management, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The platform offers a distinctive approach to associative data exploration, which equips the users with the ability to ask further questions and go deeper into their data.“ May 2, 2024 BA Bouhmame A Freelancer Computer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “When working with very large data sets, the software can be slow.“ January 29, 2023 IZ Ivan Z HotmarkTelecommunications, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Qlik Sense is a powerful tool that allows you to monitor the evolution of your management indicators, it has interactive graphs that allow the user to analyze the data intuitively.“ December 12, 2023 CW Christian W News Editor/JournalistNewspapers, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “One potential downside of Qlik Sense is its pricing structure, which can be quite expensive.“ January 18, 2023 Willem G commercial managerComputer Software, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Business can easily create custom reports“ December 27, 2025 DC Diogo C IT SpecialistAutomotive, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The tool can be challenging for new users to navigate and requires a significant learning curve.“ May 15, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 262 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Simone I. Marketing Technology Manager Luxury Goods & Jewelry Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible and Powerful Analytics for Retail" August 23, 2026 4.0 Overall, our experience is very positive. Qlik Sense is a reliable and flexible platform for reporting and data analysis, particularly well suited to a complex fashion retail environment with multiple data sources and business dimensions. Pros Qlik Sense is very effective for data analysis and interactive reporting. It allows us to combine data from different sources and easily analyze KPIs by market, channel, product and other business dimensions. The integration with SAP BusinessObjects is also useful for combining structured reporting with more flexible analytics. Cons Some advanced configurations and data models require technical expertise, and there is a learning curve for business users. Creating highly customized dashboards can also require significant development effort. Review Source MB Marcus B. Quality Engineer Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Nothing is ever missed" April 20, 2026 5.0 Qlik Sense has completely changed how we identify & target improvement opportunities. As a result of Qlik Sense, our products are better, and we can deliver better value to our customers. Pros We use the app with a limitless number of external systems. We now spend less time understanding the problem and more time focusing on the solution. Cons Engineers do not need to use their training & skills to analyze data using the Quality tools they learned in the past. Its all done for them by Qlik! Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) All reporting done manually in the past, reports out of date as soon as they were completed. Review Source MM Martin M. Consultant Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Top notch scalable self-service BI tool with cutting-edge visuals" December 5, 2015 3.5 Pros Qlik Sense is a self-service analytical tool based on the same in-memory technology as QlikView. It's associative engine allows for snappy selections, filtering and prompt re-calculation of all charts and aggregations on the fly as the user navigates throughout the dashboard, even on datasets of over 100 million rows. Qlik Sense focuses more on the self-service aspects of BI, where users are encouraged to build their own Adhoc visualisations without the use of keyboards simply by drag & dropping various elements, making the technology utmost business friendly. Also, as the whole technology is fully web-based, it embeds the latest visualisation libraries (D3, Raphael etc.) and allows for a seamless integration of customised extended JS charts (so-called extensions). The latter enables for unlimited possibilities when it comes to visualisations (http://d3js.org/) and further integration with web-services (R servers, real-time analytics, Hadoop etc.). Also, the Qlik Sense Server deployment is tailored to facilitate a multi-node deployment, allowing for a very scalable enterprise solution, even cloud-based. The data security technology (Section Access) is the same one as in QlikView and is customisable, secure and robust. All in all, when it comes to deploying a scalable and business-friendly BI solution, which has very presentable dashboards, a fast and robust aggregation engine with extended self-service capabilities, Qlik Sense is currently the best product of its kind on the market. Cons Qlik Sense is still a new product and not very mature yet, as it has only been released a year and a half ago. The review is based on Qlik Sens version 2.1 which is important to emphasise, because QlikTech is constantly updating the software and publishing releases with enhancements and bugfixes. Qlik Sense is not the right tool, if you requirement is: 1. To have a guided analytics dashboard, where the user is constraint in the way he views his data. -> This can be overcome by creating mashup websites, however you will need a web developer to do this. 2. Standardised reporting via Qlik Sense and production of pdf files is not possible (yet). -> An integration with nPrinting, QlikTech's latest acquisition, could change this and it's on Qlik's roadmap for the next year. 3. Your BI solution needs to accommodate flexible data extraction capabilities (e.g. to Excel). General current disadvantages: 1. The story telling functionality is not mature yet - users have more benefit using PowerPoint directly. In my opinion it's missing a live connection of the snapshots used in the story to the underlying chart objects. 2. Security settings (NOT on data level) are governed centrally via the management console and are complicated to comprehend. 3. No guided analytics aspects, even navigation between sheets can't be controlled. 4. No supported data extraction capabilities. It's almost impossible to get comprehensive extract of it's underlying data, something that was possible with QlikView (Export functionality e.g.) 5. The vendor has little practical knowledge on how Qlik Sense is deployed enterprise wide within a business and is not really able to support. 6. The vendor is focusing more on the data story telling and collaboration aspects of the Qlik technologies and almost imposes those on the business. Personally, I would prefer if QlikTech listened to its customers a little bit more. Review Source LZ Liron Z. VP of research and development Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Good experience with Qlick Sense" October 4, 2024 4.0 I was using Qlik sense to present the Retail sales status in a project where a chain of 130 convenience store were using this tool, it gave the retail managers the ability to see daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly sales, in addition it helped manage the stock and helped plan the inventory future. Pros Qlik Sense can be installed both on prem and on cloud, which give the organization using it the ability to have better control of where the data will be stored and accessed from, which is a great benefit when you want to keep your data safe and local. Another great thing about qlik Sense is that with a bit of time one can create very clear and good dashboards presenting the business data in the organization. Cons Qlick Sense is quite expensive compared to other tools existing in the field such as Tableau, in addition, it's not an easy tool to onboard and it can be costly when dealing with big teams using the tool. Switched from [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/) It was an organization decision to move to qlick sense, due to commercial agreements. Review Source RH Rob H. CTO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Still a market leading Data & Analytics end-to-end solution" July 21, 2022 5.0 QlikView was the best in market and with Qlik Sense, Qlik continue to be the best in market from data import, transformation, visualisation and now into alerting and machine learning Pros The amount of features that come out of the box within the cloud offering which is far over and above the nearest competitors which rely on third party tools and services Cons The price is higher than competitors like Power BI but the total cost of ownership is lower in the medium term as you do not require additional data transformation tools or extensive development time Alternatives considered [ThoughtSpot](https://www.capterra.com/p/189213/ThoughtSpot-Embedded-Analytics/)[Sisense](https://www.capterra.com/p/86955/Sisense/)[Domo](https://www.capterra.com/p/119119/Domo/)[Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Reason for choosing Qlik Sense It is the only Data & Analytics leader that provides a single end-to-end data journey without the need for third party tooling and extensive, costly services Switched from [IBM Cognos Analytics](https://www.capterra.com/p/240583/IBM-Cognos-Analytics/) Modernising the end user self service experience Review Source lS lee S. BIConsultant Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best BI Tool available" March 11, 2022 5.0 My overall experience with Qlik is great, i love using this daily, it has become my number 1 used app at work, and even for things at home. i now track my spending in an app, my shopping and my exercise. all using different apps. the exercise app i have integrated with the maps function and can now even track distances and plot the out on a map. Pros Qlik sense is an epic platform for any level of developer / user requiring insights from data. the platform is aimed at everyone. for advanced users this platform is incredibly powerful, the speed to insights is amazing. i can take data from any source and generate insights in a matter of minutes. which in the past would have taken me a long time. i am a skilled developer so this comes naturally to me, but for other users this is a tool that comes with ease. Cons the lack of alerting within the console to alert me to failed tasks is the part i find the most frustrating, if it had a way of alerting to these failed tasks, then this would be even better. the other thing i find a struggle with is the Security ruloes, these ca be very frustrating, and limited online resources makes it a tough job. Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Reason for choosing Qlik Sense Just loved the fact it was in memory, and that it would allow me to seamlessly build out pages and have the power of the qlik engine. Review Source Nicolae D. IT Manager Medical Devices Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Probably the most powerful BI software " May 25, 2022 5.0 Qlik Sense is probably the most advanced and powerful BI software on the market. Creating advanced data visualisation dashboards is easy and critical in a big and dynamic organisation such as ours. The decision making process is faster and it enables you to react quickly to the market. Pros Being able to connect to very diverse data sources, the ease of creating new dashboards and reports. Cons The only con I can identify is that we don't have enough time to keep up with all the features that Qlik Sense brings, and further develop the data analysis capabilities. But in time we will manage :) Alternatives considered [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Reason for choosing Qlik Sense After being presented with a demo for both Qlik Sense and Power BI, the decision was natural :) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data Engg Mgmt and governance analyst Package/Freight Delivery Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Qliksense: Best Buisness intelligence tool with advanced features " January 28, 2025 5.0 Qlik Sense solves data visualization, analysis, and reporting challenges by enabling intuitive, self-service analytics. It benefits by improving decision-making and providing insights quickly. Pros Associate data model and insights advisor Cons Issues while learning new things and advanced concepts Review Source KR Krithika R. Business Intelligence Analyst Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "QlikSense Review" October 4, 2018 5.0 Pros Easy to use and efficient. I have used qlikview for over a year now and have seen all its capabilities in showing meaningful data Cons There are limited chart options. However it has been discontinued upgrades and more importance towards Qlik sense Review Source Willem G. commercial manager Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Qlicksense, Simple" December 27, 2025 4.0 overall it is good.. in general very easy to use. I like the fact that once the data is presented the user can easily manipulate it Pros The etl is good. The interface is very simple and easy to use with drag and drop features. Business can easily create custom reports Cons Its visualisations needs more like the native charts..I feel that it does not match with its competitors here. Review Source PR Peter R. Administrator Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great for small project management" October 9, 2024 5.0 Pros I love the user i9nterface, it makes it so easy to use. The pricing is also unbeatable. Cons It is working well, I do not have any issues using it. Alternatives considered [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/) Reason for choosing Qlik Sense The pricing is a bit cheaper than the others Review Source MF Muhammad F. Chief Internal Auditor Financial Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Automated Advanced Data Analysis" August 21, 2022 4.0 Qlik Sense is easy to use, however, requires some training. Really helpful in sorting, consolidating and analyzing data. It is compatible with all devices like desktop, tablet, mobile, and laptop. Pros Qlik Sense enables powerful filtering and capabilities to model comparisons. It is user friendly, helps to generate central reporting solution with governed security rules. Cons Syntax of expression is different from other languages makes it inconvenience. In case of large data, loading speed of app may be slow. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Data analyst Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The prime Dataviz application" November 7, 2022 5.0 I love qliksense because i have been using it during my studies and i am using it in my company now. a very amazing dataviz tool Pros Qlik Sense has a very different approch when its come to collect and analyse data. I really like the features to collect data like using ArcSQL, you don't need to be an expert to get started. the interface is really amazing and it's very easy to explore and analyse data. Cons you need to use N'printing for you to generate report but it is still okay. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Good data visualisation software" March 2, 2023 5.0 Pros Reporting and analysis features.Easy to use.Good UI Cons Working with multiple data sources is difficult in qlik.Increases the server load for large datasets. Review Source DA Diego A. Freelancer Information Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Solid application with a good balance between features, performance and usability." September 12, 2017 5.0 An easy and intuitive way to create storyboards for everyone to understand, parting from relative large and difficult to understand and analyze data. The main benefit was a simple way to create quick charts which served as main discussion point with co-workers to make better decisions. So basically a great way to display business information. Pros First its usability and design. Regarding the User Interface: the application is well designed and I felt like every button and function was where I would expect it to be. The program is responsive and fluid, you always know where you are and what you should do. Having said that, there is some learning curve to the many features, which are a good thing. The program is easy enough to create a histogram with a simple spreadsheet while also allowing for much more complicated statistics and good looking charts, e.g. plotting geo-data, heat-maps, box-plots and so on. I specially like the ability to write your own aggregation functions and even more the dashboard where you can put different charts and statstics and build an interactive and dynamic kind of storyboard. The interaction works seamless. If you select (in a bar chart) a specific bar or group of bars, the other charts will automatically adjust to show just the relevant/selected data. The program does not hesitate and performs really well, even with large quantities of data. Support is also pretty solid and there is a lot of information and questions already answered on the online forums. It supports many of the standard data sources. Cons The aforementioned ability to write your own functions has a somewhat steep learning curve. You do have to search online for the primary functions you need (though these are well documented). Unfortunately if your data has to much variables or data points, the charts prioritize the specific variable instead of the whole diagram. What I mean by that is that you can end up with a very large horizontal chart in which you have to scroll horizontally to find the other data instead of 'cramming' all variables into the visible space. This depends on taste, but I did not find any way to change that, which brings me to the next point. The charts are somewhat 'customizable' regarding color and design. However, I've used comparable software which allows for much more flexibility in the structure and formatting of charts. A few times it can get frustrating to use the program, mainly for two reasons. 1. The aforementioned displaying of information in a non-customizable way and 2. the lack of knowledge of how the program really works that hinders you from doing exactly what you want. But of these aspects become less of a problem, the more you use the program. Review Source DC Diogo C. IT Specialist Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Qlik Sense: Empowering Data-driven Insights" May 15, 2023 4.0 Pros Qlik Sense is a powerful data analytics and visualization tool that empowers users to gain valuable insights from their data. One of the standout features of Qlik Sense is its intuitive drag-and-drop interface, which allows users to create interactive and dynamic visualizations without the need for complex coding or scripting. This feature enables users to quickly build and modify visualizations, making it a highly flexible and efficient tool. Cons However, one aspect where it falls short is its user-friendliness. The tool can be challenging for new users to navigate and requires a significant learning curve. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/) Review Source AT Austin T. Instrumentation Team Leader Automotive Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Central Location for Evaluation of Performance Metrics" June 23, 2022 5.0 Pros Data is very clear and clean and easily accessible. The ability to customize the dash board and pull various reports from virtually any time period is clutch. You are able to easily see how the business is performing compared to the target performance indicators. Cons There is a lot of manual entry that needs to occur in order for the data to be properly displayed. Often times when checking metrics for 1 day, there will be more hours recorded than actual hours within the day (i.e. 24 hours in the day, but 30 hours have been input). Not too much of an issue if you have 1 person dedicated to maintaining the system -- but if several people are inputting data, this can become a head ache. Review Source Rahul P. AVP Financial Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Powerful and user friendly business intelligence tool" February 21, 2023 5.0 Pros Qliksense has a wide range of features that include interactive data visualisation, advanced analytics, data integration etc. I find it quite versatile in terms of capability in connecting to various data sources such as cloud based, big data etc. Cons There could be performance issues at times depending on the size and complexity of the data being used. Also, it requires a bit of training for someone new to this tool to get used to and explore the features. Review Source MT Meliksah T. Engineer Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Scalable, customizable, easy to deploy and use reporting tool" September 6, 2019 5.0 Many business units in many locations within the company use Qlik Sense to report their KPIs and efficiency to everyone. All the IT has to do is create table and dashboard structure then the business unit can create its own reports and graphs according to its liking. Pros \- It's scalable. Many business units in various locations in our company use it to report their big data. - It's live and autonomous. Once it's deployed, it automatically creates up to date reports, so that nobody has to re-create new reports every time. - It's online. Created dashboards can be viewed in any deviced, anytime as long as there's internet. - It's easy to use for users to create their own graphics and reports. Not much effort for the IT team. Cons There's nothing to dislike in terms of functionality, UI and efficiency. Only thing I can criticize is that the name is confusing for some people in business unit. It is obviously chosen intentionally but they keep confusing Qlik with Click. Review Source ML Michael L. Senior Data Analyst Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly flexible and powerful analytics tool" December 5, 2018 5.0 Pros The first thing you'll notice with Qlik is how easy and quick it is to load some data and get insights. That's down to 3 aspects of the tool. The first is the data manager which allows you to drag and drop data to extract and transform data. The second is augmented intelligence (the cognitive engine) which can build a data model for you if you wish, or simply make recommendations on how to set up relationships in our data. The last is AI in the front end of the product which generates insight at the click of a button; suggesting charts and alternative ways of presenting your data. Within seconds you can load some data, build a model and present some insight. When you want to go further you've got the data load editor which allows you to write an ETL script and take advantage of compressed storage in the form of QVDs. In the front end, end users can see the whole story in their data because Qlik never leaves data behind, unlike linear ETL tools like SQL. End users can navigate data intuitively using green, white and grey colour coding. Qlik Sense makes makes data intuitive and available to everyone. Cons There is a steeper learning curve than some other tools if you want to use the script editor to write code. This is worth doing though as it gives you greater control over your data. The legends on the map objects do not always correctly describe the maps. Review Source anthony E. Business Analyst for Data Analytics Consumer Electronics Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stylish Dashboarding Solution" September 14, 2018 5.0 Pros I like the most on this software is the reason why it is build, to provide eye candy dashboard solution. A beautiful and stylish dashboard with amazing functionality on dashboard navigation. Drilling down of data can be done with ease. Creation custom formula is very flexible. Sorting on what field you like is also possible. Cons I like the least on this software is price and the exporting of dashboard into image or pdf is not that nice. Review Source BO Barasa O. Research and development analyst Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A dynamic platform for data analysis and data visualisations" April 2, 2024 5.0 Pros I like its advanced data exploration capabilities whereby we can easily extract the data that we need through the smart search function. Cons Working with complex data visualisations can affect the overall performance but we have noticed improvements on this. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr. Business Analyst and Special Projects Lead Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Access to insightful data with limited budget" July 23, 2018 4.0 Pros Set up is very approachable, we partnered with a third party implementation company to do the go-live. Interface is straight forward, no complex data cubes when customizing individual elements. The filtering is very simple and we really enjoy interfacing with clicking on different elements to work your way through the page. Cons The actual usefulness of graphs was less impactfull in reality than we thought. Users mainly use simple line graphs, mainly pivot table functionality. System is slow at times, but that may be related to our cloud set up. Review Source Luis Ernesto S. Analista de Procesos Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My Experience with QlikSense" April 29, 2019 5.0 Very good experience, we can solve many issues that we have about our information, and this help to th manager to take bussines desitions. Pros Easy interface, easy connect with some Database, fast create relationship between the tables finally the free version have all option than pay version with out the live refresh Cons the price, because we don't was ready our data to begin use this tool and this was an expending. Review Source NB Nahum B. IT Lead Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Rapid development and strong supportive community" June 29, 2017 4.0 From my experience, most of the though/completed how-to's I solved with the help of the community. Hence I strongly recommended, in any tool that you are checking validate how large and cooperative is the community. Pros \- Rapid development and strong supportive community. - You can build a very nice dashboard and/or reports very fast. Simple reports can be built in matter of minutes! even if your data is scattered between different files or even different platforms (excels, DB, etc.). - You can extend the basic (out of the box) platform with Widgets and Extensions - 'QIik Branch' - open source community sharing Widgets and Extensions that you can embed into your installation. Cons \- Running in memory DB is fine on the server but on the desktop edition might be a problem for large DB. - While "Associative Model" is what give Qlik the ease of rapid building dashboards and reports it might cause some odd results if you are not truly understand this and pay attention while building the data model. - While there is great training for how to use the basic features, there are not a lot for how to build Widgets and extensions. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.