QlikView Software

Pros

It's a great tool for multi-tiered reports. You could easily drill-down with just one click. It saves to much time.

Cons

It's not so good as Tableau for data blending. Also end user couldn't create reports without technical knowledge. You should also consider implementation costs.

Pros

Qlikview provides a flexible front-end for transforming data into something meaningful, it is a great tool to give to front line folks who don't speak tech.

Cons

It can be a little difficult to manage all of the filters depends on how the program is built out.

Pros

1. Very easy to use, user-friendly once you know how to use it
2. Can create your own formulas and calculations
3. Very good user forums

Cons

1. Loading and processing information become lengthy sometimes.
2. Is expensive to implement.

Powerful tool that is overwhelming for users/implementation unless it is a large-scale rollout.

Pros

Very powerful viz tool with strong features under the hood.

Cons

Exceptionally expensive to roll out and very difficult to implement/maintain outside of a large-scale solution.

Very good

Pros

I am an end user and select from tables the info I need. I like that all the database info is available and I can select fields and it narrows down the tables at the same time.

Cons

Selecting multiple items within tables is a bit difficult.

Once I was able to tame it and learn the tricks, it helped me to provide better insights to my customers and also provide them visibility to problems they didn't even knew they had before we implemented QlikView. Usually after our presentations, managers come out with more questions than answers, but not related to the tool, but to the business model they currently have and how to make it more productive, all thanks to Qlikview graphics and display of trends.

Pros

THe flexibility and freedom that BI developers have to work with the suite to create not only management friendly infographics but also the possibility to drill down to any level you need to pinpoint the exact cause of any issues found in a metric, in real time. I must also point out that it can read from almost any data source and provide you with several options and different points of view on what would be considered a useless pile of data that nobody understands or cares about.

Cons

due to its powerful engine and lots of options, the learning curve can be a little longer and steeper than other products.

Completed more than 15 implementation across domains like Government, Distribution, Retail, Insurance,Manufacturing and services.

Have overall 10+ years of IT experience and 6+ years in BI

Worked with one of the Fortune 50 retail giant who uses QV for more than 200 business users around the world across regions. i would say most of the people are happy with the way how QV is helping them on decision making. Since its a retail business, QV handles more volume of data with ease. Thanks to their In-Memory technique.

Pros

1. Associate linking
2. Self Service - Business users can create their own charts and data table with little technical knowledge
3. Inline (Mapping ) for adhoc dimension or values
4. QVD can act as data cubes or even as Data warehouse for medium size companies
5. implementing QV will take less time compare to traditional BI
6. Partner eco- system and support is very good
7. One of the best In-memory BI tool available in the market currently

Cons

1. Initial investment is little high but they have release Qliksense to counter it and it comes with Saas Model as well with more animated data visualization

Pros

How is it too easy to use to present your data in a chart.. which helped me a lot for making decisions

Cons

I think that tableau has more features than Qlikview

I mentioned above - we needed to consolidate, analyse and use data for managing 13 hospitals. There were various ERP systems, HR systems, clinical systems, etc, so we had to implement interfaces and put all data on the same level, then automate the pumping of data, reporting, etc. (this was not in my current job)

Pros

User-friendliness of the tool while doing analyses. Many companies use excel, pivot tables etc., but once you discover how easy and fast it is with Qlik, you will love it. It is also possible to use it for free, with limitations, so you can test it. We have implemented this tool in hospitals, from where we needed the data to be collected on 1 place and then analysed. Normally you have a problem, that you have various sources of data. Each hospital is using different information system (ERP, clinical IS, HR system, etc), but once you set up bridges and automate the interfaces, you will have the same level of data quality from all sources. An the the fun begins.
Especially great is the speed of drilling in data and adjusting the dimensions, because often analysis is about discovery, not a reporting the same charts on and on.
Simply great tool.

Cons

Maybe only that it takes some time to learn how to use it, but compared to many other systems it's good. also you have to learn how to code in data interfaces (there is also a good wizard for that) or you can find a consultant for this (even online), not even this is not a big deal.

I use QlikView to manage the performance of my business, centralizing the data from more than 10 different sources. It´s amazing and easy to use.

Pros

This software is really powerful. Dashboards, processes, tables, automatic analysis and more in one simple tool. I´ve used several softwares and I chose QlikView overall.

Cons

It would be nice to have more design possibilities to make it more modern. It Looks Old

Pros

Great for tracking all KPIs associated with paid advertising.

Cons

The only con with Qlikview is that if you leave a report untouched for a few minutes the server will disconnect, causing you to restart your search.

We use the free version of QlikView to give every user in the office access to all our data. Without it, their only option for viewing and analyzing data is to either look at each constituent record individually, or pull huge spreadsheets out of the database and hope the data they need is there.

Pros

The free version is fully featured. While it's a pain to deploy, everyone in the office can get a lot of use out of it.

Cons

The UI is super clunky, the fonts aren't smoothed and to have a truly useful product, you have to be your UI designer.

Qlikview enable us to create high performance statistical dashboard which help us provide great user experience to our clients. Another thing is the drilldown capabilities you can have this easily and without scripting or coding.

Pros

I like the most on this software is the creation of formulas for your chart object. it enable you to create formula on what you imagine. You can get the computation the you need. Another is the performance, For me this is the fastest data visualization tool i have used.

Cons

I think the only cons of this software is the price. Its pricey but it worth it.

Good overall experience - prefer the features of Tableau

Pros

Ease to load data
Visual presentations
Drill-down capabilities

Cons

Difficulty loading large amounts of data

Pros

Qlikview provides a platform for data analysis that integrates high levels of flexibility which allows for broad application and usage by large cohorts.

Cons

While Qlikview is very flexible it can also be somewhat clunky or challenging to navigate in terms of getting the precise data required because of the myriad of controls and options.

Pros

The easy to use and customize. Qlikview allows you to develop different dashboards and tools to analyze data. The tool is very useful in filtering data and comparative analytics.

Cons

The tool can slow down and crash often depending on the size of data its processing. Not sure how to enhance the tool to avoid this and it sure beats Microsoft Access/Excel, but there are data constraints.

Performance, easy use, less maintenance required.

Pros

Dashboard Designing made so easy in this Tool.
Bunch of formatting options and features.
Scripting capabilities took this tool to next level to build more complex dashboards in a simpler way.
Implementation and maintenance is so easy compare to Business Objects.
Data integration, mapping capabilities, drill functionalities are too good.
In Memory capabilities gears up performance.
Another big advantage is, just one product.

Cons

Not that great when you work with data sources like BW and Big Data.
R integration is not possible.
For Detailed reporting is it not the tool preferable.
If you are looking for a great scheduling and publication capabilities you may not like this tool since this requires a separate setup like NPrining etc..

Pros

What I liked the most was the functionality to compress the data to a level that allows you to handle large amount of information without affecting the performance. This same functionality makes the files take up less space on the computer. The most outstanding functionality of this application is the possibility of analyzing a large amount of information dynamically, since the graphics are updated in real time, as you select filters or specific data.

Cons

What I liked least about this software was the way in which the data is loaded, since it is done through a script that if you does not know the basics in the database can be complicated. The other thing I did not like were the graphics, because they are not so attractive, they look old.

Pros

1. Qlikview's capability to handle large volumes of data is really good. It reduces the size of datasets to one-tenth of original size when converted to QVD formats.
2. Strong data management capabilities
3. Adaptors available to connect to a variety of data sources

Cons

1. Visualizations and user interface is not as great as other competitive solutions - can be improved
2. Doesn't have "Activity" feature which Tableau has - when you click on a graph/data point, you move to another graph in some other dashboard - this becomes very interactive when you want to present the effect of one thing on another
3. You need to know a bit of programming language to use the tool completely

I prefer QlikView!

Pros

QlikView (to me) is the best Business Intelligence tool to get your data in real time. Have a friendly presentation, I like the way to present de results. Just drag your click on your graph and you have more information.

Cons

I can't find any inconvenience in this product, I don't have any cons to say. I like to work using QlikView.