Qlik Sense® vs. Tableau Comparison

What is Qlik Sense®?

Qlik Sense® is a Qlik Active Intelligence Platform™. Qlik Sense® bridges the gaps between data, insights, and actions. The cloud platform is specifically designed for Active Intelligence. Data and analytics can be utilized in real-time, driven by AI, collaboratively, and directly for actions. The end-to-end platform for data integration and analytics enables Active Intelligence across all industries, including financial, sales, and marketing analytics, as well as for HR, supply chain, and IT analytics. Qlik Sense® Business offers a free trial and then costs $30 per month. For the Qlik Sense® Enterprise SaaS package, prices can be inquired from the company.

What is Tableau?

Tableau, a business intelligence and analytics platform founded in 2003 in California, offers various solutions for aggregating data in individual dashboards, visually processing it, and creating reports. One of these tools is Tableau Desktop. Interactive dashboards transform data, which can be added via drag and drop, live into diagrams. The data can come from varied sources such as Big Data, SQL databases, spreadsheets or cloud applications like Google Analytics and Salesforce. In mid-2019, Salesforce acquired Tableau for approximately 15.7 billion US dollars.

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