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Adaptive Insights vs Qlik Sense comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Adaptive Insights
Ranking in Data Visualization
12th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (9th), Financial Performance and Strategy Management (2nd), Reporting (11th), ESG Reporting Software (5th)
Qlik Sense
Ranking in Data Visualization
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Adaptive Insights is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Sense is 8.8%, down from 10.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

Gregory Maxwell - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 28, 2023
Easy to deploy product with a knowledgeable technical support team
Adaptive Insights allows us to create templates across different areas of the business. It helps develop a more unified work format throughout the company. All the team members can follow similar templates with the right details The product's most valuable feature is the ability to collect data…
KB
Jan 12, 2024
User-friendly, ensures security and governance, and is accessible on multiple devices
I would like to see improvements in the Qlik Sense SaaS version, particularly in the front-end capabilities. Currently, the visualization options are limited, allowing only basic actions like adding dimensions and measures with restrictions on the number. Compared to older products like QlikView, there is room for development in enhancing the features available on the front end for widgets and visualizations. Enhancing the formatting options in the SaaS component and making it more visually appealing would be a nice enhancement. Additionally, expanding the library with more versatile widgets would be beneficial. While you can add components from a marketplace or develop your own, there is a need for Java front-end developers to handle this aspect of Qlik Sense.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The integration with our payroll system to complete staff modeling during our budget and forecast processes."
"It's very stable."
"It's very simple to create a new version and do some more modeling based on your need for planning things like headcount, other expenses, and revenue, everything is configurable within Workday."
"We utilize planning on a daily basis, therefore we find it to be the most valuable product for our organization."
"Automated reporting."
"The important feature is integration with source data. It connects to various ERP systems, including Workday, Intact, and others. It can also import actuals and compare them to PlanPoint quite easily."
"It helps develop a more unified work format throughout the company."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its dashboard."
"The extensibility of the Platform with either internally created extensions or the use of third-party provided items really opens the platform up."
"The drag and drop UI has been the most useful to me."
"The product is very stable."
"We were able to identify easy things, such as when a contract was loaded incorrectly."
"It offers good control. Loading the logs is also a good thing."
"The ability to access data from multiple sources in one application. This has been invaluable."
"The GeoAnalytics paints such a clear picture. It provides a visual of our patient volume, giving us opportunities to see how we are trending in the surrounding cities, and making us more aware of locations that we need to focus more on."
"It allows you to create a new column using split on a current column, which we find very useful."
 

Cons

"Their customer support team is slow to respond and not extremely confident."
"The upload feature exists, but isn't terribly useful."
"We tried Discovery and OfficeConnect at one point and found them too cumbersome, at the time."
"Discovery (the data visualization module): Needs to catch up with BI leaders, such as MS and Tableau. E.g., sorting by amounts in column charts and page slicers to control all visuals."
"Better user interface (UI)."
"Being able to drill down when using OfficeConnect needs work."
"Users continue to become more advanced and are looking for more advanced solutions."
"Adaptive Insights has a limit of 1,00,000 rows for HTML reports. It should be improved because we will have multiple dimensions that need to be populated to enhance the image."
"Data modelling automation needs improvement."
"Reload time is a limit since everyone wants real-time data."
"Ultra-customization: It needs no limits on which charts can have x amount of dimensions, y amount of measures, z amount of color expressions, etc."
"I would like to see improvements in the Qlik Sense SaaS version, particularly in the front-end capabilities."
"It needs continued improvement on its visualizations and content customization."
"Ability for the administrator to approve Community Sheets in the QMC and then move them into base sheets."
"There are some tools like Alteryx, which are used for data preparation. These features can be built into Qlik to make the process smoother."
"Qlik application automation needs additional work and features."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Everything is negotiable, but this solution is low cost compared to others."
"Ensure that you have the proper pricing plan in place."
"Prior to purchasing licenses, make sure you understand which users will only need planning and which users will need both planning and OfficeConnect."
"Pricing is in line with other cloud-based EPM tools. It is a subscription-based model based upon the number of users and site type if it's an admin or end-user type thing."
"It's affordable."
"Licensing seems to be worth the cost considering the efficiency Adaptive brings."
"Adaptive Insights' pricing is reasonable."
"Adaptive Insights' pricing is relative to its peer competitors. It's certainly competitive compared to a spreadsheet template that you build in Excel. It can be expensive if you need to have 100-500 budget holders giving input and building financial plans. However, in that case, it becomes an extremely good bargain. Compared to its competitors, it offers an excellent value."
"Currently, our ROI is clear and concise decision-making. This timely addition will easily add $15 million to our bottom line in 2017."
"Qlik Sense and its pricing model can follow any scalability."
"You will spend more time on educating your staff than licensing the product."
"The new licensing model is much better."
"Ultimately, the cost is low, and it implements fast. The limiting factor is how quickly your staff can keep up."
"Know your needs when going into the purchasing decision."
"Qlik Sense is pretty good in terms of price."
"The product is expensive compared to one of its competitors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Educational Organization
54%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which product is better for FP&A: OneStream XF or Adaptive Insights?
Here are some of the pros and cons of OneStream XF and Adaptive Insights for FP&A in the professional services industry: OneStream XF Pros: Unified platform for FP&A, budgeting, forecas...
What do you like most about Adaptive Insights?
It's very simple to create a new version and do some more modeling based on your need for planning things like headcount, other expenses, and revenue, everything is configurable within Workday.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Adaptive Insights?
12 years ago, it was very affordable. Workday has definitely increased its price since it acquired Adaptive a few years ago. So, it's affordable. But there are other more affordable solutions that ...
Seeking lightweight open source BI software
It depends on the Data architecture and the complexity of your requirement. Some great tools in the market are Qlik Sense, Power BI, OBIEE, Tableau, etc. I have recently started using Cognos Enter...
Seeking lightweight open source BI software
There are many...It would rather depend what System BI architecture or Enterprise legacy you have at your end...I would recommend as follows: 1) If you have legacies of SAP, Oracle - look for SAP...
What do you like most about Qlik Sense?
The most valuable features of Qlik Sense are its speed and seamless development of web technologies.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Workday Adaptive Planning, Adaptive Discovery , Workday Adaptive Planning
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Sample Customers

1. Cisco Systems 2. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated 3. Deloitte 4. DocuSign 5. Dropbox 6. Electronic Arts 7. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 8. Fitbit 9. Fossil Group 10. Groupon 11. Hilton Worldwide 12. HP Inc. 13. Intuit 14. Johnson & Johnson 15. LinkedIn 16. Lyft 17. McAfee 18. Medtronic 19. Netflix 20. Oracle 21. Pandora 22. PayPal 23. Pinterest 24. Red Hat 25. Salesforce 26. ServiceNow 27. Slack Technologies 28. Spotify 29. Symantec 30. Tableau Software 31. Twitter 32. Workday
Abbvie, Airbus, Barclays, BT Openreach, BMW, Daimler AG, HSBC, IKEA, Nationwide Building Society, Royal Mail Group, Sanofi, Siemens, Wendy'', Vodafone, Volvo
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