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GoodData vs Qlik Sense vs Tableau Enterprise comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of GoodData is 1.5%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Sense is 4.8%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Tableau Enterprise is 9.7%, down from 23.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Tableau Enterprise9.7%
Qlik Sense4.8%
GoodData1.5%
Other84.0%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user241098 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engagement Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
​Setup is straightforward from a business user standpoint but MAQL needs to be easier.
Cloud connect Report generator MAQL needs to be easier Better row-level security for end-users I've used it for nine months, mainly for implementation and delivery to customers. No issues encountered. No issues encountered. When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are…
PawanSingh3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Data visualization has become faster and flexible and now enables quick multi-source reporting
Qlik Sense is very easy to use, but sometimes integration is a bit challenging. In our case, we wanted to integrate the cloud version of Qlik Sense, and Qlik Sense is not supporting the on-premises version, so we moved to the cloud version. We had a lot of challenges when integrating Qlik Sense SSO with the reports that we wanted to show on our web app or mobile app. There were a lot of challenges along with that, but eventually, we overcame those challenges, and things are working fine now. The integration part is one point for improvement; it could be more simple because I found some complexities with it. The single sign-on part is a little tricky and is not straightforward. We have done multiple rounds with their technical team, and although it got resolved later on, I think that it could have been better.
Swetha Dhanasekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior GenAI Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Centralized dashboards have transformed workforce trend analysis and speed up decisions
Tableau Enterprise helps us to consolidate the data and visualize daily and weekly trends in a clear and centralized dashboard, offering powerful features such as interactive dashboards, real-time data refreshing, advanced visual analytics, role-based access control, secure data, and seamless interaction with multiple data sources and automated reports. This will help us to analyze trends and collaborate across teams and scale analytics across the organization. These features help my team specifically by centralizing all employees' data in one place. This helps us reduce manual tracking and gives us real-time visibility into work from home versus office trends. The interactive dashboards allow quick decision-making, and the automated refresh time saves us a lot, while role-based access ensures data is shared securely with the right stakeholders. Tableau Enterprise has had a strong positive impact on our organization by improving data visibility, speeding up decision-making, and managing reports efficiently. The team can now access and track trends more effectively, and collaboration has improved using interactive dashboards. Overall, it has enhanced effectiveness and fostered a data-driven culture across the organization. The specific outcomes showing this positive impact include speeding up decision-making, which is the biggest impact because it saves us more time. Reporting time actually reduces sequentially since the dashboards refresh automatically. Data security is stronger, and data accuracy has improved, thanks to a centralized data source. Decision-making is also much faster since leaders can view real-time impacts instead of waiting for manual entry.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good product for your end to end BI needs when its all on the cloud."
"Qlik has made our business users empowered to build their own reports with minimal IT intervention."
"Quick reporting."
"It has improved the amount of time it takes to get information out to the business in a few ways, firstly by replacing reporting that was done manually in Excel by business users and giving them that time back, and next by providing cleansed data to analysts so that they can create their own analysis."
"It has improved our organization by providing data to decision-makers in a safe visual environment."
"Great code compatibility with existing QlikView product."
"The best part of Qlik Sense is that you can upload any data and visualize it."
"We have been able to present data about our company and membership in ways that has never been seen before."
"It is a great platform for third party extensions, has an open API, and there are no black boxes."
"It is helpful that the solution provides access to one's own data, allowing a person to get insights out of the data provided by his tool, based upon the KPIs that the person wishes to look at."
"The most valuable features are the ability to use various data sets from different platforms, the intuitive graphs, and the ability to play around with the data and graph selections for different views of the data."
"Tableau is good for routine dashboards, and it has integration with Slack, through which it can send you daily updates."
"Tableau has provided visibility into patterns which I had not previously observed."
"The new pre-built application of Tableau is amazing."
"Self-service: Its ease of use means Tableau can be operated by business users."
"If you want the most beautiful dashboards, Tableau is the answer."
"The most important feature in Tableau is visual analytics."
 

Cons

"When the source is big and/or the source is Netsuite there are issues."
"This tool is difficult for novices."
"They should generally focus more on the evolution of current capabilities rather than doing everything but only at 50% effectiveness."
"I wish the product had the ability for slightly more customization."
"Better visualization options on charts such as pivot tables, and better control over total lines in the pivot and straight tables without the need to download extensions to accomplish this task."
"Qlik Sense is very easy to use, but sometimes integration is a bit challenging."
"The support aspect could be improved, particularly in terms of response time for high-priority issues, especially when dealing with production environment client issues that require immediate attention."
"There is no downside."
"More options for the layout."
"A strict security measure is needed. I believe it is weak in terms of security."
"The interface needs improvement as sometimes it is locked, and it takes some time for the visualization and dashboards to load."
"There are more than a powerful tool in the market, such as Microsoft BI."
"Tableau probably does not have advanced big data analysis features."
"I would like Tableau Prep to be integrated with Tableau Desktop. I would also like more customizations for tables."
"There have been issues where suddenly the site will not respond, requiring a restart."
"Provide additional enhancements in any business process: Operations, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, etc."
"Large table reports with many filters (our case was 14 columns, 300K rows, and about 8 quick filters) to narrow the data set – don’t bother! It will be excruciatingly slow even on the server."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Qlik Sense and its pricing model can follow any scalability."
"Licensing is quite good, easy, but slightly expensive."
"Start small with tokens. You can always buy more."
"Understand the break over price point for switching to the Enterprise license."
"It is a little expensive for the Italian market. Normally, Qlik Sense has two types and costs. The medium cost is around 700 euros per year."
"I would rate Qlik's pricing four out of five."
"I'm not able to reveal the licensing cost for Qlik Sense, but because it was a huge deal, the cost was less than the usual cost. The license wasn't that costly. It was the infrastructure that was very costly."
"Qlik Sense is pretty good in terms of price."
"Pricing could be better. I believe they should offer better pricing for deployment in small to mid-sized companies."
"Buy 50 at a time. Project your use base every three months, and project your requirements forward."
"It is a bit overpriced."
"The licensing model of Tableau has changed since we initially purchased it three years ago and it is more complicated, and I have found it to be more expensive. They have lost market shares to Microsoft BI. My company will probably change solutions this year because of the increased pricing model."
"It is more expensive than other solutions."
"Paying for users you never setup or buying expensive desktop licenses for users who can solve their users with web editing on the server are the two biggest expenses."
"Its price is a concern. It is more expensive than Power BI. My guess would be that it is $1000 or less per year. We might go for Power BI in the future because of its umbrella with Microsoft licensing. It is much cheaper for us to use Power BI, and some folks will go in that direction because they don't want to pay the higher license."
"I'm using Tableau Public, which is free."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees
Feb 4, 2015
Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho
1. SAP BO/BI Enterprise scalability Security Ease of use Semantic layer 2. Tableau Visualization Data discovery Turnaround time 3. IBM Cognos Enterprise scalability Security In-memory feature 4. MS BI - Flexibility 5. Pentaho - Open source but still enterprise grade 6. QlikView Data…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
8%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
6%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise88
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business117
Midsize Enterprise67
Large Enterprise185
 

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QlikSense, Qlik Analytics Platform
Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online
 

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