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We performed a comparison between IBM Cognos Dashboard and Qlik Analytics Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Data Visualization solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Cognos Dashboard vs. Qlik Analytics Platform Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The main feature that is useful is the on-demand report generation through the dashboard.""The product helps us update the KPI automatically.""The tool's valuable features are that it is easy to use and stable.""It is a pretty stable solution."

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"Qlik offers you all the features needed to extract the raw data from the source systems including an ETL layer to transform the data and to connect the multiple data sources into one data model, easy data sharing, security and scaling features, dashboards, and report functionality to share your data with your end-users.""The most valuable feature of Qlik Analytics Platform is its Change Data Capture capability.""It is a great platform for third party extensions, has an open API, and there are no black boxes.""Reporting is a valuable feature of the solution."

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Cons
"The scalability of the product's on-premises version is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required.""Visualization is an area where the product lacks.""The price point is one of the major areas to be improved.""They should include proper documentation to learn more about the product."

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"The user experience needs to be improved.""It would be great if decentralized teams would have more features to manage the metadata on the dashboards, setup the specific user access rights and rules to govern incoming and outgoing data sets from/to other teams, and more features to separate the different data process layers (e.g. extraction, transformation [data quality, business rules]).""More freedom for custom visuals and dashboard creation would be an improvement.""One area where Qlik Analytics Platform could be improved is in providing better support for batch processing and traditional ETL workflows."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Licensing is based on individual usage, and it is more expensive than other providers."
  • "The product is expensive for small businesses compared to other vendors."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is expensive for small businesses compared to other vendors. Its pricing is fixed and depends on the number of licenses.
    Top Answer:The tool is good enough to serve the purpose of what it is meant in our company. The scalability of the product's on-premises version is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Qlik Analytics Platform is its Change Data Capture capability.
    Top Answer:Upfront seems to be the most expensive tool. But when we talk about TCO, then the pricing rate change as this is one "all-inclusive tool" and does not need to add other services/elements to complete… more »
    Top Answer:One area where Qlik Analytics Platform could be improved is in providing better support for batch processing and traditional ETL workflows. While it excels in real-time replication, it lacks robust… more »
    Ranking
    16th
    out of 71 in Data Visualization
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    293
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    174
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    431
    Rating
    9.0
    25th
    out of 71 in Data Visualization
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    167
    Comparisons
    130
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    507
    Rating
    7.0
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    Cognos Dashboard
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    Overview

    The IBM Cognos Dashboard Embedded lets you, the developer, painlessly add end-to-end data visualization capabilities to your application so your users can easily drag and drop to quickly find valuable insight and create visualizations on their own

    Part of the Qlik Sense family of products, the Qlik Analytics Platform puts the power of the Qlik Associative Engine and visualizations in the hands of application and web developers through powerful, open and modern API’s, allowing you to see the whole story within your data.

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    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company16%
    University9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise63%
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    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Cognos Dashboard vs. Qlik Analytics Platform
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Cognos Dashboard vs. Qlik Analytics Platform and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    771,157 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    IBM Cognos Dashboard is ranked 16th in Data Visualization with 4 reviews while Qlik Analytics Platform is ranked 25th in Data Visualization with 4 reviews. IBM Cognos Dashboard is rated 8.6, while Qlik Analytics Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IBM Cognos Dashboard writes "An easy-to-use and stable tool useful for its functionalities like analytics and AI". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qlik Analytics Platform writes "An easy-to-deploy solution with a variety of use cases and excellent reporting features". IBM Cognos Dashboard is most compared with Apache Superset, whereas Qlik Analytics Platform is most compared with Apache Superset and Qlik Sense. See our IBM Cognos Dashboard vs. Qlik Analytics Platform report.

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