We performed a comparison between Microsoft Power BI and QlikView based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We have found the product to be scalable."
"They find Power BI's data pull mechanism to be sufficient and cost-effective, especially considering the stability it provides. In comparison with other solutions, Power BI stands out as a fantastic choice. Therefore, I would definitely recommend sticking with the Pro license."
"The most useful features are the ability to connect different databases to Microsoft BI and explore them. Once the database information has been extracted, you have the ability to construct indicators and dashboards from the information."
"We are able to collaborate on things and get insightful data visualizations."
"Reporting is the best thing about Power BI. And it could help improve decision-making in many ways. Power BI is flexible and easier to use compared to tools."
"It is a pretty straightforward and flexible solution for data integration and modeling. It is a low-code solution. When you are doing data integration, you can use the GUI, which is very simple and straightforward. You can also do very intricate custom queries and model it at different levels. It is very easy to use and scalable."
"The drill-down capabilities and automatic charts are the best ones. The visualization is also very good. In terms of visualization, no competing product, such as IBM Cognos or any other product, has the same capabilities."
"The Microsoft Power BI app is very good. It's also very flexible."
"It's incredibly fast and can handle large volumes of data without slowing down our operations."
"The in-memory feature gives us better insight. It's also easy to drill down into the information and select information."
"This solution has simplified getting to and understanding our data, no matter where it is housed."
"The language support is very good."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to view the entire data available for analysis."
"The most useful feature of QlikView for me is the QVD concept."
"The search feature: ability to see the related data."
"Data transforming with scripting, and the associative model that lets users browse data in an easy way, are the most valuable features."
"The Microsoft BI interface should be simpler and more user-friendly. I find it very difficult to move between their data sources and their analytics section."
"It needs more graphics and overlays."
"BI is scalable, but there are some problems with limited online storage."
"I would like to see better, undisturbed stability without any interruptions."
"When there are large amounts of data being processed there are additional tools needed to handle it."
"We would like improvements made to the paginated reports so that it produces quality similarly to SSRS."
"A lot of people work on Excel, so being able to export an Excel file as part of a subscription would be an improvement."
"If you have to pull multiple data sources performance is somewhat lacking."
"Sometimes, dealing with complex reports requires more effort, which could be really improved."
"The user interface is old."
"Syntax editor needs some work, it's frustrating to have valid syntax being flagged as incorrect."
"I would want them to have more options as a user. It would be nice for them to create their own dashboards and add fields."
"It would be nice if QlikView could be plugged in into the company's website or an online portal such as QlikSense is capable of. There are ways around but it takes enormous time to develop."
"I really wish the application was easier to use in the development phase."
"Though the initial setup phase is simple, when it comes to the integration with the custom systems, the configuration and the compatibility sometimes take some more time."
"The solution should be mobile-responsive. It should also include drag-and-drop and slice-and-dice features."
Microsoft Power BI is ranked 1st in Reporting with 297 reviews while QlikView is ranked 5th in Reporting with 158 reviews. Microsoft Power BI is rated 8.0, while QlikView is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Power BI writes "A complete ecosystem with an builtin ETL tool, good integrations with python and R, and support of DAX and Power Query (M languages)". On the other hand, the top reviewer of QlikView writes "Useful for data visualization and business intelligence". Microsoft Power BI is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, KNIME, Domo and Oracle OBIEE, whereas QlikView is most compared with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, SQL Server, TIBCO Spotfire and IBM Cognos. See our Microsoft Power BI vs. QlikView report.
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