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OpenText Intelligence vs Qlik Sense comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenText Intelligence
Ranking in Data Visualization
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (36th), Reporting (29th)
Qlik Sense
Ranking in Data Visualization
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
125
Ranking in other categories
Embedded BI (3rd), AI Data Analysis (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of OpenText Intelligence is 1.4%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qlik Sense is 4.8%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Visualization Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Qlik Sense4.8%
OpenText Intelligence1.4%
Other93.8%
Data Visualization
 

Featured Reviews

it_user220707 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Lead Consultant at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The Briefing Book feature enables measures to be filtered and viewed based on different criteria by end users.
This software is targeted at executive users, not the data analysts who want to slice and dice. The software will not replace your BI tools, but it will sit nicely on top of a BI tool if you want management to have quick and easy access to performance data. Initiative Management Metrics Management – Key Interfaces
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a comprehensive solution for performance management, and yet it is easy to setup and easy to use, especially in comparison with Oracle, SAS, Hyperion and SAP."
"This solution has definitely improved our organization, as people are able to drill down information, see visual maps, and create a robust analysis, enabling teams to make decisions faster than they otherwise could."
"The most valuable feature is the drag-and-drop reporting."
"Qlik has proven to be flexible, powerful, and friendly to both developers and end users."
"It automates recurring processes to save time and money."
"Our primary use case for this solution is focused on the pharmaceutical business, and we deploy it on-premises, typically for dashboards, sales charts, and cost of production for marketing with solutions like Salesforce."
"Qlik Sense has provided insight into specific areas that enabled us to shorten the supply cycle, give a better overview of the company's production, increase profitability, and improve the effectiveness of respective vaccines."
"The charts and tables and how they interconnect, and the speed at which you can drill down into a single row of data amongst hundreds of millions like we have, is amazing."
"Qlik Sense provides better visualization."
 

Cons

"It needs to have better quality built in reports."
"We have faced some issues with NPrinting, so I feel there is some improvement needed such that it would allow the use of variables and calculative fields from Qlik."
"Qlik Sense did not improve our organization. Its use was forced by our parent company."
"The solution needs to make improvements to the licensing model. They need to make it more affordable at scale, and to make it more affordable for those companies at the low end of the market as well."
"Even though a huge set of learning material is available, anyone starting his/her journey on learning the software doesn't even know where to start it. The so-called Continous Classroom service is not cheap, but there are many free tutorials, they are not sorted or enlisted adequately though."
"There is room for improvement in the learning curve when getting started, but training resources have been growing."
"Technical support requires improvement. I would rate it around three out of ten. Basically, I think they lack in the support system."
"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."
"There needs to be better pricing options for on-premises clients Right now, they are focusing more on SaaS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Qlik Sense and its pricing model can follow any scalability."
"For personal use, the desktop version of Qlik Sense is absolutely free, and you can share visualizations with others and to a personal cloud space, though limited with storage space."
"You need to pay 5,000 Norwegian kroner per user. Microsoft Power BI is slightly more expensive than Qlik Sense."
"The license mechanism of Qlik is quite complicated and not exchangeable. Such as 2016, they charge licenses by token, 1500$ for a token / 1 user. 2018: they change to 2 kinds of licenses: professional 1500$ / user, analyzer 800$ / user. 2019: they support subscription with 70$ Monthly for professional, 40$ monthly for analyzers, but for those you’re using perpetual licenses, they don't support acquiring more subscription licenses. The maintenance fee yearly are also high, 20% of the perpetual license."
"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."
"The costs can initially become quite high. Make sure you have a clear understanding of who will truly use the product as opposed to someone that will simply receive the end report."
"I would rate Qlik's pricing four out of five."
"The new licensing model is much better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Insurance Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business34
Midsize Enterprise40
Large Enterprise88
 

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qlik Sense?
It is not about performance. It is just about how expensive it is to implement.
 

Also Known As

OpenText Magellan Analytics Suite, BIRT iHub Visualization Platform, OpenText Actuate Information Hub
QlikSense, Qlik Analytics Platform
 

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Sample Customers

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