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Qlik Analytics Platform vs Splunk Cloud Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Qlik Analytics Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
22nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Splunk Cloud Platform
Ranking in Data Visualization
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
IT Alerting and Incident Management (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Visualization category, the mindshare of Qlik Analytics Platform is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Cloud Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Carlos-Mejia - PeerSpot reviewer
An easy-to-deploy solution with a variety of use cases and excellent reporting features
The initial setup is quite simple. The setup and integration with the customers can be done fast. The deployment method depends on the industry. It can be deployed on-premises and on the cloud. Banking customers request to have the product deployed on-premise. We have around 50% of the product on-premise and 50% on the cloud.
Ian Gatundu - PeerSpot reviewer
It improves our visibility and decision-making while helping us meet compliance standards
The Cloud Platform interface is cleaner than Splunk Enterprise's monitoring console. You can easily understand what's happening with your indexes. It's more refined than Splunk Enterprise's console, but they have the same feel and function. It's easy to monitor multiple cloud environments because you can create custom dashboards for any use case you may have. It offers good visibility because it integrates with the ITSI app, providing a clear overview of your environment. Integrating Splunk with other components on the cloud and network resources is effortless because it can collect data from various sources, including stored data from long-term storage. Splunk's reporting offers a good visualization of your data. You can visualize the statistics based on your searches. It produces some helpful graphs that enable you to easily compare what's happening in your search. It's very comprehensive.

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 great platform for third party extensions, has an open API, and there are no black boxes."
"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."
"Reporting is a valuable feature of the solution."
"The most valuable feature of Splunk Cloud Platform is its flexibility and readiness because it's already prebuilt, and everything is click-to-go."
"In an enterprise, you need a universal or heavy forwarder. If you don't have that, you need an HSE token or API request call and all the different components. In Splunk Cloud, you just have one instance to search all the data in your index. You don't need to manage it because Splunk handles that."
"The most valuable feature for me is the flexibility of being able to send the log to the https endpoint."
"The most valuable features are reliability and logging. It's in the cloud so it has more stability and easy maintenance."
"We only buy the services we need. We don't have to pay for other things we don't."
"We haven't had any limitations or problems connecting to our network devices."
"In my organization, Splunk Cloud Platform has improved the issue revolving around transactions."
"Not having to maintain any infrastructure is valuable. That frees up a lot of time as well."
 

Cons

"One area where Qlik Analytics Platform could be improved is in providing better support for batch processing and traditional ETL workflows."
"More freedom for custom visuals and dashboard creation would be an improvement."
"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])."
"I want to have the ability to process the ingestion before it is sent to the back end and Splunk just announced that the feature is coming, so now it just needs to be released."
"Some of the implementation is challenging. They're not very proxy-aware."
"I have not come across anything that I would consider missing as such. If anything, sometimes we have dashboards that would not go into the dark mode. It is a minor issue, but it is the only thing that I wish was there. The dark mode would definitely help."
"The on-premises version of Splunk includes all the integrations, while the Cloud platform lacks certain integrations and is limited in terms of the number of supported apps."
"The return on investment with Splunk Cloud Platform has been poor. There is a significant possibility we will be replacing it in the next quarter or two."
"Its stability and performance can be better. Very rarely does a day go by when we do not see an error in the console, such as a health check error. Because it is cloud-hosted, we do not have access to the backend to figure it out ourselves. We are reliant on their support to figure it out, and a couple of days later, the error comes back or it is a different error. It is a never-ending cycle of support tickets. Their support is also not great."
"The support from the Splunk team is generally good, but sometimes, there's a lack of coordination between our account reps and the hands-on technical people. This misalignment can lead to issues with getting what we need done and what is happening."
"Some of the Victoria Experience that was rolled out is not yet fully everywhere. The AI assistant is going to be good, but we are on GCP, so I am worried about how fast it is going to get rolled out and if it is going to be nine months late for the GCP customers or not."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is the most expensive tool."
"We were involved in the renewal process, and our organization does reviews of all our partnerships that we have every two to three years to ensure they are meeting our needs, there isn't a better solution out there, and we won't save money by going somewhere else."
"The pricing was negotiated through Trustwave and for our first contract in three years, we got a good deal."
"The cost of the Splunk Cloud Platform is high, and in addition to the standard licensing fee, we also have a premium support fee."
"Currently, we have the ingest-based license. They are offering SVC-based licenses as well, but I am not a fan of SVC-based licensing. At the end of the day, I want to predict my budget and how much I am going to pay to the vendor so that I can plan my yearly budget."
"It was a good model."
"My company has a license for Splunk Cloud Platform. My company also has a license for Splunk Enterprise."
"Splunk Cloud Platform is more expensive than some of its competitors, but it offers a wider range of features."
"The cost of using Splunk Cloud Platform is high, but the value it provides is worth the investment."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
30%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Retailer
5%
Pharma/Biotech Company
5%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Qlik Analytics Platform?
The most valuable feature of Qlik Analytics Platform is its Change Data Capture capability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Qlik Analytics Platform?
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 complet...
What needs improvement with Qlik Analytics Platform?
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...
What do you like most about Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk has sped up our response and reduced the time we spend manually monitoring any logs for ticketing tools or servers. It saves us around two hours daily.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk Cloud is considered too expensive, with its two product offerings both being costly. I would rate the cost an eight out of ten, with ten being the most costly.
What needs improvement with Splunk Cloud Platform?
Splunk Cloud Platform needs improvement in its security offerings, specifically in cybersecurity. It has not kept pace with competitors over recent years, and integration with the Cisco ecosystem a...
 

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