QlikView vs SAP BusinessObjects GRC comparison

The compared Qlik and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Qlik is ranked #5 in RT , with an average rating of 8.1, and holds a 4.0% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #2 in CCM , with an average rating of 6.0, and holds a 15.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Qlik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of SAP users who would recommend it.

QlikView

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92% willing to recommend

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

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543 Views
266 Comparison Views

60% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between QlikView and SAP BusinessObjects GRC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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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

QlikView

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

162

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (5th), Embedded BI (4th)

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

4.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Continuous Controls Monitoring (2nd), GRC (15th)

Mindshare comparison

QlikView and SAP BusinessObjects GRC aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. QlikView is designed for Reporting and holds a mindshare of 4.0%, up 3.3% compared to last year.
SAP BusinessObjects GRC, on the other hand, focuses on Continuous Controls Monitoring, holds 15.5% mindshare, down 25.1% since last year.

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Q&A Highlights

Avigail Sugarman

Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

Jun 23, 2014

Which is a better for reporting, SAP BO or QlikView?

SAP - BO is all traditional and extracts data from a structured sources and after the fact, so it can at best help you to make decision after the fact. It is based on creating a Universe so their is quite an intensive build period before beginning to drive and insights. The Universe acts as a data map and the data continues to reside in the database. The issue with this is that if you ask for frequent updates this hits the databases and depending on the latency there may be a significant time lag to see your results. It is not good at agile data discovery and visualisation and as such could be seen as a traditional BI tool ie people know what data they have and what they want to see. But with most Data Visualization tools they can extract data from structured and unstructured data, and from social media and can easily get adhoc and better decision making Analytical reports and user friendly. It is very good for exploring things you dont know in the data. With the need and then analyze the insights you are looking for . QLIK - VIEW can serve you in more complicated information reports using Data Visualization tools like QlikView, Tableau, SpotFire, Pentaho

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Vishal_Goyal

Director Software Engineer at Clarivate

Provides ETL capability allowing the building of a complete data warehouse

I am working on Qlik Sense and previously worked on QlikView for data visualization and reporting purposes It provides a comprehensive data warehouse solution within Qlik Sense, eliminating dependency on external data sources and enhancing data visualization capabilities. QlikView is an…

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Osama Saleh

Deputy Finance Director at Abdul Latif Jameel

Provides a lot of useful information and helps in managing risks and controls

BusinessObjects is very dated. It is not that user-friendly. It should be made more user-friendly. In addition, if they could make predictive analytics an embedded part of it where people get to know what is there to offer, it would be great. They need to invest heavily in business planning and consolidation. They have a BPC tool, which is known for planning and consolidation, but its implementation consumes a lot of effort. It is not that easy to implement. It would be better if they come up with a solution that is more user-friendly and easy to integrate so that we can have multiple consolidations or versions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to view the entire data available for analysis."

"The in-memory feature gives us better insight. It's also easy to drill down into the information and select information."

"Once you open it up, you see everything that you can do."

"It enables us to configure various elements, such as dashboard settings, including factors like color schemes and other customization parameters."

"Its ability to build, very quickly, very complicated models."

"Scripting as per a customer's need, which is a pretty cool feature and not available in other tools."

"The initial setup is not very complex."

"The integration with Salesforce has helped us gain access to crucial sales data in real-time."

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"The tool helps create reports for projects, including the creation of any ad-hoc reports"

"The best features are the scalability and flexibility to implement applications on top of the BW."

"Initial setup was straightforward. It took maybe one week."

"We have enterprise clients for the product."

"The stability of SAP BusinessObjects GRC is acceptable."

"It is wonderful from the control perspective. The GRC tools help you in knowing what are the risk controls, how to mitigate risks, and how to ensure that there are no conflicts between the roles. From the user perspective, you get to know what are the permission risks and access risks. You get a lot of useful information."

Cons

"Sometimes, dealing with complex reports requires more effort, which could be really improved."

"It is really old. We are moving towards converting everything into a Power BI environment. We want to have a self-service type of BI environment where different levels of users in organizations can log onto a portal and retrieve the data they need or get the necessary insights for decision-making that's important for them or their business unit. They have built a new version of QlikView called QlikSense, which probably competes with newer BI tools, such as Power BI, but they are far behind. That's why we are moving towards a newer tool that's easier to use and has more visualizations to represent the data."

"They could improve the speed."

"Improvements are required in the hide and unhide functionality that falls under the layout container feature that has been used in my company in recent times."

"There could be a feature to analyze the sales and accounting data of the client."

"The product's visual capabilities could be improved. The graphs and visualizations are not as aesthetic or easy to create."

"More/newer visualisation components need to be added."

"Installation and deployment could be made easier and quicker."

More QlikView cons

"I think the old system is better than the new one. From an improvement perspective, the tool needs to ensure that the new technologies it offers are better than the old ones."

"We cannot actively log in to the system. It should also improve support."

"I am working on features that are not functioning as expected, which creates significant difficulties in management."

"Technical support could be better and faster."

"An additional feature I would like to see is the option to add wait time and integrate sources in wait time."

"BusinessObjects is very dated. It is not that user-friendly. It should be made more user-friendly. In addition, if they could make predictive analytics an embedded part of it where people get to know what is there to offer, it would be great."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform's pricing is considered quite expensive, particularly given the dollar-based pricing."

"It is quite expensive, rating at around nine out of ten on a cost scale."

"Its licensing costs are moderate, but it can get expensive due to the numerous add-ons available like those for printing."

"It is expensive for small companies."

"I rate QlikView's pricing a five out of ten."

"It is not very expensive. I think it it is on par with other similar products on the market."

"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."

"Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."

More QlikView pricing and cost advice

"SAP BusinessObjects GRC is expensive."

"There is a yearly licensing cost. I would rate their pricing 4 out of 5."

"The license is costly."

"The product's licensing costs involve a one-time purchase. The tool also allows others to make annual payments towards the licensing charges of the product."

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Comparison Review

it_user79932

Senior Manager - BI Head at NVidia

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…

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Answers from the Community

Avigail Sugarman

Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)

Jun 23, 2014

Which is a better for reporting, SAP BO or QlikView?

2 out of 14 answers

it_user93438

Consultant at a manufacturing company

Jun 17, 2014

SAP BO is a very robust tool for BI but is very structured and is difficult from a self-service perspective for users to design and run their own queries. QlikView scores over SAP BO on ease of use. It is also robust and can exchange data with SAP or with virtually any ERP. If self service by users is important for the organization, then QlikView is the better choice to make. However, if users are satisfied with structured reports as per their defined format, then SAP BO is equally good, if not better. SAP BO often tends to slow down the system and hence reporting can be a time consuming task. Check this for the use intended by the organization and see if the time can be optimized. QlikView is usually faster for comparable reports. Best regards, Saumil

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it_user115764

Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Jun 17, 2014

Hi Russell, Sorry, can't help here as I don't gave QlikView expertise. only Business Objects! Regardz

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

University

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about QlikView?

If you correctly use the product for your use cases, it provides value for money.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QlikView?

The license cost per user or per year for QlikView is about 500 Euros annually, and since we are South African-based, that needs to be multiplied.

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What needs improvement with QlikView?

In QlikView, I believe the improvement that should be made is to bring the costs down, as you'll have to be competitive with Power BI, aiming for at least a 30% reduction to stop the hemorrhaging t...

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What do you like most about SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

The tool helps create reports for projects, including the creation of any ad-hoc reports

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What needs improvement with SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

I have encountered problems with certain functionalities of SAP BusinessObjects GRC, and the client is not very satisfied. While this is an SAP native solution that clients want to use, it is not a...

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What is your primary use case for SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

I am a consultant for an external company implementing SAP BusinessObjects GRC.

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Overview

QlikView is a Business Intelligence tool that allows you to keep tabs on all of your business-related information in a clean, clear, and easy to access database that is intuitive to build and simple to navigate. It is ideal for business owners who wish to improve overall output by creating the most productive system possible.

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SAP GRC helps you automatically detect, remediate, and prevent access risk violations - no matter the industry or business size. Get real-time visibility into your current risk position, and confidently reduce unauthorized access, fraud, and the cost of compliance.

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Sample Customers

Canon, Gatorade, Amcor, Panasonic, Fila, Cambridge University Hospitals, Global Retail Bank, North Yorkshire Police department, Lanoo Group Publishers, and AonGroep Nederland.

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