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QlikView vs SAP BusinessObjects GRC comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
7.3
Number of Reviews
163
Ranking in other categories
Reporting (8th), Embedded BI (5th)
SAP BusinessObjects GRC
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
4.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Continuous Controls Monitoring (2nd), GRC (13th)
 

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 3.4% compared to last year.
SAP BusinessObjects GRC, on the other hand, focuses on Continuous Controls Monitoring, holds 12.4% mindshare, down 16.7% since last year.
Reporting Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
QlikView4.0%
Tableau Enterprise14.5%
Microsoft Power BI14.1%
Other67.4%
Reporting
Continuous Controls Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP BusinessObjects GRC12.4%
ACL Analytics17.6%
CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor10.1%
Other59.9%
Continuous Controls Monitoring
 

Q&A Highlights

AS
Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jun 23, 2014
 

Featured Reviews

SG
Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Daily invoice analytics has become streamlined and complex data modeling is now simplified
We are not using analytics features and possibly predictive analytics and forecasting features in QlikView, although they are available. QlikView is very flexible, but we are currently using only tabular presentation of data because that is what we need. Presenting a large volume of data in QlikView with graphics can be overwhelming for the majority of people who want to see a lot of information in one picture. It would be beneficial to have AI or ML features in QlikView. However, I think they will decommission QlikView, and AI features are already available in Qlik Sense, so you would need to migrate to that platform.
Vishal Guthula - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Advanced Analytics Analyst at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Experienced security and easy understanding with advanced customization enhances efficiency
Regarding automation, they could enhance features for checking real-time data when someone attempts to access data without proper permissions. Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only discover issues after something goes wrong. Having prevention alerts immediately when someone triggers unauthorized actions would allow us to address these situations proactively.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very simple to use."
"QlikView’s associative model is a fantastic design that enabled the Green/White/Grey feature, which greatly helped us highlight the relationship between different kinds of data."
"We have cut Fire Department 911 response time 8-30 seconds, improved the timeliness, accuracy, and consistency of reporting, and increased compliance of firefighter training and certification, ensuring that firefighters are properly trained and improving our performance on training and certification audits from our regulatory agency."
"None – During a stress test it was able to load 38 million records without any problems on simple dual core PC with ONLY 1 GB OF RAM (absolutely amazing. I would not have believed it to be possible but I did the test myself)."
"This is a tool with a lot of functionality to provide any kind of reporting to customers, it has a range of solutions."
"Our clients have definitely got benefits with the use of QlikView with accessibility of their business metrics in an interactive form on their smartphones."
"This is a very cool application with endless options for creativity and visuals."
"The associative/relationship engine and fast performance are the most valuable features of the product for me."
"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."
"The tool helps create reports for projects, including the creation of any ad-hoc reports"
"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."
"Initial setup was straightforward. It took maybe one week."
"We have enterprise clients for the product."
"It improved the organization's reporting culture, giving us insights into health, management, and operational results."
"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."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more visualisation objects features."
"Enhancing user-friendliness would be highly beneficial."
"Sometimes when developing QV applications, I encounter almost unexplainable errors that causes QV to crash."
"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."
"The product lacks PDF exporting, mapping – which costs extra - and reporting features."
"I would like to see improvements to scheduled reporting and the capability to email the user."
"Scalability really depends on the size of your data and QlikView server architecture. For the biggest data sets, it could become an issue at some point."
"Sometimes the filters are disappearing, and I'm not sure why this is happening."
"We cannot actively log in to the system. It should also improve support."
"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."
"BusinessObjects is very dated. It is not that user-friendly."
"Technical support could be better and faster."
"Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only discover issues after something goes wrong."
"Technical support could be better and faster."
"I am working on features that are not functioning as expected, which creates significant difficulties in management."
"The learning curve is high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is a bit too high and I think licenses should be unlimited."
"It's reasonably priced and falls on the more affordable side."
"QlikView is more expensive than one of its competitors."
"I rate QlikView's pricing a five out of ten."
"My firm got the product at a cheap price, but in general, I believe that the product is a bit costly."
"The platform's pricing is considered quite expensive, particularly given the dollar-based pricing."
"The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."
"Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."
"SAP BusinessObjects GRC is expensive."
"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."
"There is a yearly licensing cost. I would rate their pricing 4 out of 5."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees
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…
 

Answers from the Community

AS
Community Manager at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jun 23, 2014
Jun 23, 2014
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 ...
2 out of 14 answers
it_user93438 - PeerSpot reviewer
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
it_user115764 - PeerSpot reviewer
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
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise76
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for QlikView?
I would rate the pricing for QlikView as not cheap, but it is reasonable.
What needs improvement with QlikView?
We are not using analytics features and possibly predictive analytics and forecasting features in QlikView, although they are available. QlikView is very flexible, but we are currently using only t...
What is your primary use case for QlikView?
The primary use case involves analyzing data on a daily invoice level with QlikView. Building metrics using simple language, similar to what you have in Excel, is what I have found most valuable in...
What needs improvement with SAP BusinessObjects GRC?
Regarding automation, they could enhance features for checking real-time data when someone attempts to access data without proper permissions. Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only...
What is your primary use case for SAP BusinessObjects GRC?
I work with SAP, and currently I am working with other domains such as Power BI, Microsoft, and in the AI sector. When working with Microsoft, I utilize solutions such as Intune, Configuration Mana...
What advice do you have for others considering SAP BusinessObjects GRC?
The overall rating for SAP BusinessObjects GRC is 8.5 out of 10. I would rate GRC solutions at eight. Nothing is perfect; if someone attempts to hack, they can create issues. The method and process...
 

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BusinessObjects GRC
 

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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.
INEOS Melamines GmbH, Banco Galicia
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