QlikView vs SAP BusinessObjects GRC comparison

The compared Qlik and SAP solutions aren't in the same category. Qlik is ranked #7 in RT , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 3.7% mindshare in the category. SAP is ranked #2 in CCM , with an average rating of 7.0, and holds a 12.2% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Qlik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of SAP users who would recommend it.

QlikView

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92% willing to recommend

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

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907 Views
308 Comparison Views

66% 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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Categories and Ranking

QlikView

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

163

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (7th), Embedded BI (3rd)

SAP BusinessObjects GRC

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

4.2

Number of Reviews

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 3.7%, up 3.2% compared to last year.
SAP BusinessObjects GRC, on the other hand, focuses on Continuous Controls Monitoring, holds 12.2% mindshare, down 17.5% since last year.

Reporting Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
QlikView	3.7%
Microsoft Power BI	17.4%
Tableau Enterprise	16.5%
Other	62.400000000000006%

Reporting

Continuous Controls Monitoring Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
SAP BusinessObjects GRC	12.2%
ACL Analytics	20.4%
CaseWare IDEA SymSure Monitor	11.4%
Other	56.00000000000001%

Continuous Controls Monitoring

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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Srdjan Grbic

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.

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Vishal Guthula

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.

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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

"E-T-L, The Extract, Transform, and Loading capabilities of QlikView make it a highly sophisticated self-service business intelligence tool for developers and analysts."

"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."

"On the positive side, QlikView's scripting is a great asset as it functions as an ETL."

"The scalability is there."

"The in-memory architecture and ETL function are the most valuable features of this product to us."

"Annual Information from public sector following transparency laws are now publicized in an automated way, whereas previously this task involved a lot of scripting development and data warehouse routines such as ETL, and now all this is done using QlikView and raw data."

"Ease of use, visualization, intuitive, the Qlik method of ETL, Qlik Sense."

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

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

"The stability of SAP BusinessObjects GRC is acceptable."

"The customization options in the dashboards inside SAP BusinessObjects GRC are highly valuable, and the real-time monitoring feature performs effectively, allowing teams to maintain data security by restricting domain visibility."

"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."

"We have enterprise clients for the product."

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

Cons

"Robust Version Control integration, limited in current versions Automated deployment between DEV/UAT/PROD environments, currently these are manual file-based operations More descriptive system metrics and lower-level diagnostic and performance metrics at the application level"

"The look and feel of the charts and graphs can greatly be improved."

"There is a challenge on the frontend when it comes to browsing data through QlikView, as it isn't entirely compatible with other platforms we use."

"There is no automation or drag and drop functionality."

"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."

"While it used to be extremely easy to work with for me, at least the basics, some other folks used to have a bit more trouble using it."

"They could provide a user-friendly analysis process rather than specialized IT resource code."

"There are two reasons for my rating. First, the interactivity options are limited and, second, modelling options are not available."

More QlikView cons

"Currently, we do not receive immediate alerts; we only discover issues after something goes wrong."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

"Technical support could be better and faster."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"It has an annual license. It is expensive as compared to other competitive tools that do more for less. In South African rands, we pay about 100,000 to 200,000 a year."

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

"It's reasonably priced and falls on the more affordable side."

"QlikView is a reasonably priced solution."

"The pricing is too high compared to the other solutions on the market."

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

"The setup costs for QlikView are fair as are the yearly maintenance fees. The licensing becomes a bit more expensive and requires some planning for onboarding."

More QlikView pricing and cost advice

"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."

"SAP BusinessObjects GRC is expensive."

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

"The license is costly."

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Comparison Review

it_user79932

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…

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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

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

14%

Government

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	73
Midsize Enterprise	36
Large Enterprise	76

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Large Enterprise	6

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?

I would rate the pricing for QlikView as not cheap, but it is reasonable.

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What needs improvement with QlikView?

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What needs improvement with SAP BusinessObjects GRC?

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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...

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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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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.

Qlik

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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