QlikView vs SAP Crystal Reports comparison

Qlik and SAP are both solutions in the Reporting category. Qlik is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3. Qlik holds a 4.1% mindshare in RT, compared to SAP’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Qlik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of SAP users who would recommend it.

QlikView

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2,026 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

SAP Crystal Reports

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1,754 Views
1,421 Comparison Views

96% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

QlikView and SAP Crystal Reports are prominent tools in the business intelligence and reporting software category. While QlikView stands out with its robust data exploration capabilities, SAP Crystal Reports excels in providing detailed reporting features.

Features: QlikView leverages Associative Query Logic (AQL) for fast and flexible data integration, enabling in-memory processing and rapid data analysis. Its intuitive interface supports dynamic dashboard creation and data discovery. SAP Crystal Reports offers advanced static reporting capabilities with precise data visualization, known for its pixel-perfect output and comprehensive formatting options.

Room for Improvement: QlikView faces scalability challenges due to RAM constraints and requires technical expertise for optimal use. Users demand more intuitive functionalities and improved security features. SAP Crystal Reports could benefit from better graphical visualization tools, simpler report modification processes, and enhanced integration with certain databases. Both tools seek to improve user-friendliness for non-technical users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both QlikView and SAP Crystal Reports are primarily on-premises solutions, although QlikView also offers public cloud deployment. QlikView is praised for its strong community support, whereas SAP Crystal Reports offers excellent customer service often managed by third-party vendors.

Pricing and ROI: QlikView is generally more expensive, particularly for large enterprises, due to additional module costs and maintenance. However, it offers significant ROI through efficient use of its advanced BI features. SAP Crystal Reports is viewed as affordable, benefiting from discount programs despite its high licensing fees, yielding reliable returns when strategically integrated.

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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:

ROI

Sentiment score

6.4

QlikView ROI appears through time savings, decision-making improvements, and efficient deployment, despite licensing complexity impacting perception.

Sentiment score

5.7

SAP Crystal Reports greatly enhances ERP reporting and efficiency, offering ROI over 1000%, despite costly user training.

The biggest return on investment is the time saving for the customer.

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.1

QlikView's customer support is highly rated, with quick responses, a helpful community, and generally strong availability despite geographic factors.

Sentiment score

5.7

SAP Crystal Reports customer support is inconsistent, with mixed reviews, leading users to favor online resources and self-help solutions.

I would rate the customer support a solid 10.

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

I am totally satisfied with technical support from Qlik.

Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

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I have not encountered any problems requiring assistance.

Salman Mukhtar Baig

SAP Technical Manager at VS Furniture Middle East

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.0

QlikView scales well with efficient resource management, but superior scalability features are found in Qlik Sense, requiring robust infrastructure.

Sentiment score

7.6

SAP Crystal Reports supports scalability and is suitable for medium to large enterprises, with room for scalability improvements.

If you want better performance with a larger volume of data, you can simply add an additional server.

Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Users rate QlikView's stability highly, with issues mainly due to infrastructure or large data, resolved with hardware tweaks.

Sentiment score

7.1

SAP Crystal Reports is stable on Windows, with Unix challenges and improved performance on specialized servers post-2011.

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Room For Improvement

QlikView needs a more intuitive interface, better scalability, integration, predictive analytics, and cost-effective licensing for improved user experience.

SAP Crystal Reports needs better visualization, modern tech integration, improved analytics, compatibility, and enhanced documentation and support.

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

AI features are already available in Qlik Sense, so you would need to migrate to that platform.

Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

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If it is closed due to any problem, it should be able to recover where I left off, similar to Excel, which should be a feature for SAP Crystal Reports.

Salman Mukhtar Baig

SAP Technical Manager at VS Furniture Middle East

It would be beneficial to have easier integration with Azure, Microsoft Power Platform, and similar cloud technologies.

Chamodr I'M

I'm at DTS Group

Enabling better practices and testing to enhance data accuracy and efficiency for company sectors.

MUHAMMAD_IMRAN

Inhouse SAP Business One Sr. Consultant at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

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Setup Cost

QlikView pricing is variable and can be costly, but strategic planning can maximize ROI for organizations.

SAP Crystal Reports pricing perceptions vary; some find it costly, but discounts and volume deals can reduce expenses.

The license cost per user or per year for QlikView is about 500 Euros annually.

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

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

Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Valuable Features

QlikView offers powerful data analysis with dynamic dashboards, intuitive interface, and rapid visualization for enhanced business performance and insights.

SAP Crystal Reports provides flexible data connectivity, custom design, and efficient reporting, enhancing decision-making and client communication.

Data integration capabilities are quite good; you can integrate any information stored anywhere in different systems with QlikView.

Srdjan Grbic

Financial Controller with task of Business Intelligence Implementation at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The best features in QlikView are rapid development, the fact that I can do what I want in QlikView, and full control along with ease of use.

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

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SAP Crystal Reports has had a very positive impact and benefits. It's a powerful tool to design any kind of report if you have knowledge of the database, and it can attach to both HANA and SQL databases.

Salman Mukhtar Baig

SAP Technical Manager at VS Furniture Middle East

The efficiency gained by our organization from SAP Crystal Reports is measurable through multiple export formats such as PDF and Excel.

MUHAMMAD_IMRAN

Inhouse SAP Business One Sr. Consultant at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

The best features SAP Crystal Reports offers are powerful data connectivity, customized report design, interactive and visual reports, import, export, sharing options, and automation and scheduling.

Chamodr I'M

I'm at DTS Group

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Categories and Ranking

QlikView

Ranking in Reporting

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

163

Ranking in other categories

Embedded BI (5th)

SAP Crystal Reports

Ranking in Reporting

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of QlikView is 4.1%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Crystal Reports is 2.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Reporting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Crystal Reports	2.5%
QlikView	4.1%
Other	93.4%

Reporting

Featured Reviews

Morne Ayres

Managing Director at Hurricnae

Rapid development and flexibility transform commercial decision-making processes

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 to Power BI, considering that you're losing a lot of customers to Power BI. Reducing costs is the main improvement needed, as this is the biggest burden currently faced in the South African market, with Microsoft converting QlikView customers due to the perceived cost reduction. I am aware of several big corporations, such as Sanofi and Aspen Pharmacare, which have left QlikView due to cost issues.

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Salman Mukhtar Baig

SAP Technical Manager at VS Furniture Middle East

Unlock data insights with seamless integration and robust reporting features

I assess the impact of SAP Crystal Reports' dynamic parameters on the customization and flexibility of my reports as very good. Sometimes it creates a problem when it suddenly closes during work due to improper shutdowns, but most of the time it's beneficial since I can fetch the data in one report very efficiently, which is great for the company. The sub reports in SAP Crystal Reports help me enhance the depth and detail of my reports by allowing me to use multiple sets of records, especially when I have very large requirements, such as company dashboards that show what sales, purchases, productions, and HR are doing. Using sub reports as the main report is very beneficial because I can pull multiple department data into the main report. Over the years, SAP Crystal Reports has had a very positive impact and benefits. It's a powerful tool to design any kind of report if you have knowledge of the database, and it can attach to both HANA and SQL databases. I can also connect this data with Excel, which makes it a very powerful tool for me.

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Senior Manager - BI Head with 5,001-10,000 employees

Feb 4, 2015

Comparison of SAP BO, Tableau, QlikView, Cognos, Microsoft, OBIEE and Pentaho

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Government

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	18
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	22

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?

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...

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What needs improvement with SAP Crystal Reports?

SAP Crystal Reports could be improved with more modern user-friendly interfaces and better integration with cloud platforms and AI tools. It would be beneficial to have easier integration with Azur...

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What is your primary use case for SAP Crystal Reports?

I have been using SAP Crystal Reports for six months. I am using SAP Crystal Reports to develop data-driven reports and use customer data printing. When I use SAP Crystal Reports for customer data ...

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What do you like most about SAP Crystal Reports?

We use SAP Crystal Reports for operational reporting.

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

City of Buenos Aires, ASR Group, Citrix, EarlySense, Usha International Limited, Automotive Resources International (ARI), LivePerson, Coelba (Grupo Neoenergia), RZD Russian Railways, National Basketball Association - NBA, TALLY WEiJL, El Machetazo, Young Heroes, Mozzart, Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) , Surgutneftegas Open Joint Stock Company, The VELUX Group, AOK Bundesverband, AL-KO KOBER GROUP

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