QlikView vs SolarWinds AppOptics comparison

The compared Qlik and SolarWinds solutions aren't in the same category. Qlik is ranked #7 in RT , with an average rating of 8.4, and holds a 4.0% mindshare in the category. SolarWinds is ranked #56 in APM , and holds a 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Qlik users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

QlikView

Read 163 QlikView reviews

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2,270 Comparison Views

92% willing to recommend

SolarWinds AppOptics

Read 9 SolarWinds AppOptics reviews

1,675 Views
1,039 Comparison Views

80% willing to recommend

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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 (4th)

SolarWinds AppOptics

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability (56th), IT Infrastructure Monitoring (60th), Cloud Monitoring Software (46th)

Mindshare comparison

QlikView and SolarWinds AppOptics 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.
SolarWinds AppOptics, on the other hand, focuses on Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability, holds 0.7% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.

Reporting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
QlikView	4.0%
Microsoft Power BI	17.3%
Tableau Enterprise	15.6%
Other	63.1%

Reporting

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds AppOptics	0.7%
Dynatrace	6.3%
Datadog	5.3%
Other	87.7%

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability

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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John Yuko

Assistant Manager ICT - Projects at I&M Bank Ltd

Unique features allow consolidating and combing metrics into a single dashboard, but don't monitor mobile solutions

I would like to see more granular information provided on Unix applications. Also, the integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward in terms having an agent to retrieve your credentials rather than having to enter or save them for SSH on SolarWinds. From the outset, we had to set some commands to log into the search console, and they are saved on the solution, which presents a challenge in terms of exposure. The solution is unable to monitor APK solutions completely because we'd then be forced to break down the APK and provide the APIs or go through the source code. They don't have a module that can analyze an application that is maybe under-used.

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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

"It's incredibly fast and can handle large volumes of data without slowing down our operations."

"QlikView is a scalable solution that multiple users can easily use."

"This solution has simplified getting to and understanding our data, no matter where it is housed."

"It has user-friendly data visualization features, supporting our decision-making process with its business intelligence capabilities"

"We can scale it if we need to."

"We use QlikView for its cost-effectiveness and ease of integration with databases."

"A well designed app brings freedom of inquiry to meetings, allowing me to answer questions in real time and this has transformed progress and outputs of our monthly group meeting."

"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."

More QlikView pros

"Technical support is always live and they're supportive."

"Some of the most valuable features of SolarWinds are the topology discovery and network performance analysis."

"The product has a great dashboard."

"I have found the most valuable feature is application performance management."

"The sum solution, NTA, and DPA."

"The reporting of the solution is very good."

Cons

"If a user wanted to see something not included in the application the new object had to be created by a power user or developer because Qlik view's scripting has somewhat of a learning curve."

"QlikView lacks self-service capabilities, which means users depend on the IT team to make changes."

"The user interface and ease of use takes a bit of a learning curve to pick up."

"Improvement in collaboration, between that and publishing of reports and publishing of models."

"Enhancing user-friendliness would be highly beneficial."

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

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

More QlikView cons

"The integration with Unix services should be a bit more straightforward."

"In terms of the technology, I think they need to put some more advanced troubleshooting into SolarWinds, in terms of AI capabilities. That's the next generation, especially in the cases of APIs which have already adopted AI capabilities into their products."

"AppOptics would benefit from having a much more centralized view."

"The solution should be more user-friendly."

"I would like to see more integration with other tools that are available on the market."

"The implementation needs improvement. It needs to get modernized with the newer cloud scenario in both public and private deployment models."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"QlikView is more expensive than one of its competitors."

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

"The pricing is moderate, in the medium price range."

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

"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."

"QlikView is a reasonably priced solution."

"Qlik is fairly high in terms of pricing."

More QlikView pricing and cost advice

"Since it's a negotiable rate, I would rate the pricing as a five out of five."

"Mostly, it's a perpetual license. We don't have any customers using the subscription right now—it's mostly a perpetual license that the customers purchase. The licensing is based on the number of elements, whereas other solutions are node-based."

"I believe the current licensing cost is reasonable."

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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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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Marketing Services Firm

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

14%

Government

Manufacturing Company

University

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	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

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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Also Known As

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AppOptics, SolarWinds TraceView, Librato

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

AppOptics is a SaaS-based simple, powerful and affordable Infrastructure & Application monitoring for custom on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems.

Your business runs on applications, and when they go down or run slowly, it can impact the business in lost productivity, customers, or revenue. To add to the complexity, your IT environment is changing, and workloads can be spread across data centers, and cloud resources. You need to monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure, regardless of where they are, so you can identify potential issues early and address them before they impact users

SolarWinds

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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