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QlikView vs Yellowfin comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

QlikView
Ranking in Reporting
4th
Ranking in Embedded BI
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
162
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Yellowfin
Ranking in Reporting
28th
Ranking in Embedded BI
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (39th), Data Visualization (26th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of QlikView is 4.7%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yellowfin is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Reporting Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
QlikView4.7%
Yellowfin0.7%
Other94.6%
Reporting
 

Featured Reviews

Arjun Meda - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful for data visualization and business intelligence
Many of the features in Qlik Sense need to be available and reintroduced in QlikView. I believe many of the features have been added to QlikView after the layout containers were introduced. QlikView used to be a way more customizable tool than Qlik Sense is in the present time. 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. Hiding off the apps in the app overview tab based on the access was a really good feature that needs to be introduced back in the product since I see that, at the moment, there are multiple groups on the tool, owing to which multiple changes on the QMC part is required to handle the solution. Only the person with access to the dashboard in QlikView could have a link to the dashboard through QlikView's hub or access points. With Qlik Sense, one can see whatever is available in the stream. If a user wants to control everything in the product, then there is no need to make multiple changes in the QMC at the individual app level. The aforementioned area can be considered to improve Qlik Sense.
AC
It is a central source of up-to-date data and information, but needs more charting capabilities
Management information Reporting Statistics Data analysis It reduces sending copies of different report/spreadsheet versions over email, which makes it difficult to access the right report. It is also able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout.  All management…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The language support is very good."
"This solution has simplified getting to and understanding our data, no matter where it is housed."
"Data transforming with scripting, and the associative model that lets users browse data in an easy way, are the most valuable features."
"You can do a lot of things on the back end which are not possible in the other solutions on the market."
"The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to view the entire data available for analysis."
"It excels in supporting database connections and various database types."
"On the positive side, QlikView's scripting is a great asset as it functions as an ETL."
"It is a stable product."
"It is a central source of up-to-date data and information."
"It is able to create information dashboards for various users' throughout."
"It reduces time to reproduce reports, provides easy access to organisational data, and has the ability to generate a wide range of reports and analysis."
 

Cons

"The solution is quite costly."
"I really wish the application was easier to use in the development phase."
"The only thing I would improve about it is the fact that it refreshes all the time, and when it does that, it just deletes all the options you had, all the filters that you had selected, so you need to select them from the beginning."
"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's UI could be more user-friendly."
"Syntax editor needs some work, it's frustrating to have valid syntax being flagged as incorrect."
"The user interface and ease of use takes a bit of a learning curve to pick up."
"There could be a feature to analyze the sales and accounting data of the client."
"It needs more presentation/charting capabilities and integration with GIS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My firm got the product at a cheap price, but in general, I believe that the product is a bit costly."
"Its licensing costs are moderate, but it can get expensive due to the numerous add-ons available like those for printing."
"It is quite expensive, rating at around nine out of ten on a cost scale."
"QlikView pricing and licensing is on the high side for a small sized company, but it's competitive among its peers."
"I rate the product's pricing a three out of ten."
"The pricing is moderate, in the medium price range."
"I rate QlikView's pricing a five out of ten."
"The platform's pricing is considered quite expensive, particularly given the dollar-based pricing."
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Comparison Review

it_user79932 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Performing Arts
6%
Educational Organization
16%
Healthcare Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business73
Midsize Enterprise36
Large Enterprise75
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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.
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.
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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