Qlik Sense

What Qlik Sense is

Qlik Sense is an analytics product that Qlik positions as the foundation for Qlik Cloud Analytics. The cloud service provides interactive dashboards and visualizations for exploring data, with automated insights, forecasting and trend detection. Qlik Answers lets users ask questions about their data and uncover connections. Teams can automate reports, share them, and connect third-party apps; Qlik says its Connector Factory offers access to hundreds of applications and data sources.

Listed capabilities include hourly refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, embedded analytics and natural-language queries. The product uses hybrid deployment, with custom plans available for organizations hosting on their own IT infrastructure. Qlik Cloud Analytics region options span North America, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Singapore. Platforms include web, Android, iOS, API, extensions, self-hosted environments and Windows. Qlik Sense Desktop is available for Windows 10 and 11; listed minimum requirements are 4 GB of memory and 5 GB of installation space.

Pricing is capacity-based. Starter costs $300 a month, billed annually, for 10 users and 10 GB of analysis data. Standard is $825 a month, billed annually, for 25 GB of analysis data; Premium is $2,750 a month, billed annually, for 50 GB. A 30-day full-version trial requires no credit card and allows users to bring their own data.

Who it suits

Qlik Sense suits teams that need interactive data exploration, scheduled reporting, and capabilities such as natural-language queries and row-level security. Its capacity-based plans, multiple deployment options, and regional choices may also suit organizations with defined data or hosting requirements.

Limits

Starter covers 10 users, 10 GB of data for analysis, and a 5 GB maximum app size. Standard covers 25 GB of analysis data. Premium covers 50 GB of analysis data and a 10 GB maximum app size; Enterprise lists 250 GB of analysis data, a 15 GB standard app size, and larger apps up to 40 GB.

Getting started

1. Visit the Qlik Sense product website.
2. Choose a plan or start the 30-day full-version trial.
3. Bring your own data into the trial if desired.
4. Use Qlik Sense on web or a listed platform; Qlik Sense Desktop is available for Windows 10 and 11.
5. For a custom plan hosted on your own IT infrastructure, contact Qlik.

Verdict

Choose Qlik Sense if your team needs data exploration alongside reporting, forecasting, and natural-language queries, and its capacity-based plans fit your use. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or a published Enterprise price.