The Battle of the BI Giants: Power BI vs Qlik Sense

Power BI & Qlik Sense are both business intelligence (BI) tools that allow you to visualize and analyze data, create reports and dashboards, and share insights with others.

Both tools are popular choices for businesses looking to gain insights from their data and make data-driven decisions.

QlikSense is a business intelligence platform that uses a unique associative data model and data visualization engine. It allows users to explore and analyze data in a natural, intuitive way, and supports a wide range of data sources. QlikSense is known for its ability to uncover hidden insights and relationships in data.

Here are some key differences between Power BI and Qlik Sense:

• Pricing: Power BI offers both a free and a paid version. The free version includes basic features such as data visualization and dashboarding, while the paid version (Power BI Pro) includes additional features such as data modeling and sharing.
  Qlik Sense is a paid product, with different pricing plans available depending on the features and capabilities you need.
• Data connectivity: Power BI has a wide range of built-in connectors that allow you to easily connect to data sources such as Excel, SQL Server, and Salesforce. Qlik Sense also has a range of built-in connectors, but it also allows you to build custom connectors using its developer tools.
• Visualization and dashboard capabilities: Both Power BI and Qlik Sense offer a range of visualization types and dashboard customization options. Power BI has a large library of pre-built visuals which you can use in your reports, and offers a range of customization options for creating custom visuals.
  Qlik Sense also has a range of visualization types and customization options, and includes a feature called “Qlik Sense Design System” that allows you to create custom themes and styles for your dashboards.
• Collaboration and sharing: Both Power BI and Qlik Sense allow you to share reports and dashboards with others, but the options for collaboration and sharing differ somewhat between the two tools.
  Power BI allows you to share reports and dashboards with specific individuals or groups, and offers features such as commenting and co-authoring.
  Qlik Sense offers similar sharing options, but also includes features such as data governance and data lineage tracking to help manage data access and security.

Ultimately, the choice between Power BI and Qlik Sense will depend on your specific needs and requirements. Both tools are capable of helping you visualize and analyze data, but they differ in terms of pricing, data connectivity options, visualization and dashboard capabilities, and collaboration and sharing features.