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Alternatives to Qlik Sense
25 business intelligence tools sit alongside Qlik Sense in this directory. Below is what separates each from Qlik Sense on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 25
- With a free tier
- 8
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- Qlik Sense starts at
- Free, then $300/month
Why people look past Qlik Sense
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Qlik Sense entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Qlik Sense starts at $300/month. Across the 16 business intelligence tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $42/month.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Qlik Sense publishes 5 tiers, from Free up to $2750/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Qlik Sense pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Business analytics by Microsoft
- Starts $286 a user/month cheaper, at $14/user/month.
- 3 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
Fast analytics with the friendly UX
- Starts $210 a month cheaper, at $90/month.
- 4 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
AI-powered analytics for the modern enterprise
- No free tier, where Qlik Sense has one.
- Starts $12699 a year dearer, at $12999/year.
- 3 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
Infuse analytics everywhere
- No free tier, where Qlik Sense has one.
- Starts $9700 a year dearer, at $10000/year.
- 3 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
Enterprise analytics and mobility platform
- No free tier, where Qlik Sense has one.
- Starts $300 a month dearer, at $600/month.
- 2 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
AI notebooks combining SQL, Python and no-code for small data teams
- Starts $261 a month cheaper, at $39/month.
- 4 tiers to Qlik Sense's 5.
Every Qlik Sense alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qlik Sense (this page) | Free, then $300/month | - | 5 | |
| Power BIMicrosoft's enterprise BI tool with better pricing, integration, and simpler learning curve than Qlik | Free, then $14/user/month | - | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| MetabaseOpen-source BI platform with lower cost and easier setup than Qlik for self-service analytics | Free, then $90/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Qlik Sense |
| ThoughtSpotAI-powered business intelligence with search-driven analytics similar to Qlik's associative engine | $12999/year | - | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| SisenseEnterprise BI focused on embedded analytics with competitive pricing and faster implementation | $10000/year | - | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| MicroStrategyEnterprise BI platform with comparable features for large organizations and complex data modeling | $600/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Fabi | Free, then $39/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Zebra BI | Free, then $50/month | Per year by licensed user count | 5 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Cabin | Free, then $14/month | Per month by pageview volume | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Hex | Free, then $36/month | Seat-based subscription with credit system | 4 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Deepnote | Free, then $39/month | Subscription with free tier | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Cube | Free, then $40/developer/month | Per-developer seats with volume pricing | 4 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Luzmo | €995/month | Per month by monthly active user count | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| DashThis | $44/month | Per month by dashboard count | 4 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Jedox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Pigment | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Board International | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Phocas | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Snowplow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Anaplan | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Rill Data | $20/month | Per user per month plus metered compute | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Reportz | $9.9/month | Per month by dashboard count | 3 | vs Qlik Sense |
| NetBase Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Zenlytic | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Qlik Sense |
| Evidence | $2500/month | Flat team pricing with no per-user fees | 2 | vs Qlik Sense |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Qlik Sense badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (8)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Qlik Sense (11)
Entry price under Qlik Sense's $300/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Qlik Sense is most often brought in for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis, embedded analytics. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Qlik Sense is broadly right and the question is cost, the Qlik Sense pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Business Intelligence category lists everything the directory holds, and best business intelligence tools ranks them.
Qlik Sense runs on web (cloud), desktop (windows), mobile (ios/android). Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Qlik Sense alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Qlik Sense?
- 25 other business intelligence tools are listed in this directory, led by Power BI, Metabase, ThoughtSpot, Sisense. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Qlik Sense?
- 8 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Power BI, Metabase, Fabi, Zebra BI, Cabin.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Qlik Sense?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Qlik Sense's $300/month: Power BI at Free, then $14/user/month, Metabase at Free, then $90/month, Fabi at Free, then $39/month, Zebra BI at Free, then $50/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Qlik Sense?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Qlik Sense?
- Qlik Sense is most often brought in for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis, embedded analytics. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Qlik Sense?
- None of the business intelligence tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Qlik Sense alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Business Intelligence, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Qlik Sense against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Qlik Sense covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every business intelligence tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Business Intelligence category, 25 tools beside Qlik Sense. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.