Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Qlik Sense

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At a Glance
Star Rating
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Information
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing available
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
$30 USD/user/month. Billed Annually.

Microsoft Power BI Embedded vs Qlik Sense

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qlik Sense easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Microsoft Power BI Embedded.

  • Reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI Embedded meets the needs of their business better than Qlik Sense.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Power BI Embedded is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Power BI Embedded over Qlik Sense.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing available
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense® Business
$30
USD/user/month. Billed Annually.
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Free Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information available
Qlik Sense
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.5
592
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.4
601
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
8.1
324
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
7.9
327
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.0
540
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.5
323
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.3
572
Features by Category
8.0
2,340
8.0
14,564
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
290
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
290
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
896
8.0
6,971
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.6
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
181
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.8
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
215
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
290
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Embedded Business IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.0
733
8.0
5,021
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
412
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.3
389
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.5
423
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.3
328
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.8
420
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.3
351
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.7
406
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.5
395
|
Verified
8.3
47
8.4
390
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.9
338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
299
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
8.7
246
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.8
240
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
8.1
205
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
661
Cartography
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
54
Not enough data
9.4
64
Not enough data
9.2
55
Analysis
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
9.0
57
Reporting
Not enough data
9.3
75
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
6.0
164
Responses
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.5
17
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Warehouse AutomationHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
9.0
138
Automation
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Functionality
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
8.2
15
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.0
620
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.3
64
Data Analysis
Not enough data
9.2
66
Not enough data
9.2
68
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
9.0
73
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Microsoft Power BI Embedded and Qlik Sense are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
22.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
40.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
36.7%
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
14.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
41.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Information Technology and Services
16.3%
Education Management
6.1%
Computer Software
6.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.1%
Banking
4.1%
Other
62.2%
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
5.8%
Hospital & Health Care
5.5%
Retail
5.2%
Other
66.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sai Prasanna M.
SM
Sai Prasanna M.
Verified User in Publishing

The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific

Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Computer Software
GC
Verified User in Computer Software

As an end user: - Filter once and have it apply to all of the visuals - Graphs and tables render quickly (I had a table that took about 10 minutes to refresh in an excel pivot table, and it only took about 2 seconds in QV) - Good looking UI - Emailed...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

-It takes considerable effort to create a simple, good looking visualisation as there are a vast amount of options -Often, there is a requirement to work with the keyboard and code, which moves development of analysis to the IT side of the business -No...

Discussions
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded Discussions
What is the difference between Power BI and Power BI embedded?
1 comment
Andres C.
AC
Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no more discussions with answers
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense Discussions
Do you recommend switching to Qliksense?
3 comments
Punit M.
PM
Qliksense is pretty decent tool when it comes to Data Visualization and its script editor feature gives the developer the liberty on data manipulation.Read more
what is the best way to download all analysis images?
1 comment
Daniel S.
DS
It depends on the tool you are using. The best way is probably to use a reporting system (Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI, SiSense, Kibella, Kibana, etc) and have...Read more
What is the best way to deploy a chatbot with Qlik Sense?
1 comment
Official Response from Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense has a conversational analytics capability called "Insight Advisor Chat" which is available from September 2020. This will provide you with a...Read more