Passionned Group™

Qlik ETL & Data Integration

Business Partner
By: Daan van Beek MSc
Business Partner
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Below we give an abstract of our recently updated, independent ETL & Data Integration research on the software vendor Qlik and its product portfolio (such as Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose). Qlik ETL & Data Integration scores better in our independent study than Tibco but slightly worse than Oracle. Of all the categories in our study, Qlik scored the highest on data connectivity and has a poor performance in master data management. We have been able to establish this objectively. Within the context of ETL & Data Integration, we have researched the pros and cons of Qlik Data Integration, and listed them by theme (DI, extract transform load, data replication and data quality). We also display the strengths of key products like Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose et cetera.

How does Qlik ETL & Data Integration perform on certain components?

In our study we also inspected the various software products of Qlik software. More than 290 criteria were used in the process. The chart below shows the scores (on a scale of 1-5) of Qlik Data Integration, compared to other [survey name] tools. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the software vendors in our research. We are not a reseller, we do not make deals or have any ties to the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.

Score of Qlik Data Integration software.Figure 1: Scorecard of the Data Integration provider Qlik. You can get a maximum score of 100 percent. Reference: the ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Do you want to know more about the survey structure? Check out our buyers guide for ETL & Data Integration.

The Qlik analysis has been established by collecting a lot of public big data and from there it was thoroughly analyzed. More than 2,164 documents were analyzed for this vendor. In this analysis process both algorithms as the critical eye of an experienced and independent specialist played a key role in finalizing the validation process.

Qlik and their complete ETL & Data Integration product portfolio

Qlik sells (a minimum of) 7 products in the field of ETL & Data Integration. We list the most important products in order of popularity here:

What is Qlik Data Integration?

Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Qlik Data Integration, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Qlik Replicate, Attunity, Qlik Compose, Qlik Catalog, Qlik Data Exchange and Qlik Salesforce Connector. The Qlik Data Integration can be best defined by the following properties:

  • data integration
  • data management > real time
  • data management > real-time
  • data integration > data integration platform
  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data management > real-time > real-time data
  • data management > CDC
  • data management > big data management > data lakes
  • data management > data sources
  • data management > data pipelines

Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Qlik Data Integration? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Are you considering hiring an expert in Qlik Data Integration?

Are you looking for an interim Qlik Data Integration consultant who can do a mountain of work for you and can help you to implement an Qlik Data Integration application? Or do you want to develop a software application for one of the related products like Attunity, Qlik Replicate and Qlik Catalog? You can always call on the Qlik Data Integration specialists of Passionned Group. Indeed, hiring Qlik Data Integration developers is not always necessary and sometimes even inconvenient. Drop a message here and we’ll get back to you quickly.

Screen shot of Qlik Data Integration software.
Picture of Qlik Data Integration tools.
Qlik Data Integration in action
Figure 2, 3 and 4: Overlying figures show the operation of Qlik Data Integration. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Qlik Replicate?

We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we display the details of Qlik Replicate, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following characteristics:

  • data management > CDC
  • data replication
  • data infrastructure > operating system > linux
  • data management > change data capture
  • data management > real time
  • data integration
  • data management > real-time
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data integration > data ingestion
  • data replication > database replication

Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Qlik Replicate? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Qlik Replicate software.
Picture of Qlik Replicate tools.
Qlik Replicate in action
Figure 5, 6 and 7: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Qlik Replicate. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Attunity?

In this part, we give you insight in the key behaviors of Attunity, including some of its features and any related products. The product Attunity can be defined by the following functionalities:

  • data integration
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data integration > ETL > SQL
  • data connectivity > sql server
  • data connectivity > microsoft sql server
  • data management > big data management > data lake
  • data connectivity > ibm db2
  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data infrastructure > security > authentication > SAML
  • data management > real-time

Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of Attunity? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Qlik Compose?

We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe Qlik Compose, including some of its features and any related products. Qlik Compose can be best characterized by the following features:

  • data integration > data warehouse
  • data management > big data management > data lakes
  • data integration > ETL
  • data integration > data warehouse > data marts
  • data integration > data warehouse > fact table
  • business intelligence
  • data management > data pipelines
  • data connectivity > JSON
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehousing

Are you curious about all features (100+) of Qlik Compose? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Qlik Compose software.
Picture of Qlik Compose tools.
Qlik Compose in action
Figure 8, 9 and 10: Overlying images illustrate the functionality of Qlik Compose. Click on an image to enlarge it.

What is Qlik Catalog?

In this section, we portrait Qlik Catalog, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following characteristics:

  • metadata management > metadata
  • metadata management > data catalog
  • data integration
  • data management > CDC
  • data connectivity > XML
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows
  • data infrastructure > API
  • data connectivity > JSON
  • data management
  • data connectivity > JDBC

Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Qlik Catalog? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Qlik Catalog software.
Picture of Qlik Catalog tools.
Qlik Catalog in action
Figure 11, 12 and 13: These three images give a first impression of Qlik Catalog. Click on an image to make it bigger.

What is Qlik Data Exchange?

Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Qlik Data Exchange, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following characteristics:

  • data management > data sources
  • data infrastructure > SDK
  • metadata management > metadata
  • data connectivity > CSV

Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of Qlik Data Exchange? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

What is Qlik Salesforce Connector?

Under this heading, we provide a description of Qlik Salesforce Connector, including some of its features and any related products. The Qlik Salesforce Connector can be best defined by the following properties:

  • data connectivity > salesforce
  • data infrastructure > API
  • data connectivity > ODBC
  • data management > data sources
  • metadata management > metadata
  • data connectivity > PDF
  • data infrastructure > operating system > windows

Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Qlik Salesforce Connector? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.

Screen shot of Qlik Salesforce Connector software.
Picture of Qlik Salesforce Connector tools.
Qlik Salesforce Connector in action
Figure 14, 15 and 16: Various figures show the operation of Qlik Salesforce Connector. Click on an image to enlarge it.

Three recent innovations of Qlik Data Integration-tools and the version history

Recently, we see a stable evolution when it comes to ETL & Data Integration functionality and support for various platforms and data sources. The latest innovations are in the areas of data integration > ETL > advanced data transformation, data integration > ETL > bulk processing > bulk inserts and data integration > ETL > bulk processing > bulk data.

We investigated Qlik’s most recent releases of its complete ETL & Data Integration proposition. Below you can see the structure of the various releases of the various ETL & Data Integration products of Qlik:

  • Attunity: 6.5 5.0 4.0 4 3.0
  • Qlik Catalog: February 2023 November 2022 February 2022 November 2021 May 2021 February 2021
  • Qlik Compose: May 2022 August 2021 May 2021
  • Qlik Data Integration: May 2021
  • Qlik Replicate: May 2023 May 2021 2022.11
  • Qlik Salesforce Connector: December 2022

Behind each product we notate the version numbers, the most recent updates are listed first.

Can you easily determine the licensing costs of Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose?

In many cases, it can be difficult to determine the licensing costs of Qlik ETL & Data Integration because it depends on the country, the number of users (or the number of CPUs in the case of server software), the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. If you do this a few weeks before the end of Qlik’s fiscal quarter, you may be in for a decent discount. In addition, we recommend running the software in the cloud. Often you only pay for what you consume in resources. The purchase cost of Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose may not be the largest amounts, but maintenance and support can certainly put quite a strain on your annual budget.

What makes Qlik ETL & Data Integration worth considering

In our study, we see that Qlik in the field of ETL & Data Integration software has several specific features which may be the deciding factor in purchasing. This makes Qlik Data Integration more or less unique: full load, data lakes and data integration platform.

The advantages and disadvantages of Qlik Data Integration

Tag cloud of the Qlik Data Integration software.Figure 17: Tag cloud with the strength-weakness analysis of Qlik ETL & Data Integration

In the following paragraphs, we name all the pros and cons of Qlik ETL & Data Integration, Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose, et cetera. They are not cemented in place, i.e.: Qlik can currently work on creating features that meet specific customer needs (such as support for interoperability, SOA and address verification). Or a certain feature is not (yet) (well) documented.

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1. Qlik Data Connectivity

90%

Qlik has an excellent score in our study on the subject ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 90% on this, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: redshift and microsoft sql server. In total, we examined 49 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

2. Qlik Data Management

88%

Qlik has an excellent rating in our study on the subject ‘Data Management’, given that they score 88% on this, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: OLAP, scheduling, real time, data pipelines, source table, data loader task and visual data preparation. In doing so, we investigated the following two products: Attunity and Qlik Catalog. In total, we examined 71 features within this discipline. Would you like to become more proficient in the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide. Or learn more about the following topics:

3. Qlik Data Integration

80%

Qlik has an excellent score in our study on the subject ‘Data Integration’ with a score of 80%, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: ETL, data flow, data integration platform, cloud data integration, agile data integration, salesforce data integration and cloud-native data integration. In doing so, we analyzed the following four products: Qlik Data Integration, Attunity, Qlik Replicate and Qlik Catalog. In total, we examined 169 aspects in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

4. Qlik Data Infrastructure

78%

Qlik has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’. The company scores 78% on this topic, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: data virtualization, interoperability, cloud platforms, serverless data integration service and serverless big data integration. In total, we examined 87 selection criteria within this main theme. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study. Or learn more about the following topics:

5. Qlik Metadata Management

65%

Qlik has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Metadata Management’, given that they score 65% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data catalog, data lineage, enterprise data catalog, business glossary and impact analysis. In total, we examined 7 aspects in this category. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.

6. Qlik Data Replication

63%

The company has a good rating in our current ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Replication’. The score amounts to 63%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: database replication, sql replication, transactional replication, replication model, file replication, salesforce data replication and manual replication. In doing so, we studied the following three products: Qlik Data Integration, Attunity and Qlik Replicate. In total, we examined 32 criteria within this section. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

7. Qlik Data Governance

59%

Qlik has a good score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Governance’. The score amounts to 59%, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: data protection and data privacy. In total, we examined 11 criteria in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.

8. Qlik Data Quality Management

38%

Qlik has a moderate performance in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Quality Management’. The company scores 38% on this topic, relative to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: data quality, data profiling, business rules, data cleansing, data quality rules, financial data quality and data quality issues. In total, we examined 28 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study. Or learn more about the following topics:

9. Qlik Self-service Integration

20%

Qlik has a poor score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Self-service Integration’. The company scores 20% on this topic, relative to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: self-service data preparation, self-service data integration, self-service data management, self-service data warehouse, self-service data quality, self-service data profiling and self-service data cleansing. In total, we examined 8 features within this discipline. Are you excited about the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.

10. Qlik Master Data Management

13%

The company has a poor rating in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Master Data Management’ with a score of 13%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: location data, master data quality, master data replication, employee master data, master data quality management, master location data and master data quality rules. In total, we examined 16 criteria within this section. Are you excited about the subject ‘Master Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:

Want to know more? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here

The footprint of Qlik ETL & Data Integration in different sectors

In our vendor-neutral ETL study, we also looked at which industries a supplier is doing business. These are the industries where Qlik is most frequently used: agriculture, banking, education, financial services, health care, insurance, logistics, pharmaceuticals, public sector, telecom and universities.

Qlik software is most used by…

The ETL & Data Integration software from Qlik is most often mentioned in combination with the following functions: business analysts and data engineers.

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Courses and training Qlik ETL & Data Integration

We facilitate various courses in the area of ETL & Data Integration but can also provide specific Qlik training, for example as incompany. Then think about the following software: Qlik Replicate, Attunity and Qlik Compose. Of course we color such a training with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.

In conclusion: Qlik Data Integration scores high

Qlik has a compact product portfolio with which it scores high in our ETL & Data Integration survey. Qlik ETL & Data Integration innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in many different sectors, and growing high in the field of data connectivity.

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