Mode vs Qlik Sense
Mode
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Qlik Sense
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| Figure | Mode | Qlik Sense |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $300/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Bi Platforms | 8.6 (#4) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Spec score · Business Analytics | 8.7 (#4) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence Tools | 8.8 (#14) | 9.1 (#4) |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence & Analytics - Enterprise Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Spec score · Dashboards | 8.6 (#7) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Spec score · Data Analytics Software | 8.5 (#11) | 8.5 (#12) |
| Founded | 2013 | 1993 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Integrations | Official integrations include dbt freshness, GitHub sync, Excel, Google Sheets, local file uploads, semantic layers, Slack and webhooks. | Qlik says its Connector Factory provides access to hundreds of applications and data sources. |
| Support | The plan comparison lists standard support for Pro and premium support for Enterprise. | The Starter plan includes Qlik Community Support, while Standard includes 24x7 severity-one support. |
Plans
Qlik Sense
- Starter$300 a month
- Standard$825 a month
- Premium$2,750 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Starter$300 a month
- Standard$825 a month
- Premium$2,750 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Mode
Mode is a business intelligence platform that brings data teams and business teams together for analytics, from ad hoc analysis through self-serve reporting and advanced work. It offers a SQL editor with connected Python and R notebooks. Reports can combine explorable charts, output cells, and narrative text, while Visual Explorer supports browser exploration of more than 100,000 data points. Interactive dashboards provide drag-and-drop exploration, visualizations, custom themes, and scheduled runs. Teams can build internal data tools with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, parameters, and embedded reports. Listed integrations include dbt freshness, GitHub, Excel workbooks, Google Sheets, semantic layers, Slack, local file uploads, and webhooks. Mode connects to most major data warehouses but does not build SaaS-tool connectors. Studio supports up to three users and 10 MB per query. Pro lists 250 GB per month, 5 GB per query, and a three-user minimum; Enterprise requires at least 50 users. API and web access, scheduled queries, shared queries, SQL notebooks, and AI query assistance are listed. Data is encrypted with TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 at rest.
Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense is an analytics product Qlik describes as the foundation for Qlik Cloud Analytics. The cloud offering provides interactive dashboards and visualizations for exploring data, alongside automated insights, forecasting and trend detection. Qlik Answers lets users ask questions about their data and find connections. Teams can automate and share reports, and connect third-party apps; Qlik says its Connector Factory provides access to hundreds of applications and data sources. Listed capabilities include hourly refresh, row-level security, scheduled reports, embedded analytics and natural-language queries. Deployment is hybrid, with custom plans available for customers hosting on their own IT infrastructure. Qlik Cloud Analytics region options include North America, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Singapore. Qlik Sense Desktop is available for Windows 10 and Windows 11, with 4 GB minimum memory and 5 GB installation space listed. Starter costs $300 a month, billed annually for 10 users. Standard costs $825 a month, billed annually; Premium costs $2,750 a month, billed annually. Enterprise pricing is available by quote.