Qlik Sense vs TIBCO Spotfire
Qlik Sense
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TIBCO Spotfire
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| Figure | Qlik Sense | TIBCO Spotfire |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $300/mo | $250/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 4 |
| Spec score · Augmented Analytics Software | 8.6 (#2) | 8.5 (#4) |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence & Analytics - Midmarket Software | 8.7 (#4) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Bi Platforms | 8.6 (#5) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Business Analytics | 8.7 (#5) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Business Intelligence & Analytics - Enterprise Software | 8.6 (#6) | 8.5 (#8) |
| Spec score · Self Service Analytics | 8.6 (#5) | 8.5 (#6) |
| Spec score · Dashboards | 8.6 (#8) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Spec score · Data Analytics Software | 8.5 (#12) | 8.5 (#13) |
| Deployment | hybrid | Spotfire Enterprise supports deployment across cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments. |
| Founded | 1993 | 1996 |
| Headquarters | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States | Spotfire lists Fort Lauderdale, Florida as a location and gives 851 Cypress Creek Road as its United States address. |
| Integrations | Qlik says its Connector Factory provides access to hundreds of applications and data sources. | The Spotfire energy data sheet lists integrations including Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL, and SharePoint, plus JDBC or ODBC data sources. |
| Support | The Starter plan includes Qlik Community Support, while Standard includes 24x7 severity-one support. | Spotfire support offers a support portal, knowledge base, community discussions, documentation, and product improvement submissions; support access requires an authorized user. |
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
TIBCO Spotfire
- Spotfire Industry Pro trialFree
- Spotfire Analytics$3,000 a year
- Spotfire EnterprisePriced on request
- Spotfire Industry ProPriced on request
In their own words
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.
TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire is a visual industrial analytics platform for exploring data and supporting decisions in complex operations. Spotfire Analytics lets users examine time-series, spatial and multivariate data through interactive filtering, drill-down and scenario comparison. Visual AI and Insight Agents can recommend patterns, anomalies and next steps during exploration. Industry Pro adds capabilities for energy and manufacturing, including advanced time-series analytics and specialized geoanalytics. Listed connections include Snowflake, AVEVA PI, ESRI, Cognite, SQL Server, Apache Spark SQL and SharePoint, along with JDBC or ODBC sources. Push Compute runs analytics and transformations inside Snowflake and Databricks. Enterprise supports governance of data, users and analytical assets, with deployment in cloud, on-premises or hybrid environments. Analytics and Industry Pro include a Windows application and a kit for browser use; mobile applications are available for iOS and Android. Extensions, Python and R data functions and developer APIs are also described. The 30-day trial provides Industry Pro access, including Spotfire and Statistica. Spotfire Analytics costs $3,000 per user per year, excluding tax.