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Microsoft Excel vs Qlik Sense Comparison (2026)

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Qlik Sense

Overview

Excel is a spreadsheet management software program with data analysis tools to help users track and visualize data for greater insight and more ways to share data.

Qlik Sense is a business intelligence (BI) and visual analytics platform that supports a range of analytic use cases. It supports a full range of users and use-cases across the life-cycle from data to insight.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

19.5K

15.5K

3.5K

338

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

90%

would recommend this app

4.5

262

148

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

80%

would recommend this app

Pros

“Microsoft Excel has become one of the most valuable applications we use daily across IT and business operations. Whether analyzing ERP data, reconciling EDI transactions, tracking inventory, building dashboards, or creating executive reports, it consistently delivers the flexibility, reliability, and functionality needed to support informed decision-making.”

Dave R.

Manager

“I like using Excel for its versatility and ability to handle everything from simple data tracking to advanced analysis and reporting. Whether I'm organizing prospect lists, tracking sales activities, building reports, or analyzing data on a spreadsheet, Excel provides the flexibility to customize spreadsheets exactly how I need them.”

Jordan V.

Sales Specialist

“Its advanced formulas, PivotTables, charts, Power Query, and automation capabilities make it an essential application for managing large datasets, tracking KPIs, reconciling ERP and EDI data, and generating operational reports.”

Dave R.

Manager

Pros

“Qlik Sense solves data visualization, analysis, and reporting challenges by enabling intuitive, self-service analytics.”

Gaurav K.

Data Engg Mgmt and governance analyst

“Qlik Sense has completely changed how we identify & target improvement opportunities. ”

Marcus B.

Quality Engineer

“In addition, it allows you to extract analysis of the indicators in real time and facilitates the implementation of strategies or collaborate in decision making.”

Ivan Z.

Hotmark

Cons

“Creating functions in which you request excel to analyze and count data between dates such as analyzing the length of time between specific dates can be a bit more difficult than other types of functions.”

Daniel C.

Benefits and Compliance Manager

“The mobile app is pretty much worthless for us when writing budget spreadsheets - don't have half the columns on my phone during board meetings.”

Katherine R.

School Administrator

“Customer support can be slow for non-enterprise plans, and the learning curve for advanced features (VBA, Power Query) is steep for casual users.”

Syed H.

Financial Accoutnant

Cons

“Its visualisations needs more like the native charts..I feel that it does not match with its competitors here.”

Willem G.

commercial manager

“Qlick Sense is quite expensive compared to other tools existing in the field such as Tableau, in addition, it's not an easy tool to onboard and it can be costly when dealing with big teams using the tool.”

Liron Z.

VP of research and development

“The cost of the license is a factor to consider, and the degree of difficulty will depend on the user's experience, even for new users the learning curve can be quite steep.”

Ivan Z.

Hotmark