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Qlik vs Tableau Pulse

Pricing, free plans, ratings, features, pros and cons, side by side. Where one comes out ahead, we mark it.

Qlik

A pioneering BI platform from 1993, three decades before AI dashboards

4.3$300/mo

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Tableau Pulse

Pushes relevant insights to you instead of waiting to be asked

4.4$15/mo

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Who comes out ahead

Based only on the facts in our directory. The right pick still depends on the job you need done.

  • Lower starting price

    Tableau Pulse

    From $15/mo against from $300/mo

  • Free plan

    Tie

    Neither has one

  • Higher rating

    Tableau Pulse

    4.3 against 4.4

  • Same job?

    Yes

    Both are Data and Analytics tools

Side by side

Compared onQlikTableau Pulse
Our rating4.34.4Better
Starts at$300/mo$15/moBetter
Free planNoNo
CategoryData and AnalyticsData and Analytics
Plans
  • StarterFrom $300/mo for 10 users, billed annually
  • StandardFrom $825/mo for 25 GB of data, billed annually
  • PremiumFrom $2,750/mo for 50 GB of data, billed annually
  • EnterpriseQuote only
From $15/mo
Key features
  • Associative data model for free-form data exploration
  • Operating since 1993, one of the oldest names in BI
  • AI-assisted natural-language querying and AutoML added more recently
  • Enterprise-grade governance built over three decades
  • No self-serve free tier
  • Proactive, pushed insight delivery via Slack and email
  • Automatic explanation of what changed and why
  • Built on Tableau's established BI platform since 2003
  • Owned by Salesforce since a 2019 acquisition
  • No self-serve free tier
Pros
  • Genuinely pioneering, decades-long history in business intelligence
  • Associative data model still offers distinctive free-form exploration
  • Enterprise governance proven over a very long operating history
  • Proactive delivery means insights don't require manually checking a dashboard
  • Backed by Tableau's long-established BI platform and reputation
  • Digest format fits naturally into existing Slack and email workflows
Cons
  • No free tier or transparent self-serve pricing
  • Older underlying platform can feel less modern than AI-first newer competitors
  • Enterprise sales process required to evaluate
  • No free tier or transparent self-serve pricing
  • Full value depends on already using Tableau's broader platform
  • Enterprise licensing required to evaluate pricing
CompanyQlik, founded 1993Tableau (Salesforce), founded 2003

Prices come from each vendor's pricing page, last checked 20260629. Check the vendor before you buy.

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is Qlik better than Tableau Pulse?

In our reviews Qlik scores 4.3 and Tableau Pulse scores 4.4. The better pick depends on the job. Qlik: A pioneering BI platform from 1993, three decades before AI dashboards. Tableau Pulse: Pushes relevant insights to you instead of waiting to be asked.

Which is cheaper, Qlik or Tableau Pulse?

Tableau Pulse has the lower starting price: from $300/mo for Qlik and from $15/mo for Tableau Pulse.

Do Qlik and Tableau Pulse have free plans?

Neither lists a free plan.

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