Comparison

Qlik vs Rill

On the evidence we track, Rill leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Qlik48
Rill62
Score
Vioscale score
Qlik48 / 100low · 39%
Rill62 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Qlik
Rill
Model
Price level
Qliklow
Rilllow
Transparent
Qlik
Rill
Integrations
Count
Qlik8
Rill15
Reliability
Status page
Qlik
Rill
Adoption
Dependent repos
Qlik
Rill0
Github stars
Qlik
Rill2,844
Activity
Commits last 30d
Qlik
Rill62
Release
Cadence days
Qlik
Rill2
History
Qlik
License
Spdx
Qlik
Language
Primary
Qlik
RillGo
Market

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bi software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
BI paradigm
QlikGoverned dashboards
RillSemantic layer
Semantic / modelling layer
Qlik-
RillBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Qlik-
Rill
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Qlik
Rill
Managed cloud available
Qlik
Rill
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Qlik
Rill
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Qlik-
Rill
Scheduled reports / alerting
Qlik
Rill
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Qlik-
Rill
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Qlik
Rill
Free tier / free desktop
Qlik
Rill
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Qlik-
Rill-
Data-source connector breadth
QlikHundreds of data sources including databases, data warehouses, structured files,
RillSQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Qlik

Qlik offers data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions that help organizations prepare trusted data and derive actionable insights using AI. The platform supports modern cloud deployments alongside on-premises options, with automated workflows and intelligent data processing.

Independently observed

Rill

Leader

Platform for building analytics with metrics defined in code, then accessed via dashboards, natural language questions, and APIs. Works with multiple data sources and integrates with AI tools for faster insights.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Qlik

Quote-basedFree tier
as of verify ↗

Rill

Leader
from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

From $20/seat/month. Free tier with $250 credit. Hybrid seat + usage-based pricing

  • Starter$20/seat/month + $0.15/compute unit-hour
    • Platform access
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics (previews only)
    • Agentic analytics (1M tokens/seat/month)
    • API access (2,500 calls/seat/month, $0.01/call overage)
    • +3 more
  • Growth$30/seat/month + $500/month embedded + $0.20/compute unit-hour
    • Platform access
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics ($500/month up to 100 active seats)
    • Agentic analytics (2M tokens/seat + 200k/embedded)
    • API access (5,000 calls/seat + 500/embedded, $0.01/call overage)
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Platform access (unlimited seats)
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics (unlimited active seats)
    • Agentic analytics (custom quota)
    • API access (custom quota)
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Qlik
Rill
CLI
Qlik
Rill
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Qlik
Rill
Self-hosted
Qlik
Rill
On-premise
Qlik
Rill
Hybrid
Qlik
Rill

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Qlik

8 total
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft
  • SAP
  • Confluent
  • Apache Kafka
  • Databricks
Independently observed

Rill

Leader
15 total
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • ClickHouse
  • ClickHouse Cloud
  • DuckDB
  • MotherDuck
  • Druid
  • Pinot
  • Google SSO
  • Microsoft SSO
  • Okta
  • SAML
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.