ThoughtSpot vs Qlik Sense
One of twelve models named ThoughtSpot first on the direct prompt; zero named Qlik Sense. Both were named by all twelve models and ThoughtSpot carries 26 labels and Qlik Sense 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Palo Alto, United States, founded 2012. Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the dashboards and data visualization page.
By framing
ThoughtSpotFirst choices, of twelve modelsQlik Sense
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, ThoughtSpot and Qlik Sense were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 69 answers naming ThoughtSpot and the 70 naming Qlik Sense. In those answers Qlik Sense took the first choice zero times and ThoughtSpot zero.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | |||||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | |
ThoughtSpot Qlik Sense first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ThoughtSpot on the left and Qlik Sense on the right.The direct prompt
ThoughtSpot first, Qlik Sense not the choice
1 of 12 modelsQlik Sense was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
ThoughtSpot0%#6 of 8Qlik Sense0%#– of 8ThoughtSpot2%#5 of 13Qlik Sense2%#7 of 13Qlik Sense2%#5 of 11ThoughtSpot0%#6 of 11What the models said about ThoughtSpot
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“ThoughtSpot — Starts at $25/user but balloons quickly” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Pricing opacity; consumption model can escalate significantly” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“ThoughtSpot - Best for AI-powered business intelligence with GenAI-powered self-serve experience.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose ThoughtSpot if your goal is to empower *everyone* to self-serve without teaching them to code.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
“Select ThoughtSpot if: Your leadership team is frustrated because they wait days/weeks for reports” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about Qlik Sense
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Performance degradation with large datasets (slow around 5GB) ... Steep learning curve” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Steeper learning curve; performance degradation with large datasets” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Qlik Sense (but consider strategic uncertainty)” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Qlik Sense is a powerful tool for associative analysis and is a good fit for mid-market and enterprise organizations.” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“If you have complex data relationships: Qlik Sense (associative analytics model)” Mistral Small · scale prompt · alternative
“Qlik Sense: Choose if you need associative analytics and free-form exploration” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.