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Qlik, a global leader in data integration and analytics, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Data Integration Software Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment. This recognition reflects Qlik's position in helping enterprises shift towards real-time data ingestion, governed self-service access, and productized data with embedded AI assistance, all while maintaining a cloud-agnostic and hybrid-flexible architecture.
Qlik is named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for data integration software.
The platform unifies real-time data capture with catalog-led governance.
It features embedded AI assistance within data engineering workflows.
Qlik supports Apache Iceberg for modernizing open lakehouse architectures.
The approach is cloud-agnostic, supporting AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
It enables enterprises to productize trusted data quickly for analytics and AI.
According to IDC's assessment, enterprises are increasingly demanding capabilities that include real-time data ingestion and replication, governed self-service access, and data products with visible quality and lineage. Qlik's platform is designed to meet these needs by bringing real-time movement, productized trust, and AI assistance directly into the data engineering workflow. This allows teams to connect data sources, improve data quality, and deploy governed data for analytics and AI applications without creating bottlenecks for the business.
The IDC vendor profile highlights several of Qlik's core strengths. The platform is noted for being cloud-agnostic, unifying real-time change data capture with ELT/ETL processes. It emphasizes catalog-led governance for discovery, lineage, and policy-based access. IDC also specifically called out Qlik's embedded agentic and generative AI assistance within engineering workflows and its support for Apache Iceberg to modernize open lakehouse architectures across various deployment models.
Stewart Bond, Vice President of Data Intelligence and Integration Software Research at IDC, commented on the recognition, stating, “As organizations modernize their data environments, the ability to integrate, manage, and operationalize data across hybrid and multi-cloud architectures in real time is becoming a key differentiator. Qlik’s position as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape reflects its continued investment in data integration capabilities that support trusted, governed, and AI-ready data pipelines.” Drew Clarke, EVP of Product & Technology at Qlik, added that the platform helps data leaders achieve two key outcomes: “make trusted data available faster, and keep architectures open and flexible.”
This leadership designation from an independent analyst firm validates Qlik's strategic direction in a competitive market. By focusing on practical AI, real-time data operations, and open, governed data products, Qlik provides a compelling solution for enterprises aiming to accelerate their analytics and AI initiatives without sacrificing control or flexibility.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.
About Qlik
Qlik converts complex data landscapes into actionable insights, driving strategic business outcomes. Serving over 40,000 global customers, our portfolio provides advanced, enterprise-grade AI/ML, data integration, and analytics. Our AI/ML tools, both practical and scalable, lead to better decisions, faster. We excel in data integration and governance, offering comprehensive solutions that work with diverse data sources. Intuitive analytics from Qlik uncover hidden patterns, empowering teams to address complex challenges and seize new opportunities. As strategic partners, our platform-agnostic technology and expertise make our customers more competitive.
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