System requirements for Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
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May 2024
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1 System requirements for Qlik Sense Enterprise 4
1.1 Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows 4
1.2 Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS 8
1.3 Qlik Sense Client-Managed Mobile app 9
1.4 Qlik Sense Desktop 9
1.5 Qlik DataTransfer 10
2 Supported browsers 12
2.1 Supported Microsoft Windows browsers 12
2.2 Supported Apple macOS browsers 12
2.3 iOS/iPadOS 12
2.4 Android 13
Contents
1 System requirements for Qlik Sense Enterprise
1 System requirements for Qlik Sense
Enterprise
This section lists the requirements that must be fulfilled by the target system in order to
successfully install and run Qlik Sense.
1.1 Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
Item Requirements
Platforms
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022
For development and testing purposes only:
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Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
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Microsoft Windows 11
These operating systems are supported by Qlik Sense. Third-party
software may require service packs to be installed.
Processors
(CPUs)
Multi-core x64 compatible processors
Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) support
We recommend that you use at least 4 cores per node in a Qlik Analytics
Platform deployment.
Memory
8 GB minimum (depending on data volumes, more may be required)
Qlik Sense is an in-memory analysis technology. The memory requirements for
the Qlik Sense products are directly related to the amount of data being
analyzed.
Disk space 5.0 GB total required to install
Disk share SMB or NFS
Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows requirements
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Item Requirements
Storage
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A network file share is required for the storage to be accessible by all
servers in the site. In case of a single-server deployment, local disk
storage may be sufficient.
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Sufficient storage is required for the volume of apps and content used
in the deployment.
Consider periodically running network file share performance tests
on Qlik Sense using WinShare and FreeNAS with SMB 3.0. For more
information about network file share solutions, contact your IT
team for support.
Security
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Microsoft Active Directory
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Microsoft Windows Integrated Authentication
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Third-party security
WebSockets
Web browsers and infrastructure components (such as proxies and routers)
must support WebSockets.
.NET
framework
4.8
PowerShell
4.0 or higher
When installing or upgrading Qlik Sense Enterprise Client-
Managed, several unsigned PowerShell scripts are executed. If
your company has a policy only allowing the execution of signed
scripts, you will have to bypass this policy during installation or
upgrade. See
≤ Set-ExecutionPolicy
for more information on the
PowerShell execution policy.
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Item Requirements
Repository
database
PostgreSQL:
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14.x (14.8 included in the installer)
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13.x (not included in the installer)
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12.x (not included in the installer)
Note that bundled PostgreSQL 12.5 is not recommended. If you have
version 12.5 installed locally when you upgrade Qlik Sense, a warning
will be displayed but you can still upgrade. For more information, see
Considerations about your Qlik Sense Repository Database.
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11.x (not included in the installer)
If you originally installed Qlik Sense before May 2021, upgrading
Qlik Sense from such a version will not upgrade the bundled
PostgreSQL database. You must manually upgrade the bundled
PostgreSQL database running on the 9.6 version to a newer
version.
You can use the Qlik PostgreSQL Installer to upgrade your bundled
PostgreSQL database from 9.6 or 12.5 to the 14.8 version.
PostgreSQL is included in the Qlik Sense setup by default. However, you can
also download and install it manually. The PostgreSQL installer will
automatically install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64),
which is required with PostgreSQL 14.x.
The version of PostgreSQL 14.x installed with Qlik Sense does not
include pgAdmin tools. You can download and install them
manually if required.
PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database management
system. It is released under the PostgreSQL license, which is a free and open
source software license.
Internet
protocol
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IPv4
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IPv6
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Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6)
Network The configured hostname must resolve to an IP address on the host machine.
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Item Requirements
Qlik
Management
Console
(QMC),
supported
browsers
The following browsers are supported for accessing the QMC.
Supported Microsoft Windows browsers:
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Microsoft Edge
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual
environments)
CefSharp embedded browser v55 or later (CefSharp allows you to embed the
Chromium open source browser inside .Net apps)
Supported Apple macOS browsers:
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Apple Safari (the last 3 major versions)
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual
environments)
QMC, minimum
screen
resolution
Desktops, laptops, and Apple Mac: 1024x768
No mobile or small screen support.
QlikView
compatibility
It is not possible to install Qlik Sense on a machine with QlikView Server
already installed.
Insight Advisor
Chat
Natural Language Processing (NLP) support for Insight Advisor requires a
CPUthat supports Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) instructions. To find out
if your CPUsupports AVX, download Coreinfo v3.5 from Microsoft to view
your CPUand memory topology.
Coreinfo v3.5 - Dump information on system CPU and memory topology
Copyright (C) 2008-2020 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
...
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 13, GenuineIntel
Microcode signature: 000000CA
HTT * Hyperthreading enabled
HYPERVISOR * Hypervisor is present
...
AES * Supports AES extensions
AVX * Supports AVX instruction extensions
FMA * Supports FMA extensions using YMM state
...
Logical Processor to Group Map:
************ Group 0
TLS 1.2
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We do not recommend that you install Qlik Sense on domain controller machines, as
group policies may prevent Qlik Sense from getting access to required services.
License activations request access to the Qlik Licensing Service. Open port 443 and
allow outbound calls to license.qlikcloud.com.
Use of a proxy is supported. For more information about setting up a proxy service in
Windows, see Configuring a proxy for Qlik Licensing Service communication in Qlik
Sense Enterprise on Windows.
1.2 Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS
Maximum app size
(in memory)
5 GB
You can evaluate memory allocation of an app in the cloud hub.
To monitor your in-memory app size and memory usage over
time, use the
≤ App Analyzer for Qlik SaaS
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This app is provided as-is and is not supported by Qlik
Support.
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Always use the latest version of the app.
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Qlik does not collect any information when using the
App Analyzer for Qlik SaaS.
Total cloud storage *Unlimited
Maximum
concurrent reloads
*Unlimited
Maximum reloads
per day
*Unlimited
WebSockets
Web browsers and infrastructure components (such as proxies and
routers) must support WebSockets.
Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS requirements
* Subject to restrictions described in the Qlik Sense License Metrics. You can find this
document at
Qlik Product Terms
.
When distributing to Qlik Sense SaaS, your Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows
deployment must be either the current version or one of the previous two releases
(starting from the June 2018 release).
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1.3 Qlik Sense Client-Managed Mobile app
Qlik Sense Client-
Managed Mobile client
managed device
compatibility
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64-bit CPU architecture
(ARM)
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RAM: 2 GB or more
(Dependent on data size)
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Screen size: 720x1280
HDPI (267) or better
Qlik Sense Client-
Managed Mobile client
managed compatibility
with Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense February 2020 and
later releases
Qlik Sense Client-
Managed Mobile client
managed Apple support
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iOS 15 or later
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iPadOS 15 or later
Qlik Sense Client-
Managed Mobile client
managed Android
support
Android 11 or later
Qlik Sense Client-Managed Mobile client managed requirements
1.4 Qlik Sense Desktop
To successfully install and run Qlik Sense Desktop, the requirements listed in this section must be
fulfilled.
Operating
system
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
Microsoft Windows 11
Processors
(CPUs)
Intel Core 2 Duo or higher recommended.
Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) support.
Memory
4 GB minimum (depending on data volumes, more may be required).
Qlik Sense uses an in-memory analysis technology. The memory
requirements are directly related to the amount of data being
analyzed.
Disk space 5.0 GB total required to install
Qlik Sense Desktop requirements
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.NET
framework
4.8 or higher
Security Local admin privileges needed to install.
Minimum
screen
resolution
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Desktops, laptops and tablets: 1024x768
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Small screens: 320x568
Browser
support
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Microsoft Edge
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox
By default, Qlik Sense Desktop runs in a window of its own. But you
can also open it in a web browser.
Mozilla Firefox requires hardware acceleration, not supported in
virtual environments.
1.5 Qlik DataTransfer
Platforms
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Microsoft Windows Server 2016
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Microsoft Windows Server 2019
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022
For development and testing purposes only:
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Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
These operating systems are supported by Qlik Sense. Third-party
software may require service packs to be installed.
Processors
(CPUs)
Multi-core x64 compatible processors. We recommend a minimum of 4 cores.
Memory
8 GB minimum
The memory requirements for the Qlik Sense products are directly related to the
amount of data being analyzed.
Disk space 2 GB minimum
Storage
Sufficient storage is required for the volume of apps and content used in the
deployment.
Qlik DataTransfer requirements
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PowerShell 5.1 or higher
TLS 1.2
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2 Supported browsers
2 Supported browsers
Qlik Sense is designed to work on the platform and web browser combinations described in this
section, using default browser settings.
Each Qlik Sense release is tested for compatibility with the latest publicly available browser
versions. Due to the frequency of browser version updates, Qlik does not include specific browser
version numbers in the system requirements.
Each Qlik Sense release is compatible with and supported on the latest iOS versions that are
publicly available at the time of the Qlik Sense release. Due to the frequency of iOS version updates,
Qlik does not include specific iOS version numbers in the system requirements.
Minimum screen resolution for desktops and laptops is 1024x768;tablets is 1024x768;
small screens is 320x568.
2.1 Supported Microsoft Windows browsers
The following browsers can be used on supported Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows
Server machines to access the Qlik Management Console (QMC) and the hub:
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Microsoft Edge
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments)
CefSharp embedded browser v55 or later (CefSharp allows you to embed the Chromium open
source browser inside .Net apps)
2.2 Supported Apple macOS browsers
The following browsers can be used on supported Apple macOS computers to access the Qlik
Management Console (QMC) and the hub:
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Apple Safari (the last 3 major versions)
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Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox (requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments)
2.3 iOS/iPadOS
The following browsers can be used on supported devices (script editing is not supported on tablet
devices):
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Apple Safari (the last 3 major versions)
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VMware browser (using AirWatch per-app VPN)
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2 Supported browsers
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MobileIron Web@Work (using MobileIron Tunnel)
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Microsoft Edge
2.4 Android
The following browsers can be used on supported devices (script editing is not supported on tablet
devices):
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Google Chrome
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Microsoft Edge
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