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.

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows requirements
Platforms	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 For development and testing purposes only: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only) Note: 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 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 & NFS
Storage	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. Sufficient storage is required for the volume of apps and content used in the deployment. Note: Qlik periodically runs network file share performance tests on Qlik Sense using WinShare, and FreeNAS with SMB 3.0. For more information on network file share solutions, contact your Qlik representative.
Security	Microsoft Active Directory Microsoft Windows Integrated Authentication Third-party security
WebSockets	Web browsers and infrastructure components (such as proxies and routers) must support WebSockets.
.NET framework	4.5.2 or higher
PowerShell	4.0 or higher
Repository database Centralized logging database	PostgreSQL 9.6.x (included in the installer), 11.x (not included in the installer) PostgreSQL is included in the Qlik Sense setup by default. However, you can also download and install it manually. Note: The version of PostgreSQL 9.6.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	IPv4 IPv6 Dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6)
Network	The configured hostname must resolve to an IP address on the host machine.
Qlik Management Console (QMC), supported browsers	The following browsers are supported for accessing the QMC. Supported Microsoft Windows browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge (only for Microsoft Windows 10) Google Chrome 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 Mac OS browsers: Apple Safari 10 or later Google Chrome 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

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.

Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS

Qlik Sense Enterprise SaaS requirements
Maximum app size (in memory)	5 GB Note: To monitor your in-memory app size and memory usage over time, use the App Analyzer for Qlik SaaS. This app is provided as-is and is not supported by Qlik Support. Always use the latest version of the app. 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

* Subject to restrictions described in the Qlik Sense License Metrics. You can find this document at Qlik Product Terms.

When distributing to SaaS editions of Qlik Sense, 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).

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Kubernetes

Qlik Sense Enterprise on Kubernetes requirements
Kubernetes environments	The Kubernetes environment must have Internet access to the Qlik Helm and Container Image repository. Kubernetes service vendors: Microsoft Azure using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Amazon Web Services (AWS) using Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) Amazon Web Services (AWS) deployed via Kubernetes Operations (KOPs) Google Cloud using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Red Hat OpenShift 4+ Non-managed Kubernetes deployments: Kubernetes cluster greater than v1.10.x and less than v1.16.x
Kubernetes package manager	Helm greater than v2.12.0 and less than v2.15.x
Local/Evaluation/Test environment	Windows: Minikube v0.33 + Red Hat MiniShift v1.21.0+ Mac: Docker for Desktop with Kubernetes enabled: v2.0.0.3
Database	MongoDB 3.6+
File system	Storage attached to the cluster that supports ReadWriteMany. This can be configured as a Storage Class or a Persistent Volume Claim
Processors (CPUs)	Minimum 4 cores (additional depending on data volumes)
Memory	Minimum 8 GB (additional depending on data volumes)
Disk space	5 GB total required to install
IDP	For user authentication an OIDC compatible IDP is required

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 on Kubernetes, see Configuring a proxy for Qlik Licensing Service communication in Qlik Sense Enterprise on Kubernetes.

Qlik Sense Mobile app

Qlik Sense Mobile app requirements
Qlik Sense Mobile app device compatibility	64-bit CPU architecture (ARM) RAM: 2 GB or more (Dependent on data size) Screen size: 720x1280 HDPI (267) or better
Qlik Sense Mobile app compatibility with Qlik Sense	Qlik Sense November 2019 and later releases
Qlik Sense Mobile app Apple support	iOS 13 or later iPadOS 13 or later Note: Qlik Sense Mobile together with per-app VPN is only supported on iOS 13.4 or later. MobileIron support requires iOS 13.4 or later.
Qlik Sense Mobile app Android support	Android 8.1 or later

Qlik Sense Mobile for BlackBerry app

Qlik Sense Mobile for Blackberry app requirements
OS support	iOS 13 or later iPadOS 13 or later Note: Qlik Sense Mobile for BlackBerry April 2019 patch 1 (1.8.5) or later is required for compatibility with devices running iOS 13 and later, or iPadOS 13 and later. Note: Qlik Sense Mobile for BlackBerry Dynamics does not support iOS 14 or later.
BlackBerry UEM support	BlackBerry UEM 12.9.1 BlackBerry UEM 12.10 or higher
Qlik Sense Mobile for BlackBerry app compatibility with Qlik Sense	Qlik Sense November 2019 and later releases

Qlik Sense Desktop

To successfully install and run Qlik Sense Desktop, the requirements listed in this section must be fulfilled.

Qlik Sense Desktop requirements
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only)
Processors (CPUs)	Intel Core 2 Duo or higher recommended.
Memory	4 GB minimum (depending on data volumes, more may be required). Note: 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
.NET framework	4.5.2 or higher
Security	Local admin privileges needed to install.
Minimum screen resolution	Desktops, laptops and tablets: 1024x768 Small screens: 320x568
Browser support	Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or higher Microsoft Edge Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Tip: By default, Qlik Sense Desktop runs in a window of its own. But you can also open it in a web browser. For more information, see Starting Qlik Sense Desktop. Warning: Mozilla Firefox requires hardware acceleration, not supported in virtual environments.

Qlik DataTransfer

Qlik DataTransfer requirements
Platforms	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 For development and testing purposes only: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit version only) Note: 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.

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