What Vizlib does

Vizlib is a London-based for-profit software company, founded in 2016, that builds data analytics and visualization solutions designed to extend and add value to the Qlik Sense analytics platform. Its product portfolio centers on custom charting, advanced dashboarding components, write-back forms, and sector-specific visualization modules (including finance, HR, and payroll), positioning the company as a specialist third-party extension vendor within the Qlik ecosystem rather than a standalone BI platform.

The company operates a headcount of 101–250 employees and has invested in a dedicated R&D function led by a Head of R&D, alongside a Head of Qlik Products overseeing platform-aligned offerings. In April 2019 Vizlib acquired Climber Extensions to broaden its Qlik Sense extension library, signaling a product-surface expansion strategy executed partly through inorganic means. The leadership team is built around commercial and operational scaling, with a CRO and COO complementing the founder-CEO (Martin Mahler) and co-founder (David Alcobero).

Vizlib's business model is consistent with a B2B SaaS extension vendor: it monetizes through licensing of its Qlik Sense-compatible visualizations and analytics modules to enterprises that have already standardized on Qlik, distributing via the Qlik ecosystem. External capital has been minimal — only two early funding rounds totaling roughly $380K in 2017 and 2018 — implying the company has grown primarily through organic, cash-funded operations rather than large-scale venture financing.

Name

Vizlib

Website

https://vizlib.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vizlib is a London-based software firm that develops data analytics and visualization extensions for the Qlik Sense platform, serving enterprises that have standardized on Qlik with custom charting, write-back, and sector-specific dashboards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Intelligence and Data Visualization Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Dashboarding & KPI/Performance Management (HDAEAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Augmented Analytics & AI-Assisted BI (NLQ/NLG, Insights) (HDAEAMAD), Data Storytelling & Collaborative Analytics (HDAEAMAJ)

Keywords

• Data visualization software
• Qlik Sense extensions
• Business intelligence tools
• Analytics dashboards
• BI visualization add-ons

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Vizlib develops data analytics and visualization extension software that augments Qlik Sense Analytics with advanced charting, dashboards, and reporting capabilities. The company's products enable business users and BI teams to build richer, more interactive visualizations and analyses on top of the Qlik Sense platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vizlib Library for Qlik Sense
• Climber Extensions

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• ThoughtSpot: AI-driven analytics platform emphasizing search and augmented analytics. Comparable to Vizlib in the broader BI/visualization market, with overlapping interest in AI-assisted insight generation for business users.
• Sigma Computing: Cloud analytics platform with spreadsheet-style interface for dashboards and data exploration. Comparable to Vizlib in the BI/dashboarding segment, with focus on business-user self-service.

Broad incumbents

• Sisense: Enterprise BI and embedded analytics platform serving data-driven organizations. Comparable to Vizlib in the BI/dashboarding category, with overlapping focus on KPI performance management and visual analytics.
• Qlik: Provider of the Qlik Sense analytics platform that Vizlib extends. Highly comparable because Qlik defines the ecosystem, feature roadmap, and customer base that Vizlib sells into, while also being a direct competitor in dashboarding and visualization.
• Domo: Cloud-based BI and data visualization platform targeting business users. Comparable to Vizlib in the BI/dashboarding category, with overlapping value proposition around self-service analytics and KPI management.
• Microsoft Power BI: Microsoft's enterprise BI and dashboarding platform. Comparable to Vizlib as a competing destination for analytics and KPI/dashboard workloads, and a primary alternative to Qlik-based BI environments.
• Tableau: Industry-leading BI and data visualization platform owned by Salesforce. Comparable to Vizlib in the BI/dashboarding space, though operating as a broad incumbent platform rather than a Qlik-focused extension vendor.

Direct peers

• Yellowfin: Independent BI vendor offering dashboards, reporting, and data storytelling capabilities. Comparable to Vizlib as a mid-sized BI specialist focused on visualization, KPI reporting, and collaborative analytics.
• Highcharts: Provider of charting and data visualization libraries widely embedded in BI and analytics products. Comparable to Vizlib as a visualization specialist whose technology underpins dashboarding and KPI use cases in enterprise software.
• Plotly: Developer of data visualization and analytics tools (including Dash) used by enterprises for dashboards and interactive analytics. Comparable to Vizlib as a specialist visualization/BI tooling vendor focused on self-service data apps.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vizlib

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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