Qlik becomes latest vendor to bump up prices - partners

Brexit-fulled price hikes have been widespread across the channel

Analytics specialist Qlik has become the latest US vendor to hike its UK prices following the Brexit vote, according to partner Softcat.

On a page on its website set up specifically to inform customers of price rises, Softcat states that from 1 January next year, Qlik prices will rise across all products by up to 19 per cent. Other Qlik partners CRN spoke to confirmed that prices are going up, but wouldn't disclose numbers as some customers are yet to have been informed.

In a statement sent to CRN, James Fisher, Qlik's vce president of global product marketing said:

"At Qlik, we want to ensure our products are aligned with the global market and offered at the best value. While our base USD list prices have not changed, we do evaluate - and sometimes change - our pricing in other countries to account for periodic currency changes. Doing this means we can provide the best value for our partners as well as our customers globally."

Qlik is a US analytics and data visualisation firm headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1993 and claims to have more than 40,000 global customers. In the UK, it has a base in Wokingham, and according to its partner locator, has just under 100 UK resellers including Softcat, TSG, and Eureka Solutions. On a global basis, it has more than 1,700 partners.

The vendor is not alone in increase its UK prices following the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Microsoft is upping its prices by up to 22 per cent from January, and HPE has actually hiked prices twice since the vote in response to the value of the pound weakening significantly against the dollar.

At the moment, the pound is worth $1.24. Just before the UK voted to leave the EU, the pound had been worth $1.49. In recent weeks, the value has slumped as low as $1.22.