https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Data-Gateway-CVS-or-Parquet-File-Which-one-is-faster/ta-p/2524415 <P>Is it faster to use a CSV file versus a Parquet file? Will one load to Qlik Cloud faster than the other?</P> <P>The answer to this depends on the data.</P> <P>The Analytics Engine makes calls to read data from the file as needed (streaming). While parquet files have built-in compression, which can affect how quickly certain data can be accessed, an equivalent CSV might be larger in raw data volume.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H4><FONT color="#339966"><STRONG>Environment</STRONG></FONT></H4> <UL> <LI>Qlik Cloud</LI> <LI>Qlik Data Gateway</LI> </UL> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:26:20 GMT David_Friend 2025-07-16T14:26:20Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Data-Gateway-CVS-or-Parquet-File-Which-one-is-faster/ta-p/2524415 <P>Is it faster to use a CSV file versus a Parquet file? Will one load to Qlik Cloud faster than the other?</P> <P>The answer to this depends on the data.</P> <P>The Analytics Engine makes calls to read data from the file as needed (streaming). While parquet files have built-in compression, which can affect how quickly certain data can be accessed, an equivalent CSV might be larger in raw data volume.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H4><FONT color="#339966"><STRONG>Environment</STRONG></FONT></H4> <UL> <LI>Qlik Cloud</LI> <LI>Qlik Data Gateway</LI> </UL> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:26:20 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Qlik-Data-Gateway-CVS-or-Parquet-File-Which-one-is-faster/ta-p/2524415 David_Friend 2025-07-16T14:26:20Z