Qlik Data Gateway: CVS or Parquet File? Which one is faster?

[David_Friend]

Is it faster to use a CSV file versus a Parquet file? Will one load to Qlik Cloud faster than the other?

The answer to this depends on the data.

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.

Environment

• Qlik Cloud
• Qlik Data Gateway