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38 Ratings
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Based on 38 reviews and ratings
Top Rated
280 Ratings
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Based on 280 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
- Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 2 feature sets: BI Standard Reporting, Access Control and Security
- Looker ranks higher in 4 feature sets: Ad-hoc Reporting, Report Output and Scheduling, Data Discovery and Visualization, Mobile Capabilities
BI Standard Reporting
8.0
Amazon QuickSight
80%

7.9
Looker
79%
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 2/3 features
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pixel Perfect reports
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

7.6
76%
53 Ratings
Customizable dashboards
7.9
79%
5 Ratings

8.3
83%
62 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

7.8
78%
50 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
7.2
Amazon QuickSight
72%

7.7
Looker
77%
Looker ranks higher in 3/4 features
Looker ranks higher in 3/4 features
Drill-down analysis
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

7.9
79%
63 Ratings
Formatting capabilities
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

8.1
81%
62 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages
6.0
60%
3 Ratings

7.1
71%
24 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration
7.0
70%
5 Ratings

7.8
78%
64 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
6.9
Amazon QuickSight
69%

7.6
Looker
76%
Looker ranks higher in 4/5 features
Looker ranks higher in 4/5 features
Publish to Web
8.0
80%
3 Ratings

8.0
80%
50 Ratings
Publish to PDF
6.3
63%
2 Ratings

7.4
74%
52 Ratings
Report Versioning
6.0
60%
4 Ratings

7.8
78%
39 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling
7.0
70%
4 Ratings

7.4
74%
59 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers
7.0
70%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
5.8
Amazon QuickSight
58%

6.7
Looker
67%
Looker ranks higher in 2/3 features
Looker ranks higher in 2/3 features
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
6.0
60%
5 Ratings

7.9
79%
60 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

7.7
77%
52 Ratings
Predictive Analytics
3.5
35%
2 Ratings

4.6
46%
6 Ratings
Access Control and Security
8.0
Amazon QuickSight
80%

7.3
Looker
73%
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 4/4 features
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 4/4 features
Multi-User Support (named login)
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

7.4
74%
60 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

7.4
74%
57 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8.0
80%
5 Ratings

7.1
71%
57 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)
8.0
80%
4 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
3.9
Amazon QuickSight
39%

6.2
Looker
62%
Looker ranks higher in 3/3 features
Looker ranks higher in 3/3 features
Responsive Design for Web Access
4.0
40%
3 Ratings

7.2
72%
40 Ratings
Mobile Application
3.7
37%
3 Ratings

5.0
50%
2 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
3.8
38%
4 Ratings

7.4
74%
37 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
5.9
Amazon QuickSight
59%

Looker
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 6/6 features
Amazon QuickSight ranks higher in 6/6 features
REST API
6.1
61%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Javascript API
6.6
66%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
iFrames
7.0
70%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Java API
6.1
61%
2 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)
7.0
70%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)
3.0
30%
3 Ratings

N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Amazon QuickSight is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
- Looker is rated higher in 1 area: Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
Amazon QuickSight
90%
5 Ratings

8.1
Looker
81%
64 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
Amazon QuickSight
N/A
0 Ratings

9.0
Looker
90%
4 Ratings
Usability
7.0
Amazon QuickSight
70%
1 Rating

8.1
Looker
81%
12 Ratings
Support Rating
9.0
Amazon QuickSight
90%
1 Rating

7.9
Looker
79%
16 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon QuickSight
Amazon Quicksight is a truly cloud-based solution so it works perfectly fine and saves a lot of expense in terms of hardware and maintenance. We can maintain it by ourselves by giving commands on UI. If you have connectivity issues then it can cause headaches because it's a cloud platform and it's a bit costly as compared to other services
Senior System Engineer
TietoEVRYInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Looker
For less evolved reporting, it is not bad at all. It is not designed to scale, fully. I mean that as long as you do not intend to scale, it is a good product for your company. Log aggregation level reporting is not suited for Looker. Customer facing data reporting is. As long as the reporting is not too multi-dimensional, Looker is good.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Simpli.fiOnline Media, 201-500 employees
Pros
Amazon QuickSight
- Easily to set up for data sources, already supports quite a few of AWS and non-AWS data sources
- Cost friendly since users are charged only for basis of usage

Verified User
Director in Research & Development
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesLooker
- It's on-demand and in the cloud, we don't have to mess with AMIs or scaling issues
- Looker's data domain creating tool is better than anything we've seen
- LookML, Looker's specialized language is incredibly extensible and allows us to connect and visualize almost any data type

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Corporate
Education Management Company, 11-50 employeesCons
Amazon QuickSight
- It is still immature as a cloud-based BI tool.
- Its functionality is about 40-50% of its competitor's products.
- Application is still a little buggy and non-intuitive at times.

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employeesLooker
- Mobile viewing is HTML based, not always highly viewable.
- Basic operations can be difficult to achieve. There is a function called table calculations which allows this.
- Running on a single server, the entire instance can slow down if even one user schedules a large dashboard.

Verified User
Director in Finance and Accounting
Internet Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Amazon QuickSight
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$5 per month
Amazon QuickSight Editions & Modules
Edition
Authors | $24.001 |
---|---|
Readers | $5.001 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Looker
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Looker Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
Must contact sales team for pricing.Likelihood to Renew
Amazon QuickSight
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Looker
Looker 9.0
Based on 4 answers
We've been very happy with Looker so far, and all teams in the organization are starting to see its value, and use it on a frequent basis. It has quickly become our accessible "source of truth" for all data/metrics.

Verified User
Director in Corporate
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
Amazon QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight 7.0
Based on 1 answer
It is easy to use and set up no need to put in so much effort. Once build, the dashboard can be used with multiple clients with the same domain. It provides multiple connectivity options which makes it a versatile option for reporting.
Senior System Engineer
TietoEVRYInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Looker
Looker 8.1
Based on 12 answers
Nontechnical users can create reports easily. Can create customized reports individually or on the whole for the group. Slicing and dicing data through Looker fairly simple. Drill-downs are much better than anticipated. Especially heat map drill-downs, became most popular within the company, considering the company is a location analytics ad tech company.
Data Lord
PlaceIQInternet, 51-200 employees
Support Rating
Amazon QuickSight
Amazon QuickSight 9.0
Based on 1 answer
They provide proper support when needed. They are always ready to provide the box solution and make things easier for users.
Senior System Engineer
TietoEVRYInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Looker
Looker 7.9
Based on 16 answers
Looker support specialists are heroes. They are knowledgeable, smart, and always vouch for your success. The availability is super quick, and even if there is no current solution for my problem, they will address it and voice it as feedback for a product.
Data Analyst
Snap Inc.Information Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Amazon QuickSight
All of the other reporting platforms my organization has used previously were within our CRM and not a standalone program. In that we were very limited in being able to slice and dice the data the way that we wanted to
Marketing Director
LightRx Face & BodyConsumer Services, 201-500 employees
Looker
Looker stacks up very well against the other tools we have evaluated and used. All the tools have their own pros and cons. Looker had a better edge in terms of visualizations when we chose to use it. After several updates, other tools began to have newer features. Looker still stands competitive.
Vice President, Mobile technology
Bank of America Merrill LynchFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Return on Investment
Amazon QuickSight
- Reduce lots of setup and maintenance cost.
- Latest technology in market.
- Full eco system provided under on roof.
- Cost effective.
Senior System Engineer
TietoEVRYInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Looker
- The platform allows you to create visual representations of your data and store them in charts, graphs and maps.
- Gives the business owner the flexibility to visualize their data in a real time manner, thereby enabling the business owner to be on top of their data and understand its dynamics.
Account Executive
GayTravelAirlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees