Azure Machine Learning vs. Looker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Machine Learning
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Machine Learning is and end-to-end data science and analytics solution that helps professional data scientists to prepare data, develop experiments, and deploy models in the cloud. It replaces the Azure Machine Learning Workbench.
$0
per month
Looker
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Looker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
Pricing
Azure Machine LearningLooker
Editions & Modules
Studio Pricing - Free
$0.00
per month
Production Web API - Dev/Test
$0.00
per month
Studio Pricing - Standard
$9.99
per ML studio workspace/per month
Production Web API - Standard S1
$100.13
per month
Production Web API - Standard S2
$1000.06
per month
Production Web API - Standard S3
$9999.98
per month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure Machine LearningLooker
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Azure Machine LearningLooker
Features
Azure Machine LearningLooker
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
7.6
132 Ratings
7% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings6.8108 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.5113 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
7.2
130 Ratings
11% below category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.0126 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings6.9128 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.054 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.7129 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
8.1
126 Ratings
1% below category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings7.7104 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.882 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.5108 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
6.5
126 Ratings
20% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.6122 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.3108 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
7.5
126 Ratings
12% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.3103 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.4120 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings7.458 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Azure Machine Learning
-
Ratings
Looker
5.5
94 Ratings
34% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.990 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.184 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure Machine LearningLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
8.3
(132 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(8 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(12 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(2 ratings)
8.8
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure Machine LearningLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
For [a] data scientist require[d] to build a machine learning model, so he/she didn't worry about infrastructure to maintain it.
All kind of feature[s] such as train, build, deploy and monitor the machine learning model available in a single suite.
If someone has [their] own environment for ML studio, so there [it would] not [be] useful for them.
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Google
When data drives potential for new orders, Looker earns its place in our tech stack. If, on the other hand, we are hoping for pipeline generation, Looker is useful if you are willing to repeatedly go check customer utilizations .... it is not appropriate if you are hoping to automate data analysis for this purpose.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • User friendliness: This is by far the most user friendly tool I've seen in analytics. You don't need to know how to code at all! Just create a few blocks, connect a few lines and you are capable of running a boosted decision tree with a very high R squared!
  • Speed: Azure ML is a cloud based tool, so processing is not made with your computer, making the reliability and speed top notch!
  • Cost: If you don't know how to code, this is by far the cheapest machine learning tool out there. I believe it costs less than $15/month. If you know how to code, then R is free.
  • Connectivity: It is super easy to embed R or Python codes on Azure ML. So if you want to do more advanced stuff, or use a model that is not yet available on Azure ML, you can simply paste the code on R or Python there!
  • Microsoft environment: Many many companies rely on the Microsoft suite. And Azure ML connects perfectly with Excel, CSV and Access files.
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Google
  • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
  • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
  • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
  • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
  • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
  • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • It would be great to have text tips that could ease new users to the platform, especially if an error shows up
  • Scenario-based documentation
  • Pre-processing of modules that had been previously run. Sometimes they need to be re-run for no apparent reason
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Google
  • Documentation is scarce, and very difficult to find when you need it.
  • Pricing is unclear, particularly as you look to scale your reports across the business.
  • Data from other sources is not represented in the system as well as first party Google services.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Google
I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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Usability
Microsoft
Easy and fastest way to develop, test, deploy and monitor the machine learning model.
- Easy to load the data set
-Drag and drop the process of the Machine learning life cycle.
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Google
Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Google
No objections
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Google
Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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Support Rating
Microsoft
Support is nonexistent. It's very frustrating to try and find someone to actually talk to. The robot chatbots are just not well trained.
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Google
Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
Not sure
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Google
Very satisfied, easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
It is easier to learn, it has a very cost effective license for use, it has native build and created for Azure cloud services, and that makes it perfect when compared against the alternatives. As a Microsoft tool, it has been built to contain many visual features and improved usability even for non-specialist users.
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Google
Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Google
Perfect price to performance
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Productivity: Instead of coding and recoding, Azure ML helped my organization to get to meaningful results faster;
  • Cost: Azure ML can save hundreds (or even thousands) of dollars for an organization, since the license costs around $15/month per seat.
  • Focus on insights and not on statistics: Since running a model is so easy, analysts can focus more on recommendations and insights, rather than statistical details
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Google
  • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
  • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
  • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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ScreenShots

Looker Screenshots

Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.