D3.js vs Looker | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited for dynamic data, especially when multiple users are using the application and generating data, it helps us to get analytics of the data for users.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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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.

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Joe Hughes

Senior DevOps Engineer

Simpli.fiOnline Media, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

D3.js

Looker

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

D3.js

Looker

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

D3.js

Looker

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

D3.js

Looker

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

D3.js

Looker

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

D3.js

Looker

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Pros

It provides multiple ways of visualizing data easily.
It is fast and light on system resources. It is built with JavaScript and visualizations can be easily hosted on the web across browsers.
It has a huge community backing it so it is easy to find people to help with whatever you're doing.

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Firaz Peer

Fellow

Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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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

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Education Management Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Hard to code, not a kids play toy.
No tutorial from official documentation.
Requires web development experience.

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Sanyam Jain

Freelancer in RPA

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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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.

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Verified User

Director in Finance and Accounting

Internet Company, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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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.

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Verified User

Director in Corporate

Internet Company, 51-200 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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Looker 7.9

Based on 11 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.

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Anson Abraham

Data Lord

PlaceIQInternet, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

D3.js 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Looker 7.9

Based on 15 answers

- They have one of the best chat support platforms- The query raised is answered on time and meets all the requirements of the concerns raised- They also ask for feedback of the service they provide so that they can improve their existing chat bots and service.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Banking Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only

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Firaz Peer

Fellow

Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees

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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.

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Purav Vaidya

Vice President, Mobile technology

Bank of America Merrill LynchFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

Rapid Development using templates helps faster delivery of the project.
Documentation requires a lot of time to study.
D3 creates high-quality visual effects which can be used over large screens.

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Sanyam Jain

Freelancer in RPA

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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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.

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Greg Alder

Account Executive

GayTravelAirlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

D3.js

Looker

D3.js

Looker

D3.js

Looker

D3.js

Looker

Likelihood to Recommend

D3.js

Looker

Feature Rating Comparison

Pixel Perfect reports

Customizable dashboards

Report Formatting Templates

Drill-down analysis

Formatting capabilities

Integration with R or other statistical packages

Report sharing and collaboration

Publish to Web

Publish to PDF

Report Versioning

Report Delivery Scheduling

Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)

Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization

Predictive Analytics

Multi-User Support (named login)

Role-Based Security Model

Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)

Responsive Design for Web Access

Dedicated iOS Application

Dedicated Android Application

Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile

Pros

D3.js

Looker

Cons

D3.js

Looker

Likelihood to Renew

D3.js

Looker

Usability

D3.js

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Support Rating

D3.js

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Alternatives Considered

D3.js

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Return on Investment

D3.js

Looker

Screenshots

D3.js

Looker

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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