Dundas BI vs. Looker Studio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dundas BI
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Dundas BI is a business intelligence and data visualization software that includes customizable dashboards, reporting, and visual data analytics. Dundas BI can be integrated into users’ existing business applications and its visualization and reporting tools can be customized to their needs.N/A
Looker Studio
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Looker Studio is a data visualization platform that transforms data into meaningful presentations and dashboards with customized reporting tools.
$9
per month per user per project
Pricing
Dundas BILooker Studio
Editions & Modules
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Looker Studio Pro
$9
per month per user per project
Looker Studio
No charge
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dundas BILooker Studio
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Dundas BILooker Studio
Top Pros
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Features
Dundas BILooker Studio
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
8.4
51 Ratings
3% above category average
Looker Studio
7.8
53 Ratings
7% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.443 Ratings7.337 Ratings
Customizable dashboards8.651 Ratings8.952 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.139 Ratings7.251 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
8.1
51 Ratings
1% above category average
Looker Studio
7.1
52 Ratings
12% below category average
Drill-down analysis7.951 Ratings9.544 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.250 Ratings8.248 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.633 Ratings3.224 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.645 Ratings7.551 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
7.9
49 Ratings
5% below category average
Looker Studio
8.0
52 Ratings
5% below category average
Publish to Web8.442 Ratings8.146 Ratings
Publish to PDF7.845 Ratings8.745 Ratings
Report Versioning7.838 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.337 Ratings6.436 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.23 Ratings8.818 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
7.8
49 Ratings
2% below category average
Looker Studio
7.2
51 Ratings
12% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.148 Ratings9.651 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.941 Ratings9.248 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.432 Ratings5.026 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
8.2
49 Ratings
3% below category average
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
8.2
45 Ratings
4% above category average
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.344 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.140 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Dundas BI
7.8
7 Ratings
0% below category average
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
REST API8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Dundas BILooker Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(52 ratings)
8.9
(54 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(6 ratings)
8.5
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(11 ratings)
6.7
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dundas BILooker Studio
Likelihood to Recommend
Dundas Data Visualization
For all the scenarios I have so far worked on or I am currently working on, Dundas BI has proved to be more than adequate and apt to handle all of those. It is a very easy-to-use tool with quick shortcuts enabling you to prepare ad-hoc reports or dashboards in a matter of minutes.
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Google
Looker Studio is well-suited for those wanting to analyze web/site data and performance quickly. It is simple enough to learn/use for quick report-building or drilling into data. Looker Studio is easier to use/understand than the GA4 console and thus has a better UI/UX. It is an efficient tool for fast, simple data needs—especially for team members with limited analytical capabilities and knowledge.
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Pros
Dundas Data Visualization
  • Project organization from Development to Production, you get a production and development license but I think the best way to do it is with DEV and Prod project in the Production box. Use the development box for testing updates and really crazy things. With the Dev and Prod projects on the same box, you just publish from Dev to Prod and you are done. Users only have access to the Prod projects so no one can mess up what you are working on.
  • Security - If you have a hierarchy (subsidiaries, divisions, department, teams) and you want each group to see only their data, then Security hierarchies are for you!
  • Dependent filters! What's this you ask? Here is an example of how it can be used, in your company you have departments and who works for what department is in your database. You make a dashboard that has a department filter (only show these departments), a managers filter, and employee filter. Not every manager or employee is in multiple departments usually only one. With dependent filters you can say that the manager and employee filter are dependent on what is selected in the departments filter so when you go to filter them they only show the managers or employees that are part of that department, and you can even it do so employees are not only dependent on department but on manager as well. Then it gets even better as it can be done in reverse as well so when you select a manager then go to the department it only shows the departments he works for (there are better situations where this is more useful).
  • It is scriptable! From calculate columns, null replacements, button actions, load actions, hover over events there a way to do what you want.
  • They are constantly improving and listens to your suggestions.
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Google
  • Self-service
  • Easy to use, point and click
  • Little to no training required
  • Easy to share internally and externally
  • Rich visualizations
  • Canned reports
  • Easy to copy/paste/dupe existing reports
  • Ability to join data sets
  • Easy integration with various data sources
  • Flexible data integrations, including lowest common denominator (CSV, XLS, G-Sheets)
  • Wide range of APIs
  • Secure / authentication via Google SSO
  • Easy to share / re-assign ownership of reports and data sources
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Cons
Dundas Data Visualization
  • Not too many cons for how we use the application. It really is easy and powerful. Very powerful.
  • Licensing is one thing that could be looked into. It is simple, but a little confusing. For example, if I get a license today, but a new release comes out tomorrow, it seems that the license doesn't work with the new release. Maybe that is by design, but it would be nice to clearly understand.
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Google
  • Few functionalities are very exclusive only for data studio.
  • It's time taking to load data and at the same time only single Data source can be connected.
  • When editing the reports you have to switch between Edit and View mode to see how does the change looks like.
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Likelihood to Renew
Dundas Data Visualization
No answers on this topic
Google
It is the simplest and least expensive way for us to automate our reporting at this time. I like the ability to customize literally everything about each report, and the ability to send out reports automatically in emails. The only issue we have been having recently is a technical glitch in the automatic email report. Sadly, there is almost no support for this tool from Google, but is also free, so that is important to take into consideration
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Usability
Dundas Data Visualization
We are still in the implementation phase, but so far we are finding it to be easy to use and learn. The eLearning courses that they have made available for free, as well as User Forums and other training videos have made even difficult concepts easier to understand.
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Google
Google Data Studio has a clean interface that follows a lot of UX best practices. It is fairly easy to pick up the first time you use it, and there is a lot of documentation on line to help troubleshoot, if needed
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Support Rating
Dundas Data Visualization
We have bi-weekly calls with our Success Manager, as well as access to support as needed. Any question that I have had, multiple people have been willing and able to jump on a call to talk me through it, or send an email with the solution
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Google
I give it a lower support rating because it seems like our Dev team hasn't gotten the support they need to set up our database to connect. Seems like we hit a roadblock and the project got put on pause for dev. That sucks for me because it is harder to get the dev team to focus on it if they don't get the help they need to set it up.
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Implementation Rating
Dundas Data Visualization
Providing that you have the client's needs well known, creating BI content using Dundas BI is a walk in the park!
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Google
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Dundas Data Visualization
Per dollar spent, it offers the widest range of features of the tools that we evaluated. It offers lots of options for how to configure your environment, though they are not always intuitive to figure out. Having an ETL layer was a must have for us, as well as the ability to host to secure HIPAA compliance. It is not a replacement for ad hoc reporting, but does a great job of creating parameterized reports and dashboards that look great.
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Google
The free version of Looker Studio is still better than the leading enterprise-embedded BI tools, despite its weaknesses. The leading embedded BI platforms have terrible visualizations that can be spotted a mile away. They are also primarily locked to a grid, making it very hard to fully customize. The price point is also a major deterrent, since users end up paying for lots of features they might never use. Looker Studio has weaknesses on the blending and modeling side, but we've been able to get by via connection to GBQ and transformation done in dbt.
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Return on Investment
Dundas Data Visualization
  • Coming from an SQL based standard delivery model, Dundas BI has provided a fantastic rate of ROI.
  • The preparation and delivery time has reduced from weeks to just a few hours.
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Google
  • Free, so the only investment is time
  • Because it doesn't have native support of non-Google sources, it can cost more money than Tableau
  • The time spent formatting the templates or building connectors can have a negative impact on ROI
  • As a agency, charging for the reporting service is profitable after the first month or two after building the dashboard.
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ScreenShots

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