Looker Studio vs. Plotly Dash

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Looker Studio
Score 8.1 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
Plotly Dash
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Plotly headquartered in Montreal creates data visualization and UI tools for ML, data science, engineering, and the sciences with language support for Python, R, Julia, and JS. Plotly's Dash aims to empower teams to build data science and ML apps that put Python, R, and Julia in the hands of business users. The vendor states that full stack apps that would typically require a front-end, backend, and dev ops team can be built and deployed in hours by data scientists with Dash.N/A
Pricing
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
Editions & Modules
Looker Studio Pro
$9
per month per user per project
Looker Studio
No charge
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
Considered Both Products
Looker Studio

No answer on this topic

Plotly Dash
Chose Plotly Dash
Tableau is great for basic dashboard visualisations using an ETL transfer layer from production. However, Plotly Dash is specifically designed for visualisation of machine learning applications. That's the key difference.
Features
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
7.1
62 Ratings
13% below category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports6.743 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.461 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates7.359 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
7.7
61 Ratings
1% below category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities7.257 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages6.929 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration9.759 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
8.2
60 Ratings
0% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Publish to Web8.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.853 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.139 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.942 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.624 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
6.6
60 Ratings
16% below category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.460 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.857 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics5.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
8.9
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
MDM Integration00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
9.0
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Visualization00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
6.2
2 Ratings
27% below category average
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings4.42 Ratings
Data Transformations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Data Encryption00 Ratings3.92 Ratings
Built-in Processors00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
8.4
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Looker Studio
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
9.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(56 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.7
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Looker StudioPlotly Dash
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Visualizing cross-channel campaign performance can blend data from a few different sources to compare performance metrics like spend, clicks, and conversions side-by-side in a single view, which helps in quick budget reallocation decisions. When dealing with massive volumes of data (millions of rows) or highly complex queries, Looker Studio dashboards can become slow, laggy, or even crash. Performance issues are a frequent complaint when working with large datasets, making it unsuitable for enterprise-level companies
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Plotly
Applicable for data visualization across disciplines. I have used it for data from buildings, building occupancy, public health, and statistics. It is a useful tool to use for big data. It has nice templates and a number of interesting visualization types. If you are familiar with R and python it is easy to use.
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Pros
Google
  • Breath of data - the number of ways to interrogate the data is endless, and the options to view metrics alongside each other make for comprehensive datasets.
  • Data visualisation and customisation - the options for presenting data and separating out across pages allow for clean visuals and segmented information.
  • Easy shareability/usability - a quick and simple tool to introduce colleagues to, and easy to grant access for them to be able to view the data, without having to understand the setup itself.
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Plotly
  • Powerful visualization options.
  • Ability to create in-browser interactive visualization apps.
  • Ability to create hosted apps.
  • Allows you to develop web-based reporting applications without requiring web application development expertise.
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Cons
Google
  • It needs better handling of complex logic. We often need workarounds to perform complex custom calculations, and it can be really unpleasant at times.
  • Felt it got slow with a larger data set, and in one minor report, we had to set up time filters so that calculations during spikes could be traced more quickly.
  • Compare to competition they need to improve with notification things.
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Plotly
  • Would be good if Dashboard Engine was included in the Enterprise VPC plan
  • Would love to see ready made fintech apps
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Plotly
No answers on this topic
Usability
Google
Looker Studio is easy to use, and it offers a sufficient variety of predefined visualizations to choose from. It's easy for us, and anyone can set up basic reporting without extensive data visualization skills. The interface layout is easy to understand, and it doesn't take long to get used to.
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Plotly
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Plotly
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Google
Looker Studio is far easier to implement, stand up, and learn. The interface is simpler and user-friendly for various levels of data visualization/analysis knowledge and experience. The biggest benefit of Looker Studio, however, is its ease of connection to GA data and speed. Furthermore, since it is an online program/tool, it requires less CPU/battery/storage on the user's device.
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Plotly
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Return on Investment
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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Plotly
  • A no-cost option as it is open sourced.
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