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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker Studio

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ALooker 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

    TARGIT

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ATARGIT Decision Suite is a business intelligence (BI) and analytics platform used to automate reporting, boost operational visibility, and give teams insights that support data-driven decisions. The solution combines data from multiple source systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, and all other data sources to give organizations a complete picture of their operations. …N/A
    Pricing
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    Editions & Modules
    Looker Studio Pro
    $9
    per month per user per project
    Looker Studio
    No charge
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    TARGIT
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    31 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    33 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    7.0
    62 Ratings
    14% below category average
    TARGIT
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports6.643 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.361 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.259 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    7.7
    61 Ratings
    2% below category average
    TARGIT
    6.0
    8 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Drill-down analysis6.851 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.057 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.129 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.759 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    8.1
    60 Ratings
    1% below category average
    TARGIT
    5.0
    7 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Publish to Web8.453 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Publish to PDF8.753 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.139 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.942 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers7.524 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    6.6
    60 Ratings
    16% below category average
    TARGIT
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.160 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.757 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.330 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining6.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    TARGIT
    5.0
    7 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    TARGIT
    4.8
    6 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker Studio and TARGIT
    Feature
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    TARGIT
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
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    Looker StudioTARGIT
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    Score4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Jet Reports
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Kibana
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    7.0
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Looker StudioTARGIT
    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
    Incentivized
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    TARGIT
    Targit is very strong when the data is presented to the system. Because of this, we are able to report on almost all of the information that is valuable to us. When we have questions or ideas on how to better leverage Targit, they are great to work with. We track our sales progress/process in Targit and AP tracks things such as outstanding invoices, open invoices, etc
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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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    TARGIT
    • Quick start-up and report turnaround time.
    • Easy drag and drop capabilities as well as user friendly command options.
    • Ability to share reports among other users making it easy to use an already created report and simply changing the criteria to suit your own needs.
    • Ability to save a base report that can be modified as needed repeatedly, instead of recreating from scratch.
    • Easy visual for final layout.
    • Ability to run multiple reports within one screen without jumping around.
    Incentivized
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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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    TARGIT
    • Probably one of our biggest complaints from the user community is the inability for the user to see the details behind the data. I know with the tool you can write reporting services reports that would allow users to see the detail by right clicking on a measure and selecting Actions, but for a very lean IT shop there simply has not been time to build these Actions for every possible scenario a user might want to see detailed reporting on.
    • Another complaint I've heard is the inability for the user to know exactly what the data represents from the source. If Targit had maybe some type of capability to hover over a measure or dimension and see a pop up of a more detailed description this might help resolve that issue.
    • The most difficult concepts to teach our users is how and when to use comparisons and the syntax for calculations. Creating comparisons has become much simpler with the 2k11 release but it is still difficult for my users.
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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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    TARGIT
    It is very easy to use and I am proficient at this point to be able to figure out how to run most of the reports I need. I have had the time to "play around" in TARGIT and really teach myself about the visibility settings and other aspects - though other users have needed help with some of these aspects - but once you conceptually understand how to build the reports, it is very simple from a power user perspective.
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    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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    TARGIT
    Everything on the back end needs to be correct, which sometimes it may not be set up or missing some variables. Some of the more difficult parts of Targit require a lot more attention and object creation to work properly
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    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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    TARGIT
    Everyone I've dealt with at Targit genuinely cares about me and my success, and they respond to questions quickly and accurately. There is literally nothing more I could ask for from their support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    TARGIT
    Make sure all of the back end work is done prior to getting Targit set up. Every variable you may need for calculations needs to be correct and every item needs to be uniform so it is read properly.
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    TARGIT
    It really met our business requirements when we were searching for a reporting/Bi tool and the flexible business model of being able to introduce additional functionally as your organization grows and requires it made the investment decision the right one for us. The functionality available in comparison to the investment is well worth it.
    Incentivized
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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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    TARGIT
    • We have been looking at our Product Hit Rate by Customer instead of just looking into Customer hit rate and adjusted our offerings accordingly.
    • Giving people the ability to run their own ad-hoc reports rather than to request them from IT is a great benefit to my department.
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    ScreenShots

    TARGIT Screenshots

    Screenshot of Heavy Equipment Dashboards: An overview on desktop and mobile. These are used to monitor performance, measure efficiency, and uncover new opportunities.Screenshot of Heavy Equipment: Parts (TARGIT BI Accelerator for IntelliDealer™ by VitalEdge Technologies). This offers a complete view of parts inventory, including stock on hand and Aging Inventory. It is used to monitor trends and ensure a dealership is stocked to meet demand.Screenshot of Heavy Equipment: A full overview of data (TARGIT BI Accelerator for IntelliDealer™ by VitalEdge Technologies). This offers visibility into a dealership from one dashboard that displays each department's latest numbers, top trends, and progress in target KPIs.Screenshot of TARGIT's Accelerator For Dynamics 365 Business Central/Navision. TARGIT's accelerator is swiftly operational and integrates with Business Central to generate up-to-date reports, design interactive dashboards, and track vital KPIs.Screenshot of an overview of yesterday's hours clocked; viewers can drill the details to ensure technicians reach full productivity, receptionists are invoicing correctly, and the after-sales department is staffed to meet demand.Screenshot of Automotive Dashboard: Open Orders with Aging. This is used to track open repair orders and see exactly how long each one has been pending. Viewers can evaluate how various order and invoicing delays impact overall cash flow.