Not the most advanced option; great value for the price
March 19, 2024

Not the most advanced option; great value for the price

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Looker

We use it to be able to see how many student registrations we have at any given point in time. It allows team members to have access to their relevant portion of the data without having access to the raw data set. Multiple people need to see what the registration counts are so they can prepare materials and Looker lets us do that securely. We essentially use it as a lens for the raw data.
  • Formatting
  • Querying
  • Security
  • Graphics
  • Visual builder
  • User Interface
  • Training and Documentation
  • Video tutorials
  • Support
  • Saves time for staff
  • Increases transparency for registration counts
  • Increases productivity for each staff member
  • Allows higher levels of security
Looker is free, so it's certainly better bang for your buck. It's a good platform for someone who just needs a quick way to look at the data they have. It doesn't have some of the advanced functionality that Tableau has, but it integrates well with the Google ecosystem, so it's a good first choice.

Do you think Looker delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Looker's feature set?

Yes

Did Looker live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Looker go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Looker again?

Yes

It's best for when a lot of people need to look at the same data set. Looker lets you slice the data such that people can have different views and everyone can get the data relevant to them. It's not really good for situations where you want to manipulate data sets. You can also use the scripting functionality to have row-level security on your data set. It's most appropriate when a lot of people need to look at the data set at the same time. It's not appropriate to use for entering and manipulating the data.

Looker Feature Ratings

Pixel Perfect reports
8
Customizable dashboards
9
Report Formatting Templates
9
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
8
Report sharing and collaboration
10
Publish to PDF
7
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Role-Based Security Model
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
5
Report-Level Access Control
7
Responsive Design for Web Access
4
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
4