A very good BI software with a soft learning curve
March 12, 2024
A very good BI software with a soft learning curve
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Looker
Looker is a powerful data analytics tool that in our company is both used internally - for tasks like workforce performance management, specific profitability of a contract and financial audit in general - and "sold" to our customer. "Sold" is quoted because it's not just a matter of licensing: selling this product means also teaching how to use it because of its almost infinite customization capabilities.
- Real time data aggregation
- Very large data source connection pool
- Querying data can be as simple as a filter, up to LookML
- The default user interface is very spartan
- If you don't use BigQuery, some queries can be slow
- LookML can be daunting
- Better KPI Management
- Cost optimization
- Delivery control
Looker works and exists in the Google ecosystem. If you are a Google Cloud Platform user, Looker is a no brainer. There is also Looker Studio, the small (free) brother with less features which is basically a report only viewer/creator. The reason we choose Looker is because can also trigger actions (like cloud functions) automatically under certain conditions.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Looker go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Looker again?
Yes