Practical reporting with Good visibility.
January 20, 2026

Practical reporting with Good visibility.

Raj Shrivastwa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Looker Studio

We use Looker Studio primarily for our data quality metrics. We get data by connecting to 2 databases on different SQL servers. It helps us organise and materialise data, and we try to identify gaps in the integration through the reporting metric. It is really a lifesaver since our data got scattered after the system migration. Our primary use case is to identify errors/gaps in integration reporting and monitor them by reducing issues through proper planning.

Pros

  • Looker Studio helps us track error metrics in one place, making us more efficient as a team because we don’t have to switch between systems to gather data and then create a separate report.
  • Since our SQL data is pretty messy, it helps us with clean data reporting by visualising spikes in errors.
  • It also improves our communication with management, who are non-technical, by providing an easy-to-understand dashboard report.

Cons

  • 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.
  • It has reduced the manual reporting effort we were putting into compiling Excel spreadsheets. It saved us hours of our daily work.
  • Given its cost-effectiveness, time savings, and operational viability, we can say it has a positive ROI with minimal overhead.
I rated it 8 because Looker Studio is easy to use if you understand the basics. Specifically, when you know how to align multiple data sets. Thus, creating faster reports when management requests them. I have -2 points because it needs major updates when performing complex calculations on large datasets. Can’t blame them because this is the case with completion as well.
Very good imo, and really cost-effective. With Salesforce, there is too much stubbornness when importing data from Microsoft suite applications, and Power BI is really expensive for a mid-sized organisation. Hence, I feel Looker Studio is actually worth the investment for creating reports and in collaboration with non-technical people. It strikes a balance of usability and flexibility.

Do you think Looker Studio delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Looker Studio's feature set?

Yes

Did Looker Studio live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Looker Studio go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Looker Studio again?

Yes

Looker Studio worked wonders for the integration reporting project. It helped us quickly identify the spikes in errors and compare performance over time. The dashboard reporting set a clear standard for our stakeholders on what they need to work on and what can be ignored. The only issue will be that it is not as good as competitors in real-time monitoring or deep analysis. It can feel limited when complex logic is required.

Looker Studio Feature Ratings

7.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
7
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
5
Predictive Analytics
8
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
8
7.7
Customizable dashboards
8
Report Formatting Templates
8
Pixel Perfect reports
7
7.8
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
8
Integration with R or other statistical packages
7
Report sharing and collaboration
9
8.0
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
8
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
Delivery to Remote Servers
7

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