We performed a comparison between Looker and Tableau based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Embedded BI solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability of Looker has been good since I have been using it. However, it depends on what components are being used."
"The product is easy to use."
"Looker allows you to generate the most optimal SQL queries in a DC through UI actions. We had signed a contract with Google Cloud to use BigQuery. That was the primary reason we adopted Looker. It works better with BigQuery than any other BI platform. We also like how this tool was developed. It was designed with an eye toward microservices architecture."
"With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability."
"We can centralize all our data models."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. I didn't face any issues with stability."
"From a developer's perspective, the way the functionality's being handled is great."
"It is a pretty stable solution because it is a cloud-based product."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Better interaction and less time spent with end users."
"The action feature which Tableau has is very useful for us. If we click on one visualization, it will pass the value to another visualization. That interactivity within different visualizations is the most valuable feature of Tableau."
"The data blending capabilities is a huge factor for our team."
"From my perspective, it enables clients to better understand our data and make better decisions based on that information."
"It is easy to adapt visualizers to have interactive conversations among decision-makers."
"Tableau has greatly enhanced our organization's data-driven decision-making processes by enabling us to create visually compelling reports and dashboards."
"The maps and colors and interface are all fantastic."
"The main area of concern in Looker is probably related to blending the data from the different sources, including the data present internally in the company and on the cloud."
"Looker doesn't connect to Excel, which is a huge disappointment because a lot of data is presented in Excel. Also, it can't consume data directly from REST APIs, which is necessary. Looker needs to expand its horizons when it comes to data sources. The inability to connect to different data sources is hampering our use cases. Currently, it only has an ODBC connection that connects to a database. It needs to connect to other data sources, such as Excel, APIs, and different platforms."
"Integrations with other BI tools could be better."
"The visualization capability of the product is limited."
"The product does not have documented material."
"Stability needs improvement."
"It needs to be more user-friendly."
"The integration with different databases must be improved."
"There should be stronger data modules for the platform."
"Requires a lot of user training."
"Implementation requires a technical background."
"The performance could be better."
"Tableau has so many functions, so sometimes it's hard to find the right solution quickly. I have to search multiple menu bars to find the right command."
"I would like Tableau Prep to be integrated with Tableau Desktop. I would also like more customizations for tables."
"The user experience for less savvy or non-technical people (from my experience)."
"The solution could improve the scalability, it is difficult to make changes."
Looker is ranked 5th in Embedded BI with 19 reviews while Tableau is ranked 1st in Embedded BI with 293 reviews. Looker is rated 8.0, while Tableau is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Looker writes "The APIs are exposed at every level, so it's highly modular". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tableau writes "Provides fast data access with in-memory extracts, makes it easy to create visualizations, and saves time". Looker is most compared with Amazon QuickSight, Google Data Studio, Databricks, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform and Qlik Sense, whereas Tableau is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Domo, Amazon QuickSight, SAS Visual Analytics and Oracle Hyperion. See our Looker vs. Tableau report.
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