We performed a comparison between Looker and Sisense 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."It's quite effortless to navigate through various applications and review their updated data in real-time."
"We can centralize all our data models."
"The product is easy to use."
"With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability."
"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."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. I didn't face any issues with stability."
"It is a pretty stable solution because it is a cloud-based product."
"The stability of Looker has been good since I have been using it. However, it depends on what components are being used."
"Whenever we have an issue or are unsure how to proceed, they manage to simplify the issue and help us execute it in a graceful and scalable way."
"ElastiCube Manager is a very easy to use ETL tool, which includes the ability to easily transform raw data into reusable data."
"This solution is easy to learn how to use."
"Allows us to execute heavy, complex computations on the fly so customers can slice and dice the data based on their business needs."
"There are many built-in connectors, which allow us to easily add new sources of data, often in minutes."
"The best part about this solution is how easy it is to mash up the data from many sources. Sisense is fast compared to other solutions."
"The solution's technical support team is good."
"It has allowed me to move my data to the cloud."
"The visualization capability of the product is limited."
"The product does not have documented material."
"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."
"Stability needs improvement."
"It needs to be more user-friendly."
"Integrations with other BI tools could be better."
"The integration with different databases must be improved."
"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."
"At present there are additional costs involved if we wish to share our data queues within this solution, which we would like to see removed."
"This solution does not have tabs. In order to have tabs, you have to download an add-on to mimic the tabs. They should be integrated to improve the solution."
"Larger datasets will sometimes give a "Accumulated logs" error when trying to make minor changes. T"
"They should improve the filters to create downloaded data by moving them to the top of the dashboard."
"The solution's setup process could be easier."
"I would like Sisense to improve its performance, particularly when we are dealing with large-scale data."
"I would love to have more customization capabilities for building dashboards, especially in creating custom widget sizes."
"I would like to see more development and growth for the support of Knowledge Base and Community forums."
Looker is ranked 5th in Embedded BI with 19 reviews while Sisense is ranked 9th in Embedded BI with 39 reviews. Looker is rated 8.0, while Sisense is rated 8.8. 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 Sisense writes "Business intelligence solution that has improved automation and provided meaningful insights". Looker is most compared with Amazon QuickSight, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Databricks and SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, whereas Sisense is most compared with Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Apache Superset and Qlik Sense. See our Looker vs. Sisense report.
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