Altair SLC vs. Looker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Altair SLC
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Altair SLC (formerly the WPS industrial analytics platform, acquired by Altair in late 2021) is designed for data science and heavyweight data processing with the languages of SAS and R. Best known for its SAS language compiler, the software includes advanced graphical user interfaces, robust, high-performance data processing and production-ready application frameworks.N/A
Looker
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Looker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
Pricing
Altair SLCLooker
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Altair SLCLooker
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Altair SLCLooker
Features
Altair SLCLooker
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.6
4 Ratings
2% above category average
Looker
8.4
117 Ratings
3% above category average
Customizable dashboards8.64 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.296 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.199 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.6
4 Ratings
8% above category average
Looker
8.3
116 Ratings
3% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.64 Ratings8.0112 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.64 Ratings7.7114 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.64 Ratings8.547 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.0116 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
8.8
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Looker
8.6
112 Ratings
4% above category average
Publish to Web8.64 Ratings8.194 Ratings
Publish to PDF8.64 Ratings9.0100 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.34 Ratings9.097 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.475 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Looker
6.8
113 Ratings
16% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.64 Ratings7.9109 Ratings
Predictive Analytics9.34 Ratings4.66 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.897 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
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Ratings
Looker
8.1
112 Ratings
5% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.7106 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings7.993 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.0106 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Altair SLC
-
Ratings
Looker
6.0
84 Ratings
27% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.181 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.075 Ratings
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User Ratings
Altair SLCLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(4 ratings)
8.7
(117 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(12 ratings)
Availability
-
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
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6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
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8.8
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
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(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
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10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Altair SLCLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
Altair Engineering, Inc.
WPS Analytics allowed our company's business users to keep using their existing programs while getting similar results with much less learning time. It's a great accomplishment when software for business users is changed—excellent relationships with providers and other salespeople. As a SAS user, I needed an interpreter for the SAS language, and WPS has more packages and a lower price than any other company I could find, so I decided to go with
it.
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Google
Looker is ideal if you are heavily invested in Google Services, particularly marketing related services, and you with to quickly create reporting dashboards for that data. It gets more difficult when you try to tie in data from other services, and I would not use this were I already using BI package - it is not anywhere near as well supported or as widely known as some of its major competitors, but what it does do, it does do well.
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Pros
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • WPS Analytics is powered with high performance data processing engine.
  • Reusable data models save finances and time.
  • Self-service data analyzation portals.
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Google
  • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
  • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
  • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
  • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
  • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
  • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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Cons
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • Currently, I barely encounter challenges when using WPS Analytics although I don't use it on a daily basis. There's no functionality or feature that needs more improvement.
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Google
  • I wish I could get more granular in the Google ad data, such as down to the campaign type, instead of having to see only all campaigns.
  • The setup can be time-consuming if you're not using the product regularly.
  • Editing the dashboard requires a few logins; I wish it was more seamless.
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Likelihood to Renew
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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Usability
Altair Engineering, Inc.
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Google
Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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Reliability and Availability
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
No objections
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Performance
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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Support Rating
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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Implementation Rating
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Very satisfied, easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Altair Engineering, Inc.
I use a lot of data discovery and visualization tools at workstations to help me gain deep insights into data. WPS Analytics doesn't vary much from all the DVD tools that I have listed, I always go for the best.
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Google
Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Altair Engineering, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Google
Perfect price to performance
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Return on Investment
Altair Engineering, Inc.
  • Using machine learning and natural language to analyze data saves time and effort.
  • Standard reporting and business intelligence help us reduce workload and make data-driven decisions.
  • Drag-and-drop workflow saves time when different languages like SQL and SAS make it easier to code and prepare data.
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Google
  • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
  • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
  • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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ScreenShots

Looker Screenshots

Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.