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Looker

426 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft BI (MSBI)

934 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker

    Score8.8 out of 10
    		N/ALooker 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

    Microsoft BI (MSBI)

    Score7.1 out of 10
    		N/AMicrosoft BI is a business intelligence product used for data analysis and generating reports on server-based data. It features unlimited data analysis capacity with its reporting engine, SQL Server Reporting Services alongside ETL, master data management, and data cleansing.

    $14

    per month per user

    Pricing
    LookerMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Power BI Pro
    $14
    per month per user
    Power BI Premium
    $24
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    LookerMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Thomas Holland
    Senior Manager of Digital Paid Marketing in Marketing at BAYADA Home Health Care (Hospital & Health Care, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Looker
    Looker Studio is not as robust as Tableau or Microsoft BI. So it does not provide quite as much insight or depth and it has more limitations overall then the other major reporting products. However, it is also free and connects perfectly with other Google products. Plus, all of …
    Incentivized
    David Mynář
    Head Of Online Marketing in Marketing at Fresh Services, s.r.o. (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Looker
    Looker is web based app and much easier to use.¨ON the othe hand Power BI offers robust integration with Microsoft products (like Azure, SQL Server, and Excel) and a wide range of other data sources. Power BI's ability to seamlessly connect and import data from these sources is …
    Incentivized
    Shelby Bowden
    Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Looker
    Looker provides really excellent customer service in comparison to other similar products. The sharing aspect of Looker is also a big plus, which allows multiple users to access the data at the same time. We have also found it to stand out among competitors with its dashboard …
    Incentivized
    Purav Vaidya
    Vice President, Mobile technology in Information Technology at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Financial Services, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose Looker
    Looker stacks up very well against the other tools we have evaluated and used. All the tools have their own pros and cons. Looker had a better edge in terms of visualizations when we chose to use it. After several updates, other tools began to have newer features. Looker still …
    Incentivized
    Henri Allik
    Analyst at TransferWise (Financial Services, 501-1000 employees)
    Chose Looker
    • Looker is relatively reasonably priced.
    • No setup for end-user.
    Incentivized
    Newaz Chowdhury
    Marketing Executive in Marketing at Powerphrase (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
    Chose Looker
    Looker is a free and easier analytics and dashboard tool. It provides enough data and features to get things done and analyze marketing data. The other tools have more advanced features and are more suited for other things besides marketing.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    MSBI for my company is a like using a car that has a good balance of features, is easy to use, has good support, and works well with other things or requirement you may have.
    We specifically chose it because it is one of the promising platform whose support team will never let …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Unlike Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service (OBICS), Microsoft BI offers a good range of visualisation options. However, it falls behind in terms of data management capabilities. If your requirements are more data intensive and less reporting intensive, then Microsoft BI …
    Incentivized
    Shelby Bowden
    Graduate Research Assistant in Research & Development at Western Kentucky University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Specific data displays are some of the strongest aspects of Microsoft BI when compared to alternate programs. It also does a superior job in compatibility with many programs, especially those from Microsoft. Since my company primarily uses Office 365 and other Microsoft …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LookerMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    8.8
    117 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.7
    48 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.996 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.0115 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.499 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    48 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.2112 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9114 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.947 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2116 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    8.8
    112 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.494 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.1100 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.775 Ratings9.039 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.297 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2109 Ratings9.046 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.297 Ratings9.043 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings9.041 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    8.3
    112 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    9.0
    48 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.7106 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.293 Ratings9.042 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.2106 Ratings9.045 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.245 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    6.3
    84 Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.5
    38 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.681 Ratings8.035 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.575 Ratings10.035 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft BI (MSBI)
    8.8
    20 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LookerMicrosoft BI (MSBI)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (117 ratings)
    9.0
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    8.9
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)