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Looker vs. MicroStrategy Analytics

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Looker

426 Reviews and Ratings

MicroStrategy Analytics

269 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker

    Score8.7 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

    MicroStrategy Analytics

    Score8.5 out of 10
    		N/AMicroStrategy Analytics is an enterprise business analytics and mobility platform. Key features include automatic big data analysis and reporting, data discovery and visualization, digital security credentials, and support for mobile devices.N/A
    Pricing
    LookerMicroStrategy Analytics
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerMicroStrategy Analytics
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.Must contact sales team for pricing information.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    LookerMicroStrategy Analytics
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Verified User
    Chose Looker
    Tableau has an adoption issue of having to upgrade to the most recent Tableau reader. In my experience it was very difficult to get the sales team to do this. microstrategy was the most overly complicated reporting software I have ever used. You need a consultant to do …
    Incentivized
    Ian Hardenburgh
    Manager of Business Analytics in Finance and Accounting at Star Gas Partners (Oil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees)
    Chose Looker
    I evaluated everything under the Gartner BI quadrant (i.e., Tableau, Birst, MS SSRS, MicroStrategy, etc.) — from the niche players, all the way through the powerhouse (supposed) "leaders" in BI. Looker was a nice fit for my company, because all though we are quite large (in …
    Incentivized
    MicroStrategy
    Dharmesh Shah
    Associate Principal in Information Technology at LTI - Larsen & Toubro Infotech (Retail, 10,001+ employees)
    Chose MicroStrategy Analytics
    • Standardized & optimized data repository resulting in better pricing strategy and increase in revenue & profitability
    • Better decision making capability and efficient on-boarding of end users through a near real-time reporting platform
    • Four major investor segmentation reports for …
    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
    LookerMicroStrategy Analytics
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    8.7
    117 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    26 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.896 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.0115 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.499 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    24 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.2112 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.8114 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.847 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2116 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    8.8
    112 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    23 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.494 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.1100 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.675 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.297 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    22 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.1109 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.197 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    8.3
    112 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    21 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.7106 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.293 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.1106 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.245 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    6.2
    84 Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    9.7
    19 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.581 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.475 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and MicroStrategy Analytics
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    MicroStrategy Analytics
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LookerMicroStrategy Analytics
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (117 ratings)
    10.0
    (47 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    3.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    2.2
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    8.8
    (18 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)