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Looker vs. Yellowfin

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Looker

426 Reviews and Ratings

Yellowfin

34 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

    Yellowfin

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    		Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    LookerYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerYellowfin
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    LookerYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Yellowfin
    Samir Kumar Sahoo
    Co-Founder & Chief Executive in Information Technology at Aptus Data Labs (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees)
    Chose Yellowfin
    My selection of Yellowfin based on following criteria for the Indian market:

    • Availability in Linux platform to process high volume of transaction with CAL (concurrent user access license) model to use multiple server with high concurrent users
    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
    LookerYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.8
    117 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    12 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.196 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.0115 Ratings6.212 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.499 Ratings6.411 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.6
    116 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.6
    12 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.2112 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9114 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.947 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2116 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.9
    112 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.594 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.1100 Ratings6.211 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.775 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.297 Ratings5.611 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    5.8
    12 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2109 Ratings5.912 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.397 Ratings5.712 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings5.810 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.4
    112 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.7106 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.393 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.2106 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    6.3
    84 Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.781 Ratings6.25 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.675 Ratings6.28 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LookerYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (117 ratings)
    6.2
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)