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Looker vs. ThoughtSpot

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Looker

426 Reviews and Ratings

ThoughtSpot

202 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

    ThoughtSpot

    Score8.1 out of 10
    		N/AThoughtSpot is an Agentic Analytics Platform for enterprises where users ask data questions using natural language and get answers with AI. Code-first for data teams and code-free for business users, ThoughtSpot can handle large, complex cloud data at scale.

    $1,500

    per year (5 users)

    Pricing
    LookerThoughtSpot
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Thoughtspot Analytics - Pro
    $50
    per month (billed annually) per user (25-1000 users)
    Thoughtspot Analytics - Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerThoughtSpot
    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
    LookerThoughtSpot
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Verified User
    Chose Looker
    I choose Looker when I need quick charts. It is easier to start and configure, browser-based, and easy to connect with Google Sheets. This gives it a good competitive advantage when comparing pricing—other similar tools have expensive licenses. In a corporate Google …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose Looker
    There are some specific use cases where other tools are not useful in our organization. Some software solutions are shared with other organizations inside the company and Looker is the only tool where we can collaborate good enough.
    Incentivized
    ThoughtSpot
    Verified User
    Chose ThoughtSpot
    It is more flexible and PowerBI, easier work online, and share information with many users. Also the dashboards and beautiful, and the user experience is better. Performance used to be faster.

    We use Looker for different use cases but, when it comes to reporting and sharing …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose ThoughtSpot
    ThoughtSpot was much easier from an end-user perspective. Looker and Tableau allowed for more customization and detailed dashboards.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose ThoughtSpot
    Compared to most reporting and analytics tools of a similar nature, ThoughtSpot seems to work particularly well with financial and sales related data. In terms of ease of use, ThoughtSpot ranks above average. On the other hand, there are dozens of basic features (esp. …
    Incentivized
    Verified User
    Chose ThoughtSpot
    Great ease of use for business users and self-service capabilites
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LookerThoughtSpot
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    8.8
    117 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    7.6
    85 Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports9.196 Ratings6.021 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.0115 Ratings9.185 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.499 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    8.6
    116 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    7.8
    87 Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.2112 Ratings9.187 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9114 Ratings7.786 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.947 Ratings5.447 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2116 Ratings8.985 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    8.9
    112 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    8.9
    80 Ratings
    Publish to Web8.594 Ratings8.552 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.1100 Ratings9.574 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.775 Ratings7.918 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.297 Ratings9.261 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings9.233 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    8.1
    83 Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2109 Ratings7.782 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.297 Ratings8.876 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings8.062 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    8.4
    112 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    8.6
    82 Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.7106 Ratings8.679 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.393 Ratings8.671 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.2106 Ratings8.575 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.345 Ratings8.413 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.668 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    6.3
    84 Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    7.3
    50 Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.781 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings7.031 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.675 Ratings6.843 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and ThoughtSpot
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    ThoughtSpot
    6.4
    48 Ratings
    REST API00 Ratings4.839 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings4.532 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings8.231 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.932 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.115 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LookerThoughtSpot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (117 ratings)
    8.3
    (87 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    8.7
    (82 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    8.4
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)