Amazon QuickSight vs Looker comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.7, and holds a 3.7% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #9 in EBT , with an average rating of 6.0, and holds a 6.4% mindshare. Additionally, 68% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of Google users who would recommend it.

Amazon QuickSight

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68% willing to recommend

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80% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon QuickSight

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (5th)

Looker

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Embedded BI (9th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon QuickSight is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 3.7%, down 7.3% compared to last year.
Looker, on the other hand, focuses on Embedded BI, holds 6.4% mindshare, down 9.0% since last year.

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon QuickSight	3.7%
Microsoft Power BI	9.4%
Tableau Enterprise	6.7%
Other	80.2%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Embedded BI Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Looker	6.4%
Tableau Enterprise	19.1%
Qlik Sense	10.4%
Other	64.1%

Embedded BI

Featured Reviews

Samuel Ndip Takou

IT Infrastructure Support Specialist at Olam Agri

Can always access reports through intuitive dashboards that support diverse data connections

I can't specifically say how Amazon QuickSight could be improved since I focus more on using it and leveraging its functionalities. However, I could invest additional time to explore possible feedback from customers regarding their challenges. As cloud engineers, our capacity to improve is limited since AWS manages the services, but I would be open to feedback. I'm aware there are minor details that AWS could enhance, such as optimizing costs for beginners or small startups, which can be steep when trying to take Amazon QuickSight into production. Many have noticed that AWS services greatly benefit well-established companies, while startups struggle with costs as they transition data out of AWS. Understanding how AWS charges for Amazon QuickSight usage is critical for all users wanting to visualize their data effectively.

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Kishore Jhunjhunwala

Sr Analytics Consultant at a outsourcing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A cloud solution for operational reporting but is expensive

Some basic feature that is available in other reporting tools is missing. Looker has the ability to show more than 5,000 rows for operational reporting. Some reporting tools allow users to scroll down to see more than 5,000 rows, but in Looker, you have to download the entire dataset. Looker should consider adding a scroll-down option to allow users to view large datasets on screen without downloading them. Looker has some options for granting users access as viewers. However, viewers cannot download the entire dataset. Only superusers can download the whole dataset on the Explore screen. This is a big limitation, as you cannot give any user viewer access. You can give access to superuser access, which is a cost to the company.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Amazon QuickSight has an interactive dashboard that is beautiful and user-friendly, with beautiful colors and good icons that are easy to identify, allowing users to click, drag and drop, and extract data without facing complexity or a terminal-based interface."

"QuickSight makes it easy to provision, create, and publish dashboards."

"It is notably fast in handling large data set refreshes, making it efficient for data analysis."

"I like that with Amazon QuickSight, you don't need to install an app to use its services. With other BI tools, you need to install the app, so Amazon QuickSight is better for me in this area."

"The ease with which it integrates with different data sources is most valuable. Especially when everything is on AWS, it is easy to connect to the data source and organize different dashboards."

"There is no REVIEW content provided to evaluate."

"The query and dashboard capabilities are entirely good."

"The solution is very quick to turn around and integrate."

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"Looker allows you to generate the most optimal SQL queries in a DC through UI actions. We had signed a contract with Google Cloud to use BigQuery. That was the primary reason we adopted Looker. It works better with BigQuery than any other BI platform. We also like how this tool was developed. It was designed with an eye toward microservices architecture."

"It is a pretty stable solution because it is a cloud-based product."

"It's quite effortless to navigate through various applications and review their updated data in real-time."

"The product is easy to use."

"With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability."

"The stability of Looker has been good since I have been using it. However, it depends on what components are being used."

"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. I didn't face any issues with stability."

"From a developer's perspective, the way the functionality's being handled is great."

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Cons

"Lacked connectivity with other third-party tools and data sources."

"Amazon QuickSight could be improved by embedding AI features. For example, making automation for filling missing data or reformatting incorrect data formats, and making date corrections."

"I don't want to say very positive at the moment about the pricing of Amazon QuickSight because my initial understanding is that it's not an easy one to adapt, but the choices are there."

"The product has some storage and SPICE data issues."

"The product is quite expensive because the price is too close to QlikView's prices but it does not ring as well as QlikView."

"The number of features in the product is limited in comparison with the other tools in the market, like Power BI."

"It's not ideal for reports that are more complex."

"The setup process falls somewhere in the middle. It is not straightforward, nor is it complex, but there is a significant amount of work needed on the back end to make it function."

More Amazon QuickSight cons

"Integrations with other BI tools could be better."

"It needs to be more user-friendly."

"The visualization capability of the product is limited."

"The product does not have documented material."

"Looker doesn't connect to Excel, which is a huge disappointment because a lot of data is presented in Excel. Also, it can't consume data directly from REST APIs, which is necessary. Looker needs to expand its horizons when it comes to data sources. The inability to connect to different data sources is hampering our use cases. Currently, it only has an ODBC connection that connects to a database. It needs to connect to other data sources, such as Excel, APIs, and different platforms."

"Stability needs improvement."

"The main area of concern in Looker is probably related to blending the data from the different sources, including the data present internally in the company and on the cloud."

"The integration with different databases must be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm using a paid version of Amazon QuickSight, paying about $22 monthly. As I have yet to learn about the pricing for other tools, such as Power BI, I won't be able to compare."

"A highly affordable cost structure with fixed membership and timeframe basis options."

"The Amazon QuickSight licensing model my company's on is pay-as-you-go, but I wouldn't be able to give the figures because that's handled by the finance department."

"It's affordable compared to other long-term contractor business tools available in the market."

"I rate the price of Amazon QuickSight a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"The solution is not affordable."

"Amazon QuickSight you subscribe and you use the service."

"The solution's pricing is cheaper than the other products in the market."

More Amazon QuickSight pricing and cost advice

"It's not cheap, but it's not expensive for big companies."

"The price of Looker usually depends on the solution's provider, but it is usually cheaper than the other products in the market. Looker is offered at different prices for different companies."

"It is cheap."

"Looker is expensive and could be made better by reducing it."

"I do not have to make any payments to use the solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

Retailer

Media Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	16

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon QuickSight?

The integration is very seamless. We stored our result CSV files in S3 and connected directly from there.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments. However, this cost is offset by the advantages it provides.

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What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight could be improved by embedding AI features. For example, making automation for filling missing data or reformatting incorrect data formats, and making date corrections. This would...

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What do you like most about Looker?

With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Looker?

I do not have to make any payments to use the solution. In the beginning, Looker may work fine for its users. If advanced users who have experience with BI tools use Looker, then they may find it t...

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What needs improvement with Looker?

The visualization capability of the product is limited. From an improvement perspective, the product should have more visualization capability. I can't clean data in Looker, and if I try to do it, ...

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 1% of the time

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Compared 14% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Amazon QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business analytics service that makes it easy to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data. Using our cloud-based service you can easily connect to your data, perform advanced analysis, and create stunning visualizations and rich dashboards that can be accessed from any browser or mobile device.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Looker is a powerful data analytics platform that empowers businesses to explore and analyze their data in real time.

With its intuitive interface and robust features, Looker enables users to easily create and share interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations.

The product's advanced data modeling capabilities and seamless integration with popular data sources make it a top choice for organizations looking to gain valuable insights from their data.

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