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Amazon QuickSight vs Looker vs Tableau Enterprise comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #4 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 4.9% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #6 in EBT , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 8.2% mindshare. Additionally, 66% 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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66% willing to recommend
Looker
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80% willing to recommend
Tableau Enterprise
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89% willing to recommend
 

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Mindshare comparison

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon QuickSight4.9%
Microsoft Power BI14.5%
Tableau Enterprise11.0%
Other69.6%
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Embedded BI Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Looker8.2%
Tableau Enterprise27.4%
Qlik Sense12.0%
Other52.400000000000006%
Embedded BI
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Tableau Enterprise11.0%
Microsoft Power BI14.5%
Amazon QuickSight4.9%
Other69.6%
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Featured Reviews

Mohd Farhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Has seamless data filtering and visualization for client satisfaction
One area for improvement is the cost, as it's a bit expensive. The caching mechanism also charges too much if I need to cache any data. Sometimes it takes time to display data, suggesting a need for enhancement in data visualization speed. Additionally, the role-level security is challenging to implement, and it could be improved to allow access control per department more easily.
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Kishore Jhunjhunwala - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Uzair Faruqi - PeerSpot reviewer
Ease of developing dashboards and receiving strong technical support have enabled efficient data visualization
Introducing custom features, such as NLP-based reports, is not very good in Tableau. My MD has been asking us for a way to write in natural language to request reports that the system should generate, but that isn't very effective with Tableau. As a developer, I can develop an on-demand report in Python quite easily, but exposing a REST API on the Tableau platform is not a very easy task. AI enablement is an area for improvement for Tableau, and that is something they might have to work upon. I have heard that ThoughtSpot is quite better in this regard, but the cost of ThoughtSpot is much higher. ThoughtSpot has lots of natural language-based report generation features that Tableau lacks.
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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

"It helped the managers to visualize the data activities."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon QuickSight is its connectivity with other Amazon services."
"It is fine for basic reporting."
"The best part about Amazon QuickSight is the filtration capability."
"From an analytics perspective, it's really good for self-service analytics."
"The query and dashboard capabilities are entirely good."
"It works well with the AWS ecosystem."
"The graph charts, pie charts, and box plots are valuable."
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"The stability of Looker has been good since I have been using it. However, it depends on what components are being used."
"The product is easy to use."
"We can centralize all our data models."
"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."
"With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability."
"It is a pretty stable solution because it is a cloud-based product."
"From a developer's perspective, the way the functionality's being handled is great."
"It's quite effortless to navigate through various applications and review their updated data in real-time."
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"The drill-down approach and interactivity in Tableau are highly effective."
"The most valuable features of Tableau include building hyper extracts and creating visuals."
"It is easy to adapt visualizers to have interactive conversations among decision-makers."
"The action feature which Tableau has is very useful for us. If we click on one visualization, it will pass the value to another visualization. That interactivity within different visualizations is the most valuable feature of Tableau."
"Tableau is very flexible and easy to learn. It has drag-and-drop function analytics, and its design is very good. It is a very good tool, and it basically brings life into data with good design. We have been creating a lot of interactive visualizations and dashboards. It has a public version. There are public communities from where you can get a lot of examples for practice."
"Tableau is quite easy to develop dashboards with, and the range of dashboards is good."
"Its visualizations are good, and its features make the development process a little less time-consuming. It has an in-memory extract feature that allows us to extract data and keep it on the server, and then our users can use it quickly."
"The solution has a lot of customization when comparing to Microsoft BI."
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Cons

"Amazon QuickSight has minimal features. The feature set can be improved to allow you to create good production-ready dashboards. This does not happen with QuickSite, it needs to mature to be used in production."
"I just want a few more features to be added."
"Lacked connectivity with other third-party tools and data sources."
"One area for improvement is the cost, as it's a bit expensive."
"Right now, you can't use Amazon QuickSight on other cloud providers, so I'd like it to have availability on other cloud providers. This is an area for improvement in the product. What I'd like to see in Amazon QuickSight in the future is a distributed centralized system where I can manage all reports in one place, and for Amazon QuickSight to become reporting as a service."
"You can't tell a data story as well in QuickSight as you can on others, especially in TIBCO Spotfire."
"There should be better connectors for different data sets."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
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"The integration with different databases must be improved."
"Integrations with other BI tools could be better."
"Stability needs improvement."
"The product does not have documented material."
"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 visualization capability of the product is limited."
"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."
"It needs to be more user-friendly."
"The data processing in Tableau is pathetic compared to Qlik."
"It needs more ETL capabilities, to be able to address the end-to-end BI need."
"Improvements can be made in template support. The workbook file structure is really hard to version control. If there was some sort of version control support offered particularly for workbooks, that would help big time."
"The charts in Tableau are quite limited."
"What is happening, with so many tools coming up in the market, is that people have to continuously get educated in order to use some of the more advanced features."
"In the cloud sometimes the performance is a little bit slow."
"When it comes to visualizations, Tableau has a limitation as compared to Power BI. It has a limited set of visualizations. Power BI has the entire marketplace, so you can connect and import many visualizations and use them, whereas Tableau has only 10 or 15 visualizations. There should be more visualizations, and there should also be data integration with more cloud providers."
"Introducing custom features, such as NLP-based reports, is not very good in Tableau. My MD has been asking us for a way to write in natural language to request reports that the system should generate, but that isn't very effective with Tableau."
More Tableau Enterprise cons
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's affordable compared to other long-term contractor business tools available in the market."
"The solution is not affordable."
"The solution's pricing is cheaper than the other products in the market."
"The product pricing is better than other vendors."
"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."
"Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments."
"A highly affordable cost structure with fixed membership and timeframe basis options."
"I wouldn't say that it is an expensive product, but to stay competitive they would need to bring down the prices."
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"Looker is expensive and could be made better by reducing it."
"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."
"I do not have to make any payments to use the solution."
"Tableau is not as cost-effective as Microsoft BI."
"Paying for users you never setup or buying expensive desktop licenses for users who can solve their users with web editing on the server are the two biggest expenses."
"It is expensive when you compare it with Power BI. It should be cheaper."
"Its cost is quite high. A corporate license costs about 150-200K per year for all the users, but there was probably some discounted amount. This cost includes everything."
"For our organization, the cost hasn't been an issue."
"ROI is very high, but it requires a data preparation/blending tool."
"Best advice on pricing is to anticipate the desire for more licenses once the results of this product are acknowledged in other parts of your company."
"The price could be higher for the quality of software, so they revised the pricing in this version, and I agree with the price for top version. The top version costs about $70 per month, and the price is cheap for the quality."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business117
Midsize Enterprise66
Large Enterprise182
 

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 co...
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What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?
Because I didn't use Amazon QuickSight extensively, I don't think I would be in the best position to recommend improv...
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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 adva...
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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...
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Seeking lightweight open source BI software
It depends on the Data architecture and the complexity of your requirement. Some great tools in the market are Qlik ...
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Tableau vs. Business Objects - Which is a better solution for visualization and analysis?
Both tools have their positives and negatives. First, I should mention that I am relatively new to Tableau. I have be...
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Which would you choose - Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud?
Tableau is easy to set up and maintain. In about a day it is possible for the entire platform to be deployed for use....
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Comparisons

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Microsoft Power BI vs Amazon QuickSight
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Looker Studio vs Amazon QuickSight
Compared 15% of the time
Qlik Sense vs Amazon QuickSight Logo
Qlik Sense vs Amazon QuickSight
Compared 6% of the time
Databricks vs Amazon QuickSight Logo
Databricks vs Amazon QuickSight
Compared 4% of the time
ThoughtSpot vs Amazon QuickSight Logo
ThoughtSpot vs Amazon QuickSight
Compared 1% of the time
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Databricks vs Looker
Compared 15% of the time
Microsoft Power BI vs Looker Logo
Microsoft Power BI vs Looker
Compared 12% of the time
Qlik Sense vs Looker Logo
Qlik Sense vs Looker
Compared 9% of the time
IBM Cognos vs Looker Logo
IBM Cognos vs Looker
Compared 8% of the time
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform vs Looker Logo
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform vs Looker
Compared 5% of the time
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Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau Enterprise Logo
Microsoft Power BI vs Tableau Enterprise
Compared 19% of the time
Domo vs Tableau Enterprise Logo
Domo vs Tableau Enterprise
Compared 10% of the time
Databricks vs Tableau Enterprise Logo
Databricks vs Tableau Enterprise
Compared 5% of the time
SAP Analytics Cloud vs Tableau Enterprise Logo
SAP Analytics Cloud vs Tableau Enterprise
Compared 4% of the time
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SAS Visual Analytics vs Tableau Enterprise
Compared 3% of the time
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Also Known As

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Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, Tableau Online
 

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.

Google

Tableau Enterprise offers powerful features for creating interactive visualizations, dashboards, and maps, including drag-and-drop functionality and easy integration with multiple data sources, promoting real-time collaboration and self-service analysis.

Tableau Enterprise stands out with its ability to create user-friendly, interactive visualizations, making it pivotal for business intelligence applications. Users benefit from its seamless connectivity and advanced analytical functions, facilitating data blending and storytelling. Despite a complex learning curve and high licensing costs, its features like geospatial analysis and efficient content distribution drive its indispensable value for data-driven insights. Enhancements in predictive analytics and support integration with machine learning tools further its capabilities across industries.

What are the most valuable features?
  • Interactive Visualizations: Enables users to create engaging reports.
  • Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Simplifies data analysis processes.
  • Data Integration: Offers seamless connectivity with multiple sources.
  • Real-Time Collaboration: Supports synchronous data sharing.
  • Advanced Analytics: Provides predictive analytics and geospatial analysis.
What benefits and ROI should users look for?
  • Informed Decision-Making: Facilitates data-driven insights.
  • Efficiency in Reporting: Streamlines dashboard and reporting tasks.
  • Cost-Effectiveness: Despite high licensing, value in robust analytics tools.
  • Customizable Options: Tailors analytics to specific needs.

Tableau Enterprise is widely used for business intelligence, supporting industries like healthcare, telecommunications, and finance. Organizations utilize it to analyze performance indicators, operational insights, and financial analytics, enhancing decision-making through interactive reports and real-time data integration.

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Accenture, Adobe, Amazon.com, Bank of America, Charles Schwab Corp, Citigroup, Coca-Cola Company, Cornell University, Dell, Deloitte, Duke University, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Fannie Mae, Ferrari, French Red Cross, Goldman Sachs, Google, Government of Canada, HP, Intel, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Macy's, Merck, The New York Times, PayPal, Pfizer, US Army, US Air Force, Skype, and Walmart.
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