Looker Studio vs TIBCO Spotfire comparison

The compared Google and TIBCO solutions aren't in the same category. Google is ranked #8 in RT , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 3.0% mindshare in the category. TIBCO is ranked #13 in BIT , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 1.1% mindshare. Additionally, 81% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of TIBCO users who would recommend it.

Looker Studio

Read 14 Looker Studio reviews

1,941 Views
854 Comparison Views

81% willing to recommend

TIBCO Spotfire

Read 71 TIBCO Spotfire reviews

2,720 Views
1,197 Comparison Views

96% willing to recommend

Looker Studio

TIBCO Spotfire

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report

Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Looker Studio and TIBCO Spotfire based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Reporting solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire Report (Updated: March 2020).

Buyer's Guide

Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire

March 2020

Download the complete report

Helped 867,497 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Looker Studio

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (8th)

TIBCO Spotfire

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (13th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Looker Studio is designed for Reporting and holds a mindshare of 3.0%, up 2.4% compared to last year.
TIBCO Spotfire, on the other hand, focuses on BI (Business Intelligence) Tools, holds 1.1% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.

Reporting Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Looker Studio	3.0%
Microsoft Power BI	24.3%
Tableau Enterprise	20.6%
Other	52.099999999999994%

Reporting

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
TIBCO Spotfire	1.1%
Microsoft Power BI	14.5%
Tableau Enterprise	11.0%
Other	73.4%

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools

Featured Reviews

Vijay Subramanyam

Delivery Head at cblsolutions

The ability to perform aggregation before visualization allows for effective data slicing and dicing

Looker's ability to perform aggregation before visualization allows for effective data slicing and dicing. The seamless integration with Excel and Google Sheets and custom filter creation features facilitate detailed trend reports and analysis. Looker has significantly improved productivity by reducing the time spent on creating summary reports from weeks to a day.

Read full review

Jacobo Ortiz Avila

Production Engineer at Parex Resources Inc

Has improved data handling and customization but requires more intuitive visual design for workflows

It was kind of tough to have the visualizations with HTML, or you have to create your own page. But it was working great with buttons and every page updated pretty fast with the server capability, and it was handling a big amount of data, maybe five years of data. It was performing quite well, taking maybe three minutes to update the whole model. It has been good, but most recently, they changed the commercial methodology to get the license. Our política in the company is to hire or get licenses year by year, but most recently, TIBCO Spotfire asked us to have a three-year license term. That made things a little bit tougher for the commercial relationship. Maybe with all these automation processes that you have, those could be more visually friendly. N8N is a good example where you could connect some platforms, and you don't have to code strictly, but you could visually create an algorithm. That capability of clicking and dragging some boxes of code could actually facilitate how people create their own algorithms. It could be very useful if the coding part of using the platform could be more user-friendly in terms of visual capability.

Read full review

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This has improved our organization by allowing people to see their data and develop visualizations themselves."

"The ability to design complex data models and equations."

"I find it favorable regarding speed of development, ease of building, and flexibility."

"Valuable features include advanced integrated analysis and easy implementation."

"I am impressed with the tool's scheduling mechanism, refresh mechanism, and different types of charts."

"Looker's ability to perform aggregation before visualization allows for effective data slicing and dicing."

"The integration with Excel and Google Sheets is a valuable feature, making it easy to access and visualize data."

"The best thing about the tool is that it allows you to share information easily and dashboards with colleagues and teammates because it's all online. No matter where you are, as long as you have the Internet, you can connect and use these dashboards. Google made good documentation for this tool. There are many examples of how to use and create dashboards and videos on YouTube. So, I think it's easy to learn."

More Looker Studio pros

"This solution allows us to integrate data from across all client departments, for effective reporting via a single dashboard."

"The ability to create a real-time data mark, using just one piece of software, is the best feature of this product."

"I think having Python included is a big win because you get the chance to customize your algorithm and your in-house development without having a big dependency on a third party."

"The out-of-the-box features are simple and easy to use across the board."

"R and automation services."

"Live Query data on demand, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas are all valuable features."

"TIBCO Spotfire integrates with R and Python, offering a differentiator from the competition."

"The product's initial setup phase was simple."

More TIBCO Spotfire pros

Cons

"When you physically install a product on one machine instead of the cloud, you have a better visibility, best icon quality, etc.. It's more of an issue with how we are adapting to the transition. We are still in the early moments of using this tool, and we need to go deeper to discover some improvements."

"The performance of Looker needs improvement, particularly the report loading time, which is critical for business users."

"There are issues with integration and I encountered limits and warnings, especially with my pivot table size."

"The challenges with Google Data Studio are associated with the security part, making it an area where improvements are required."

"It's not yet a replacement for a complete BI tool."

"Stability and scalability an be improved for a full ten."

"There is a significant degree of sophistication required to compete with Tableau or Cognos."

"The tool should improve on live data integration for quicker data reflection."

More Looker Studio cons

"When you do the data loading, it is slow."

"We encountered difficulties connecting the special data sets, as the post data set did not contain any shared columns, making it difficult to establish a connection between the data sets."

"We would like an easier way to get the product to the cloud. Right now, we have the on-premise version, and we would like to find a way to make it easier to migrate it over to the cloud."

"The Text Area feature needs to be more user-friendly. It is a little clunky to use, and it is difficult to consistently format text."

"The initial setup of TIBCO Spotfire is in the middle range of difficulty. The initial setup of Power BI is easier."

"The initial setup can be difficult."

"Compared to competitors, the UI is quite dated."

"The way TIBCO Spotfire is designed, in my opinion, is the reason why it lags a bit, especially compared to other BI tools like Qlik."

More TIBCO Spotfire cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is quite affordable based on feature analysis."

"The product is available for free."

"The solution is free but the Google Looker is expensive."

"The tool is free."

"I think the tool is cheap because you don't need to pay anything for using the tool. However, when connecting and analyzing other data sources, you should consider where to analyze this information because Google Data Studio doesn't handle much data well. You must also consider how you will connect this data to it. In this case, you might need to hire DevOps or a data team to help with these issues."

"The ROI is nearly impossible to calculate."

"The pricing seems competitive and reasonable. The value delivered by the product far exceeds the cost."

"This product carries a monthly licensing charge, with the amount depending on the features that are to be included. This costs also covers the use of technical support."

"The cost is a few hundred dollars per user per year."

"The Tibco sales teams have been very difficult to work with - ignoring requests, misrepresenting level of demand, etc."

"The price-point for this solution is negotiable depending on usage levels."

"In comparison to other solutions such as IBM Cognos, TIBCO Spotfire is more affordable."

"I would describe TIBCO Spotfire as an averagely-priced product."

More TIBCO Spotfire pricing and cost advice

See which vendors are best for you

Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Reporting solutions are best for your needs.

See recommendations

867,497 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Manufacturing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	18
Midsize Enterprise	12
Large Enterprise	39

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Data Studio?

The company dashboard is useful because we could share it via a link as a reminder for everyone to check it weekly. We observed the progress of our portfolio from last week to the current week, all...

See all answers

What needs improvement with Google Data Studio?

We are aware that there are areas in Looker Studio that could be improved. Out of the box, if you don't utilize a template or create a template, which can take significant time, it's not the most u...

See all answers

What is your primary use case for Google Data Studio?

Regarding the product, I was doing research for a client in the LMS industry. I was seeing what else was out there and why certain things were pulling for certain reasons. I wouldn't say I'm techni...

See all answers

What do you like most about TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire is easy to use. We initiated Spotfire as POC, with support from a tech team based in South Africa. While they assisted with the setup, we conducted the POC ourselves.

See all answers

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TIBCO Spotfire?

TIBCO Spotfire's pricing is high, particularly in traditional markets like Turkey, impacting market penetration. There is a lack of local support and distributors, making it challenging to sell.

See all answers

What needs improvement with TIBCO Spotfire?

ClickView ( /products/clickview-reviews ) offered more visually appealing visualizations. TIBCO Spotfire and ClickView ( /products/clickview-reviews ) need improvement in scheduling, which is criti...

See all answers

Comparisons

Amazon QuickSight vs Looker Studio

Compared 43% of the time

Microsoft Power BI vs Looker Studio

Compared 16% of the time

Tableau Enterprise vs Looker Studio

Compared 7% of the time

Qlik Sense vs Looker Studio

Compared 4% of the time

MicroStrategy vs Looker Studio

Compared 2% of the time

More Looker Studio Competitors

Microsoft Power BI vs TIBCO Spotfire

Compared 13% of the time

Tableau Enterprise vs TIBCO Spotfire

Compared 13% of the time

Palantir Foundry vs TIBCO Spotfire

Compared 9% of the time

Databricks vs TIBCO Spotfire

Compared 8% of the time

SQL Server vs TIBCO Spotfire

Compared 3% of the time

More TIBCO Spotfire Competitors

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide

Looker Studio

September 2025

Download Looker Studio product report

Buyer's Guide

TIBCO Spotfire

August 2025

Download TIBCO Spotfire product report

Also Known As

Data Studio

Spotfire

Overview

Google Looker Studio is a free tool designed to help users create visually appealing reports and dashboards, making data easier to understand. It allows you to connect to various data sources such as Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and spreadsheets. With Looker Studio, you can create charts and graphs to showcase trends and comparisons, build comprehensive dashboards that provide an overview of your data, and customize reports to match your brand or preferences. Additionally, you can share your reports online or export them as PDFs for wider distribution.

Google

TIBCO Spotfire is a versatile data analytics platform that can handle large datasets and be deployed on-premise or in the cloud. Its dynamic reporting, easy creation of dynamic dashboards, and highly customizable tool make it a valuable asset for process data analysis, industrial performance dashboards, problem root cause analysis, business intelligence, and real-time analytics for IoT devices in the energy sector.

The solution also offers data science functions, map visuals, R and Python integration, and the ability to write HTML and JavaScript text areas. Spotfire has helped organizations deliver projects more efficiently and cost-effectively, allowing for faster data analysis.

TIBCO

Sample Customers

Genesys, Shueisha

Allergan, ASSS de Montreal, Avantium, Blue River, Bank of Montreal, Citibank, FrieslandCampina, Hellmann Logistics, Merck, Novartis

Buyer's Guide

Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire

March 2020

Free Report: Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire

Find out what your peers are saying about Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire and other solutions. Updated: March 2020.

DOWNLOAD NOW

867,497 professionals have used our research since 2012.

See our Looker Studio vs. TIBCO Spotfire report.

We monitor all Reporting reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.