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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $25.00 1 Users Per Month
Looker
Star Rating
(1,556)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerThoughtSpot
Star Rating
(319)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 1 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Looker excels in its Data Transformation capabilities, allowing for seamless data manipulation, while ThoughtSpot's users mention that its Data Modeling features can be less intuitive, making complex data setups more challenging.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Custom Reports and Dashboards feature is highly praised for its flexibility and user-friendly interface, whereas ThoughtSpot users say that while its dashboards are visually appealing, they sometimes lack the depth of customization that Looker offers.
- G2 users highlight Looker's strong Data Governance features, which provide robust control over data access and security, while users on G2 report that ThoughtSpot's governance tools are adequate but not as comprehensive, leading to potential concerns in larger organizations.
- Reviewers say that Looker's Real-Time Reporting is a standout feature, providing timely insights that are crucial for decision-making, whereas ThoughtSpot users mention that while it offers real-time capabilities, the performance can lag during peak usage times.
- Users report that Looker's Ease of Use is a significant advantage, with many finding the learning curve manageable, while ThoughtSpot users mention that its AI-driven search functionality is impressive but can be overwhelming for new users.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Quality of Support is consistently rated highly, with responsive customer service, while users on G2 report that ThoughtSpot's support is good but can sometimes be slow to respond during critical issues.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availableThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot Analytics - Essentials
Starting at $25.00
1 Users Per Month
For small teams to find and share insights with AI Analytics
- Dynamic, interactive dashboards
- Actionable insights
- From 5-50 users
Free Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
ThoughtSpot
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,066
8.3
257
Ease of Use
8.2
1,070
8.8
256
Ease of Setup
8.2
550
8.0
118
Ease of Admin
8.3
423
8.2
107
Quality of Support
8.6
906
8.7
230
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
401
8.9
105
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
998
9.1
253
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
641
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.2
600
|
Verified
8.5
148
|
Verified
8.2
639
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
512
|
Verified
8.2
131
|
Verified
8.7
639
|
Verified
8.8
157
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
608
|
Verified
8.3
146
|
Verified
8.6
622
|
Verified
8.7
153
|
Verified
8.4
597
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
603
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
574
|
Verified
8.2
137
|
Verified
7.7
488
|
Verified
7.6
114
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.5
417
|
Verified
7.9
115
8.4
615
|
Verified
8.6
155
|
Verified
8.0
499
|
Verified
8.1
124
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.3
378
|
Verified
7.6
97
|
Verified
8.3
386
|
Verified
7.6
100
|
Verified
8.0
348
|
Verified
8.0
86
|
Verified
8.1
322
|
Verified
7.7
80
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
641
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.2
600
|
Verified
8.5
148
|
Verified
8.2
639
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
512
|
Verified
8.2
131
|
Verified
8.7
639
|
Verified
8.8
157
|
Verified
Reports
8.5
105
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
98
Not enough data
7.1
98
Not enough data
Visualization
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
105
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.0
104
Not enough data
8.0
100
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.8
134
Not enough data
8.0
137
Not enough data
8.4
140
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
641
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.2
600
|
Verified
8.5
148
|
Verified
8.2
639
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
512
|
Verified
8.2
131
|
Verified
8.7
639
|
Verified
8.8
157
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.3
271
|
Verified
8.2
106
|
Verified
8.2
250
|
Verified
8.0
104
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
300
|
Verified
8.5
115
|
Verified
8.6
316
|
Verified
8.6
119
|
Verified
8.3
298
|
Verified
8.3
107
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
80
7.2
23
7.0
78
7.0
23
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
6.8
31
Not enough data
6.9
30
Not enough data
6.8
30
Not enough data
6.6
31
Not enough data
6.8
31
Not enough data
6.9
30
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
608
|
Verified
8.3
146
|
Verified
8.6
622
|
Verified
8.7
153
|
Verified
8.4
597
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
603
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
574
|
Verified
8.2
137
|
Verified
7.7
488
|
Verified
7.6
114
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
7.7
27
Not enough data
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
8.1
27
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.5
417
|
Verified
7.9
115
8.4
615
|
Verified
8.6
155
|
Verified
8.0
499
|
Verified
8.1
124
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.6
27
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.5
27
Not enough data
6.7
27
Not enough data
7.0
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
6.7
27
Not enough data
7.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.1
27
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.4
27
Not enough data
6.8
28
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
378
|
Verified
7.6
97
|
Verified
8.3
386
|
Verified
7.6
100
|
Verified
8.0
348
|
Verified
8.0
86
|
Verified
8.1
322
|
Verified
7.7
80
|
Verified
Reports
8.6
641
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.2
600
|
Verified
8.5
148
|
Verified
8.2
639
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.2
512
|
Verified
8.2
131
|
Verified
8.7
639
|
Verified
8.8
157
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
608
|
Verified
8.3
146
|
Verified
8.6
622
|
Verified
8.7
153
|
Verified
8.4
597
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
603
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
574
|
Verified
8.2
137
|
Verified
7.7
488
|
Verified
7.6
114
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.3
378
|
Verified
7.6
97
|
Verified
8.3
386
|
Verified
7.6
100
|
Verified
8.0
348
|
Verified
8.0
86
|
Verified
8.1
322
|
Verified
7.7
80
|
Verified
Metrics
8.8
235
8.7
56
8.7
235
8.6
59
8.4
221
8.3
58
8.3
223
8.6
52
8.4
212
8.6
50
8.3
222
8.5
50
8.4
216
8.3
51
8.5
227
8.4
52
8.3
219
8.7
54
Reporting
8.4
238
8.7
65
Feature Not Available
9.0
61
8.6
239
8.7
63
8.5
242
8.6
61
8.1
196
8.5
54
8.4
202
8.5
52
9.0
251
9.2
67
Other
8.7
223
9.0
59
8.6
206
8.6
54
8.4
198
8.6
52
8.7
212
8.6
53
8.7
204
8.4
49
8.2
176
8.5
51
8.3
188
8.6
53
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
214
8.6
56
8.3
191
8.5
58
8.5
243
8.9
65
8.6
237
8.9
67
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
7.4
11
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.8
200
Not enough data
8.8
218
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
8.8
222
Not enough data
8.7
207
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.3
151
Not enough data
8.2
147
Not enough data
8.2
145
Not enough data
8.0
163
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.4
160
Not enough data
8.2
139
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.7
167
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
129
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.6
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker and ThoughtSpot are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Digital Analytics
Unique Categories
ThoughtSpot has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ThoughtSpot
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
11.5%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
8.9%
Retail
5.3%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Other
60.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Looker
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
ThoughtSpot
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Samantha E.
Verified User
I like how ad hoc it can be. While it is possible to pull the same reports over and over again, the strength is how flexible it can be. This lets me use ThoughtSpot to pull the most pertinent information every time.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Basic features are not possible: Change liveaboard ownership, control permission at scale, last modification owner, last modification date, and version control. In a word of Data catalog, there is no way to connect to metadata or get proper data lineage.
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Samantha E.
Verified User
I like how ad hoc it can be. While it is possible to pull the same reports over and over again, the strength is how flexible it can be. This lets me use ThoughtSpot to pull the most pertinent information every time.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Basic features are not possible: Change liveaboard ownership, control permission at scale, last modification owner, last modification date, and version control. In a word of Data catalog, there is no way to connect to metadata or get proper data lineage.
Discussions
Is looker an ETL tool?
3 Comments
AP
No, Looker is not an ETL tool. It is a Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics platform that helps users visualize, explore and analyze data.Read more
Best way to start on visualizations?
2 Comments
AG
Looker has a built-in set of visualizations that you can automatically apply to any dataset that they work with. Once you setup your initial connection to a...Read more
Which databases does Looker work with?
1 Comment
Official Response from Looker
Looker works with any SQL readable data store, including Hadoop. Looker sits in-database allowing you to access all of your row level data and leverage the...Read more
How is ThoughtSpot priced?
2 Comments
IH
They have to pricing models. Per consumption through credits and per size of data (number of rows) connected to ThoughtSpot Read more
How beneficial is Thoughtspot with end user who are not that much expert in data ?
2 Comments
VS
ThoughtSpot makes self-service simple and quick, even for users with no technical background. Anyone from line of business users to analysts to more...Read more
Who is ThoughtSpot?
1 Comment
Official Response from ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot is a next generation analytics platform powered by the World’s first Relational Search engine. ThoughtSpot's search-driven analytics lets...Read more
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