What is Looker?

Looker is a platform for data that streamlines the data supply chain to create actionable information. It allows any organization to extract value from their data at web-scale, delivers powerful purpose built applications to address the needs of specific teams, and provides a flexible, embedded analytics framework with Powered by Looker.

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Awards & Recognition

Looker won the following awards in the Sales Analytics category

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Looker Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Looker.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Looker?

1% Negative
3% Neutral
96% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Transparent
  • Respectful
  • Efficient Service

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Dashboard

85

Data Ingestion and Interoperability

82

Collaboration

82

Pipeline Planning

81

Scenario Analysis

81

Predictive Sales Forecasting

81

Visual Pipeline Monitoring

80

Predictive Time-Series Reporting & Analytics

80

Intelligent Alerts and Notifications

79

Territory Analytics and Management

78

Artificial Intelligence-Based Insights

74

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Data Integration

83

Business Value Created

83

Ease of IT Administration

81

Breadth of Features

81

Quality of Features

81

Vendor Support

79

Ease of Customization

78

Ease of Implementation

77

Usability and Intuitiveness

77

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

74

Looker Reviews

David M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

features are average

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Looker from other similar products?

the dashboard and specific features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

ease of access

What do you dislike most about this product?

not many people familiar

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

try it before you buy it

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Client Friendly Policies
  • Unique Features

Cons

  • Less Productive
  • Wastes Time
  • Less Performance Enhancing

Kirk V.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Manufacturing
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Google Looker checks all of the boxes

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Looker from other similar products?

Google Looker has an intuitive interface to build dashboards, a full SaaS offering with horizontal and vertical scaling, and also a code based semantic model for reusability.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Semantic model and ease of building dashboards.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Report bursting is a little more cumbersome as we need to use a webhook for some of our use cases.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Work with a good implementation partner and take the Google Cloud Skills Boost training to get up to speed.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Rintu K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2026

Centralized Data Modeling with Great Governance

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Looker from other similar products?

Looker’s LookML modeling layer separates business logic from dashboard creation, ensuring standard metric definitions across client projects. Instead of copying logic into individual reports, our team maintains a single source of truth, allowing us to build consistent, scalable reporting environments for engineering workflows.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In-database querying via Git version control lets us manage analytical metrics just like software code. This simplifies code reviews and prevents broken dashboards across teams while pushing execution directly to our underlying warehouse.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The initial learning curve for LookML is steep for non-developer analysts. Additionally, custom visual rendering can feel limited compared to dedicated visualization tools without writing custom JavaScript code.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure your organization has data engineers capable of building and maintaining LookML. It is ideal for teams needing strict metric governance, but less suited for non-technical users expecting quick, self-service drag-and-drop report creation.

Pros

  • Effective Service
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Saves Time
  • Acts with Integrity

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