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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Looker
Star Rating
(1,581)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerPosit
Star Rating
(562)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PositSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Looker excels in data visualization capabilities, with a G2 rating of 8.9, while Posit follows closely with a rating of 9.0. Reviewers mention that Looker's interactive dashboards and data segmentation features are particularly user-friendly.
- Reviewers mention that Posit shines in predictive analytics, achieving a G2 rating of 9.0, compared to Looker's rating of 7.6. Users on G2 appreciate Posit's advanced analytics features, which include robust predictive modeling tools.
- Users say that Looker's data transformation capabilities are rated at 8.4, while Posit outperforms with a score of 8.7. Reviewers highlight Posit's ease of use in building reports, particularly with its WYSIWYG report design feature, which they find intuitive.
- G2 users report that Looker has a strong performance in data governance with a rating of 8.3, but Posit surpasses this with a score of 9.0. Users mention that Posit's data governance tools provide better compliance and security features.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's API and integrations score 8.5, while Posit scores slightly lower at 8.3. Users on G2 appreciate Looker's extensive integration capabilities, which allow for seamless connectivity with various data sources.
- Users report that both products have similar ease of use ratings, with Looker at 8.2 and Posit at 8.3. However, reviewers mention that Posit offers a more streamlined setup process, making it easier for new users to get started quickly.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availablePosit
No pricing availableFree Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
Posit
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,082
9.1
496
Ease of Use
8.2
1,087
8.3
496
Ease of Setup
8.2
566
8.8
106
Ease of Admin
8.3
429
8.3
90
Quality of Support
8.6
920
8.1
403
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
407
8.5
81
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,014
8.5
488
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.0
102
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
101
Not enough data
7.1
101
Not enough data
Visualization
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.0
103
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.9
138
Not enough data
8.0
141
Not enough data
8.5
144
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
326
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
7.2
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.4
38
Not enough data
7.6
37
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.9
34
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.8
34
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.3
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.4
34
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.6
34
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
Metrics
8.8
238
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.4
223
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
214
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
8.4
218
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
8.3
221
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
240
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.5
244
Not enough data
8.1
198
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
9.0
253
Not enough data
Other
8.7
225
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
8.4
200
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.2
178
Not enough data
8.3
190
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
216
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
239
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
76
Not enough data
9.2
82
Not enough data
8.2
76
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.8
59
Methodology
Not enough data
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.5
85
Not enough data
9.3
82
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
9.1
25
Model Development
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
9.0
21
Model Development
Not enough data
9.0
20
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
17
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
9.1
18
Deployment
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
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
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.3
152
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
8.2
146
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.2
140
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.6
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
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
Database
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Integrations
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
6
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
6
Processing
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.1
8
Building Reports
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker and Posit share no categories
Unique Categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Posit is categorized as Statistical Analysis, Big Data Processing and Distribution, and Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Posit
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
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.2%
Higher Education
19.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.6%
Research
11.2%
Computer Software
8.7%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
42.8%
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
Can we save our process if we don't save a project?
2 Comments
SL
There are many ways to save results as an R script runs, take a look at the R saveRDS function as one example.
For questions like this about R a great...Read more
What is the best way to run R code within a VBA routine?
1 Comment
PB
I ran into same kind of problems. Then I discovered PowerBI.
With PowerBI, and the help of PowerQuery, I'm getting rid of all VbA engines to process...Read more
Which software is used for R programming?
1 Comment
SH
RStudio is the most popular IDE for running R programs and has a free license. The official R software environment is an open-source free software...Read more
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