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At a Glance
Looker
Looker
Star Rating
(1,588)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about Looker
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot
Star Rating
(320)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 1 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plans
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Looker excels in creating interactive and visually appealing reports, with users highlighting its customizable interface that allows for easy integration of various charts and graphs. This makes it particularly effective for tracking metrics like sales performance and customer trends.
  • Users say that ThoughtSpot stands out for its intuitive setup and ease of use, making it accessible even for non-technical users. Reviewers appreciate the platform's ability to quickly generate insights and manage multiple data modules, which enhances team collaboration.
  • According to verified reviews, Looker has a stronger overall user satisfaction score, reflecting its robust capabilities in data visualization and reporting. Users frequently mention its effectiveness in sharing insights across teams, which is crucial for decision-making in fast-paced environments.
  • Reviewers mention that ThoughtSpot's search functionality is a significant advantage, allowing users to conduct queries effortlessly. This feature is particularly praised for its machine learning and AI support, which helps users find answers quickly and efficiently.
  • Users highlight that while Looker has a higher G2 Score, ThoughtSpot's recent feedback indicates a growing user base that appreciates its ease of use and educational resources, such as ThoughtSpot University, which helps users maximize the platform's potential.
  • G2 reviewers note that both platforms have their strengths, but Looker is often favored for its comprehensive reporting capabilities, while ThoughtSpot is recognized for its user-friendly interface and effective search options, making it a solid choice for teams looking for quick insights.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing available
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot Analytics - Essentials
Starting at $25.00
1 Users Per Month
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Free Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
ThoughtSpot
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,088
8.3
257
Ease of Use
8.2
1,093
8.7
257
Ease of Setup
8.2
572
8.0
120
Ease of Admin
8.3
430
8.2
107
Quality of Support
8.6
926
8.7
230
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
408
8.9
105
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,020
9.1
254
Features by Category
8.3
737
8.5
189
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.6
156
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.5
149
|
Verified
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.8
158
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
8.2
146
|
Verified
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.6
153
|
Verified
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.2
138
|
Verified
7.7
498
|
Verified
7.5
113
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
7.8
114
8.4
628
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.0
509
|
Verified
8.0
123
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
7.5
96
|
Verified
8.3
394
|
Verified
7.5
99
|
Verified
8.0
353
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.6
79
|
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
8.2
706
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.6
156
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.5
149
|
Verified
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.8
158
|
Verified
Reports
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.5
108
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
112
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.7
112
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.0
103
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.0
141
Not enough data
8.5
144
Not enough data
7.9
757
7.6
211
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.6
156
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.5
149
|
Verified
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.8
158
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.4
281
|
Verified
8.2
104
|
Verified
8.3
259
|
Verified
8.0
102
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.5
309
|
Verified
8.4
114
|
Verified
8.7
327
|
Verified
8.5
118
|
Verified
8.4
309
|
Verified
8.3
106
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.1
88
7.1
23
7.1
86
6.8
23
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
8.2
146
|
Verified
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.6
153
|
Verified
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.2
138
|
Verified
7.7
498
|
Verified
7.5
113
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
37
8.7
5
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
7.8
114
8.4
628
|
Verified
8.6
154
|
Verified
8.0
509
|
Verified
8.0
123
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.9
35
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
383
|
Verified
7.5
96
|
Verified
8.3
394
|
Verified
7.5
99
|
Verified
8.0
353
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.6
79
|
Verified
Embedded Business IntelligenceHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.4
729
8.5
188
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.6
156
|
Verified
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.5
149
|
Verified
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.4
160
|
Verified
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.2
130
|
Verified
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.8
158
|
Verified
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
8.2
146
|
Verified
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.6
153
|
Verified
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.6
150
|
Verified
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.8
160
|
Verified
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.2
138
|
Verified
7.7
498
|
Verified
7.5
113
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
7.5
96
|
Verified
8.3
394
|
Verified
7.5
99
|
Verified
8.0
353
|
Verified
8.0
85
|
Verified
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.6
79
|
Verified
8.4
320
Not enough data
Metrics
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.4
215
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
219
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
241
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
242
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.1
199
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
9.0
254
Not enough data
Other
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.2
178
Not enough data
8.3
191
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
217
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
240
Not enough data
8.1
257
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
225
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
8.3
309
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.6
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
261
|
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
Looker
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot
Looker and ThoughtSpot are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
19.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
60.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
20.0%
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
16.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
39.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
43.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Looker
Looker
Computer Software
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
7.6%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.3%
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
8.9%
Retail
5.6%
Telecommunications
4.9%
Other
60.7%
Alternatives
Looker
Looker Alternatives
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Mode
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Zoho Analytics
Zoho Analytics
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Sisense
Sisense
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Domo
Domo
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ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot Alternatives
Tableau
Tableau
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Sisense
Sisense
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Qlik Sense
Qlik Sense
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Amazon QuickSight
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Discussions
Looker
Looker Discussions
Is looker an ETL tool?
3 Comments
Ajay P.
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
Aaron G.
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
ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot Discussions
How is ThoughtSpot priced?
2 Comments
Ismael  H.
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
Vika S.
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
How big is ThoughtSpot?
1 Comment
Leonid E.
LE
ThoughtSpot was founded in 2012 and has 200 employees. The company has raised $100M in funding from venture capital firms LightSpeed Ventures, Khosla...Read more