Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Chartio and Looker 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (61.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$40 per user/month
No pricing available
Chartio
Star Rating
(286)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$40 per user/month
Browse all 3 pricing plansLooker
Star Rating
(1,516)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (61.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Looker excels in its Data Governance capabilities, with a score of 8.3, which allows for better control over data access and compliance. In contrast, Chartio's score of 8.2 indicates it may not offer the same level of governance features, which could be a concern for organizations prioritizing data security.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Dashboards feature is highly rated at 8.7, providing a user-friendly interface for visualizing data. Chartio, however, shines with a score of 9.0 in the same category, indicating that users find its dashboard capabilities more intuitive and visually appealing.
- G2 users highlight Looker's Ease of Setup with a score of 8.0, which some find to be a bit challenging compared to Chartio's higher score of 8.9. This suggests that Chartio may offer a more straightforward onboarding process for new users.
- Users on G2 report that Looker's Quality of Support is commendable with a score of 8.7, but Chartio slightly edges ahead with a score of 8.9, indicating that users may receive more responsive and helpful support from Chartio.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Custom Reports and Dashboards feature is rated at 9.0, showcasing its flexibility in report generation. Chartio, while also strong, has a slightly lower score in this area, suggesting that Looker may provide more robust customization options for users.
- Users say that Looker's Real-Time Reporting feature scores 8.4, which is beneficial for immediate data insights. However, Chartio's score of 8.1 indicates that while it offers real-time capabilities, it may not be as effective or reliable as Looker's in delivering timely data updates.
Featured Products
Sponsored
CorralData
(16)
Digital Analytics
Visit Website
Sponsored
Reaktion
(5)
Digital Analytics
Visit Website
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Chartio
Startup
$40
per user/month
Billed annually | Minimum 5 users
- Unlimited charts and dashboards
- Scheduled email reports
- Data Stores
Looker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Chartio
Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
259
8.7
1,029
Ease of Use
8.8
262
8.2
1,031
Ease of Setup
8.9
125
8.2
506
Ease of Admin
8.6
128
8.3
413
Quality of Support
8.9
218
8.7
873
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
120
8.9
390
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
255
8.7
961
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
184
8.6
595
|
Verified
8.1
156
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.6
192
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.1
117
8.2
468
|
Verified
9.0
192
8.7
595
|
Verified
Self Service
8.6
155
8.5
564
|
Verified
8.7
167
8.6
578
|
Verified
7.9
144
8.5
554
|
Verified
7.6
137
8.1
559
|
Verified
7.7
140
8.3
531
|
Verified
7.5
100
7.7
445
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
5.6
62
7.5
375
|
Verified
8.6
160
8.4
573
|
Verified
7.5
84
8.0
458
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.5
87
8.3
346
|
Verified
8.1
75
8.4
355
|
Verified
8.3
79
8.0
318
|
Verified
7.7
43
8.2
292
|
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
184
8.6
595
|
Verified
8.1
156
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.6
192
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.1
117
8.2
468
|
Verified
9.0
192
8.7
595
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
7.9
78
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
77
Not enough data
7.0
77
Visualization
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.3
84
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.1
80
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.3
82
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
7.9
78
Data Updates
Not enough data
7.8
110
Not enough data
7.9
114
Not enough data
8.4
117
Reports
8.6
184
8.6
595
|
Verified
8.1
156
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.6
192
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.1
117
8.2
468
|
Verified
9.0
192
8.7
595
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
16
8.4
243
|
Verified
8.2
14
8.3
223
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
21
8.5
273
|
Verified
8.4
21
8.7
289
|
Verified
8.9
19
8.4
270
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
52
Not enough data
7.2
50
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
8.6
155
8.5
564
|
Verified
8.7
167
8.6
578
|
Verified
7.9
144
8.5
554
|
Verified
7.6
137
8.1
559
|
Verified
7.7
140
8.3
531
|
Verified
7.5
100
7.7
445
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics 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
Advanced Analytics
5.6
62
7.5
375
|
Verified
8.6
160
8.4
573
|
Verified
7.5
84
8.0
458
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics 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
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.5
87
8.3
346
|
Verified
8.1
75
8.4
355
|
Verified
8.3
79
8.0
318
|
Verified
7.7
43
8.2
292
|
Verified
Reports
8.6
184
8.6
595
|
Verified
8.1
156
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.6
192
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.1
117
8.2
468
|
Verified
9.0
192
8.7
595
|
Verified
Self Service
8.6
155
8.5
564
|
Verified
8.7
167
8.6
578
|
Verified
7.9
144
8.5
554
|
Verified
7.6
137
8.1
559
|
Verified
7.7
140
8.3
531
|
Verified
7.5
100
7.7
445
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.5
87
8.3
346
|
Verified
8.1
75
8.4
355
|
Verified
8.3
79
8.0
318
|
Verified
7.7
43
8.2
292
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
8.8
222
Not enough data
8.7
223
Not enough data
8.4
208
Not enough data
8.3
210
Not enough data
8.4
199
Not enough data
8.3
209
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
8.5
214
Not enough data
8.3
207
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
228
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
8.1
184
Not enough data
8.4
191
Not enough data
9.0
240
Other
Not enough data
8.7
211
Not enough data
8.5
195
Not enough data
8.4
188
Not enough data
8.7
199
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
8.2
165
Not enough data
8.2
177
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
8.3
180
Not enough data
8.5
231
Not enough data
8.6
225
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
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
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.8
191
Not enough data
8.8
208
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
8.7
197
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
141
Not enough data
8.2
137
Not enough data
8.1
135
Not enough data
8.1
153
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
8.2
129
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
8.7
158
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.6
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.6
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
249
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
110
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Chartio and Looker are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Chartio has no unique categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Chartio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Looker
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
Internet
13.7%
Computer Software
13.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Financial Services
5.8%
Other
49.8%
Computer Software
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Marketing and Advertising
8.1%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.4%
Other
55.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Chartio
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Asa P.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The speed at which I can access our data through Chartio has changed how I go about analytics. We were using an older version of Crystal for all our reporting needs, and we were just hand cuffed as it relates to our ability to access data. As the Director...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
If your team doesn't use SQL then its an uphill battle to implement this
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...
Asa P.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The speed at which I can access our data through Chartio has changed how I go about analytics. We were using an older version of Crystal for all our reporting needs, and we were just hand cuffed as it relates to our ability to access data. As the Director...
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...
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
If your team doesn't use SQL then its an uphill battle to implement this
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...
Discussions
How can I export my data?
1 comment
RK
All dashboards and reports have a download feature.Read more
Chartio has no more discussions with answers
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
Looker works with a variety of databases, including but not limited to:
1. Amazon Redshift
2. Google BigQuery
3. Snowflake
4. Microsoft SQL Server
5. PostgreSQL
6. MySQL
7. Oracle
8. IBM Db2
9. Teradata
10. Apache Hive
Looker is designed to be database-agnostic, meaning it can connect to any SQL database that supports JDBC or ODBC connections.
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
Hunting for software insights?
With over 2.5 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
