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Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (61.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Elastic Stack
Star Rating
(92)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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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
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- Users report that Looker excels in its Ease of Use with a score of 8.2, making it more user-friendly compared to Elastic Stack's score of 7.8. Reviewers mention that Looker's intuitive interface allows for quicker onboarding and less training time.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Dashboards feature is highly rated at 8.7, providing a seamless experience for visualizing data. In contrast, Elastic Stack's dashboards score slightly lower at 8.5, with users noting that while functional, they can be less visually appealing.
- G2 users highlight Looker's Quality of Support with a score of 8.7, indicating a strong customer service experience. Users on G2 report that Elastic Stack's support, while decent at 8.0, can sometimes be slower to respond, leading to frustration during critical issues.
- Users say that Looker's Data Preparation capabilities, particularly in Data Sources (8.7), are superior, allowing for easier integration of various data types. In comparison, Elastic Stack's data preparation features, while robust, received a lower score of 8.3, with some users mentioning challenges in data blending.
- Reviewers mention that Looker's Custom Reports and Dashboards feature shines with a score of 9.0, allowing for extensive customization options. Elastic Stack, while offering similar features, scored lower at 8.5, with users noting that customization can be more complex and less intuitive.
- Users report that Looker's Real-Time Reporting feature is rated at 8.4, providing timely insights that are crucial for decision-making. Elastic Stack's real-time capabilities, rated at 8.8, are also strong, but some users mention that the setup can be more cumbersome compared to Looker's straightforward approach.
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Pricing
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Elastic Stack
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Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
68
8.7
1,029
Ease of Use
7.9
65
8.2
1,031
Ease of Setup
7.3
25
8.2
506
Ease of Admin
7.5
23
8.3
413
Quality of Support
8.1
61
8.7
873
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
21
8.9
390
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
65
8.7
961
Features by Category
Reports
8.1
34
8.6
595
|
Verified
7.5
30
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.3
33
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.3
31
8.2
468
|
Verified
8.6
34
8.7
595
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
531
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
445
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
573
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
458
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
346
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
318
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.1
34
8.6
595
|
Verified
7.5
30
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.3
33
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.3
31
8.2
468
|
Verified
8.6
34
8.7
595
|
Verified
Reports
8.5
19
8.4
83
8.6
18
8.5
82
8.2
18
7.9
78
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
77
Not enough data
7.0
77
Visualization
8.8
19
8.4
85
8.8
18
8.4
84
9.0
21
8.5
86
8.6
20
8.3
84
Data Updates
8.4
20
8.0
82
8.9
19
8.1
80
Collaboration
8.4
19
8.3
82
8.1
18
7.9
82
8.1
19
7.9
78
Data Updates
8.4
25
7.8
110
8.3
29
7.9
114
7.9
26
8.4
117
Reports
8.1
34
8.6
595
|
Verified
7.5
30
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.3
33
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.3
31
8.2
468
|
Verified
8.6
34
8.7
595
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
223
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
289
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.5
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
531
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.5
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
573
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.3
346
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
318
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
292
|
Verified
Reports
8.1
34
8.6
595
|
Verified
7.5
30
8.2
556
|
Verified
8.3
33
8.2
595
|
Verified
8.3
31
8.2
468
|
Verified
8.6
34
8.7
595
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.5
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
578
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
531
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
445
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
346
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
355
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
318
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Data Preparation
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Analysis
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Fabric
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 Management
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Performance
7.3
5
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
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
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Database Features
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
Elastic Stack and Looker are categorized as Data Visualization
Unique Categories
Elastic Stack is categorized as Stream Analytics, Log Analysis, Graph Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Document Databases, and Data Fabric
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Digital Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Stack
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
Information Technology and Services
23.9%
Computer Software
23.9%
Telecommunications
3.4%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Financial Services
3.4%
Other
42.0%
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
Elastic Stack
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Guy T.
Verified User in Computer Software
Integration with Kibana and Logstash turns it into a powerful data and trend visualisation tool with the ability to run ad hoc queries. HTTP interface and schemaless nature allow users flexibility to modify both data stored and queries run as needed.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Customisation and plugins development is not yet well documented. community support is not grwon yet.
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...
Guy T.
Verified User in Computer Software
Integration with Kibana and Logstash turns it into a powerful data and trend visualisation tool with the ability to run ad hoc queries. HTTP interface and schemaless nature allow users flexibility to modify both data stored and queries run as needed.
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
Customisation and plugins development is not yet well documented. community support is not grwon yet.
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...
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the features of Kibana?
1 comment
RJ
Visualisation is the primary of kibanaRead more
Elastic Stack 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
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