Looker

The business intelligence platform from Google Cloud.

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Overview

Looker is a business intelligence and data analytics platform that is now part of Google Cloud. It helps businesses to explore, analyze, and share real-time business analytics. Looker's unique feature is its data modeling language, LookML, which allows data analysts to define business logic and create a single source of truth for their organization's data.

✨ Key Features

  • Data modeling with LookML
  • Interactive dashboards and visualizations
  • Embedded analytics
  • Data-driven alerting
  • Integration with Google Cloud services

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • LookML, a powerful data modeling language for creating a single source of truth.
  • Strong focus on embedded analytics and building custom data applications.
  • Deep integration with Google Cloud Platform.

Unique Value: Looker provides a platform for data that delivers actionable business insights at the point of decision.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Business intelligence and reporting Data exploration and discovery Embedded analytics Building custom data applications

✅ Best For

  • Creating a centralized data model with LookML to ensure consistent reporting across the organization.
  • Embedding interactive dashboards into a customer-facing application.
  • Building a custom data application to help sales teams track their performance.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Organizations without data analysts or developers to build and maintain LookML models.
  • Simple, ad-hoc data visualization for individuals.

🏆 Alternatives

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Looker's data modeling layer (LookML) is a key differentiator that provides a level of governance and consistency that is often lacking in other BI tools. Its focus on embedding and building custom data applications also sets it apart.

💻 Platforms

Web API

🔌 Integrations

Google BigQuery Snowflake Amazon Redshift Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse Over 50 SQL dialects

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Google Cloud Support tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 2 Type II ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ HIPAA ✓ GDPR

💰 Pricing

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✓ 14-day free trial

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