Amazon QuickSight vs Looker Studio comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #3 in BIT , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 7.1% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #11 in RT , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 2.4% mindshare. Additionally, 63% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 85% of Google users who would recommend it.

Amazon QuickSight

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63% willing to recommend

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85% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon QuickSight

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

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Looker Studio

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Reporting (11th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Business Intelligence solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon QuickSight is designed for BI (Business Intelligence) Tools and holds a mindshare of 7.1%, down 11.0% compared to last year.
Looker Studio, on the other hand, focuses on Reporting, holds 2.4% mindshare, down 2.7% since last year.

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Mohd Farhan

AWS Cloud Solution Developer | DevOps | SpringBoot | Android/iOS at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

Has seamless data filtering and visualization for client satisfaction

One area for improvement is the cost, as it's a bit expensive. The caching mechanism also charges too much if I need to cache any data. Sometimes it takes time to display data, suggesting a need for enhancement in data visualization speed. Additionally, the role-level security is challenging to implement, and it could be improved to allow access control per department more easily.

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Srini-Dhanaraj

Founder & CEO at imfine.club

Available for free and can help businesses resolve their data migration problems

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. Google Data Studio is a cloud-based tool. With cloud-based tools, there can be two challenges, the first one being associated with the bandwidth of your data strength. If I run a report from my home because of the wi-fi connection, it may give an excellent response. When I run the reports, Google Data Studio develops reports from my home, and because of wi-fi, it works in an excellent manner. When I am on the road or at the wheel, if I use the internet data from my mobile to browse my reports, the performance may not be good, and this issue is not because of the product but because of the bandwidth. The second issue arises when you connect Google Data Studio to a source system to extract the data to do the visualization. If the source system is not responding as quickly as expected, it could be the reason why the report may be printed slowly. Considering the aforementioned aspects, the problem may not be because of Google Data Studio but because of the source system.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The graph charts, pie charts, and box plots are valuable."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon QuickSight is its connectivity with other Amazon services."

"It is fine for basic reporting."

"A valuable feature of Amazon QuickSight is that it's a cloud-native service provided by AWS. As all platforms within my company run on AWS, that's the leverage of Amazon QuickSight. Amazon QuickSight is also easy to use, and I find the native connectors from AWS valuable as well."

"The solution is simple to implement."

"One of the most valuable features of Amazon QuickSight has been the speed at which visualizations can be created."

"It works well with the AWS ecosystem."

"It helped the managers to visualize the data activities."

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"I find it favorable regarding speed of development, ease of building, and flexibility."

"I am impressed with the tool's scheduling mechanism, refresh mechanism, and different types of charts."

"Looker's ability to perform aggregation before visualization allows for effective data slicing and dicing."

"The ability to integrate with a great variety of data sources."

"The company dashboard is useful because we could share it via a link as a reminder for everyone to check it weekly. We observed the progress of our portfolio from last week to the current week, allowing us to compare revenues."

"The ability to design complex data models and equations."

"The integration with Excel and Google Sheets is a valuable feature, making it easy to access and visualize data."

"Data Studio integrates seamlessly with other Google products, and we can use it with other APIs if we like."

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Cons

"Amazon QuickSight has minimal features. The feature set can be improved to allow you to create good production-ready dashboards. This does not happen with QuickSite, it needs to mature to be used in production."

"You can't tell a data story as well in QuickSight as you can on others, especially in TIBCO Spotfire."

"Compared to Power BI, I felt QuickSight lacks some features, like delayed drill-downs. Drill-downs were the main area where we found QuickSight lacking."

"The product is quite expensive because the price is too close to QlikView's prices but it does not ring as well as QlikView."

"There could be an end-to-end pipeline for data cleaning as well as presenting it using different visualizations."

"An area for improvement in Amazon QuickSight is storage. Data cleanup also needs improvement because I'm experiencing errors when cleaning the data. Amazon QuickSight needs video tutorials showing its different functions and purposes."

"Right now, you can't use Amazon QuickSight on other cloud providers, so I'd like it to have availability on other cloud providers. This is an area for improvement in the product. What I'd like to see in Amazon QuickSight in the future is a distributed centralized system where I can manage all reports in one place, and for Amazon QuickSight to become reporting as a service."

"I just want a few more features to be added."

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"Other tools might be worth considering if you need more advanced features or support for a larger user base."

"It's not yet a replacement for a complete BI tool."

"There are issues with integration and I encountered limits and warnings, especially with my pivot table size."

"The tool should improve on live data integration for quicker data reflection."

"When you physically install a product on one machine instead of the cloud, you have a better visibility, best icon quality, etc.. It's more of an issue with how we are adapting to the transition. We are still in the early moments of using this tool, and we need to go deeper to discover some improvements."

"Panels are not as easy to use as other data extraction UIs."

"The tool has a lot of room for improvement. It's not very professional and allows for only simple tasks like indicating KPIs or quick calculations. It lacks a good calculation-based language like Power BI's DAX, making it less suitable for professional use. Additionally, the variety of visualization tools is limited, and customization options are restricted."

"The tool should come up with data modeling layer features that are present in other products like Power BI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The standard edition is free to use for exploration purposes while the enterprise edition needs to be paid for. The pricing for this solution is very reasonable."

"The solution is not affordable."

"I rate the price of Amazon QuickSight a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"I wouldn't say that it is an expensive product, but to stay competitive they would need to bring down the prices."

"The solution's pricing is cheaper than the other products in the market."

"The Amazon QuickSight licensing model my company's on is pay-as-you-go, but I wouldn't be able to give the figures because that's handled by the finance department."

"I'm using a paid version of Amazon QuickSight, paying about $22 monthly. As I have yet to learn about the pricing for other tools, such as Power BI, I won't be able to compare."

"Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments."

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"The solution is free but the Google Looker is expensive."

"I think the tool is cheap because you don't need to pay anything for using the tool. However, when connecting and analyzing other data sources, you should consider where to analyze this information because Google Data Studio doesn't handle much data well. You must also consider how you will connect this data to it. In this case, you might need to hire DevOps or a data team to help with these issues."

"The cost is quite affordable based on feature analysis."

"The tool is free."

"The product is available for free."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Educational Organization

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon QuickSight?

The integration is very seamless. We stored our result CSV files in S3 and connected directly from there.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon QuickSight?

Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments. However, this cost is offset by the advantages it provides.

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What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?

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What do you like most about Google Data Studio?

The company dashboard is useful because we could share it via a link as a reminder for everyone to check it weekly. We observed the progress of our portfolio from last week to the current week, all...

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What needs improvement with Google Data Studio?

The tool should improve on live data integration for quicker data reflection. Currently, changes in Google Sheets take about three to five minutes to reflect in Looker Studio. Overall, the interfac...

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What is your primary use case for Google Data Studio?

I use Looker Studio primarily for dashboard creation and data analytics. I have integrated it with Google Sheets, and I use it for project plan maintenance and data tracking.

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Comparisons

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 22% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

IBM Cognos vs Looker Studio

Compared 5% of the time

Databricks vs Looker Studio

Compared 3% of the time

Qlik Sense vs Looker Studio

Compared 3% of the time

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Also Known As

QuickSight

Data Studio

Overview

Amazon QuickSight is a fast, cloud-powered business analytics service that makes it easy to build visualizations, perform ad-hoc analysis, and quickly get business insights from your data. Using our cloud-based service you can easily connect to your data, perform advanced analysis, and create stunning visualizations and rich dashboards that can be accessed from any browser or mobile device.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Looker Studio is a free tool designed to help users create visually appealing reports and dashboards, making data easier to understand. It allows you to connect to various data sources such as Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and spreadsheets. With Looker Studio, you can create charts and graphs to showcase trends and comparisons, build comprehensive dashboards that provide an overview of your data, and customize reports to match your brand or preferences. Additionally, you can share your reports online or export them as PDFs for wider distribution.

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