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Looker pros and cons

Vendor: Google
4.0 out of 5
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Looker Pros review quotes

reviewer1856880 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 12, 2022
From a developer's perspective, the way the functionality's being handled is great.
Subramani R - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2022
Looker allows you to generate the most optimal SQL queries in a DC through UI actions. We had signed a contract with Google Cloud to use BigQuery. That was the primary reason we adopted Looker. It works better with BigQuery than any other BI platform. We also like how this tool was developed. It was designed with an eye toward microservices architecture.
Dmitri Solodovnik - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2023
I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. I didn't face any issues with stability.
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Anton Nenov - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
It is a pretty stable solution because it is a cloud-based product.
Adedayo Iyanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
It's quite effortless to navigate through various applications and review their updated data in real-time.
reviewer2143233 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 26, 2023
With Looker, I have experienced benefits in terms of usability and shareability.
Luiz Cesar Gosi - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2023
We can centralize all our data models.
Abhishek Swain - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 7, 2023
The product is easy to use.
reviewer1198944 - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 2, 2022
The stability of Looker has been good since I have been using it. However, it depends on what components are being used.
 

Looker Cons review quotes

reviewer1856880 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 12, 2022
It needs to be more user-friendly.
Subramani R - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 5, 2022
Looker doesn't connect to Excel, which is a huge disappointment because a lot of data is presented in Excel. Also, it can't consume data directly from REST APIs, which is necessary. Looker needs to expand its horizons when it comes to data sources. The inability to connect to different data sources is hampering our use cases. Currently, it only has an ODBC connection that connects to a database. It needs to connect to other data sources, such as Excel, APIs, and different platforms.
Dmitri Solodovnik - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 18, 2023
Integrations with other BI tools could be better.
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Anton Nenov - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
The main area of concern in Looker is probably related to blending the data from the different sources, including the data present internally in the company and on the cloud.
Adedayo Iyanda - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 1, 2023
Stability needs improvement.
reviewer2143233 - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 26, 2023
The visualization capability of the product is limited.
Luiz Cesar Gosi - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 19, 2023
The integration with different databases must be improved.
Abhishek Swain - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 7, 2023
The product does not have documented material.