Looker
Business intelligence platform by Google Cloud
Free
Starting price
4.4/5
G2 rating
3
Pricing plans
2012
Founded
Looker is a modern BI platform by Google Cloud that uses a proprietary modelling language (LookML) to create a semantic layer on top of your data warehouse. Popular with data teams who want governed, reusable metrics across the organisation.
Key features
LookML semantic layerData modellingDashboardsScheduled reportsEmbedded analyticsBigQuery integrationAPI
Pros
- ✓Best semantic modelling layer
- ✓Governed metrics
- ✓Strong BigQuery/GCP integration
- ✓Scales to enterprise
Cons
- ✗LookML has significant learning curve
- ✗Expensive
- ✗Requires dedicated data engineering
- ✗Overkill for small teams
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