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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (89.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Abacum
Star Rating
(140)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (89.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(1,589)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerAbacum vs Looker
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Abacum easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Abacum overall.
- Reviewers felt that Abacum meets the needs of their business better than Looker.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Abacum is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Abacum over Looker.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Abacum
No pricing availableLooker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Abacum
Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
124
8.7
1,089
Ease of Use
9.1
125
8.2
1,094
Ease of Setup
8.4
103
8.2
573
Ease of Admin
9.1
93
8.3
430
Quality of Support
9.8
120
8.6
927
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
91
8.9
408
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
123
8.8
1,021
Features by Category
Reports
9.2
32
8.6
658
|
Verified
8.5
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.9
31
8.2
654
|
Verified
9.1
31
8.3
525
|
Verified
9.3
30
8.7
657
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
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
9.2
32
8.6
658
|
Verified
8.5
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.9
31
8.2
654
|
Verified
9.1
31
8.3
525
|
Verified
9.3
30
8.7
657
|
Verified
Reports
9.2
27
8.5
109
8.3
26
8.5
108
8.5
26
8.0
102
Generative AI
6.4
11
7.0
101
7.4
11
7.1
101
Visualization
9.0
26
8.5
112
9.1
27
8.4
111
9.2
25
8.7
112
8.7
25
8.3
110
Data Updates
9.1
25
8.1
108
8.7
26
8.3
107
Collaboration
9.1
26
8.4
107
8.4
25
8.0
107
7.6
26
8.0
103
Data Updates
9.3
29
7.8
137
8.9
30
8.0
141
7.7
27
8.5
144
Reports
9.2
32
8.6
658
|
Verified
8.5
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.9
31
8.2
654
|
Verified
9.1
31
8.3
525
|
Verified
9.3
30
8.7
657
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
259
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
309
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
86
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.2
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.4
38
Not enough data
7.6
37
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
36
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.0
35
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
36
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.3
34
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.5
35
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.4
34
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.6
34
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
Reports
9.2
32
8.6
658
|
Verified
8.5
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.9
31
8.2
654
|
Verified
9.1
31
8.3
525
|
Verified
9.3
30
8.7
657
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.4
215
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
219
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.3
222
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
241
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
242
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.1
199
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
9.0
254
Other
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.2
178
Not enough data
8.3
191
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
240
Budget Creation
9.4
87
Not enough data
9.2
81
Not enough data
9.2
80
Not enough data
9.1
82
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
9.4
83
Not enough data
Budget Management
9.4
78
Not enough data
9.3
78
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
Forecasting
9.5
85
Not enough data
9.1
74
Not enough data
9.0
72
Not enough data
9.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Analytics
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.3
78
Not enough data
9.3
72
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
Data Management
9.4
90
Not enough data
9.4
89
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
Reporting Structure
9.5
85
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
9.1
90
Not enough data
Standard Analytics
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
90
Not enough data
Custom Analytics
9.4
91
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.2
88
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Analysis
5.7
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
Financial Planning
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.4
59
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
Financial Insight
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.1
54
Not enough data
9.0
57
Not enough data
Data
8.8
62
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
Status Communication
9.2
57
Not enough data
9.0
60
Not enough data
9.2
57
Not enough data
8.9
47
Not enough data
Resource Planning - Workforce Planning
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Human Resources - Workforce Planning
8.5
12
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
6.7
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
8.8
225
Not enough data
8.7
208
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
152
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
8.2
146
Not enough data
8.0
164
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.2
140
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.7
168
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.6
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
119
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Abacum and Looker are categorized as Data Visualization
Unique Categories
Abacum is categorized as FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Budgeting and Forecasting, Sales Planning, Financial Analysis, and Workforce Planning
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Digital Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Abacum
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
Computer Software
23.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
13.8%
Consumer Services
5.1%
Human Resources
4.3%
Other
37.7%
Computer Software
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
7.6%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.3%
Discussions
Abacum has no 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
Which databases does Looker work with?
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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