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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.22 - $3.26 Per hour
No pricing available
Amazon Redshift
Star Rating
(397)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (39.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.22 - $3.26 Per hour
Browse all 6 pricing plansLooker
Star Rating
(1,580)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerAmazon Redshift vs Looker
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Redshift easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Looker overall.
- Amazon Redshift and Looker both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Looker is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Amazon Redshift and Looker received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Redshift
RA3.4xlarge
$1.22 - $3.26
Per hour
On-demand, 1-Year, or 3-Year Terms
- Commit to save up to 34%
Looker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Redshift
Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
281
8.7
1,082
Ease of Use
8.7
281
8.2
1,087
Ease of Setup
8.6
138
8.2
566
Ease of Admin
8.4
128
8.3
429
Quality of Support
8.5
264
8.6
920
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
127
8.9
407
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
252
8.8
1,014
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
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
Not enough data
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.0
102
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
101
Not enough data
7.1
101
Visualization
Not enough data
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.3
110
Data Updates
Not enough data
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.3
106
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.0
103
Data Updates
Not enough data
7.9
138
Not enough data
8.0
141
Not enough data
8.5
144
Reports
Not enough data
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
259
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.4
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
326
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
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
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
34
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
627
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
510
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.9
34
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.8
34
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
34
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
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
653
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
655
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
614
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
499
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
8.8
238
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.4
223
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
214
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
8.4
218
Not enough data
8.5
229
Not enough data
8.3
221
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
240
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.5
244
Not enough data
8.1
198
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
9.0
253
Other
Not enough data
8.7
225
Not enough data
8.6
208
Not enough data
8.4
200
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.2
178
Not enough data
8.3
190
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
216
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
239
Data Management
8.8
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.9
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
8.1
102
Not enough data
8.9
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
8.9
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.2
19
Not enough data
Storage
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
Availability
8.6
47
Not enough data
8.2
50
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
Performance
8.2
48
Not enough data
Security
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.1
47
Not enough data
8.5
48
Not enough data
Support
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.5
47
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
224
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
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.6
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
227
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
129
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.6
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
260
|
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
Amazon Redshift and Looker share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Redshift is categorized as Columnar Databases, Data Warehouse, and Big Data Integration Platforms
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Redshift
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
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Computer Software
12.7%
Financial Services
7.7%
Retail
5.2%
Telecommunications
4.7%
Other
54.1%
Computer Software
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.2%
Discussions
Should I use with a data mart for a frontend tool that make request on it ?
3 Comments
NM
Hi Mehdi
Can you elaborate your question?
AWS Redshift is a DataBase/Data Warehouse service, which is Ideal for Analytical use cases.
You can...Read more
When can I use Amazon redshift?
3 Comments
PG
Redshift is big data warehousing solution to handle petabytes of data and also for real time decisions. If you want highly optimized data warehousing...Read more
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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