Compare Databricks and Looker 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Databricks
Star Rating
(711)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DatabricksLooker
Star Rating
(1,613)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LookerSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Looker excels in creating interactive and visually appealing reports, with users appreciating its customizable interface that allows for easy integration of various charts and graphs. This makes it a popular choice for teams looking to share insights effectively.
- Users say that Databricks Data Intelligence Platform stands out for its robust capabilities in handling large language models and generative AI applications. Reviewers highlight its unified management of security and data access across multiple cloud environments, which is particularly beneficial for enterprises.
- According to verified reviews, Looker has a strong focus on user-friendly dashboards, with many users noting its effectiveness in tracking key performance metrics like sales and customer trends. This functionality is crucial for businesses that rely on data-driven decision-making.
- Reviewers mention that Databricks offers a highly usable interface with interactive notebooks that support both SQL and Python, making it a versatile tool for data scientists and analysts who need to visualize data in one place.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Looker has a solid support system, Databricks has received praise for its timely customer support, which users find essential when navigating the complexities of cloud resource management and autoscaling.
- Users report that Looker’s ease of setup and administration is a significant advantage for mid-market companies, while Databricks appeals more to enterprise-level users who require advanced features like report scheduling and automation, which are noted to be highly effective.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Databricks
No pricing availableLooker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Databricks
Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
567
8.7
1,104
Ease of Use
8.9
578
8.3
1,109
Ease of Setup
8.7
450
8.2
587
Ease of Admin
8.3
181
8.3
432
Quality of Support
8.7
542
8.6
942
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
185
8.9
410
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
555
8.7
1,036
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
11
8.6
665
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.2
617
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.2
661
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
529
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.7
665
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
623
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.6
639
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
612
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.1
616
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.3
590
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.7
501
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.6
430
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.4
632
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.0
514
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.3
385
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.4
398
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
356
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.1
329
|
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
8.2
11
8.6
665
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.2
617
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.2
661
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
529
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.7
665
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.0
103
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
101
Not enough data
7.1
101
Visualization
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.7
114
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
108
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
8.2
11
8.6
665
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.2
617
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.2
661
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
529
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.7
665
|
Verified
Data Preparation
8.9
6
8.3
286
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.3
264
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
9.0
8
8.5
312
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.7
330
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.3
312
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.1
9
7.1
89
9.2
6
7.1
87
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
9.3
7
7.3
41
8.7
5
7.4
40
8.3
6
7.4
40
8.3
6
7.1
40
8.3
7
7.4
41
9.7
6
7.5
40
9.3
5
7.7
39
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
623
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.6
639
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
612
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.1
616
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.3
590
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.7
501
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.1
7
8.1
39
9.2
8
8.2
37
8.6
6
7.7
35
9.2
6
8.3
43
Advanced Analytics
8.3
11
7.6
430
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.4
632
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.0
514
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.8
7
7.7
45
Not enough data
8.0
36
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
9.0
8
8.2
41
8.5
8
7.2
35
8.6
6
7.4
36
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
8.6
7
7.2
35
8.8
7
7.5
36
8.9
6
7.7
35
8.6
7
7.4
35
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
9.2
6
7.6
35
7.9
8
7.3
36
8.3
7
7.6
35
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.3
385
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.4
398
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
356
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.1
329
|
Verified
Reports
8.2
11
8.6
665
|
Verified
7.4
9
8.2
617
|
Verified
8.3
11
8.2
661
|
Verified
8.0
9
8.3
529
|
Verified
8.9
14
8.7
665
|
Verified
Self Service
7.7
10
8.4
623
|
Verified
7.7
10
8.6
639
|
Verified
8.5
11
8.4
612
|
Verified
8.1
12
8.1
616
|
Verified
8.2
11
8.3
590
|
Verified
7.9
8
7.7
501
|
Verified
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.3
385
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.4
398
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
356
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.1
329
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
8.8
240
Not enough data
8.7
240
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.4
228
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
8.4
221
Not enough data
8.5
232
Not enough data
8.3
224
Reporting
Not enough data
8.4
243
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
8.5
247
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
9.0
256
Other
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.4
203
Not enough data
8.7
217
Not enough data
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.2
181
Not enough data
8.3
193
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.0
17
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
219
Not enough data
8.4
196
Not enough data
8.5
248
Not enough data
8.6
242
Administration
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
Management
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.6
86
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.5
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
98
Not enough data
8.7
92
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
Security
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
Data Quality
9.0
94
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
Maintainence
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Governance
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
Management
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
Functionality
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.2
174
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
167
Not enough data
9.1
167
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
64
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
9.0
67
Not enough data
Deployment
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
9.0
66
Not enough data
Management
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
9.2
61
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
Operations
8.7
62
Not enough data
8.8
61
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
Management
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
61
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
System
8.9
180
Not enough data
Model Development
8.8
182
Not enough data
7.9
187
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
8.7
190
Not enough data
Model Development
8.5
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.2
174
Not enough data
8.5
180
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.2
172
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.4
160
Not enough data
Deployment
8.5
178
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.0
187
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
86
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
7.6
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.9
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.8
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.4
75
Not enough data
Management
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
Maintenance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - DataOps Platforms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Analytics
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Cloud Deployment
9.0
63
Not enough data
9.0
64
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.5
12
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.8
206
Not enough data
8.8
222
Not enough data
8.6
190
Not enough data
8.8
227
Not enough data
8.7
210
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
154
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
8.1
165
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
162
Not enough data
8.2
141
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.7
169
Traffic Management & Performance - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance & Observability - AI Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.6
222
|
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
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
200
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
120
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Database
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.9
243
Not enough data
9.3
256
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
220
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
246
Not enough data
8.8
246
Not enough data
9.1
256
Not enough data
Processing
9.0
242
Not enough data
9.0
242
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
226
Not enough data
9.1
232
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.7
206
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
9.0
220
Not enough data
9.2
230
Not enough data
Operations
8.4
227
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.6
212
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
9.3
229
Not enough data
Building Reports
9.0
148
8.3
385
|
Verified
8.6
143
8.4
398
|
Verified
7.6
123
8.1
356
|
Verified
8.4
144
8.1
329
|
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Databricks and Looker are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Databricks is categorized as DataOps Platforms, MLOps Platforms, Data Governance, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Data Warehouse, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Generative AI Infrastructure, AI Agent Builders, and AI Gateways
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Databricks
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
15.4%
Financial Services
10.6%
Computer Software
8.5%
Consulting
3.7%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
57.9%
Computer Software
11.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.2%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
7.6%
Internet
6.1%
Other
55.4%
Discussions
What is Lakehouse in Databricks?
4 Comments
BR
Lakehouse is a new and open data management architecture solution that combines the best features of the data lake and warehouse.Read more
What are the features of Databricks?
4 Comments
SA
It supports large amount of data with capability to write code in SQL, Spark, Python and R.
In the backend, it stored the data in the parquet file which...Read more
What is Databricks unified analytics platform?
3 Comments
CA
Databricks' Unified Data Analytics Platform helps organizations accelerate innovation by unifying data science with engineering and business. With Databricks...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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