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Compare Elastic Stack and Looker 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Elastic Stack
Star Rating
(95)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Elastic StackLooker
Star Rating
(1,595)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% 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 user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Elastic Stack. Users appreciate its intuitive interface, which allows for the creation of interactive reports with various charts and graphs, making data visualization straightforward and engaging.
- According to verified reviews, Looker has a strong edge in ease of setup and administration. Users highlight the quick implementation process and the intuitive onboarding experience, which contrasts with Elastic Stack's more complex setup that some users find challenging.
- Users say that Looker provides excellent support, with many praising the quality of assistance received. Reviewers mention that Looker's support team is responsive and helpful, enhancing the overall user experience, while Elastic Stack's support, although decent, does not receive the same level of acclaim.
- Reviewers mention that Looker shines in its ability to share insights easily among team members. Users in e-commerce, for instance, find it effective for tracking sales performance and trends, which is a crucial feature for collaborative environments. In contrast, while Elastic Stack offers robust visualization capabilities, users note that sharing insights can be less seamless.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Elastic Stack is recognized for its speed and flexibility, particularly in real-time data processing and analytics. Users appreciate the fast data fetching capabilities of Kibana and the powerful search functionalities of Elasticsearch, making it a strong choice for organizations that prioritize real-time insights.
- According to recent feedback, while both products have their strengths, Looker is often favored for its user-friendly design and comprehensive dashboard functionalities. Users enjoy the customizable nature of Looker's dashboards, whereas Elastic Stack, despite its powerful features, can feel more complex and less user-friendly for those new to data visualization.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Elastic Stack
No pricing availableLooker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Elastic Stack
No trial information availableLooker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
71
8.7
1,092
Ease of Use
7.9
68
8.2
1,097
Ease of Setup
7.4
28
8.2
575
Ease of Admin
7.5
23
8.3
429
Quality of Support
8.1
64
8.6
930
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
21
8.9
407
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
68
8.8
1,024
Features by Category
Reports
8.1
36
8.6
659
|
Verified
7.6
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.4
36
8.2
656
|
Verified
8.3
34
8.3
526
|
Verified
8.6
37
8.7
659
|
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
511
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
326
|
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
8.1
36
8.6
659
|
Verified
7.6
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.4
36
8.2
656
|
Verified
8.3
34
8.3
526
|
Verified
8.6
37
8.7
659
|
Verified
Reports
8.6
21
8.5
109
8.7
20
8.5
107
8.3
20
8.0
102
Generative AI
9.0
7
7.0
101
9.0
8
7.1
101
Visualization
8.8
21
8.5
113
8.8
20
8.4
110
9.0
23
8.7
112
8.7
22
8.3
110
Data Updates
8.5
22
8.1
108
8.9
21
8.3
106
Collaboration
8.6
22
8.4
107
8.3
21
8.0
107
8.3
22
8.0
103
Data Updates
8.5
27
7.8
137
8.4
32
8.0
140
8.2
29
8.4
143
Reports
8.1
36
8.6
659
|
Verified
7.6
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.4
36
8.2
656
|
Verified
8.3
34
8.3
526
|
Verified
8.6
37
8.7
659
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
261
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
309
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
89
Not enough data
7.1
87
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.2
40
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.1
40
Not enough data
7.3
40
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
7.6
38
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
35
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
8.4
38
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
511
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
40
Not enough data
8.0
36
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.3
35
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.5
36
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
7.4
35
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
35
Not enough data
7.3
36
Not enough data
7.6
35
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
326
|
Verified
Reports
8.1
36
8.6
659
|
Verified
7.6
32
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.4
36
8.2
656
|
Verified
8.3
34
8.3
526
|
Verified
8.6
37
8.7
659
|
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
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
393
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
326
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.7
237
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
214
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 Preparation
8.6
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Visualization
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Log Analysis
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
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Fabric
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
Data Management
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Availability
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Performance
7.3
5
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Availability
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Performance
9.0
5
Not enough data
Security
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Support
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
7.0
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
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
240
|
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
Database Features
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
Elastic Stack and Looker are categorized as Data Visualization
Unique Categories
Elastic Stack is categorized as Stream Analytics, Log Analysis, Graph Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, Document Databases, and Data Fabric
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, and Digital Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Elastic Stack
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
24.2%
Information Technology and Services
23.1%
Financial Services
4.4%
Telecommunications
3.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
41.8%
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
What are the features of Kibana?
1 Comment
RJ
Visualisation is the primary of kibanaRead more
Elastic Stack has no more 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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