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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free All the basics for individual analysts
Google Cloud BigQuery
Star Rating
(1,201)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansMode
Star Rating
(330)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free All the basics for individual analysts
Browse all 3 pricing plansGoogle Cloud BigQuery vs Mode
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and set up. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration and doing business with Mode overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud BigQuery meets the needs of their business better than Mode.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mode is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud BigQuery over Mode.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free
Free
New customers get $300 in free Google Cloud credits to spend on BigQuery with free trial sign-up.
- 10 GB storage
- Up to 1 TB queries per month
Mode
Studio
Free
All the basics for individual analysts
Included:
- SQL, Python, & R
- Private database connections
Free Trial
Google Cloud BigQuery
Free Trial is available
Mode
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
612
8.7
285
Ease of Use
8.7
626
8.7
289
Ease of Setup
8.8
401
8.8
66
Ease of Admin
8.5
224
8.9
66
Quality of Support
8.4
564
8.9
215
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
217
9.1
65
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
600
8.8
283
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
206
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.3
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
130
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
|
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
8.7
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
206
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.4
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
62
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
9.3
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
70
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
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
Self Service
Not enough data
8.3
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.8
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
130
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.7
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
167
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
206
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.3
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
|
Verified
Metrics
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.6
36
Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
9.1
29
Not enough data
9.0
49
Other
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.6
27
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.5
27
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
9.0
53
Not enough data
9.0
49
Management
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
121
Not enough data
9.1
124
Not enough data
9.0
124
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.4
124
Not enough data
Data Management
8.9
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment
7.8
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
8.7
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
217
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
132
Not enough data
7.9
129
Not enough data
Storage
9.1
70
Not enough data
8.8
70
Not enough data
Availability
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
65
Not enough data
Security
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Support
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
Centralized computation
9.1
27
Not enough data
Localized computation
8.5
28
Not enough data
Statistical Tool
8.7
78
Not enough data
9.0
79
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
Data Analysis
9.3
78
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
Decision Making
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.7
78
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
51
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
8.8
66
8.9
31
|
Verified
9.2
64
8.3
35
|
Verified
8.9
65
8.5
36
|
Verified
9.4
66
8.8
37
|
Verified
8.8
63
Feature Not Available
8.5
63
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
9.1
68
8.7
38
|
Verified
9.5
67
9.1
42
|
Verified
8.7
64
8.3
29
|
Verified
9.2
62
8.3
34
|
Verified
8.9
63
8.5
28
|
Verified
9.1
65
8.9
19
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.6
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
Database
8.8
178
Not enough data
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.8
170
Not enough data
Integrations
8.4
139
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
Processing
9.3
170
Not enough data
9.1
164
Not enough data
Data Transformation
8.8
288
Not enough data
9.3
295
Not enough data
Connectivity
8.1
256
Not enough data
8.2
254
Not enough data
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.8
274
Not enough data
Operations
8.5
283
Not enough data
8.7
282
Not enough data
8.3
260
Not enough data
8.4
267
Not enough data
8.5
259
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.5
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
57
|
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
Google Cloud BigQuery and Mode are categorized as Marketing Analytics
Unique Categories
Google Cloud BigQuery is categorized as Columnar Databases, Big Data Integration Platforms, ETL Tools, Big Data Processing and Distribution, Big Data Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Data Warehouse, and Data Clean Room
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud BigQuery
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Mode
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
16.2%
Computer Software
13.5%
Retail
7.1%
Financial Services
6.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Other
51.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.1%
Computer Software
13.8%
Financial Services
7.5%
Internet
6.6%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
4.4%
Other
53.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Big Query free?
3 Comments
BG
noRead more
Is BigQuery part of Google Cloud Platform?
2 Comments
AY
Yes, Bigquery is a GCP product and a serveless data wharehouse.Read more
How BQ legacy SQl is different form the standard SQL?
1 Comment
OD
Legacy SQL is a non-standard SQL only used by BigQuery. Standard SQL is compliant with the SQL 2011.
Google recommends using Standard SQL and looking at the...Read more
How do i average on charts without averaging averages
2 Comments
GS
Create averages in the query and use the results in the chartsRead more
Why do companies choose Mode over Looker?
1 Comment
Official Response from Mode
Put simply, data teams move faster in Mode. In Looker, teams have to decide upfront how to model their data, instead of working with data first and then...Read more
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