Compare Hive Software and Looker 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Hive
Star Rating
(60)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about HiveLooker
Star Rating
(1,615)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about LookerHive vs Looker
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Hive easier to use. However, Looker is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Looker overall.
- Reviewers felt that Looker meets the needs of their business better than Hive.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Looker is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Looker over Hive.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hive
No pricing availableLooker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Hive
No trial information availableLooker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
52
8.7
1,104
Ease of Use
8.4
52
8.3
1,109
Ease of Setup
7.8
20
8.2
587
Ease of Admin
7.5
19
8.3
432
Quality of Support
7.7
46
8.6
942
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
16
8.9
410
Product Direction (% positive)
7.6
48
8.7
1,036
Features by Category
Reports
Not enough data
8.6
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
661
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
665
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
612
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
501
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
632
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
514
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
661
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.6
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
661
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
665
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
8.3
286
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
264
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
8.5
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
330
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
312
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
89
Not enough data
7.1
87
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.3
41
Not enough data
7.4
40
Not enough data
7.4
40
Not enough data
7.1
40
Not enough data
7.4
41
Not enough data
7.5
40
Not enough data
7.7
39
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
612
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
501
|
Verified
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
7.7
35
Not enough data
8.3
43
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
7.6
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
632
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
514
|
Verified
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
8.0
36
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.4
36
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
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
329
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
8.6
665
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
661
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
665
|
Verified
Self Service
Not enough data
8.4
623
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
639
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
612
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
616
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
590
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
501
|
Verified
Building Reports
Not enough data
8.3
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Data Management
9.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Deployment
8.0
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance
7.9
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Security
9.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and Looker share no categories
Unique Categories
Hive is categorized as Data Warehouse
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
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
19.3%
Internet
19.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
Higher Education
7.0%
Retail
3.5%
Other
36.8%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Hive 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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