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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$139.94 Per Month
Looker Studio
Star Rating
(444)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Looker StudioSemrush
Star Rating
(3,104)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$139.94 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansLooker Studio vs Semrush
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Semrush easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Semrush overall.
- Reviewers felt that Semrush meets the needs of their business better than Looker Studio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Semrush is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Semrush over Looker Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker Studio
No pricing availableSemrush
Pro
$139.94
Per Month
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Free Trial
Looker Studio
No trial information availableSemrush
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
347
8.8
2,490
Ease of Use
8.2
351
8.3
2,516
Ease of Setup
8.4
179
8.6
1,720
Ease of Admin
8.2
147
8.6
1,287
Quality of Support
7.3
272
8.6
2,181
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
129
8.7
1,267
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
328
8.8
2,399
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
281
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.8
284
Not enough data
8.4
236
Not enough data
8.8
279
Not enough data
Self Service
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
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
8.8
281
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.8
284
Not enough data
8.4
236
Not enough data
8.8
279
Not enough data
Reports
8.8
106
Not enough data
9.1
103
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.4
35
Not enough data
5.5
36
Not enough data
Visualization
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.7
97
Not enough data
9.0
109
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.5
98
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.2
205
Not enough data
8.3
244
Not enough data
8.2
208
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
437
Not enough data
8.3
431
Not enough data
7.9
413
Not enough data
7.7
387
Not enough data
7.4
376
Not enough data
7.6
370
Not enough data
7.4
373
Not enough data
7.5
383
Not enough data
7.1
368
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
424
Not enough data
8.2
414
Not enough data
7.8
399
Not enough data
7.7
399
Not enough data
7.9
394
Not enough data
7.6
374
Not enough data
8.0
408
Other
Not enough data
7.8
386
Not enough data
8.1
399
Not enough data
7.7
388
Not enough data
8.0
390
Not enough data
7.4
355
Not enough data
7.0
335
Not enough data
7.6
354
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
7.3
44
Not enough data
6.9
44
Not enough data
7.0
42
Administration
Not enough data
7.7
365
Not enough data
7.4
352
Not enough data
8.5
405
Not enough data
8.3
395
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
291
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
272
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
278
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
245
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
215
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
211
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
275
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
283
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
269
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
208
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.8(won by default)
20
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
20
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
20
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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
Logistics
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
Listing Management
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
251
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
264
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
589
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
544
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
516
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
513
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
575
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
563
Not enough data
8.6
571
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
69
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
527
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
466
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
541
Not enough data
8.3
548
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.2
101
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
93
Not enough data
8.4
104
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
97
Not enough data
8.7
107
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.7
81
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Other Features
Not enough data
8.4
105
Not enough data
8.8
91
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1015
Not enough data
9.0
904
Not enough data
8.8
852
Not enough data
8.8
871
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.5
171
Not enough data
6.7
173
Not enough data
6.7
173
Not enough data
6.7
170
Not enough data
6.5
170
Not enough data
6.6
165
Not enough data
6.8
168
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1491
Not enough data
9.1
1624
Not enough data
8.8
1534
Not enough data
8.2
920
Not enough data
8.4
855
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1592
Not enough data
8.6
1005
Not enough data
8.2
966
Not enough data
7.8
835
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
398
Not enough data
6.7
390
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
181
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
164
Social Management
Not enough data
8.7
236
Not enough data
8.8
230
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
228
Not enough data
7.9
203
Not enough data
8.0
178
Not enough data
7.8
149
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Media Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
120
Geographic Coverage
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
106
Not enough data
8.1
98
Reporting
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
9.0
135
Agentic AI - Media Monitoring
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.1
24
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
8.4
79
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
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
Social Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
97
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.5
89
Not enough data
8.5
86
Not enough data
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.3
87
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.0
85
Not enough data
8.3
87
Targeting
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
84
Not enough data
8.7
84
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
87
Not enough data
8.7
94
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
94
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.5
88
Grammar Tools
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.2
24
Writing Support
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Software Availability
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.3
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Data collection
Not enough data
7.7
194
Not enough data
8.1
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
211
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
198
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.6
251
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
212
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
257
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
207
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
204
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
6.9
30
Not enough data
6.8
30
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
141
Not enough data
7.7
125
Not enough data
8.4
145
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
131
Not enough data
8.3
136
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
8.3
132
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.2
16
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
230
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
232
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
232
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
356
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
139
Not enough data
7.1
135
Not enough data
7.1
135
Not enough data
6.6
133
Not enough data
6.4
129
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
6.9
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
Not enough data
7.0
42
Not enough data
7.1
43
Not enough data
7.2
42
Not enough data
7.1
42
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.7
63
Not enough data
7.7
71
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.7
59
Not enough data
6.3
51
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.1
53
Not enough data
7.5
60
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.5
56
Not enough data
7.6
56
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
60
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
664
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
654
Not enough data
8.2
640
Not enough data
8.0
582
Not enough data
7.8
579
Not enough data
8.9
714
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.4
56
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.6
58
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
388
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
411
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
399
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
377
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
391
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
429
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
361
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
375
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
354
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.1
56
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker Studio and Semrush share no categories
Unique Categories
Looker Studio is categorized as Data Visualization
Semrush is categorized as Paid Search Intelligence, SEO Tools, Competitive Intelligence, Local SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Social Media Suites, Social Media Management, Digital Analytics, Proofreading, Marketing Calendar, Content Creation, Local Listing Management, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Content Analytics, Media Monitoring, Social Media Advertising, and Social Media Analytics
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Semrush
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
Marketing and Advertising
22.7%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Computer Software
7.1%
Internet
5.0%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
54.1%
Marketing and Advertising
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.1%
Retail
3.8%
Internet
3.8%
Other
46.0%
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