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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (64.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$139.94 Per Month
Looker Studio
Star Rating
(445)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Looker StudioSemrush
Star Rating
(3,133)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.8% 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
348
8.8
2,516
Ease of Use
8.2
352
8.3
2,542
Ease of Setup
8.4
179
8.6
1,744
Ease of Admin
8.2
147
8.6
1,299
Quality of Support
7.3
272
8.6
2,207
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
129
8.7
1,280
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
329
8.8
2,425
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
8.9
280
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
8.9
280
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
107
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.2
205
Not enough data
8.3
245
Not enough data
8.2
208
Not enough data
Metrics
Not enough data
8.4
438
Not enough data
8.3
432
Not enough data
7.9
414
Not enough data
7.7
388
Not enough data
7.4
377
Not enough data
7.6
371
Not enough data
7.4
374
Not enough data
7.5
384
Not enough data
7.1
369
Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
425
Not enough data
8.2
416
Not enough data
7.8
400
Not enough data
7.7
400
Not enough data
7.8
395
Not enough data
7.6
375
Not enough data
8.0
409
Other
Not enough data
7.7
387
Not enough data
8.1
400
Not enough data
7.7
389
Not enough data
8.0
391
Not enough data
7.4
356
Not enough data
7.0
335
Not enough data
7.6
355
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
366
Not enough data
7.4
353
Not enough data
8.5
407
Not enough data
8.3
396
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
294
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
274
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
280
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
247
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
217
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
213
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
277
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
285
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
271
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
210
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
21
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
21
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
21
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
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
254
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
267
|
Verified
Local Search Optimization
Not enough data
8.9
596
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
547
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
520
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
532
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
516
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
579
|
Verified
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
569
Not enough data
8.5
575
Agentic AI - Competitive Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
73
Platform Data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
531
Platform Content
Not enough data
7.3
470
Platform Reporting
Not enough data
8.0
545
Not enough data
8.3
553
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.2
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
95
Not enough data
8.4
106
Content Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
99
Not enough data
8.7
109
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.7
82
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.8
11
Other Features
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.8
93
SEO Auditing & Monitoring
Not enough data
8.7
1023
Not enough data
9.0
920
Not enough data
8.8
861
Not enough data
8.8
884
Agentic AI - SEO Tools
Not enough data
6.6
178
Not enough data
6.7
179
Not enough data
6.7
180
Not enough data
6.7
176
Not enough data
6.5
176
Not enough data
6.6
171
Not enough data
6.8
174
SEO Content & Rankings
Not enough data
8.2
1505
Not enough data
9.1
1640
Not enough data
8.8
1549
Not enough data
8.2
930
Not enough data
8.4
868
SEO Reporting
Not enough data
8.9
1608
Not enough data
8.6
1015
Not enough data
8.2
975
Not enough data
7.8
843
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
407
Not enough data
6.8
398
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
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
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
14
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
197
Not enough data
8.1
224
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
196
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
214
Segment Trending
Not enough data
8.6
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
201
Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
233
Not enough data
8.6
254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
215
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
207
Agentic AI - Market Intelligence
Not enough data
7.0
32
Not enough data
6.8
32
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
7.7
126
Not enough data
8.4
146
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.2
132
Not enough data
8.3
137
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
8.3
132
Agentic AI - Operational Risk Management
Not enough data
7.1
17
Planning
Not enough data
7.7
234
Publishing
Not enough data
7.7
236
Social Media
Not enough data
7.6
236
Planning
Not enough data
7.9
361
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
144
Not enough data
7.2
140
Not enough data
7.2
139
Not enough data
6.7
137
Not enough data
6.4
134
Agentic AI - Content Creation
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.0
46
Not enough data
7.2
46
Not enough data
7.1
46
Not enough data
7.2
47
Not enough data
7.3
46
Not enough data
7.3
46
AI Visibility & Tracking
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
7.8
77
Sentiment & Brand Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
6.3
55
Competitive Benchmarking
Not enough data
7.2
58
Not enough data
7.5
65
AI Content Optimization
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
7.7
61
Reporting & Alerts
Not enough data
6.7
56
Not enough data
7.5
65
Tools
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
665
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Metrics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
655
Not enough data
8.2
641
Not enough data
8.0
582
Not enough data
7.8
580
Not enough data
8.9
715
Agentic AI - Content Analytics
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.7
58
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
7.7
59
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
7.7
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
412
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
378
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
8.3
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
430
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
403
|
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
22.6%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Computer Software
7.1%
Internet
5.0%
Financial Services
3.5%
Other
54.2%
Marketing and Advertising
29.6%
Information Technology and Services
8.8%
Computer Software
8.1%
Retail
3.8%
Internet
3.7%
Other
46.0%
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