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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$5,000
Looker
Star Rating
(1,575)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerMySQL
Star Rating
(1,654)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5,000
Browse all 3 pricing plansLooker vs MySQL
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MySQL easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Looker overall.
- Reviewers felt that MySQL meets the needs of their business better than Looker.
- 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 MySQL.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
MySQL
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,079
8.9
1,386
Ease of Use
8.2
1,083
8.7
1,389
Ease of Setup
8.2
562
8.6
653
Ease of Admin
8.3
426
8.4
630
Quality of Support
8.6
918
8.0
1,171
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
404
8.5
517
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,011
8.0
1,353
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
618
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
633
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
626
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
509
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
391
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
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
8.6
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.5
108
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.0
102
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
101
Not enough data
7.1
101
Not enough data
Visualization
8.5
111
Not enough data
8.4
110
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.3
106
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
107
Not enough data
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.0
103
Not enough data
Data Updates
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.0
140
Not enough data
8.4
143
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
326
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
308
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
88
Not enough data
7.1
86
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
7.2
39
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.3
38
Not enough data
7.1
39
Not enough data
7.3
39
Not enough data
7.4
38
Not enough data
7.6
37
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
618
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
633
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
35
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
626
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
509
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.1
35
Not enough data
7.9
34
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.8
34
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.3
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.5
34
Not enough data
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.4
34
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.7
34
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.6
34
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
391
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
655
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
618
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
633
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
391
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
Metrics
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
Not enough data
Reporting
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
Not enough data
Other
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
216
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
239
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
9.0
141
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
8.9
128
Not enough data
8.8
125
Support
Not enough data
8.4
134
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.9
133
Not enough data
9.2
131
Security
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
8.9
133
Not enough data
8.6
127
Not enough data
8.6
132
Performance
Not enough data
8.3
123
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.5
127
Not enough data
8.6
127
Not enough data
8.7
126
Database Features
Not enough data
8.8
1140
Not enough data
8.9
1150
Not enough data
8.7
1152
Not enough data
8.1
1118
Not enough data
8.4
1113
Not enough data
8.7
1124
Not enough data
8.9
1144
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
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
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.8
202
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.3
152
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
8.2
146
Not enough data
8.0
164
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.2
140
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
Marketing Operations
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
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics
6.8
14
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker and MySQL share no categories
Unique Categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
MySQL is categorized as Relational Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
MySQL
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
11.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.2%
Financial Services
7.6%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.3%
Information Technology and Services
24.8%
Computer Software
20.4%
Internet
4.6%
Higher Education
4.2%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
42.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Does MySQL new version has strong security?
10 Comments
JH
here is list of some overlooked security holes in MySql:
update the password plugin;
password for the root account
root accounts that are...Read more
What version of MySQL do I have?
2 Comments
HD
You can use MySQL Workbench to check the version number. After connected to a server using MySQL Workbench, click on server from main menu. Then "Server...Read more
when am unable to access my database when am in need of it what can i do?
2 Comments
AR
Restoring corrupt MySQL databases can be difficult with manual methods, but it is necessary to retrieve data from corrupt databases. So, here we have...Read more
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