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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Looker
Star Rating
(1,565)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerPostgreSQL
Star Rating
(663)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PostgreSQLLooker vs PostgreSQL
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found PostgreSQL easier to use and set up. However, Looker is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Looker overall.
- Reviewers felt that PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availablePostgreSQL
No pricing availableFree Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
PostgreSQL
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,072
9.1
543
Ease of Use
8.2
1,076
8.5
548
Ease of Setup
8.2
555
8.4
277
Ease of Admin
8.3
424
8.2
249
Quality of Support
8.6
911
7.9
439
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
402
8.4
198
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,005
8.5
530
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
580
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
423
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
621
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
505
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
325
|
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
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
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
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
255
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.4
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
85
Not enough data
7.1
83
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
7.2
37
Not enough data
7.3
36
Not enough data
7.2
36
Not enough data
7.0
37
Not enough data
7.2
37
Not enough data
7.3
36
Not enough data
7.6
36
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
580
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
7.9
33
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
423
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
621
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
505
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.2
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.3
33
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
7.4
33
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.7
33
Not enough data
7.2
34
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
607
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
519
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
580
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
494
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
389
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
325
|
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
9.1
121
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
9.1
107
Not enough data
8.9
110
Support
Not enough data
8.6
113
Not enough data
9.2
123
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
9.1
112
Security
Not enough data
8.7
114
Not enough data
8.9
116
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.9
110
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
106
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
8.6
106
Not enough data
8.8
111
Not enough data
8.6
109
Database Features
Not enough data
9.0
460
Not enough data
9.0
465
Not enough data
9.0
468
Not enough data
8.6
450
Not enough data
8.7
439
Not enough data
8.8
453
Not enough data
9.0
460
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 PostgreSQL share no categories
Unique Categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
PostgreSQL is categorized as Relational Databases
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PostgreSQL
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
10.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.1%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.2%
Other
55.4%
Information Technology and Services
27.3%
Computer Software
23.1%
Internet
4.3%
Financial Services
4.1%
Telecommunications
2.9%
Other
38.3%
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
What are the advantages and disadvantages of PostgreSQL?
2 Comments
AG
Open Source: PostgreSQL is free and open-source software, meaning anyone can download, use, and modify it as needed without licensing costs.
SQL...Read more
Can we get some video tutorials on usage? Also how do we connect them over cloud ?
1 Comment
NH
Hey Jay,
We use Postgresql on all of our cloud servers. We connect via SSL connections to the specific...Read more
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