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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Looker
Star Rating
(1,587)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about LookerSAS Viya
Star Rating
(620)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about SAS ViyaSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Looker excels in creating interactive and visually appealing reports, with users highlighting its customizable interface that allows for easy integration of various charts and graphs. This makes it a popular choice for teams looking to share insights effectively.
- Users say SAS Viya stands out for its robust cloud capabilities and seamless integration with existing SAS tools. Reviewers appreciate its ability to handle large datasets efficiently, enabling fast analytics without the need for extensive code rewrites, which is particularly beneficial in regulated environments.
- According to verified reviews, Looker has a slight edge in user satisfaction, with a higher overall rating reflecting its strong performance in areas like ease of use and quality of support. Users frequently mention the platform's intuitive onboarding process, which helps teams get up and running quickly.
- Reviewers mention that SAS Viya's advanced analytics features, including predictive modeling and automated workflows, provide a comprehensive solution for data analysis. This integration of AI capabilities within a single platform is a significant advantage for users looking to streamline their analytical processes.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Looker is particularly favored by mid-market companies, SAS Viya's appeal to small businesses is evident in its user-friendly setup and strong governance features. Users appreciate the platform's ability to maintain data security while providing powerful analytics tools.
- Users report that both platforms offer solid data visualization capabilities, but Looker is often praised for its ease of creating meaningful dashboards. In contrast, SAS Viya is recognized for its superior handling of large-scale data analytics, making it a preferred choice for organizations with extensive data needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availableSAS Viya
No pricing availableFree Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
SAS Viya
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,088
8.5
495
Ease of Use
8.2
1,093
8.1
552
Ease of Setup
8.2
572
8.0
414
Ease of Admin
8.3
430
7.5
145
Quality of Support
8.6
926
8.3
469
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
408
8.2
148
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,020
8.9
494
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.3
238
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.0
233
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.5
235
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.1
233
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.4
229
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.2
229
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.1
228
7.7
498
|
Verified
8.2
227
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.4
628
|
Verified
8.8
228
8.0
509
|
Verified
8.5
227
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
8.5
198
8.3
394
|
Verified
8.5
197
8.0
353
|
Verified
7.8
192
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.9
193
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
657
|
Verified
8.3
238
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.0
233
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.5
235
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.1
233
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.4
229
Reports
8.5
109
Not enough data
8.5
108
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
112
Not enough data
8.4
111
Not enough data
8.7
112
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.1
108
Not enough data
8.3
107
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
141
Not enough data
8.5
144
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.3
238
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.0
233
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.5
235
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.1
233
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.4
229
Data Preparation
8.4
281
|
Verified
8.4
210
8.3
259
|
Verified
8.3
206
Data Modeling and Blending
8.5
309
|
Verified
8.4
210
8.7
327
|
Verified
8.7
208
8.4
309
|
Verified
8.5
210
Generative AI
7.1
88
Feature Not Available
7.1
86
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
7.2
39
7.8
93
7.3
38
7.9
91
7.3
38
8.0
91
7.1
39
8.0
90
7.3
39
7.9
90
7.4
38
7.6
90
7.6
37
8.1
90
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.2
229
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.1
228
7.7
498
|
Verified
8.2
227
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
37
8.3
89
8.1
34
8.2
90
7.7
33
8.1
89
8.3
36
8.5
89
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.4
628
|
Verified
8.8
228
8.0
509
|
Verified
8.5
227
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.1
38
8.5
90
8.0
35
8.4
90
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.9
35
8.3
92
7.2
34
8.3
90
7.3
34
8.4
92
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
7.2
34
7.8
89
7.5
34
7.9
88
7.7
34
8.0
88
7.4
34
7.8
89
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
7.7
34
8.1
89
7.2
35
8.0
88
7.6
34
7.9
89
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
8.5
198
8.3
394
|
Verified
8.5
197
8.0
353
|
Verified
7.8
192
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.9
193
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
8.3
238
8.2
613
|
Verified
8.0
233
8.2
654
|
Verified
8.5
235
8.3
525
|
Verified
8.1
233
8.7
657
|
Verified
8.4
229
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.6
635
|
Verified
8.3
231
8.4
609
|
Verified
8.4
230
8.1
613
|
Verified
8.2
229
8.3
586
|
Verified
8.1
228
7.7
498
|
Verified
8.2
227
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
8.5
198
8.3
394
|
Verified
8.5
197
8.0
353
|
Verified
7.8
192
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.9
193
Metrics
8.8
237
Not enough data
8.7
238
Not enough data
8.4
224
Not enough data
8.4
226
Not enough data
8.4
215
Not enough data
8.3
225
Not enough data
8.4
219
Not enough data
8.5
230
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
Reporting
8.4
241
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
242
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.1
199
Not enough data
8.4
204
Not enough data
9.0
254
Not enough data
Other
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.4
201
Not enough data
8.7
215
Not enough data
8.7
206
Not enough data
8.2
178
Not enough data
8.3
191
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Analytics
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
217
Not enough data
8.3
193
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
240
Not enough data
Data Source Access
Not enough data
8.5
113
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
8.1
111
Data Interaction
Not enough data
8.5
112
Not enough data
8.1
111
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.3
110
Not enough data
8.5
109
Data Exporting
Not enough data
8.4
109
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.5
108
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Analytics
Not enough data
7.9
12
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
24
Management
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
7.8
23
Compliance
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.5
23
Security
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Data Quality
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.5
23
Not enough data
8.3
23
Maintainence
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.0
23
Agentic AI - Data Governance
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
134
Not enough data
8.9
137
Not enough data
8.8
134
Capabilities
Not enough data
9.2
138
Not enough data
8.9
136
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.6
132
Methodology
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
9.2
137
Not enough data
9.1
136
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Deployment
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Management
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.5
14
Operations
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Management
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.1
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
System
Not enough data
8.4
67
Model Development
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.2
76
Not enough data
8.6
76
Model Development
Not enough data
8.4
66
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.6
73
Not enough data
7.3
72
Not enough data
7.9
72
Machine/Deep Learning Services
Not enough data
7.5
66
Not enough data
7.9
66
Deployment
Not enough data
8.1
75
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
8.0
73
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.1
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.0
26
Not enough data
7.4
26
Financial Planning
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Financial Insight
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Data
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Status Communication
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Management
Not enough data
8.8
27
Not enough data
9.0
28
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.8
27
Maintenance
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Security
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
8.6
27
Integration
Not enough data
8.0
20
Not enough data
8.2
19
Business Logic
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Management
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
7.6
19
Deployment
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
7.6
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Decision Management Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Setup
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.8
18
Customization
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.2
34
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
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
203
Not enough data
8.8
220
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
8.8
225
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Ingestion & Preparation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Model Construction & Automation - Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Statistical Tool
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Data Analysis
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.8
66
Decision Making
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
8.8
67
Not enough data
8.6
67
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Operations
8.6
221
|
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
Not enough data
Campaign Activity
8.6
231
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
261
|
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.7
64
Not enough data
9.0
62
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
62
Management
Not enough data
9.2
64
Not enough data
9.0
61
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.2
60
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
8.5
198
8.3
394
|
Verified
8.5
197
8.0
353
|
Verified
7.8
192
8.1
327
|
Verified
7.9
193
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker and SAS Viya are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
SAS Viya is categorized as MLOps Platforms, Statistical Analysis, Data Governance, Event Stream Processing, Data Preparation, Text Analysis, Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Database Management Systems (DBMS), FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis), Data Quality, Decision Management Platforms, and Low-Code Machine Learning Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SAS Viya
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%
Pharmaceuticals
13.7%
Higher Education
9.0%
Banking
8.5%
Financial Services
6.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Other
55.7%
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
SAS Viya has no discussions with answers
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