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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (60.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Looker
Star Rating
(1,588)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
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Star Rating
(729)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about WorkatoLooker vs Workato
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Workato easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Workato overall.
- Reviewers felt that Workato meets the needs of their business better than Looker.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Workato is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Workato over Looker.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Looker
No pricing availableWorkato
No pricing availableFree Trial
Looker
Free Trial is available
Workato
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,088
9.1
586
Ease of Use
8.2
1,093
9.0
596
Ease of Setup
8.2
572
8.9
467
Ease of Admin
8.3
430
9.0
370
Quality of Support
8.6
926
9.2
575
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
408
9.4
367
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,020
9.5
571
Features by Category
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
509
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
394
|
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
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Preparation
8.4
281
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
259
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Modeling and Blending
8.5
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
309
|
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
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
8.0
37
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
7.6
427
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
509
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
8.1
38
Not enough data
8.0
35
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.9
35
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
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
327
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reports
8.6
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
525
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
657
|
Verified
Not enough data
Self Service
8.4
619
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
635
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
613
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.3
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
394
|
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
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
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
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
Customers
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
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Management
Not enough data
7.8
115
Not enough data
8.3
122
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
129
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.9
130
Not enough data
9.1
141
Not enough data
9.0
130
Management
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
8.8
26
Solution Provision
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
Development
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.7
32
Not enough data
9.4
32
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.4
31
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Management
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.4
18
Integrations
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.6
18
Security
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Support
Not enough data
9.0
19
Development
Not enough data
9.1
271
Not enough data
8.4
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
212
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
8.6
165
Management
Not enough data
8.7
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
184
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
165
Security
Not enough data
8.8
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
174
|
Verified
Integration Options
Not enough data
8.7
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
145
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
9.0
171
Management
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.5
13
Security
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
12
Conversational 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
Support Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
9.2
108
Development
Not enough data
9.1
114
Not enough data
8.9
110
Security
Not enough data
9.1
109
Not enough data
8.9
106
Management
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
9.3
105
Not enough data
9.1
91
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.9
94
Application Integration
Not enough data
9.1
90
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
9.5
93
Not enough data
9.3
92
Data Management
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.9
13
Not enough data
9.7
13
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Security
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Governance
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
10.0
6
Functionality - Process Orchestration
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
9.3
62
Not enough data
9.4
57
Not enough data
9.0
51
Integration & Adaptability - Process Orchestration
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
8.8
52
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
8.9
52
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.2
11
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.7
13
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Workflow Design & Integration - AI Orchestration
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
Performance Optimization & Analytics - AI Orchestration
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
Governance & Compliance Controls - AI Orchestration
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
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 - Productivity Bots
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Management
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
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
API Construction
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
8.9
175
Not enough data
9.0
185
API Management
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.5
182
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
163
Data Integration
Not enough data
9.2
194
Not enough data
8.7
184
Not enough data
8.5
166
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Looker and Workato share no categories
Unique Categories
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Embedded Business Intelligence, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Workato is categorized as Master Data Management (MDM), API Development, Embedded Integration Platforms, Reverse ETL, Data Replication, API Management, AI Agent Builders, API Generation, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Big Data Integration Platforms, iPaaS, Process Orchestration, Conversational Marketing, ETL Tools, Conversational Support, Generative AI Infrastructure, Productivity Bots, and AI Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workato
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%
Computer Software
22.6%
Information Technology and Services
19.6%
Financial Services
5.5%
Retail
3.6%
Construction
3.0%
Other
45.6%
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 is a Workato recipe?
3 Comments
GM
The recipe is Workato's main asset which houses the step-by-step integration process. In it you can build the flows and connect multiple applications.Read more
Are on-premise applications and databases supported?
2 Comments
Official Response from Workato
Yes, we support on-premise applications, databases and even your own custom application that can be connected with REST, SOAP. To connect to on-premise...Read more
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