# Yellowfin BI, ibi WebFOCUS vs Looker Comparison

| | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 423 | 158 | 1,642 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (46.9% of reviews) | Enterprise (60.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (60.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Yellowfin BI

Pros:
- Ease of Use (98 reviews)
- Data Visualization (47 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (42 reviews)
- Slow Performance (30 reviews)

### ibi WebFOCUS

**Not enough data**

### Looker

Pros:
- Ease of Use (126 reviews)
- Insights (75 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (58 reviews)
- Learning Difficulty (42 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (374 reviews) | 8.7 (137 reviews) | 8.7 (1126 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (385 reviews) | 7.8 (139 reviews) | 8.3 (1132 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (352 reviews) | 7.3 (92 reviews) | 8.2 (608 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (260 reviews) | 7.7 (90 reviews) | 8.3 (430 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (365 reviews) | 8.8 (136 reviews) | 8.6 (961 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (254 reviews) | 8.9 (96 reviews) | 8.9 (408 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (379 reviews) | 9.2 (137 reviews) | 8.7 (1054 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Yellowfin BI

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Yellowfin Enterprise Analytics

Price: Contact Us

Description: Yellowfin’s pricing model is designed to make BI more accessible to a wide range of companies. Our flexible pricing makes large deployments and widespread user adoption a reality. 

Key Features:
- Named User: Price is based on how many named users have access and is suitable for small to medium sized deployments.
- Server: Price is based on required CPU cores and is suitable for larger deployments.
- User Tier: Price is based on the type of users required, writers or consumers, giving you flexibility based on your organization's unique data needs.

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/yellowfin-bi/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### ibi WebFOCUS

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Looker

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | 8.1/10 | 352 |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.3/10 | 778 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | 8.6 (313 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (679 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | 8.0 (269 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (91 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (620 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | 8.6 (287 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (672 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | 8.1 (247 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (529 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (295 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (674 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | 8.2 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (96 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (626 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | 8.6 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (646 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Discovery** | 8.5 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (75 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (615 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Search** | 8.1 (267 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (64 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (616 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | 8.3 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (61 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (592 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Automodeling** | 7.6 (239 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (47 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (501 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Advanced Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analytics** | 7.6 (237 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (430 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Visualization** | 8.5 (280 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (84 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (643 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Big Data Services** | 7.6 (250 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (516 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | 7.8 (199 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (386 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Modeling** | 7.9 (201 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (403 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | 8.3 (207 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (357 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Integration APIs** | 7.7 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (331 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Visualization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | N/A | N/A |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.2/10 | 744 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | 8.6 (313 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (679 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | 8.0 (269 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (91 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (620 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | 8.6 (287 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (672 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | 8.1 (247 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (529 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (295 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (674 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (111 reviews) | 
| **Share Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (108 reviews) | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (103 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.0 (100 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.1 (100 reviews) | 

#### Visualization

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (115 reviews) | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (110 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (115 reviews) | 
| **Formats** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (109 reviews) | 

#### Data Updates

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (107 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (106 reviews) | 

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (108 reviews) | 
| **Co-Editing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (106 reviews) | 
| **Devices** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (102 reviews) | 

#### Data Updates

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Historical Snapshots** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (137 reviews) | 
| **Real-Time Updating** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (142 reviews) | 
| **Email Reports** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (144 reviews) | 

### Analytics Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | 7.9/10 | 360 |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | 8.3/10 | 115 |
| **Looker** | 7.9/10 | 800 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | 8.6 (313 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (679 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | 8.0 (269 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (91 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (620 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | 8.6 (287 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (672 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | 8.1 (247 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (529 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (295 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (674 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Data Preparation

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Connectors** | 8.0 (189 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (5 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (293 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Governance** | 8.1 (181 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (5 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (264 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Data Modeling and Blending

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Querying** | 8.3 (190 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (6 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (313 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Filtering** | 8.8 (189 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (334 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Blending** | 8.1 (185 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (310 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 6.5 (105 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (88 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 6.4 (105 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (86 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 6.4 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.2 (40 reviews) | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 6.9 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.4 (39 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 7.9 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (40 reviews) | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 7.8 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (40 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.4 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (40 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 7.3 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.4 (39 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | 7.5 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.6 (38 reviews) | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | 8.2 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (96 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (626 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | 8.6 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (646 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Discovery** | 8.5 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (75 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (615 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Search** | 8.1 (267 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (64 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (616 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | 8.3 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (61 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (592 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Automodeling** | 7.6 (239 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (47 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (501 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **No-code Dashboard Builder** | 8.6 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.0 (39 reviews) | 
| **Report Scheduling and Automation** | 8.5 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (43 reviews) | 
| **Embedded Analytics and White-labeling** | 8.6 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.7 (35 reviews) | 
| **Data Source Connectivity** | 8.6 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (50 reviews) | 

#### Advanced Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analytics** | 7.6 (237 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.6 (430 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Visualization** | 8.5 (280 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (84 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (643 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Big Data Services** | 7.6 (250 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (516 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Large data handling and Query Speed** | 7.6 (57 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.2 (55 reviews) | 
| **Concurrent User Support** | 8.0 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.0 (36 reviews) | 

#### Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Modeling and Governance** | 8.2 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (43 reviews) | 
| **Notebook and Script Integration** | 6.8 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (34 reviews) | 
| **Built-in Predictive and Statistical Models** | 7.5 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (35 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Auto-generated Insights and Narratives** | 7.6 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (34 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Queries** | 7.7 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (36 reviews) | 
| **Proactive KPI Monitoring and Alerts** | 7.9 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.6 (34 reviews) | 
| **AI Agents for Analytical Follow-ups** | 6.7 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (34 reviews) | 

#### Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Behavioral Learning for Contextual Query Refinement** | 7.2 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (34 reviews) | 
| **Role-based Insight Personalization** | 7.5 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.2 (35 reviews) | 
| **Conversational and Prompt-based Analytics** | 7.6 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.5 (34 reviews) | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | 7.8 (199 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (386 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Modeling** | 7.9 (201 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (403 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | 8.3 (207 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (357 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Integration APIs** | 7.7 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (331 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Embedded Business Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | 8.2/10 | 350 |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.4/10 | 770 |

#### Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | 8.6 (313 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (679 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Steps to Answer** | 8.0 (269 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (91 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (620 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | 8.6 (287 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (672 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Score Cards** | 8.1 (247 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.9 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (529 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.7 (295 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (103 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (674 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | 8.2 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (96 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (626 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | 8.6 (273 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (646 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Discovery** | 8.5 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (75 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (615 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Search** | 8.1 (267 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (64 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (616 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | 8.3 (276 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (61 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.4 (592 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Automodeling** | 7.6 (239 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (47 reviews) ✓ Verified | 7.7 (501 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | 7.8 (199 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (386 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Modeling** | 7.9 (201 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.3 (403 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | 8.3 (207 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (43 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.0 (357 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Integration APIs** | 7.7 (191 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.6 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.1 (331 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

### Digital Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | N/A | N/A |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.4/10 | 324 |

#### Metrics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Sessions - Digital Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (238 reviews) | 
| **Engagement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (238 reviews) | 
| **Entry and Exit Pages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (224 reviews) | 
| **Standard Event Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (226 reviews) | 
| **Custom Event Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (215 reviews) | 
| **Retention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (224 reviews) | 
| **Return** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (219 reviews) | 
| **Conversions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (230 reviews) | 
| **Funnels** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (223 reviews) | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (242 reviews) | 
| **Trending** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Retroactive Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (242 reviews) | 
| **Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (245 reviews) | 
| **Mobile Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (199 reviews) | 
| **Unification Across Devices** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (205 reviews) | 
| **Custom Reports and Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (254 reviews) | 

#### Other

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **User Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (226 reviews) | 
| **Site Search Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (209 reviews) | 
| **Load Time Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (201 reviews) | 
| **Campaign Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (215 reviews) | 
| **E-Commerce** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (207 reviews) | 
| **Promotional Messages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (179 reviews) | 
| **Administration Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (191 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Digital Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (15 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (15 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (16 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (16 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **API / Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (218 reviews) | 
| **QA Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (193 reviews) | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (245 reviews) | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (239 reviews) | 

### Sales Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | N/A | N/A |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.1/10 | 260 |

#### Agentic AI - Sales Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.0 (11 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.4 (12 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (11 reviews) | 

#### Data Sourcing

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Data Sourcing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (203 reviews) | 
| **Exporting & Sharing Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (221 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Device Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (188 reviews) | 
| **Interactive Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (225 reviews) | 
| **Data Segmentation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (209 reviews) | 

#### Predictive Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Lead Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (153 reviews) | 
| **Opportunity Scoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (149 reviews) | 
| **Risk Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (147 reviews) | 
| **Live Forecasting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.0 (164 reviews) | 

#### Sales Management

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Live Pipeline Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (161 reviews) | 
| **Sales Gamification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (140 reviews) | 
| **Account-Based Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (170 reviews) | 
| **Activity Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (168 reviews) | 

### Predictive Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | N/A | N/A |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | 8.3/10 | 23 |
| **Looker** | N/A | N/A |

#### Statistical Tool

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Scripting** | Not enough data | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Mining** | Not enough data | 8.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Algorithms** | Not enough data | 8.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Data Analysis

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Interaction** | Not enough data | 8.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Decision Making

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Modeling** | Not enough data | 8.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualizations** | Not enough data | 8.6 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Report Generation** | Not enough data | 8.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Unification** | Not enough data | 8.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Marketing Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Yellowfin BI** | N/A | N/A |
| **ibi WebFOCUS** | N/A | N/A |
| **Looker** | 8.2/10 | 310 |

#### Marketing Operations

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **ROI Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (221 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Data Collection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (240 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Customer Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (227 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Multi-User Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (244 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Spend Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (129 reviews) | 
| **White Label** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Campaign Activity

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Campaign Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (230 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Reports and Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (260 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Campaign Stickiness** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (212 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Multichannel Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (213 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Brand Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (199 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (120 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Agentic AI - Marketing Analytics

| Feature | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 6.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.5 (14 reviews) | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.3 (14 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Analytics Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/analytics-platforms)

**Unique to Yellowfin BI (1):** [Embedded Business Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/embedded-business-intelligence)

**Unique to ibi WebFOCUS (1):** [Predictive Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/predictive-analytics)

**Unique to Looker (5):** [Sales Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sales-analytics), [Marketing Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/marketing-analytics), [Embedded Business Intelligence Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/embedded-business-intelligence), [Digital Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/digital-analytics), [Data Visualization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-tools)


---
## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Yellowfin BI | ibi WebFOCUS | Looker | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 46.9% | 7.6% | 19.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 35.4% | 31.9% | 60.7% | 
| **Enterprise** | 17.7% | 60.4% | 20.0% | 

### By Industry

#### Yellowfin BI

- **Computer Software:** 25.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 18.3%
- **Consulting:** 4.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.4%
- **Oil & Energy:** 2.7%
- **Financial Services:** 2.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0%
- **Human Resources:** 1.7%
- **Retail:** 1.7%
- **Education Management:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 34.3%

#### ibi WebFOCUS

- **Higher Education:** 9.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.4%
- **Government Administration:** 8.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 8.7%
- **Financial Services:** 7.4%
- **Insurance:** 4.7%
- **Transportation/Trucking/Railroad:** 4.0%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 3.4%
- **Computer Software:** 3.4%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.7%
- **Other:** 38.3%

#### Looker

- **Computer Software:** 11.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 8.3%
- **Financial Services:** 7.4%
- **Internet:** 6.0%
- **Retail:** 5.0%
- **Food & Beverages:** 2.3%
- **Consumer Goods:** 2.1%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 41.9%

---
## Alternatives

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- [Amazon QuickSight](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-quicksight/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (692 reviews)
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### Alternatives to Looker

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- [Sisense](https://www.g2.com/products/sisense/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (1057 reviews)
- [Domo](https://www.g2.com/products/domo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1005 reviews)
- [Spotfire Analytics](https://www.g2.com/products/spotfire-analytics/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (362 reviews)
- [Grow.com](https://www.g2.com/products/grow-com/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (274 reviews)
- [Toucan](https://www.g2.com/products/toucan/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (182 reviews)
- [Tableau](https://www.g2.com/products/tableau/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (3650 reviews)
- [Qlik Sense](https://www.g2.com/products/qlik-sense/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (928 reviews)
- [Amazon QuickSight](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-quicksight/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (692 reviews)

---
## Top Discussions

### Yellowfin BI

- Title: [Can Yellowfin be installed on Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-yellowfin-be-installed-on-amazon-web-services-or-microsoft-azure) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, we have many customers that have installed Yellowfin on AWS and Azure"
- Title: [Is Yellowfin cloud based or 'on-premise'?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-yellowfin-cloud-based-on-on-premise) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "You can deploy Yellowfin in the cloud, or on premise depending on what suits your requirements. "
- Title: [How is Yellowfin licensed?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/3707-what-applications-are-supported-out-of-the-box) — 2 comments, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yellowfin is licensed on an annual subscription basis, paid in advance. Depending on the option you choose, licenses will be based on a named user, or server..."
- Title: [What is the best BI software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-bi-software) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Microsoft Power BI"
- Title: [Can I try Yellowfin for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-licensing-model) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes you can! We have a 30-day trial license that you can host on your own hardware. We always want to make sure the fit is right for both of us so we always..."

### ibi WebFOCUS

- Title: [how do i obtain extra information about upcoming events and opportunities as a student](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-obtain-extra-information-about-upcoming-events-and-opportunities-as-a-student) — 3 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Visit https://www.informationbuilders.com/events
You can also join a local group or the Focal Point online community at http://forums.informationbuilders.com/"
- Title: [What s involved in migrating from WebFocus 8.1.5M to Webfocus 8.2](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33259-what-s-involved-in-migrating-from-webfocus-8-1-5m-to-webfocus-8-2) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "The upgrade from 8.1 to 8.2 will not be as difficult as a upgrade from 7.1 to 8.0. I'm sure that when you updated from 7 to 8 you had allot of Fex's that..."
- Title: [Can we have migration utility to make migration automated from domain?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-we-have-migration-utility-to-make-migration-automated-from-domain) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "You probably want to take a look at Information Builder's Omni-Gen Data Management platform.  Find more info here:..."
- Title: [Can you provide analytics use-cases for WebFOCUS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/webfocus-afd7b43f-72c6-4e1b-936e-d59118632b28) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "An Analytics use-case in place here is determining the effects of Covid-19 /per week across the country  has on our sales."

### Looker

- Title: [Is looker an ETL tool?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-looker-an-etl-tool) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "After so many attempts in getting my funds back which I lost to a fake platform called mycoinbanking.com I lost the total of $348.000.  I needed the profit..."
- Title: [Best way to start on visualizations?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24831-best-way-to-start-on-visualizations) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [What is Looker used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-looker-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Looker is used to explore, analyze, and visualize data. It helps create dashboards and reports to understand business performance and make better decisions...."
- Title: [How do I know where in my SQL errors are?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-know-where-in-my-sql-errors-are) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Carlos! 

I'm Izzy, the Looker Community manager. Yeah, especially in huge SQL queries it can be hard to figure out exactly where the issue lies. That..."
- Title: [Multi-brand implementation](https://www.g2.com/discussions/multi-brand-implementation) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Brian! 

I'm Izzy, the Looker Community manager. 

There's 2 components here (well, a few more, but 2 high-level ones). Folder/content access and..."

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