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(101)

4.4 out of 5

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At a Glance

Looker

1,392 reviews

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

101 reviews

Sisense

1,004 reviews

MicroStrategy

544 reviews

Looker

Mid-Market (62.7% of reviews)

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)

Sisense

Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)

MicroStrategy

Enterprise (62.5% of reviews)

Looker

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Microsoft Power BI Embedded

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Sisense

No pricing available

MicroStrategy

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Looker

No pricing available

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

No pricing available

Sisense

No pricing available

MicroStrategy

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Looker

Free Trial is available

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

No trial information available

Sisense

Free Trial is available

MicroStrategy

Free Trial is available

Ratings

8.7

909

9.0

8.2

788

8.4

356

8.2

909

8.2

8.3

799

7.4

354

8.0

389

8.0

7.7

489

6.5

232

8.3

359

8.2

8.0

501

7.0

225

8.8

761

8.5

8.3

743

7.4

322

8.9

337

8.3

8.7

491

7.7

214

8.7

842

8.4

8.0

767

7.7

340

Categories

Looker

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Sisense

MicroStrategy

Looker, Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, and MicroStrategy are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence

Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization

Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories

Sisense is categorized as Analytics Platforms

MicroStrategy is categorized as Analytics Platforms

Reviews

Reviewers' Company Size

Looker

16.7%

62.7%

20.6%

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

22.4%

40.8%

36.7%

Sisense

23.5%

57.3%

19.2%

MicroStrategy

8.1%

29.3%

62.5%

16.7%

22.4%

23.5%

8.1%

62.7%

40.8%

57.3%

29.3%

20.6%

36.7%

19.2%

62.5%

Reviewers' Industry

Looker

Computer Software

11.8%

Information Technology and Services

10.6%

Marketing and Advertising

7.8%

Financial Services

7.7%

Internet

6.9%

Other

55.2%

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Information Technology and Services

16.3%

Education Management

6.1%

Computer Software

6.1%

Hospital & Health Care

5.1%

Banking

4.1%

Other

62.2%

Sisense

Information Technology and Services

12.7%

Computer Software

11.7%

Financial Services

8.7%

Marketing and Advertising

6.0%

Hospital & Health Care

4.4%

Other

56.4%

MicroStrategy

Retail

12.5%

Financial Services

10.6%

Information Technology and Services

9.7%

Hospital & Health Care

5.5%

Computer Software

5.5%

Other

56.1%

Most Helpful Reviews

Looker

Most Helpful Favorable Review

Alan C.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...

Most Helpful Critical Review

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Most Helpful Favorable Review

Sai Prasanna M.

Verified User in Publishing

The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...

Most Helpful Critical Review

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific

Sisense

Most Helpful Favorable Review

James M L.

Verified User in Computer Software

Sisense has given us the ability to grow and scale our business 10x without the need for additional license add-ons or costs. We have successfully merged 17 different data sources into a single source of truth that provides unparalleled insights into our...

Most Helpful Critical Review

Alan V.

Verified User in Events Services

While Sisense offers some useful features, it falls short when compared to other market solutions. In terms of user-friendliness, Sisense's interface lacks the intuitive design and ease of use that is found in several other competing solutions. This has...

MicroStrategy

Most Helpful Favorable Review

Sathish Rao K.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion

Product Architecture - one of the most consistent (across versions) and scalable products in the market. Mobile - On the forefront of BI design and development on the mobile platform. Awesome Query Engine - Under the hoods, the query engine is to die for....

Most Helpful Critical Review

Joseph B.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

UI, support, stability. Support is predicated on a vast knowledge of MSTR's intricacy's, including deep logging features which do not feel Cloud-worthy. Cloud is clearly a new philosophy for them. Professional services is hit or miss. The "managed...

Alan C.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Sai Prasanna M.

Verified User in Publishing

James M L.

Verified User in Computer Software

Sathish Rao K.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific

Alan V.

Verified User in Events Services

Joseph B.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

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Discussions

Looker Discussions

Best way to start on visualizations?

2 comments

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

Is looker an ETL tool?

2 comments

No, Looker is not an ELT tool. It’s a business intelligence and data visualization platform. ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) tools are used to move and...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

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Microsoft Power BI Embedded Discussions

What is the difference between Power BI and Power BI embedded?

1 comment

Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more

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Sisense Discussions

Is it possible to let more than one user manage an individual report?

2 comments

You can have a second Admin account to manage reports but you have to transfer ownership of the dashboard. Read more

Can i use for fashion designing

2 comments

You got me interested. I'm just looking for information that would help me in preparing the presentation of my fashion project. A cool fashion designer...Read more

Can I share dashboards with unregistered users?

1 comment

Official Response from Sisense

You cannot share dashboards directly with unregistered users.Read more

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MicroStrategy Discussions

How can I connect with other Product Managers in my industry to learn about best practices and user stories

5 comments

With the current coronavirus issue this might be difficult, but i would reccommend registering on the MicroStrategy website, where you will find webcasts,...Read more

How much does MicroStrategy cost?

1 comment

Hi! I can't really give you idea about its cost but if you love sports, you can try sports betting as well like horse racing, NBA, MLB, and a lot more by...Read more

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