Compare Looker, Microsoft Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot, and Sisense

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Pricing
Ratings
Features
Reviews
Alternatives
Discussions

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

(101)

4.4 out of 5

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At a Glance

Looker

1,392 reviews

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

101 reviews

ThoughtSpot

299 reviews

Sisense

1,004 reviews

Looker

Mid-Market (62.7% of reviews)

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)

ThoughtSpot

Enterprise (47.0% of reviews)

Sisense

Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)

Looker

No pricing available

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

No pricing available

ThoughtSpot

Starting at $2,500.00

Sisense

No pricing available

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Pricing

Looker

No pricing available

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

No pricing available

ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot Analytics Pro

Starting at $2,500.00

Unlimited users
Billed annually
Pay based on query usage

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Sisense

No pricing available

Looker

Free Trial is available

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

No trial information available

ThoughtSpot

Free Trial is available

Sisense

Free Trial is available

Ratings

8.7

909

9.0

8.3

237

8.2

788

8.2

909

8.2

8.8

236

8.3

799

8.0

389

8.0

7.7

489

8.3

359

8.2

8.0

501

8.8

761

8.5

8.7

211

8.3

743

8.9

337

8.3

8.9

8.7

491

8.7

842

8.4

9.1

233

8.0

767

Categories

Looker

Microsoft Power BI Embedded

ThoughtSpot

Sisense

Looker, Microsoft Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot, and Sisense 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

ThoughtSpot is categorized as Analytics Platforms and Digital Analytics

Sisense 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%

ThoughtSpot

14.5%

38.5%

47.0%

Sisense

23.5%

57.3%

19.2%

16.7%

22.4%

14.5%

23.5%

62.7%

40.8%

38.5%

57.3%

20.6%

36.7%

47.0%

19.2%

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%

ThoughtSpot

Information Technology and Services

12.0%

Financial Services

9.2%

Computer Software

8.5%

Telecommunications

5.3%

Retail

5.3%

Other

59.9%

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%

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

ThoughtSpot

Most Helpful Favorable Review

Samantha E.

Verified User

I like how ad hoc it can be. While it is possible to pull the same reports over and over again, the strength is how flexible it can be. This lets me use ThoughtSpot to pull the most pertinent information every time.

Most Helpful Critical Review

Verified User in Computer Software

ThoughtSpot is very slow loading which is the biggest callout. The DMV Sloth meme comes to mind. Also when building multiple Answers the data often "breaks" and needs to be reloaded.

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...

Alan C.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting

Sai Prasanna M.

Verified User in Publishing

Samantha E.

Verified User

James M L.

Verified User in Computer Software

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care

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

Verified User in Computer Software

ThoughtSpot is very slow loading which is the biggest callout. The DMV Sloth meme comes to mind. Also when building multiple Answers the data often "breaks" and needs to be reloaded.

Alan V.

Verified User in Events Services

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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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ThoughtSpot Discussions

How is ThoughtSpot priced?

2 comments

ThoughtSpot has two pricing options depending on whether the organization has a need for the on-premise or cloud based offering. Our starter package is...Read more

How beneficial is Thoughtspot with end user who are not that much expert in data ?

2 comments

ThoughtSpot makes self-service simple and quick, even for users with no technical background. Anyone from line of business users to analysts to more...Read more

Who is ThoughtSpot?

1 comment

Official Response from ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot is a next generation analytics platform powered by the World’s first Relational Search engine. ThoughtSpot's search-driven analytics lets...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