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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Astrato Analytics

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA self-service BI solution, Astrato puts analytics in the hands of every user, enabling them to build their own reports and answer data questions without IT help. Astrato accelerates adoption, speeds up decision-making, and unifies analytics, embedded analytics, data input, and data apps in one platform. With Astrato, Self-Service business users can see and understand data that resides in the Data Cloud (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Dremio,…

    $12

    per month per user

    Looker Studio

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ALooker Studio is a data visualization platform that transforms data into meaningful presentations and dashboards with customized reporting tools.

    $9

    per month per user per project

    Pricing
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Looker Studio Pro
    $9
    per month per user per project
    Looker Studio
    No charge
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    Considered Both Products
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    33 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    26 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    27 Answers
    Features
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Looker Studio
    8.0
    53 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.01 Ratings7.037 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards8.01 Ratings8.552 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates7.01 Ratings8.451 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Looker Studio
    7.6
    52 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis7.01 Ratings9.544 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.01 Ratings8.048 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages7.01 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.01 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Looker Studio
    8.2
    52 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Publish to Web7.01 Ratings7.546 Ratings
    Report Versioning6.01 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.545 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings7.436 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.818 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Looker Studio
    7.1
    51 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings9.551 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.01 Ratings9.048 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.01 Ratings5.026 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Astrato Analytics and Looker Studio
    Feature
    Astrato Analytics
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Looker Studio
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Astrato AnalyticsLooker Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Astrato Analytics provides a feature-rich application that it easy to use for the non-technical user yet robust enough to create a sophisticated SaaS application. Astrato Analytics provides native integration to all the major large cloud data platforms and the implementation is very straight forward. The value provided through their feature-rich platform and competitive pricing is unmatched.
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    Google
    Looker Studio is well-suited for those wanting to analyze web/site data and performance quickly. It is simple enough to learn/use for quick report-building or drilling into data. Looker Studio is easier to use/understand than the GA4 console and thus has a better UI/UX. It is an efficient tool for fast, simple data needs—especially for team members with limited analytical capabilities and knowledge.
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    Pros
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • Writeback to the database is simple and straightforward and allows us to build apps in the tool with a level of interation that is not possible with other BI tools
    • Version control that is built into the workbooks allows us to quickly deploy changes without the fear of losing the older version and maintianing both a historcal updates and the ability to rollback
    • Easy connectivity to a wide range of data platforms including Snowflake, Databricks, and Google Workspace within the same tenant allows us to leverage data from each of these platforms for specific use cases
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    Google
    • Self-service
    • Easy to use, point and click
    • Little to no training required
    • Easy to share internally and externally
    • Rich visualizations
    • Canned reports
    • Easy to copy/paste/dupe existing reports
    • Ability to join data sets
    • Easy integration with various data sources
    • Flexible data integrations, including lowest common denominator (CSV, XLS, G-Sheets)
    • Wide range of APIs
    • Secure / authentication via Google SSO
    • Easy to share / re-assign ownership of reports and data sources
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    Cons
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The product is still young, as a consequence, some features aren't as mature as competitors. Astrato has worked to catch up quickly, by rolling out new features regularly
    • Better ability to control icons and themes from a central point, instead of having to add/change them on each report
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    Google
    • Few functionalities are very exclusive only for data studio.
    • It's time taking to load data and at the same time only single Data source can be connected.
    • When editing the reports you have to switch between Edit and View mode to see how does the change looks like.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    It is the simplest and least expensive way for us to automate our reporting at this time. I like the ability to customize literally everything about each report, and the ability to send out reports automatically in emails. The only issue we have been having recently is a technical glitch in the automatic email report. Sadly, there is almost no support for this tool from Google, but is also free, so that is important to take into consideration
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    Usability
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    It is a very intuitive system, a pleasure to use, practical and simple, for medium to advanced activities. BI supervisors are delighted with much of the functionality, but highlight some weaknesses that they still have, such as the loading speed in HEIC-type files.

    Without a doubt, it is a tool that has become essential in our business routine.
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    Google
    It is not ideal and requires time and dedication to understand how to work with it. Also, it has a lot of limitations around data it can accept. But in most cases, this tool is sufficient for everyday tasks of product and marketing departments. I wouldn't say that the interface is very user-friendly, but for people who regularly work with analytical tools, it must be ok.
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    Support Rating
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    Very friendly, with online help, blog and community. The template documentation could be more complete, however.
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    Google
    I give it a lower support rating because it seems like our Dev team hasn't gotten the support they need to set up our database to connect. Seems like we hit a roadblock and the project got put on pause for dev. That sucks for me because it is harder to get the dev team to focus on it if they don't get the help they need to set it up.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    To scale PowerBi, we would have needed a staff of technical folks and a substantial budget, and we still probably could not have created the robust SaaS application we did with Astrato Analytics. Astrato Analytics allowed for a staff of two to create and rollout a SaaS Application in under 60 days and provided hands on support to us as needed. There really is no comparison.
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    Google
    The free version of Looker Studio is still better than the leading enterprise-embedded BI tools, despite its weaknesses. The leading embedded BI platforms have terrible visualizations that can be spotted a mile away. They are also primarily locked to a grid, making it very hard to fully customize. The price point is also a major deterrent, since users end up paying for lots of features they might never use. Looker Studio has weaknesses on the blending and modeling side, but we've been able to get by via connection to GBQ and transformation done in dbt.
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    Return on Investment
    Astrato Analytics LTD.
    • The ability to unify multiple platforms in Astrato provides cost savings.
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    Google
    • Free, so the only investment is time
    • Because it doesn't have native support of non-Google sources, it can cost more money than Tableau
    • The time spent formatting the templates or building connectors can have a negative impact on ROI
    • As a agency, charging for the reporting service is profitable after the first month or two after building the dashboard.
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    ScreenShots

    Astrato Analytics Screenshots

    Screenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Maventech CRM Sales PerformanceScreenshot of from the Gallery Dashboard: Healthcare Analytics
The comprehensive Healthcare System Dashboard was designed for Bedford Health System, a tool leveraging Astrato’s data visualization capabilities. This dashboard provides a holistic view of various critical healthcare metrics, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.Screenshot of how to add custom data into the semantic layer