Keen IO vs. Looker

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Keen IO
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Keen (or keen.io) is an embedded analytics tool from the company of the same name headquartered in San Antonio, that is built an Apache Kafka and focuses on event data. Keen’s presentation library can be used to embed and deliver metrics within a UI.N/A
Looker
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Looker is a BI application with an analytics-oriented application server that sits on top of relational data stores. It includes an end-user interface for exploring data, a reusable development paradigm for data discovery, and an API for supporting data in other systems.N/A
Pricing
Keen IOLooker
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Keen IOLooker
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.
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Community Pulse
Keen IOLooker
Features
Keen IOLooker
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.3
Ratings
10% below category average
Looker
8.4
Ratings
3% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates5.50 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.1
Ratings
23% below category average
Looker
8.5
Ratings
5% above category average
Formatting capabilities7.60 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration6.60 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
7.0
Ratings
7% below category average
Looker
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.70 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.10 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Predictive Analytics4.20 Ratings4.60 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
4.7
Ratings
47% below category average
Looker
8.3
Ratings
2% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)4.10 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model5.40 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)4.40 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.9
Ratings
8% below category average
Looker
-
Ratings
REST API4.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames6.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Looker
8.8
Ratings
6% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Looker
6.2
Ratings
24% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
Keen IOLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
6.9
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8.7
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Likelihood to Renew
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9.5
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Usability
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8.8
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Availability
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10.0
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Performance
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6.0
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Support Rating
-
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8.8
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Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
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Configurability
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10.0
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Ease of integration
-
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10.0
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Product Scalability
-
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10.0
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Vendor post-sale
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Keen IOLooker
Likelihood to Recommend
Keen IO is well suited for a young company with employees who are quick learners. It may still take some time to get the hang of using the program, but it will be a much speedier and more efficient endeavor if the employees are already on top of that. It is not as appropriate for older employees because they are likely already used to other programs and it will be a big jump for them. The data representations can be excellent if you just have some time to fiddle with the settings.
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When you need to create a centralised dashboard for multiple stakeholders that blends cross-channel reporting. As an SEO agency reporting for clients - Looker is a great solution. It's less appropriate depending on the intended users. For instance, in my experience Looker reports have been under-utilised because they're not accessed regularly, provide too much noise or often simple PDF reports are preferred
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Pros
  • Very fast and significantly shortens work time
  • Easy user interface
  • Excellent output of analytical data
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  • It is very easy to start a new dashboard and configure what you want to display by just selecting/dragging from the list of available columns.
  • It is intuitive, mainly if you use other Google services like Google Sheets.
  • The look and feel is modern and nice.
  • It it very useful to have an immediate visual overview of the data in a spreadsheet.
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Cons
  • Customer service.
  • Slightly overpriced.
  • Customer service does not seem to understand every aspect well enough to effectively help.
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  • I wish I could get more granular in the Google ad data, such as down to the campaign type, instead of having to see only all campaigns.
  • The setup can be time-consuming if you're not using the product regularly.
  • Editing the dashboard requires a few logins; I wish it was more seamless.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We are very haooy with Looker, it provides us with all the funciomalities we need for both the day to day oerformance tracking and longer periods reporting. It is easy to use for account managers, configurable and customizable for soecialists and what is most imoortant, our clinets generally really love it
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Usability
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Looker is relatively easy to use, even as it is set up. The customers for the front-end only have issues with the initial setup for looker ml creations. Other "looks" are relatively easy to set up, depending on the ETL and the data which is coming into Looker on a regular basis.
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Reliability and Availability
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No objections
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Performance
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Somehow resources heavy, both on server and client. I recommned at least 50Mbs data rate and high performance desktop comouter to be abke to run comolex tasks and configure larger amount of data. On the other hand, the client does not need to worry when viewing, the performance is usually ok
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Support Rating
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Never had to work with support for issues. Any questions we had, they would respond promptly and clearly. The one-time setup was easy, by reading documentation. If the feature is not supported, they will add a feature request. In this case, LDAP support was requested over OKTA. They are looking into it.
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Implementation Rating
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Very satisfied, easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
They have minor similarities, so they are not easily comparable. Keen is one of a kind and does not have a great alternative. It just needs a little work and developers will be addicted to it.
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In my opinion, Looker is no Power BI. It is good, but I think Power BI is amazing. That said, in my experience, Power BI is nowhere near as easy to setup and report on Google services as Looker is. We plan to continue using Power BI for c-suite and corporate reporting, especially for internal databases, but will gladly use Looker for our marketing information for AdWords, Analytics, Search Console, and YouTube.
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Return on Investment
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  • Other than some people not liking the numbers, I don't see any negative impacts; we haven't experienced that.
  • The reports help us unravel the story of our users and how they are sifting through our pages.
  • Our clients enjoy seeing the numbers to understand better what stands out on their sites.
  • The reports have helped us see what campaigns are working and where we need to tweak things.
  • The reports have enabled us to have better conversations with stakeholders about how their web pages should be modified, edited, etc., to reflect the data.
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ScreenShots

Looker Screenshots

Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.