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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Looker

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALooker 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

    Yellowfin

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Yellowfin is a cloud-based business intelligence and dashboarding platform.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    LookerYellowfin
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LookerYellowfin
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional DetailsMust contact sales team for pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    LookerYellowfin
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Chose Yellowfin
    My selection of Yellowfin based on following criteria for the Indian market:

    • Availability in Linux platform to process high volume of transaction with CAL (concurrent user access license) model to use multiple server with high concurrent users
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    67%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    53 Answers
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    61 Answers
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    48 Answers
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    LookerYellowfin
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    12 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports8.195 Ratings5.85 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.0115 Ratings6.212 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.499 Ratings6.411 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.5
    116 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Yellowfin
    6.6
    12 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Drill-down analysis8.2112 Ratings6.611 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities7.9114 Ratings7.112 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.947 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.2116 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.9
    112 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Yellowfin
    5.9
    11 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Publish to Web8.494 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.1100 Ratings6.211 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.775 Ratings5.89 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling9.297 Ratings5.611 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Yellowfin
    5.8
    12 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.2109 Ratings5.912 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.297 Ratings5.712 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics4.66 Ratings5.810 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    8.3
    112 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Yellowfin
    6.2
    11 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.7106 Ratings6.311 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.293 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.2106 Ratings6.310 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.245 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings5.94 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    6.3
    84 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Yellowfin
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.681 Ratings6.25 Ratings
    Mobile Application5.01 Ratings6.38 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile7.575 Ratings6.28 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Looker and Yellowfin
    Feature
    Looker
    -
    Ratings
    Yellowfin
    6.1
    5 Ratings
    24% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
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    LookerYellowfin
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Cyfe
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Zendesk Explore
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Jaspersoft Community Edition
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LookerYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (117 ratings)
    6.2
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    5.6
    (7 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.5
    (51 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (51 ratings)
    8.1
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LookerYellowfin
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Looker is ideal if you are heavily invested in Google Services, particularly marketing related services, and you with to quickly create reporting dashboards for that data. It gets more difficult when you try to tie in data from other services, and I would not use this were I already using BI package - it is not anywhere near as well supported or as widely known as some of its major competitors, but what it does do, it does do well.
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    Yellowfin
    We can recommend this software without hesitation, as it has the ability to generate reports and data analysis, as well as process the data automatically, which saves time. It is ideal for small and medium-sized companies that wish to improve their services in the business world
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    Pros
    Google
    • Show visited pages - sessions, pageviews - which programs are viewed the most.
    • Displays session source/medium views to see where users are coming from.
    • It shows the video titles, URLs, and event counts so we can monitor the performance of our videos.
    • It gives a graphic face to the numbers, such as using bar charts, pie graphs, and other charts to show user trends or which channels are driving engagement.
    • Our clients like to see the top pages visited for a month.
    • I like the drop-and-drag approach, and building charts is a little easier than it was before.
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    Yellowfin
    • Yellowfin’s Storyboard, Timeline and Collaborative tools make it easy to share data and insights across an organisation.
    • Strong Operational and Executive Dashboards that reflect the business KPIs and can send out prompts to people within the business based on rules.
    • Yellowfin makes it incredibly easy to create dynamic reports and dashboards which incorporate maps through locational intelligence functionality.
    • Yellowfin is a single license and all access is via a web browser making it perfect for both on-premise and cloud deployment. Mobile apps are also available.
    • User roles and source filtering allows Admin/IT to offer different functions/views by user group/role.
    • Mobile BI applications to support any device ..
    • API connectors ( YF 7.2 on the way in Mar16 ) for a range of third-party Web-based applications, data sources, Enterprises CRM/ERP apps & open data platform apps, including Salesforce, Google Analytics, Twitter, Youtube , Zoho CRM, XE.com & more coming to make endusers to integrate their applications for better benefits
    • Yellowfin Integration with Predictive analytical and Big Data processing tools like R, UDF, Spark to build rich applications for end users
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    Cons
    Google
    • 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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    Yellowfin
    • The ability to predefine a colour for a specific graph as a selection option dynamically.
    • The ability to customise the label of a chart, especially with respect to performance related reporting graphs we need an increase in dynamic charting options to meet our more specialised requirements.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I give it this rating because it deems as effective, I am able to complete majority of my tasks using this app. It is very helpful when analyzing the data provided and shown in the app and it's just overall a great app for Operational use, despite the small hiccups it has (live data).
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    Yellowfin
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    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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    Yellowfin
    As mentioned previously, if a newer company is looking for a strong, polished BI tool, Yellowfin would be a great software vendor to consider. Unfortunately, the high cost might be a barrier to these newer companies who dont have any legacy software/agreements such as an EA agreement with Microsoft.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No objections
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    Yellowfin
    99.9% availability
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    Performance
    Google
    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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    Yellowfin
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    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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    Yellowfin
    They have good support in what they provide. But what they provide is not what is promised. I would stay with them if I can. Be very careful before signing up with them. They are not what they seem in the sales pitches. Be very careful and make sure you test and test before you sign up.
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    In-Person Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Yellowfin provides 3 levels of training to support consumers, business analytics, developers and Administrations :
    1. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 1 (Exploration)
    2. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 2 (Advanced)
    3. Yellowfin BI Training - Level 3(Expert)
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    Web-based training for large audiences for Level 1 and Level 2 I would suggest
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Very satisfied, easy to implement
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    Yellowfin
    Design the data model and views for each dashboard is very important and it is the success factor Configuration of cluster for large implementation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Looker Studio, you can easily report on data from various sources without programming. Looker Studio is available at no charge for creators and report viewers. Enterprise customers who upgrade to Looker Studio Pro will receive support and expanded administrative features, including team content management. So it's good.
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    Yellowfin
    Yellow Fin platform is browser agnostic and is accessible from desktops as well as mobile devices. It is very simple and fast, it is integrated with Big Data, clients do not require a great training. It just works. But it’s easier to have things on the cloud, especially if you need to use different computers. Yellow Fin lacks the cloud feature.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    Perfect price to performance
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    Yellowfin
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Yellowfin
    - Tested 500 con-current users in Linux platform with 4 cores systems - Tested with cloud based VM - Tested with 1000 reads per minutes
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Looker has a poignant impact on our business's ROI objectives. As an advertising exchange we have specific goals for daily requests and fill, and having premade Looks to monitor this is an integral piece of our operational capability
    • To facilitate an efficient monthly billing cycle in our organization, Looker is essential to track estimated revenue and impression delivery by publisher. Without the Looks we have set up, we would spend considerably more time and effort segmenting revenue by vertical.
    • Looker's unique value proposition is making analytical tools more digestible to people without conventional analytical experience. Other competing tools like Tableau require considerably more training and context to successfully use, and the ability to easily plot different visualizations is one of its greatest selling points.
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    Yellowfin
    • made our org more data centric
    • Decisions are made based on data vs opinion
    • has created a single source of truth for the bulk of the organization
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    ScreenShots

    Looker Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Looker dashboard with a geo chart.

    Yellowfin Screenshots

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