Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Power BI
Power BI clearly comes out ahead of Looker on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Power BI has a free tier; Looker does not. Power BI's paid plans start at $14/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | steep | moderate |
| Integration | high | medium |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud | Data & Analytics |
| Categories | analyticsbusiness-intelligence | analyticsbusiness-intelligence |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | looker | power-bi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Production Instance | ||
| Access Larger Model Sizes | ||
| 10 Standard Users | ||
| Access Power Bi Reports Shared With You | ||
| 2 Developer Users | ||
| Automate Monitoring, Management, And Deployment | ||
| Enhanced Security Features For Internal Bi And Analytics | ||
| Brand Power Bi Reports As Your Own | ||
| For Deploying/Maintaining External Analytics And Custom Applications At Scale | ||
| Create Customer-Facing Reports, Dashboards, And Analytics In Your Own Applications | ||
| For Small Organizations Or Teams With <50 Users | ||
| Create Rich, Interactive Reports | ||
| Included In Microsoft 365 E5 And Office 365 E5 | ||
| Included In Microsoft Fabric Free Account | ||
| Includes All The Features Available With Power Bi Pro | ||
| More Frequent Refreshes | ||
| Publish Your Own Reports | ||
| Reduce Developer Overhead |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Power BI comes out ahead overall, though Looker can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Power BI offers a free tier; Looker does not currently list one.
Looker scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
