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Looker vs Microsoft Power BI Comparison (2026)

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Looker

Microsoft Power BI

Overview

Looker is a BI platform that makes it easy for business users and data analysts to find, explore and understand their business data.

Microsoft Power BI converts data into rich interactive visualizations, utilizing business analytics tools to share dashboard-based insights across all devices

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

287

179

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

81%

would recommend this app

4.6

1.8K

1.2K

612

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

81%

would recommend this app

Pros

“This really helps with board reporting, taking the sting out of having to trawl GA4 and export and make accessible.”

Jake L.

Global Marketing Manager

“Utilising a mix of G suite and Microsoft looker can pull data from both googles platforms and microsoft as well as CSV files.”

Daniel S.

Project Lead

“It now automates a large amount of marketing analytics reporting with few issues, saving serious staff time.”

Jake L.

Global Marketing Manager

Pros

“As a Business Analyst, I appreciate its intuitive drag-and-drop interface, extensive visualization options, and seamless integration with Microsoft products such as Excel, SQL Server, Azure, and Teams.”

Gabriel I.

“Power Query is particularly useful for cleaning and transforming data, while the visualization and filtering tools make reports practical for both detailed analysis and management presentations.”

Félix D.

Designer

“It has helped me replace several manual reporting steps and made information easier to explore through filters and interactive dashboards. Although advanced modeling takes time to master, Power BI is a powerful and valuable reporting tool.”

Félix D.

Designer

Cons

“Query Performance Delays,When querying massive unaggregated datasets or complex joins, loading times can drag down dashboard performance.”

Kira H.

Consultant

“The amount of data can be overwhelming and we find that a lot of clients won't look at the dashboards unless we're looking at it with them in a meeting.”

David V.

Lead Developer

“Sometimes, for really specific visuals, I have to export data or use other tools, which isn't ideal. While you can build custom visuals, it's not as straightforward as I'd like, and the standard options feel a bit basic for telling richer data stories.”

James L.

Product Management

Cons

“Performance can also become an issue with large datasets; once your model grows beyond a certain size, you start hitting refresh timeouts and slow visual rendering unless you invest time in optimization(aggregations, composite models).”

Charumathi A.

Data Engineer

“Advanced features such as DAX formulas and data modeling have a steep learning curve and can be difficult for beginners to master.”

Sarah J.

Support Specialist

“Large models can consistently hit refresh timeout limits or memory constraints, which can lead to service interruptions when working on projects or testing current displays”

Nicholas B.

Actuary