Compare Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, GoodData, and Looker 
At a Glance
Star Rating
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Sisense
GoodData
Looker
Market Segments
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Mid-Market (40.8% of reviews)Sisense
Mid-Market (57.3% of reviews)GoodData
Mid-Market (47.1% of reviews)Looker
Mid-Market (62.7% of reviews)Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableGoodData
Free TrialLooker
No pricing availableCompare Products
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No pricing availableSisense
No pricing availableGoodData
Trial
Free Trial
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Looker
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
No trial information availableSisense
Free Trial is available
GoodData
Free Trial is available
Looker
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
78
8.2
788
8.1
377
8.7
909
Ease of Use
8.2
78
8.3
799
8.0
335
8.2
909
Ease of Setup
8.0
25
7.7
489
7.5
276
8.0
389
Ease of Admin
8.2
24
8.0
501
7.5
254
8.3
359
Quality of Support
8.5
71
8.3
743
8.5
289
8.8
761
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
24
8.7
491
8.3
231
8.9
337
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
78
8.0
767
7.0
371
8.7
842
Features by Category
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.4
207
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.0
191
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
210
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
208
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.4
207
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.0
191
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
210
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
208
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.0
202
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.2
191
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
7.5
180
8.1
471
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.6
180
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.3
159
7.7
360
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.0
202
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.2
191
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
7.5
180
8.1
471
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.6
180
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.3
159
7.7
360
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.1
163
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
204
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.7
167
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.1
163
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
204
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.7
167
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
7.6
186
|
Verified
8.3
261
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
183
|
Verified
8.5
270
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.0
172
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.8
155
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
7.6
186
|
Verified
8.3
261
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
183
|
Verified
8.5
270
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.0
172
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.8
155
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.4
207
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.0
191
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
210
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
208
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
Data Preparation
Not enough data
7.8
304
|
Verified
7.8
142
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
281
|
Verified
7.8
135
|
Verified
8.4
182
|
Verified
Data Modeling and Blending
Not enough data
7.9
322
|
Verified
7.9
171
|
Verified
8.6
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
328
|
Verified
8.2
185
|
Verified
8.7
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
314
|
Verified
7.7
151
|
Verified
8.4
231
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.0
202
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.2
191
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
7.5
180
8.1
471
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.6
180
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.3
159
7.7
360
|
Verified
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
258
|
Verified
7.1
163
|
Verified
7.6
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.4
204
|
Verified
8.4
488
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
388
|
Verified
7.7
167
|
Verified
8.1
374
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
7.6
186
|
Verified
8.3
261
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
183
|
Verified
8.5
270
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.0
172
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.8
155
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.4
207
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.0
191
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
210
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
208
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
18
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.6
17
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
17
Visualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
20
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
19
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.8
18
Data Updates
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
48
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
51
Reports
9.1
60
|
Verified
8.3
518
|
Verified
8.4
207
|
Verified
8.6
503
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
7.8
477
|
Verified
8.0
191
|
Verified
8.2
466
|
Verified
9.4
58
|
Verified
8.4
530
|
Verified
8.5
210
|
Verified
8.2
507
|
Verified
8.8
54
|
Verified
8.0
428
|
Verified
8.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
380
|
Verified
9.3
58
|
Verified
8.7
526
|
Verified
8.8
208
|
Verified
8.7
506
|
Verified
Self Service
8.9
58
|
Verified
8.1
514
|
Verified
8.0
202
|
Verified
8.5
478
|
Verified
8.7
59
|
Verified
8.2
515
|
Verified
8.6
202
|
Verified
8.7
490
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
7.9
493
|
Verified
8.2
191
|
Verified
8.5
469
|
Verified
8.3
47
7.7
464
|
Verified
7.5
180
8.1
471
|
Verified
8.3
57
|
Verified
7.5
450
|
Verified
7.6
180
|
Verified
8.3
445
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.3
159
7.7
360
|
Verified
Building Reports
8.8
43
Feature Not Available
7.6
186
|
Verified
8.3
261
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
183
|
Verified
8.5
270
|
Verified
8.4
40
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.0
172
|
Verified
8.1
237
|
Verified
8.5
41
|
Verified
7.7
322
|
Verified
7.8
155
|
Verified
8.2
212
|
Verified
Digital AnalyticsHide 27 FeaturesShow 27 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
4,447
Metrics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
186
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
175
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
163
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
174
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
178
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
172
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
191
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
191
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
193
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
204
Other
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
152
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
158
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
130
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
142
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
197
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
192
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
172
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
188
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
193
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
177
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
121
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
117
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.2
135
Sales Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.4
132
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
142
Marketing AnalyticsHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
1,860
Marketing Operations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaign Activity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
189
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
161
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
83
|
Verified
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Sisense, GoodData, and Looker are categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Unique Categories
Microsoft Power BI Embedded has no unique categories
Sisense is categorized as Analytics Platforms
GoodData is categorized as Analytics Platforms
Looker is categorized as Sales Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Platforms, Digital Analytics, and Data Visualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sisense
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
GoodData
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Looker
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.3%
Education Management
6.1%
Computer Software
6.1%
Hospital & Health Care
5.1%
Banking
4.1%
Other
62.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Computer Software
11.7%
Financial Services
8.7%
Marketing and Advertising
6.0%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
56.4%
Computer Software
20.1%
Information Technology and Services
15.7%
Retail
6.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Consumer Services
4.6%
Other
48.5%
Computer Software
11.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Financial Services
7.7%
Internet
6.9%
Other
55.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Power BI Embedded
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Sai Prasanna M.
Verified User in Publishing
The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific
Sisense
Most Helpful Favorable Review
James M L.
Verified User in Computer Software
Sisense has given us the ability to grow and scale our business 10x without the need for additional license add-ons or costs. We have successfully merged 17 different data sources into a single source of truth that provides unparalleled insights into our...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Alan V.
Verified User in Events Services
While Sisense offers some useful features, it falls short when compared to other market solutions. In terms of user-friendliness, Sisense's interface lacks the intuitive design and ease of use that is found in several other competing solutions. This has...
GoodData
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Vineeth R.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The GoodData BI platform offers the best of both worlds. The platform provides a very solid data infrastructure and tools to support the data engineers and also a very capable and user friendly visualization/reporting interface for the end user. We have...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
GoodData still have a lot of enterprise features that could be added to their solution to make it a good fit for a mid-sized enterprise. SAML 2.0 support and cross-project user administration are two areas that jump out.
Looker
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
Sai Prasanna M.
Verified User in Publishing
The best thing about Power Bi is it is simple to use and it helps to extract data in a simple and beautiful way so that anyone can understand the data metrics in it. Data that contain many parameters can be simplified using PowerBi so that management can...
James M L.
Verified User in Computer Software
Sisense has given us the ability to grow and scale our business 10x without the need for additional license add-ons or costs. We have successfully merged 17 different data sources into a single source of truth that provides unparalleled insights into our...
Vineeth R.
Verified User in Pharmaceuticals
The GoodData BI platform offers the best of both worlds. The platform provides a very solid data infrastructure and tools to support the data engineers and also a very capable and user friendly visualization/reporting interface for the end user. We have...
Alan C.
Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
So many things are done right: - The simplicity of creating a meta schema using lookml, the learning curve is lightning fast - The flexibility of the system, making data available to inter customer has never been so easy - The support team is really...
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The tool has limitations since it is mainly core functions, nothing super specific
Alan V.
Verified User in Events Services
While Sisense offers some useful features, it falls short when compared to other market solutions. In terms of user-friendliness, Sisense's interface lacks the intuitive design and ease of use that is found in several other competing solutions. This has...
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
GoodData still have a lot of enterprise features that could be added to their solution to make it a good fit for a mid-sized enterprise. SAML 2.0 support and cross-project user administration are two areas that jump out.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Looker forces a company into two streams of thought: an analyst first culture and essentially married to Looker. Looker really thrives at young or small companies with no centralized reporting or analytics/data science teams. For the few people who know...
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AC
Power BI is for folks who want to create and analyze reports directly in the Power BI service. It's user-friendly and great for in-house data visualization....Read more
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Is it possible to let more than one user manage an individual report?
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US
You can have a second Admin account to manage reports but you have to transfer ownership of the dashboard. Read more
Can i use for fashion designing
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LB
You got me interested. I'm just looking for information that would help me in preparing the presentation of my fashion project. A cool fashion designer...Read more
Can I share dashboards with unregistered users?
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Official Response from Sisense
You cannot share dashboards directly with unregistered users.Read more
send e-mails for users
2 comments
JK
I believe you can use the API to grab the emails for registered users and then pass them to an email application. Some of this will depend on how you have...Read more
Is there any way to send .csv or Excel files to people on an automated basis?
2 comments
JK
I don’t believe this functionality exists in GoodData. You can send the PDF reports generated or you could look at sending the reports directly from your...Read more
How can I better train my team in using good data?
1 comment
Official Response from GoodData
Hi Brittney,
To understand the full semantic data model of your data product can be sometimes overwhelming. I always suggest people start from the...Read more
Best way to start on visualizations?
2 comments
AG
Looker has a built-in set of visualizations that you can automatically apply to any dataset that they work with. Once you setup your initial connection to a...Read more
Is looker an ETL tool?
2 comments
RG
No, Looker is not an ELT tool. It’s a business intelligence and data visualization platform. ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) tools are used to move and...Read more
Which databases does Looker work with?
1 comment
Official Response from Looker
Looker works with any SQL readable data store, including Hadoop. Looker sits in-database allowing you to access all of your row level data and leverage the...Read more
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