Comparison

Looker vs Sisense

On the evidence we track, Sisense leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Looker52
★Sisense66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Looker52 / 100medium · 53%
Sisense66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Looker✗
Sisense✓
Model
Sisensefreemium
Price level
Looker–
Sisenselow
Transparent
Looker✗
Sisense✗
Integrations
Count
Looker6
Sisense8
Security
Certifications
Sisense–
Disclosure policy
Looker–
Sisense✓
Gdpr
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Hipaa
Looker–
Sisense✓
Iso27001
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Soc2
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Looker99.9
Sisense99.99
Status page
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
Looker2,000
Sisense–
Release
Cadence days
Looker30
Sisense–
Content
Faq
Looker8 items
Sisense7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bi software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
BI paradigm
LookerNLQ / search
SisenseEmbedded
Semantic / modelling layer
LookerBuilt-in
SisenseBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Managed cloud available
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Looker✗
Sisense✗
Free tier / free desktop
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Looker-
Sisense-
Data-source connector breadth
LookerCloud data warehouses (Snowflake confirmed), OAuth-authenticated data sources
SisenseSupports warehouses, databases, and cloud applications

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Looker

A business intelligence and analytics platform offering self-service dashboards, data exploration through LookML models, and embedded analytics capabilities with support for cloud and self-hosted deployment.

Independently observed

Sisense

Leader

A business intelligence tool that enables teams to connect databases and create visual reports and dashboards from SQL queries and large datasets for sharing and collaboration.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Looker

Pricing not documented yet.

Sisense

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Cloud Data Teams (Free)Free
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Looker✓
Sisense✓
Self-hosted
Looker✓
Sisense✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Snowflake

Looker

10 total - 9 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • BigQuery
  • Dataplex
  • Cloud Storage
  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
Independently observed

Sisense

Leader
12 total - 11 not shared
  • Any warehouse connectors (generic)
  • Any database connectors (generic)
  • Cloud app connectors (generic)
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • REST APIs
  • Compose SDK
  • External AI tools and workflows
  • Custom plugins
  • Jasper Reports
  • Redshift
  • DECK.GL
Independently observed
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