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Looker vs Tableau

Complaint records and Risk Scores compared. Both are in the Product & Web Analytics category.

✓ Tableau has a lower documented Risk Score. Tableau's Risk Score of 49 is lower than Looker's 50. That said, always read the full complaint records before deciding.
Product A

Looker

Google's enterprise BI platform — technically impressive, acquisition disrupted the business

50
Caution
out of 100
3 documented warnings
Product & Web Analytics
Full Looker record →
✓ Lower risk
Product B

Tableau

The data visualization standard — powerful, expensive, and increasingly fighting Power BI

49
Caution
out of 100
3 documented warnings
Product & Web Analytics
Full Tableau record →

Complaint category breakdown

Higher numbers in each row indicate more documented complaints in that category. Bold = more complaints than the other product.

Complaint type Looker Tableau
BBB Complaints
Lawsuits & Legal Action
Misleading Marketing
Customer Complaints 1
Churn & Retention 1 1
Billing Problems 1 2
Support Failures

Severity breakdown

Severity Looker Tableau
Critical
High 2 2
Medium 1 1
Low

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Looker full review → Tableau full review → Looker complaints → Tableau complaints →