Looker Studio vs Zoho Analytics comparison

Google and Zoho are both solutions in the Reporting category. Google is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.6, while Zoho is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.8. Google holds a 2.7% mindshare in RT, compared to Zoho’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Zoho users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 4, 2025

Zoho Analytics and Looker Studio compete in the data analytics and visualization space. Looker Studio seems to hold an edge due to its integration with Google products and a free basic plan, offering a strong value proposition.

Features: Zoho Analytics provides automated report generation, dynamic dashboards, and strong integration with other Zoho products. It is appreciated for its simplicity and collaborative features, with the Ask Zia AI tool offering quick insights and aiding decision-making. Looker Studio offers seamless integration with Google products, efficient data aggregation before visualization, and ease of data sharing, making it favored for its speed of development and flexibility.

Room for Improvement: Zoho Analytics users seek more chart options, enhanced feedback responsiveness, and improved SQL debugging capabilities. They also desire better customer support and API connectivity, along with more intuitive data manipulation and statistical tools. Looker Studio users express the need for richer data modeling features, a simpler interface for beginners, and faster performance with large data sets.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Zoho Analytics offers flexible deployment options across private, public, and hybrid clouds, but customer service experiences vary. Looker Studio, being primarily cloud-based, receives generally positive feedback for both customer service and technical support, with its comprehensive tutorials aiding users greatly.

Pricing and ROI: Zoho Analytics offers tiered pricing starting at $50 per month, seen as cost-effective, especially when bundled with other Zoho services, and is noted for delivering good ROI. Looker Studio stands out with its free basic offering, though costs may increase with premium services or additional support. Its free availability and Google integration are highly valued by users.

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Categories and Ranking

Looker Studio

Ranking in Reporting

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zoho Analytics

Ranking in Reporting

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (12th), Data Visualization (9th), Embedded BI (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Reporting category, the mindshare of Looker Studio is 2.7%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Analytics is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Srini-Dhanaraj

Founder & CEO at imfine.club

Available for free and can help businesses resolve their data migration problems

It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten. Google Data Studio is a cloud-based tool. With cloud-based tools, there can be two challenges, the first one being associated with the bandwidth of your data strength. If I run a report from my home because of the wi-fi connection, it may give an excellent response. When I run the reports, Google Data Studio develops reports from my home, and because of wi-fi, it works in an excellent manner. When I am on the road or at the wheel, if I use the internet data from my mobile to browse my reports, the performance may not be good, and this issue is not because of the product but because of the bandwidth. The second issue arises when you connect Google Data Studio to a source system to extract the data to do the visualization. If the source system is not responding as quickly as expected, it could be the reason why the report may be printed slowly. Considering the aforementioned aspects, the problem may not be because of Google Data Studio but because of the source system.

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Yogesh Kumar Mali

Managing Director at ALPHA LABS TECH PVT LTD

An easy-to-set up solution that helps in the scheduling of reports and dashboards

A lot of integrations are available with Zoho Analytics. There is a limitation that we cannot create more than 300 columns in a worksheet on Zoho Analytics. The data can be in millions. There are some limitations on the reports that depend on the various combinations of data you get. So there is always an error that gets thrown out if you are building complex reports.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution is free so that is a good feature."

"The best thing about the tool is that it allows you to share information easily and dashboards with colleagues and teammates because it's all online. No matter where you are, as long as you have the Internet, you can connect and use these dashboards. Google made good documentation for this tool. There are many examples of how to use and create dashboards and videos on YouTube. So, I think it's easy to learn."

"The integration with Excel and Google Sheets is a valuable feature, making it easy to access and visualize data."

"This has improved our organization by allowing people to see their data and develop visualizations themselves."

"I am impressed with the tool's scheduling mechanism, refresh mechanism, and different types of charts."

"Valuable features include advanced integrated analysis and easy implementation."

"The company dashboard is useful because we could share it via a link as a reminder for everyone to check it weekly. We observed the progress of our portfolio from last week to the current week, allowing us to compare revenues."

"Looker's ability to perform aggregation before visualization allows for effective data slicing and dicing."

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"Ask Zia is a great feature that I use to quickly decide what improvements I need to make in order to present the data that I want to show."

"We really like that it's user friendly and has a lot of combinations and charts. They're good compared to other tools. We used a free Elastic product, comparatively, this solution is good because of their support, UI, and connecting to databases is very easy."

"I like the way I can share dashboards and embed dashboards. I normally use embedding. So, I create a dashboard, and I embed it into specific websites. Sharing of the dashboard is seamless, and it is easier than any other visualization platform, even Tableau."

"The front end of this solution including the graph generation using SQL has been most useful."

"We use the solution for financial and sales analytics. It brings data from our IT incident management tool. Hence, we have three business use cases for IT support, sales and financials."

"The solution’s dashboard is very good."

"Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform."

"Zoho Analytics is the best software for giving reports to customers and we can create any report that is required."

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Cons

"The performance of Looker needs improvement, particularly the report loading time, which is critical for business users."

"Panels are not as easy to use as other data extraction UIs."

"The tool should come up with data modeling layer features that are present in other products like Power BI."

"When you physically install a product on one machine instead of the cloud, you have a better visibility, best icon quality, etc.. It's more of an issue with how we are adapting to the transition. We are still in the early moments of using this tool, and we need to go deeper to discover some improvements."

"The tool should improve on live data integration for quicker data reflection."

"Stability and scalability an be improved for a full ten."

"It's not yet a replacement for a complete BI tool."

"There is a significant degree of sophistication required to compete with Tableau or Cognos."

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"I have a lower rating when it comes to Zoho Analytics. The tool has poor performance. It needs to improve the dimensions and measures."

"There should be more types of graphics available for use in the reports."

"It would be great to have more user input fields which can be used on dashboards."

"The navigation on the interface is not intuitive."

"The solution does not provide call center facilities for customer support."

"The improvement needed is regarding the number of API calls. Currently, Zoho Analytics only allows us to update data hourly. It would be much better to have updates more frequently every half an hour."

"There is a limitation that we cannot create more than 300 columns in a worksheet on Zoho Analytics."

"The hourly pricing needs improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is free."

"The product is available for free."

"The cost is quite affordable based on feature analysis."

"I think the tool is cheap because you don't need to pay anything for using the tool. However, when connecting and analyzing other data sources, you should consider where to analyze this information because Google Data Studio doesn't handle much data well. You must also consider how you will connect this data to it. In this case, you might need to hire DevOps or a data team to help with these issues."

"The solution is free but the Google Looker is expensive."

"It is very reasonable, and it gives me a good return on investment. Compared to other tools, it is the best choice in terms of pricing."

"This solution is reasonable as far as pricing is concerned."

"I rate the tool's pricing seven out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly."

"For one license the pricing is about $35 a user."

"The tool's pricing is similar to other Zoho applications and is affordable."

"The pricing is okay. It is fair compared to the market."

"I would recommend looking at your usage and whether the Zoho One license model would work for your organisation. It is very cost effective if you use other Zoho tools."

"An exact ROI is hard to calculate. However, we have definitely made sales that would have been much harder, or unlikely, as a result of the speed with which we were able to prepare comprehensive analysis."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

University

Educational Organization

71%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Insurance Company

Company Size

By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Data Studio?

The company dashboard is useful because we could share it via a link as a reminder for everyone to check it weekly. We observed the progress of our portfolio from last week to the current week, all...

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What needs improvement with Google Data Studio?

The tool should improve on live data integration for quicker data reflection. Currently, changes in Google Sheets take about three to five minutes to reflect in Looker Studio. Overall, the interfac...

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What is your primary use case for Google Data Studio?

I use Looker Studio primarily for dashboard creation and data analytics. I have integrated it with Google Sheets, and I use it for project plan maintenance and data tracking.

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What do you like most about Zoho Analytics?

Zoho Analytics's most valuable feature is the ability to provide excellent analytics through a single platform.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Analytics?

I rate the tool's pricing seven out of ten. The licensing costs are yearly.

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What needs improvement with Zoho Analytics?

The improvement needed is regarding the number of API calls. Currently, Zoho Analytics only allows us to update data hourly. It would be much better to have updates more frequently every half an hour.

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Overview

Google Looker Studio is a free tool designed to help users create visually appealing reports and dashboards, making data easier to understand. It allows you to connect to various data sources such as Google Analytics, Facebook Ads, and spreadsheets. With Looker Studio, you can create charts and graphs to showcase trends and comparisons, build comprehensive dashboards that provide an overview of your data, and customize reports to match your brand or preferences. Additionally, you can share your reports online or export them as PDFs for wider distribution.

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Zoho Reports is a powerful, easy-to-use and highly scalable cloud-based reporting and business intelligence platform for small to medium-sized businesses. Its flexible pay-as-you-go pricing model and scope for customization allow businesses to tailor it to their unique needs.

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Sample Customers

Genesys, Shueisha

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