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Favorable Review
Product: Looker
Looker Streamlines Developer Workflows With LookML Code-Based Data Modeling Options
Critical Review
Product: Looker
LookML Supports Data Consistency While Visualization Choices Remain Restricted
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likes
What I like most about Looker is hands down LookML and its native Git integration. As an engineer, I absolutely hate clicking around a clunky UI to build data models. Looker actually lets me treat data modeling like real software development. I can write modular code, keep my logic DRY, and use version control to track changes. When someone wants a new metric, I just open a pull request, get it reviewed, and merge it. It brings actual engineering best practices to business intelligence. Plus, giving stakeholders a sandbox to explore without breaking production data is simply a massive lifesaver.
March 6, 2026
dislikes
The selection of available visualizations seems not just limited but also antiquated, with a small number of options and some very important charts missing, since the ones available at the marketplace are not very robust and consistent in their end results. Basic visualization options with greater customizability (such as gauges and boxplots) are sorely missing in Looker, making some of the end dashboards look amateur by comparison.
December 1, 2025
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