Shlomi Lavi /
Aug 25, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Looker or Apache HDFS?
Apache HDFS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Looker, and Apache HDFS is rated higher (89/100) than Looker (81/100). Looker offers users more features (5) than Apache HDFS (0).
Looking for the right Dashboards & KPIs solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
Looker Vs. Apache Hadoop
Looker : Established in 2011, Looker is an inventive software company that focuses on the intersection of economics and engineering. We believe that businesses can only thrive when data is consistently defined and easily accessible across the entire organization. Our web-based platform powers the work of data analysts while fueling (and fulfilling) the busi...
Apache Hadoop: The Apache™ Hadoop® project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing.
The Apache Hadoop software library is a framework that allows for the distributed processing of large data sets across clusters of computers using simple programming models. It is designed to scale up from single servers to thousands of mach...
Who is more expensive? Looker or Hadoop HDFS?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Dashboards & KPIs software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Looker and Hadoop HDFS.
Looker price starts at $3,000 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Looker is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Dashboards & KPIs software. Hadoop HDFS price starts at $1,000 per license , When comparing Hadoop HDFS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Dashboards & KPIs software cost.
Bottom line: Looker cost is around the same cost of Hadoop HDFS.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Looker Vs. Apache HDFS based on some of the most important and required Dashboards & KPIs features.
Looker: Customizable Dashboard, Data analysis, Project Collaboration, Budgeting & CPM, Data visualization.
Hadoop HDFS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Hadoop HDFS.
Target customer size
Looker is best for small to big sized companies, and enterprises of any size. and Hadoop HDFS's target customer size include: SMBs.