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- Annual subscriptions in one, two, and three-year terms
- Free plan
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Free plan, which Looker doesn't show (10)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Looker | States that Looker doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AI2SQLTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$39$39 flat, unlimited users | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Subscription cancellable anytime from account page | Free plan: 3 SQL queries a day on a demo database; connecting your own... |
 RowsPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$40$8 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Monthly or annual; cancel anytime, stays on plan until end of... | Free forever: 5 AI tasks/month, manual data table import, 10 integration... |
 PowerdrillTeam Pro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$66.35$13.27 × 5 seats | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Monthly or annual billing cycles, billed in advance | Free plan at $0 with 1,000 credits refreshed daily, file upload, open data... |
 Microsoft Power BIPower BI Pro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$70$14 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Pro and Premium Per User are paid yearly | Free account to create reports with visual analytics; no credit card... |
 MetabaseStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$100$100, includes 5 users | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Not found | Free to self-host: Open Source is free with unlimited users, questions and dashboards, AI on... |
 ThoughtSpotEssentials, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$125$25 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Developer plan for embedded analytics is free for up to 10 users and 25M... |
 HexProfessional, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$180$36 × 5 seats | Not comparable | SOC 2, HIPAA BAA | Professional and Team can cancel or change plan anytime; access... | Community plan is free: Hex agent trial, connect any data source, all cell... |
 DeepnoteTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$195$39 × 5 seats | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Enterprise offers custom contract and SLA | Free forever: up to 3 editors, 5 projects, limited Deepnote AI, unlimited... |
 Julius AIPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moPlus plan, starting price | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Not found | Free plan with a daily credit allowance, Julius Lite models, Google... |
 QuerioCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,499/moCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | SOC 2, HIPAA BAA | Enterprise is annual per Order Form; Core is monthly or annual... | Free forever: unlimited users and data connections, 500 AI credits a month... |
Flat tiers (5)
Priced in tiers, where Looker charges by use.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Looker | States that Looker doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 QlikStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$300$300, includes 10 users | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Annual billing | Trial: Free trial offered; length not stated |
 SQLAI.aiStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$6/moStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: 7-day free trial, card required at checkout, not charged until trial ends |
 PolymerBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10/moBasic plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required (Pro plan also shown with a 14... |
 Vanna AIExplorer, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$50/moExplorer plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Annual subscriptions get a 20% discount | Not found |
 DefogEnterprise (Cloud Hosted), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$5,000/moEnterprise (Cloud Hosted) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Self-hosted Enterprise requires annual commitment | Not found |
Buy online (3)
Publish a price and sell without a sales call. Looker is sales-led.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Looker | States that Looker doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon QuickSightReader, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$15$3 × 5 seats | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Annual commitments required for annual capacity plans | Not found |
 IBM Cognos AnalyticsOn Demand, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$56.25$11.25 × 5 seats | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, duration not stated |
 WrenAIEssential Cloud, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$259/moEssential Cloud plan, starting price | Not comparable | SOC 2 | Enterprise Plus is annual contract only | Trial: 7-day free trial on Essential Cloud and Enterprise Cloud; credit card required |
No price found, or contact sales (9)
- Akkiosales led
- BlazeSQLhybrid
- Databricks AI/BIhybrid
- Fabi.aicontact the vendor
- Sigma Computinghybrid
- Sisensehybrid
- Snowflake Cortex Analysthybrid
- Tableaucontact the vendor
- Zoho Analyticshybrid
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Looker?
Yes. 10 AI data analytics tools have a free plan, including AI2SQL, Rows, Powerdrill, Microsoft Power BI, Metabase.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Looker's own category, AI data analytics tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Looker doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Looker's, which doesn't prove Looker lacks it. How prices are read.