# Do you still need Looker Studio?

What parts of Looker Studio other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/looker-studio

## Alternatives by capability

### Build dashboards from spreadsheets and data
Looker Studio fit: native

- Tableau: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Tableau Public $0 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Starter $7 (verified)
- Microsoft 365: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Basic $7 (verified)

### Sales and CRM reporting
Looker Studio fit: strong

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free Suite $0 (verified)
- HubSpot Sales Hub: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Tableau: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Tableau Public $0 (verified)

### Analyse data and spreadsheets
Looker Studio fit: partial

- Tableau: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Tableau Public $0 (verified)
- ChatGPT: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### General-purpose AI assistant
Looker Studio fit: workaround

- ChatGPT: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Claude: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Google Gemini: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Free native connectors for Google Ads, Analytics, Sheets and BigQuery
- Existing client and marketing reports built on Looker Studio templates

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