Looker (Google) vs Wiz
Side-by-side comparison to help you choose the best tool.
Looker (Google)
paidGoogle's enterprise BI platform with AI data exploration, semantic modelling, and Looker AI features for natural language data analysis. Looker uses LookML, a proprietary modelling language that creates a single source of truth for business metrics across the organisation. Its integration with Google Cloud and Vertex AI enables sophisticated machine learning workflows directly within the BI environment.
Wiz
paidCloud security platform that uses AI to scan cloud environments for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack paths without agents, used by 40% of Fortune 100 companies. Wiz Security Graph correlates cloud configuration, vulnerabilities, secrets, and network paths to identify the most toxic risk combinations. AI features including Wiz Copilot provide natural language cloud security investigation and policy creation.
| Feature | Looker (Google) | Wiz |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | paid | paid |
| Category | Data & Analytics | Data & Analytics |
| Rating | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Best For | Enterprise teams on Google Cloud needing governed, embedded analytics | Cloud-first enterprises needing rapid agentless cloud security posture management |
| Views | 6 | 6 |
Pros
- Strong semantic layer for consistent metrics
- Excellent Google Cloud integration
- Powerful embedded analytics options
Cons
- LookML requires developer expertise
- Premium pricing limits smaller teams
Pros
- Agentless deployment provides immediate full visibility
- Security Graph reveals complex multi-step attack paths
- Rapid deployment with minimal operational overhead
Cons
- Premium pricing reflects its enterprise-focused positioning
- Limited runtime threat detection compared to agent-based solutions
- LookML semantic modelling layer
- Natural language data exploration
- Google Cloud and BigQuery native integration
- Embedded analytics capabilities
- Centralised metric governance
- Agentless cloud environment scanning
- Security Graph attack path analysis
- Wiz Copilot AI assistant
- Multi-cloud support (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI)
- Secrets and data security posture management