Looker vs Mode Notebooks: a side-by-side comparison for 2024
Comparing two data science notebooks.
Looker
Looker is a powerful BI tool that allows data analysts to create interactive dashboards, explore and analyze data from multiple sources with ease, and ensure robust data governance.
Mode Notebooks
Native R & Python Notebooks. From SQL, explore your analysis using R or Python Notebooks.
Looker
Mode Notebooks
Setup
Is it managed?
Is it managed?
Fully managed (setup in hours)
Fully managed (setup in minutes)
Can you self-host?
Can you self-host?
You can self-host (setup in hours)
No, you must use a managed offering
Features
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Jupyter-compatible
Not Jupyter-compatible
Programming languages
Programming languages
SQL
SQL
R
Python
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Provided file storage
Connect to databases (MariaDB, PostgreSQL, etc.)
Connect to data warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, etc.)