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ExcelDashboardAI vs Looker Studio

ExcelDashboardAI vs Looker Studio for consultants. Compare two Delivery & Reporting tools on pricing, setup speed, strengths, and Curalo score.

Looker Studio

Strong Choice

Free dashboarding from Google. Connect data sources, build shareable reports, deliver recurring client dashboards at zero cost. Pro upgrade available at $9 per user per project per month.

Free

Prices checked November 2, 2026cloud.google.com pricing page

77/100

Verdict

Looker Studio leads by 2 points (close call).

Decision guidance

  • Looker Studio currently leads with 77/100.
  • Looker Studio strength: Strong on trust.
  • ExcelDashboardAI trails Looker Studio most on Trust & support: 8/10 vs 10/10.

What drives this decision

  • Pricing sanity favors Looker Studio by 2 points.
  • Integrations favors ExcelDashboardAI by 2 points.
  • Trust & support favors Looker Studio by 2 points.

Decision shortcuts

Which one fits your practice

Choose ExcelDashboardAI if

  • Best fit: Consultants who need fast dashboard outputs from existing workbooks
  • Integrations matters most to you: ExcelDashboardAI scores 10/15 vs 8/15 for Looker Studio.

Choose Looker Studio if

  • Best fit: Consultants delivering recurring client dashboards on a budget
  • Trust & support matters most to you: Looker Studio scores 10/10 vs 8/10 for ExcelDashboardAI.
  • Pricing sanity matters most to you: Looker Studio scores 14/15 vs 12/15 for ExcelDashboardAI.

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  • ExcelDashboardAI: 75/100
  • Looker Studio: 77/100
  • Looker Studio leads by 2 points (close call).

Best fit

Who each tool is for

ExcelDashboardAI

Strong Choice

Best for: Consultants who need fast dashboard outputs from existing workbooks.

Why pick it: Turn Excel and CSV files into interactive dashboards using AI. Upload your workbooks and get draft visuals to refine for presentations.

Watch for: Main trade-off: Fewer integrations.

Looker Studio

Strong Choice

Best for: Consultants delivering recurring client dashboards on a budget.

Why pick it: Completely free with live data connections to Google Analytics, Sheets, BigQuery, and 800+ connectors. The only $0/mo dashboarding tool that handles recurring client reports.

Watch for: Steeper learning curve than Bricks. If you need a one-off report from a spreadsheet, Bricks is faster.

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ExcelDashboardAI

Looker Studio

Quick facts
Pricing sanityTrial from $19Free
Integrations2+2+
Score breakdown
Outcome fit
20/25
20/25
Setup speed
14/20
14/20
Pricing sanity
12/15
14/15
Integrations
10/15
8/15
UX polish
11/15
11/15
Trust & support
8/10
10/10
Summary
Best forConsultants who need fast dashboard outputs from existing workbooks.Consultants delivering recurring client dashboards on a budget.
Key strengthStrong on outcomesStrong on trust

Pricing

Plan-by-plan pricing

ExcelDashboardAI

Plan-by-plan pricing is not recorded yet. See the starting price above and the vendor's pricing page.

exceldashboard.ai pricing page

Looker Studio

PlanPriceLimits (vendor's wording)
FreeFreeNo charge for report creators and viewers
Pro$9 per user / month (billing period not stated)Per user per project per month; team content management, admin features and Google Cloud support

Prices checked November 2, 2026cloud.google.com pricing page

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What would you pay?

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Billing

ExcelDashboardAI

Plan-by-plan pricing is not recorded yet. See the starting price above and the vendor's pricing page.

Looker Studio

$9 per month · $108 per year

Cheapest plan that fits: Pro, $9 per seat or user

The vendor does not say whether this price is billed monthly or annually.

Uses list prices from each vendor's pricing page, before tax and discounts. Free plans and custom-quote plans are left out.

Method

How we checked

  • Scores: Curalo rates each tool out of 100 on six consultant criteria (outcome fit, setup speed, pricing, integrations, UX, trust and support). See the scoring method
  • ExcelDashboardAI: price from the Curalo database; no check date recorded yet.
  • Looker Studio: prices checked November 2, 2026 on the vendor's pricing page: cloud.google.com
  • Plans, limits and platforms are copied from each vendor's pricing page in the vendor's own terms.
  • Anything a vendor does not publish is shown as not listed rather than guessed. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page before buying.

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Common questions

Questions consultants ask before choosing

Which is better for consultants, ExcelDashboardAI or Looker Studio?

Looker Studio scores 77/100 and ExcelDashboardAI scores 75/100 on Curalo's consultant rubric. The biggest gap is Trust & support: Looker Studio 10/10 vs 8/10.

Is ExcelDashboardAI or Looker Studio cheaper?

ExcelDashboardAI: Trial from $19. Looker Studio's cheapest paid plan is Pro at $9 per user / month (billing period not stated).

When is Looker Studio the wrong choice?

Steeper learning curve than Bricks. If you need a one-off report from a spreadsheet, Bricks is faster.

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