Looker Studio
Notion Sites
| Feature | Looker Studio | Notion Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | Free / from $10/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.2 / 5 | 4 / 5 |
| Best For | marketers, analysts, google-ads-users, small-businesses | knowledge-bases, documentation-sites, portfolios, simple-landing-pages |
| Founded | 2016 | 2024 |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data Connectors | ✓ | ✗ |
| Visualizations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Templates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Calculated Fields | ✓ | ✗ |
| Page Publishing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom Domains | ✗ | ✓ |
| Themes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Navigation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ✗ | ✓ |
| Seo Settings | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Looker Studio Pros
- Free
- Google data integration
- Shareable dashboards
- Many connectors
✗ Looker Studio Cons
- Can be slow
- Limited data blending
- Basic compared to paid tools
✓ Notion Sites Pros
- Publish websites directly from Notion pages
- No separate tool or coding required
- Custom domains and themes available
- Inherits Notion flexible content blocks
✗ Notion Sites Cons
- Limited design customization compared to website builders
- SEO capabilities are basic
- Performance depends on Notion infrastructure
The Verdict
Looker Studio is built for marketers and analysts, with a focus on dashboards and data-connectors. Notion Sites targets knowledge bases and documentation sites and leads with page-publishing and custom-domains.
Pricing is close: Looker Studio starts at $9/mo versus $10/mo for Notion Sites — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.