Looker

Modern business intelligence platform by Google

As of 30 August 2026, Looker's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Looker is a modern data platform that delivers meaningful insights by making it easy to access, analyze, and act on real-time business data. Softwr lists it under Spreadsheets. Looker is made by Google Cloud, launched in 2008, available on Web.

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Overview

What Looker does

Looker is a modern data platform that delivers meaningful insights by making it easy to access, analyze, and act on real-time business data. It uses LookML, a modeling language, to create a unified data experience.

What people use it for

Business intelligence and interactive dashboards for data-driven decision making
Embedded analytics for integrating BI capabilities into third-party applications

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Looker.

No pricing published on website; quote-based model requires contacting Google Cloud sales
Pricing typically based on user count, deployment type, and feature requirements with no transparency

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Capabilities

Features

LookML Data Modeling
Embedded Analytics
API Access
Version Control
Data Actions
BigQuery
Integration with BigQuery
Snowflake
Integration with Snowflake
Redshift
Integration with Redshift
PostgreSQL
Integration with PostgreSQL
MySQL
Integration with MySQL
Salesforce
Integration with Salesforce
Web support
Available on web

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Questions people ask

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How much does Looker cost?

Looker does not publish pricing on its website. The platform uses a custom quote model where organizations contact Google Cloud sales for personalized pricing. Pricing is typically based on factors including user count, deployment type (cloud-hosted versus self-hosted), and required feature set.

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What are Looker's pricing tiers?

Looker offers subscription-based tiers typically including Standard with core BI capabilities, Advanced with enhanced features and integrations, and Premium with enterprise-grade features. Specific pricing and feature distinctions require contacting Google Cloud sales.

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Behind it

Who makes Looker

Company: Google Cloud
Based in: Mountain View, California

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