BI / Analytics · pricing · Updated September 2026
Looker pricing (2026)
Looker publishes no monthly price — its published figure is on another basis (annual-only, non-USD, or one-time) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from Looker's own pricing page; 3 plans. Best for Google Cloud-native data stacks. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: not priced monthly
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: Google Cloud-native data stacks; Teams needing a governed semantic layer; HIPAA-regulated analytics on GCP
As of · every figure below links to its source
Looker plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | not priced monthly | — | custom | For small organizations (<50 users). Includes 1 production instance, 10 Standard Users, 2 Developer Users, up to 1,000 query API calls/month. Annual commitment only (1, 2, or 3-year terms). Contact sales for quote. | cloud.google.com |
| Enterprise | not priced monthly | — | custom | Enhanced security for internal BI. Includes 1 production instance, 10 Standard Users, 2 Developer Users, up to 100,000 query API calls/month. Contact sales for quote. | cloud.google.com |
| Embed | not priced monthly | — | custom | For external/customer-facing embedded analytics and custom applications. Up to 500,000 query API calls/month. Contact sales for quote. | cloud.google.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. Fetched official Google Cloud Looker pricing page at cloud.google.com/looker/pricing (2026-06-14). Page confirms all three editions (Standard, Enterprise, Embed) are quote-only annual subscriptions with no self-serve public USD prices. Starting price reference on GetApp aggregator listed as $2,000/month but this is an editorial estimate, not a published vendor price — not recorded here to avoid fabrication. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Databricks, Looker Studio, Google Sheets.
Key features: LookML semantic modeling layer; Git-based version control for data models; Embedded analytics via iframe and API; Looker Blocks (pre-built data models); Integration with full Google Cloud ecosystem.
Plan limits: Standard: 10 Standard Users, 2 Developer Users, 1,000 API calls/month; Enterprise: 100,000 API calls/month; Embed: 500,000 API calls/month; All plans: annual commitment only (1, 2, or 3 years).
Frequently asked questions
Does Looker support HIPAA?
Looker HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: —. GDPR: —.
Does Looker have a free plan?
Looker free tier: No.
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