Looker – License
Looker – License
Scalable Enterprise Editions & Billing
Scalable Enterprise Editions & Billing
Looker's licensing model is designed to scale with your data strategy. It combines a platform fee for the instance with named user licenses for developers, standard users, and viewers. Digitl simplifies this structure, helping you select the right edition – whether for internal BI or embedded analytics – and managing your contracts through a single, transparent invoice.
Scalable Enterprise Editions & Billing
Scalable Enterprise Editions & Billing
Looker's licensing model is designed to scale with your data strategy. It combines a platform fee for the instance with named user licenses for developers, standard users, and viewers. Digitl simplifies this structure, helping you select the right edition – whether for internal BI or embedded analytics – and managing your contracts through a single, transparent invoice.
Platform Editions
Platform Editions
Looker offers different editions (Standard, Enterprise, Embed) based on your feature needs. We help you choose the right tier, ensuring you have access to critical capabilities like granular permissions, elite support, and advanced administration tools without overpaying.
User License Types
User License Types
Licenses are assigned by role: 'Developer' (LookML access), 'Standard' (Creator), and 'Viewer'. Digitl helps you forecast the right mix of licenses to ensure your data team can build models while business users consume insights cost-effectively.
Powered by Looker (PBL)
Powered by Looker (PBL)
Building a data product? The 'Powered by Looker' license allows you to embed dashboards into external applications for your customers. We assist in structuring this license, which differs from internal use cases, to align with your product monetization strategy.
Cloud Choice
Cloud Choice
Looker licensing is flexible regarding deployment. Whether you choose the Google-hosted SaaS version or a self-hosted instance on AWS, Azure, or GCP, Digitl manages the procurement process for your chosen infrastructure path.
Consolidated Invoicing
Consolidated Invoicing
Managing separate contracts for cloud infrastructure and software can be a burden. Digitl consolidates your Looker license fees into your existing Digitl billing profile, providing a single monthly or annual invoice that simplifies accounts payable.
Galaxy Access
Galaxy Access
Digitl clients gain access to 'MyGalaxy'. This central hub allows you to view your active Looker license counts, request seat additions, and access exclusive resources and support documentation from our expert team.
See how Digitl simplifies Looker licensing:
See how Digitl simplifies Looker licensing:
Contract Co-Terming
Contract Co-Terming
Aligning software renewal dates saves administrative time. Digitl can co-term your Looker contract with your other Google Cloud or Marketing Platform licenses. This ensures you have a single renewal conversation once a year, rather than managing fragmented expiration dates across your tech stack.
Entity-Based Billing
Entity-Based Billing
For global enterprises, we structure billing to match your legal entities. We can route Looker license costs to specific regional subsidiaries or headquarters, ensuring that inter-company cross-charging is minimized and tax compliance is maintained.
Cost Allocation
Cost Allocation
Looker is often shared across departments. Digitl helps you implement internal cost allocation models. Through detailed invoicing and project labeling, we enable finance teams to charge back the cost of specific Viewer or Standard licenses to the marketing, sales, or product teams that actually use them.
These companies use Looker for business intelligence
These companies use Looker for business intelligence
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Looker pricing consists of two parts: a Platform Fee (for the instance and core features) and User Licenses (per seat). The Platform Fee varies based on the edition (Standard, Enterprise, Embed), while User Licenses are priced based on the level of access (Developer, Standard, Viewer).
A 'Standard' user (formerly Creator) can explore data, build new dashboards, and save reports. A 'Viewer' can only view and filter existing dashboards. 'Developer' licenses are required for those who need to write LookML code and manage the data model.
Yes. You can typically add more users at any time during your contract term (co-termed to the end date). Reducing user counts is usually done at the annual renewal point. Digitl helps manage these adjustments to ensure you are not paying for unused seats.
No. Looker is an analytics platform that sits on top of your database. You pay for Looker separately from your cloud data warehouse (like BigQuery or Snowflake). However, Looker's efficient query generation can help control your database compute costs.