Looker Studio
BI & dashboards · Free
About
Google's free dashboard and reporting tool that connects to Analytics, Ads, Sheets and BigQuery.
Key features
- Drag-and-drop reports
- Google data connectors
- Sharing and scheduling
- Partner connectors
Best for
- — Marketing reports
- — Free dashboards on Google data
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- Web
- Works with
- Google Workspace, Google Analytics
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Free and convenient for Google data. Slows down on large datasets and complex blends.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on lookerstudio.google.com before you commit.
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