Looker (Google Cloud Core) 通过 Google Cloud 控制台提供简化且顺畅的 Looker 实例预配、配置和管理。您还可以通过控制台执行某些实例管理任务。
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例由 Google 在 Google Cloud中托管。Looker (Google Cloud Core) 不适用于客户托管或多云环境。
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 版本
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 提供多个版本。每种版本类型都提供不同的功能，并且价格也不同。创建 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例时，您可以选择满足您需求的版本。创建实例后，您无法更改版本类型。您还可以预配、配置和管理相同版本类型的非生产实例，以用于预演和测试。如需了解有关设置非生产实例的信息，请参阅本页面的预演环境和测试部分。
标准版
标准版 专为小型团队以及最多有 50 个内部平台用户的中小企业量身打造。除了许多现有的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 功能之外，标准版 还带来了新功能，包括：
- Google Cloud Identity 访问权限管理 和简化的 BigQuery 连接。
- 每月最多支持 1,000 次与 查询相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用，以及每月 1,000 次与 管理相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用。如需详细了解该 API，请参阅使用 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 部分。
标准版 可通过年度合同购买。
企业版
企业版 不仅包含标准版 的所有功能，还支持以下功能：
- 用户数量不受限制。
- 其他安全功能，例如 VPC-SC、专用连接 (Private Service Connect) 和 专用连接（专用服务访问通道）。
- 私有标签选项。
- 通过 Elite 系统活动 功能实现更强大的监控。
- 每月 10 万次与查询相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用，以及每月 1 万次与管理相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用。如需详细了解该 API，请参阅本页面的使用 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API部分。
企业版 可通过年度合同购买。
嵌入版
嵌入版 不仅包含企业版 的所有功能，还提供以下功能：
- 签名嵌入
- 自定义主题
- 每月 50 万次与查询相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用，以及每月 10 万次与管理相关的 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API 调用。如需详细了解该 API，请参阅本页面的使用 Looker (Google Cloud Core) API部分。
嵌入版 可通过年度合同购买。
非生产实例
如果您想使用预演或测试实例，可以创建非生产实例，方法是按照创建 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例的标准流程操作，然后选择相应的非生产版本。此非生产实例的结算方式与其他任何 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例相同。如需了解详情，请参阅 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 价格页面。
非生产实例版本的类型与生产实例可用的版本相同，包括：
每个非生产版本提供的功能与生产版本提供的功能相同。非生产 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例也可以具有与生产实例相同的 网络连接类型。在所有环境中提供相同的功能，可让您将预演环境配置为与生产环境相匹配，并在部署到生产实例之前测试更新。
非生产实例的特征
以下是有关非生产 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例的一些注意事项：
- 非生产实例不在任何 Google 服务等级协议 (SLA) 的涵盖范围内。
- 横向伸缩不属于非生产使用场景。如果您的生产使用场景需要在多个 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例之间分散实例负载并提供特定的地理分布，则需要购买现有生产 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 版本的其他实例。
- 非生产 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例不能替代生产实例或用于生产目的。
- 所有生产和非生产 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 实例都遵循相同的发布周期。您可以将非生产实例的维护设置配置为与您的 生产实例的维护设置相匹配。
试用实例
如果您想试用 Looker (Google Cloud Core)，可以创建试用版标准版、企业版或嵌入版实例，这些实例将具有与相应 生产版本相同的功能支持。试用版存在以下限制：
- 试用版实例的有效期为 90 天。90 天后，您需要删除或升级实例。
- 没有直接升级到非试用版实例的选项。如需升级，您需要创建新实例，然后导入数据从试用实例。
- 对于 Google Cloud 项目和 Google Cloud 区域的每种组合，每种版本类型只能有一个有效试用版。
- 试用版不包含数据洞察 Pro 许可。
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 功能
了解 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 的功能（按 版本 和 网络连接）。
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 特有的功能记录在 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 文档中。所有其他 Looker 功能（包括 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 和 Looker（原始版本）共有的功能）都记录在Looker（原始版本）文档中。
大多数 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 功能与 Looker（原始版本）功能相同，只有一些差异。
以下部分将 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 功能与 Looker（原始版本）功能进行了比较。
Looker (Google Cloud Core) 功能与 Looker（原始版本）功能
下表比较了 Looker (Google Cloud Core) 与 Looker 托管的 Looker（原始版本）和 客户托管的 Looker（原始版本）实例类型的功能支持。
Filter the table on supported instance types:
| Feature | Looker instance type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platform features | Looker (original) | Looker (Google Cloud core) | Customer-hosted Looker (original) | Notes |
| Gemini in Looker: Conversational Analytics, Code Interpreter, LookML writing assistance, and Visualization Assistant | Yes | Yes | No | Gemini assistance is not supported for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use CMEK or VPC Service Controls or for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are connected to Data Studio through the Looker connector.Publishing data agents to Gemini Enterprise isn't supported in Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private or hybrid network connections. |
| Looker-managed MCP server: A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provided directly by the Looker platform. | Yes | Yes | No |
The Looker-managed MCP server is in preview. It is the recommended method for connecting AI applications to Looker instances that are hosted by Looker. Customer-hosted instances can use the standalone MCP Toolbox instead. |
| BI Connectors: Connected Sheets and Looker Studio: Use Google Sheets to explore data from your LookML models or connect to Looker Studio data in your Looker instance. | Yes | Yes | No |
Complimentary licenses to use Looker Studio Pro are not available for customer-hosted Looker (original) instances. For private connections configurations in Looker (Google Cloud core) instances, your network administrator must configure your network so that traffic from Google Sheets or Looker Studio can reach your Looker instance. |
| BI Connectors: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau Desktop: Data connectors to Excel, Power BI, and Tableau. | Yes | Yes | Yes | For the Power BI or Tableau connectors for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections and for customer-hosted Looker (original) instances, your network administrator must configure your network so that traffic from Power BI or Tableau can reach your Looker instance. |
| Looker Action Hub and Looker Marketplace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
This feature may have limitations for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. Additional configuration may also be necessary for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. Additional configuration may be necessary for customer-hosted Looker (original) instances. |
| Schedule data to S3, SFTP, and webhook | Yes | Yes | Yes | This feature may have limitations for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. Additional configuration may also be necessary for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. |
| Looker extension for VS Code: Local LookML development in VS Code-based IDEs. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Supports syntax highlighting, autocomplete, real-time file synchronization, and LookML validation. Currently in preview. |
| Looker mobile application | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Custom themes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Custom themes are available only for Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Custom extensions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Custom extensions are available only for Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Knowledge Catalog integration: Automatically ingest Looker metadata into Knowledge Catalog for discovery | No | Yes | No | |
| Knowledge Catalog data lineage: Trace data flow from BigQuery to Looker dashboards | No | Yes | No | Supported only for BigQuery data sources. |
| Private embedding | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Private embedding is available for all editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Signed embedding | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Signed embedding is available only for the Embed edition of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Preview features | Yes | Yes | Yes | Looker preview features are enabled on Looker (Google Cloud core). However, preview features that are categorized as Labs features are not available in Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Legacy features | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Security and authentication features | Looker (original) | Looker (Google Cloud core) | Customer-hosted Looker (original) | Notes |
| Security features: private connections, CMEK, VPC Service Controls | No | Yes | No | Private connections and VPC Service Controls are available only for Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| IAM integration | No | Yes | No | |
| SAML authentication, OpenID authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Username and password setting for login, LDAP authentication | Yes | No | Yes | |
| IP Allowlist setting | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Ability to sudo as another user | Yes | No | Yes | For the Embed edition of Looker (Google Cloud core), impersonation of embed users is available by using the API endpoint Login user. |
| FIPS encryption | No | Yes | Yes | FIPS encryption is available only in the Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Compliance certifications (for example, FedRAMP High and other Assured Workloads products) | No | Yes | Yes | Compliance certifications are available only in the Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| LookML development and database connections | Looker (original) | Looker (Google Cloud core) | Customer-hosted Looker (original) | Notes |
| Dialect support | Yes | Yes | Yes | The documentation lists the dialects that are supported by Looker (Google Cloud core) and the dialects that are supported by Looker (original) and customer-hosted Looker (original). |
| Customer-hosted Git on the public internet | Yes | Yes | Yes | This feature may have limitations for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. Additional configuration may also be necessary for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections. |
| Looker Continuous Integration | Yes | Yes | No | Not available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use private connections or CMEK. |
| Service agent access to BigQuery | No | Yes | No | |
| SQL Runner visualizations: Create visualizations directly in SQL Runner. | Yes | No | Yes | SQL Runner Vis is a Labs feature and is not available in Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| SSH tunnels (for on-premises databases) | Yes | n/a | Yes | |
| Logging | Looker (original) | Looker (Google Cloud core) | Customer-hosted Looker (original) | Notes |
| Access to internal database and verbose logs | No (see note) | No | Yes | For Looker-hosted Looker (original) instances, internal database and verbose logs are available only through a Google Cloud support request. |
| Cloud Audit Logs | No | Yes | No | |
| Elite System Activity | Yes | Yes | No |
Elite System Activity is available only as a paid feature in the Elite version of Looker (original). Elite Style Activity is available only in the Enterprise and Embed editions of Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Infrastructure and instance management | Looker (original) | Looker (Google Cloud core) | Customer-hosted Looker (original) | Notes |
| Fully Google Cloud-managed Google service | No | Yes | No | Google Cloud support has a much greater ability to troubleshoot issues with the Looker (Google Cloud core) environment, because it is managed on Google Cloud. |
| Self-service instance creation | No | Yes | No | |
| Terraform support | No | Yes | No | |
| Startup options | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Customer-defined maintenance windows | No | Yes | No | |
| Non-production instances | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Two non-production instances are available for the Elite version of Looker (original). No other Looker (original) versions offer non-production instances. Non-production instances are purchased separately for Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Export | Yes | No | No |
This feature is required to migrate from Looker (original) to Looker (Google Cloud core). |
| Release channels | No | Yes | No | This feature is in preview. Looker (original) doesn't have defined release channels, but does have an extended support release (ESR) program in addition to its standard release program. |