Data Studio
Data Studio is a web-based reporting and visualization tool presented as a Google Cloud product.
What Data Studio is
Data Studio is a web-based reporting and visualization tool presented as a Google Cloud product. It lets users build interactive reports with filters, images, text, and multiple tabs or pages. It connects directly to more than 1,400 data sources, and users can also choose from over 1,300 Community Connectors. Reports can be shared with individuals and groups for real-time collaboration, or embedded in web pages and intranets. Self-service visualizations and reports are available at no charge to creators and viewers. Data Studio Pro costs $9 per user per project per month; its pricing varies with subscription length. Pro adds expanded administration, including team content management, Google Cloud support, technical support capabilities, and Customer-Managed Encryption Keys for Data Studio assets. BigQuery conversational agents enable natural-language data exploration. Listed capabilities also include hourly refresh, scheduled reports, row-level security, and embedded analytics. Report viewers can use the service without charge.
Good
- Connects directly to more than 1,400 data sources.
- Offers over 1,300 Community Connectors.
- Reports support sharing, collaboration, and embedding.
- Self-service reports are available at no charge.
Watch out
- Pro pricing varies with subscription length.
- Pro costs $9 per user per project per month.
Who it suits
It suits people who need to create and share web-based reports, including teams that want real-time collaboration or embedded reports. Pro is aimed at users who need expanded administration, support, or encryption controls.
Verdict
Data Studio offers interactive reporting with broad data-source connections and free self-service access. Pro adds administration, support, and encryption features at a per-user, per-project price.
Plans and prices
From Data Studio's own pricing page, checked 27 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Data Studio Self-service | Free | Self-service data visualizations and reports; available at no cost for creators and report viewers. · Self-service data visualizations and reports |
| Data Studio Pro | $9 a month | Project subscription with Google Cloud support, system administration, and advanced security controls. · Department-level reports and visualizations · Google Cloud support and system administration · Enterprise-grade security features · Customer-managed encryption keys · Pricing varies depending on the length of the customer’s subscription. |
The facts
Each one read from Data Studio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admin Features
- Pro adds expanded administrative features, including team content management.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Community Connectors
- Users can choose from over 1,300 Community Connectors.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Data Sources
- It connects directly to more than 1,400 data sources.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- cloudchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Embedded analytics
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Encryption Controls
- Pro supports Customer-Managed Encryption Keys for all Data Studio assets.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Interactive Reports
- Reports support filters, images, text, and multiple tabs or pages.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Natural Language
- BigQuery conversational agents enable natural language data exploration in Data Studio.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Natural-language queries
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 9checked 20 Sep 2026
- Refresh frequency
- hourlychecked 20 Sep 2026
- Report Embedding
- Reports can be embedded in web pages or intranets.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Row-level security
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Scheduled reports
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Technical Support
- Data Studio Pro includes Google Cloud support and technical support capabilities.checked 27 Sep 2026
Money
- Billing Basis
- Pro pricing is per user per month and varies by subscription length.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free Tier
- Self-service data visualizations and reports are available at no charge.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free Viewers
- Report viewers can use Data Studio at no charge.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Pro Price
- Data Studio Pro costs $9 per user per project per month.checked 27 Sep 2026
The company
- Company Provider
- Data Studio is presented as a Google Cloud product.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Sharing Teams
- Reports can be shared with individuals and groups, with real-time collaboration.checked 27 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Web Platform
- Data Studio provides web-based reporting tools.checked 27 Sep 2026
