Tableau vs Metabase
Two of fourteen models named Tableau first on the direct prompt; zero named Metabase. Tableau was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Metabase by thirteen and Tableau carries 63 labels and Metabase 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
United States. Named in three categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the dashboards and data visualization page.
By framing
TableauFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMetabase
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Tableau and Metabase were named in the same answer seventy-five times, of the 242 answers naming Tableau and the 127 naming Metabase. In those answers Metabase took the first choice six times and Tableau two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Tableau Metabase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Tableau on the left and Metabase on the right.The direct prompt
Tableau first, Metabase an alternative
2 of 14 modelsMetabase was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
11 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Tableau8%#3 of 11Metabase8%#4 of 11Tableau26%#2 of 10Metabase0%#10 of 10What the models said about Tableau
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Avoid investing in massive enterprise platforms (like full-scale Tableau Server... Avoid implementing any self-service tool (Tableau, Power BI, Sisense) without establishing data governance” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Performance/scalability: Struggles with very large datasets... When to avoid: High-volume data without IT support or strict budgets.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“If your team cannot absorb a steep learning curve or you need heavy in-tool data transformation rather than dedicated ETL.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“Salesforce Shop? $\rightarrow$ Tableau. Since Salesforce acquired Tableau, it is the de facto standard for Salesforce-centric orgs.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“starting with Looker Studio (if budget-conscious) or Tableau (if you need robust analytics)” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Power BI and Tableau dominate for general-purpose BI with strong visualization.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Metabase
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“3 new zero-day discoveries across Metabase, DataEase, Pentaho, Redash, and Apache Superset” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Open-Source Tools (Avoid without DevOps Support)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“lightweight alternatives like Looker Studio, Metabase, or basic Power BI Pro licenses offer faster value” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“The Best Overall: Metabase (Open Source)... is widely considered the best free option available.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“start with Looker Studio (free) or Metabase (free open-source)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.