# Metabase alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 144 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Metabase holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/metabase/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Power BI: 73
- Tableau: 17
- Looker Studio: 9
- Zoho Analytics: 7
- Sigma: 2
- Looker: 1

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 25 of 72 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #4 of 8 at 4%).

- Looker Studio: first choice in 8 of those 25
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 7 of those 25
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 7 of those 25
- Tableau: first choice in 1 of those 25

**Mid-market**: 49 of 72 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #3 of 13 at 10%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 25 of those 49
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 49
- Looker Studio: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Qlik: first choice in 1 of those 49
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 49
- ThoughtSpot: first choice in 1 of those 49

**Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 41 of those 70
- Tableau: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Microsoft Power BI + Fabric Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Omni Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 70

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