# Qlik Sense alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 183 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Qlik Sense 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/qlik-sense/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 84
- Looker Studio: 39
- Zoho Analytics: 19
- Metabase: 12
- Tableau: 11
- Sigma: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Qlik Sense.

- Looker Studio: first choice in 32 of those 72
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 30 of those 72
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 18 of those 72
- Metabase: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Tableau: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 60 of 72 answers did not name Qlik Sense (Qlik Sense is #7 of 13 at 2%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 29 of those 60
- Looker Studio: first choice in 7 of those 60
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 60
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Qlik: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Tableau: first choice in 1 of those 60
- ThoughtSpot: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 51 of 72 answers did not name Qlik Sense (Qlik Sense is #5 of 11 at 2%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 25 of those 51
- Tableau: first choice in 9 of those 51
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 51
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft Power BI + Fabric Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 51
- Omni Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 51

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