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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 207 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Qlik 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/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 108
- Looker Studio: 39
- Zoho Analytics: 19
- Tableau: 17
- Metabase: 12
- Qlik Sense: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

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

- 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**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Qlik (Qlik is #12 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 39 of those 71
- Looker Studio: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Tableau: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 71
- ThoughtSpot: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Qlik (Qlik is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 39 of those 64
- Tableau: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Omni Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 64

Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.