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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 201 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Sisense 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/sisense/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 104
- 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 Sisense.

- 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**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Sisense (Sisense is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 33 of those 61
- Looker Studio: first choice in 7 of those 61
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 61
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Sisense (Sisense is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 41 of those 68
- Tableau: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft Power BI + Fabric Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 68

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