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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 127 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Tableau 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/tableau/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 40
- Looker Studio: 37
- Zoho Analytics: 16
- Metabase: 10
- Sigma: 2
- Looker: 1

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #5 of 8 at 2%).

- Looker Studio: first choice in 30 of those 59
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 22 of those 59
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 16 of those 59
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 37 of 72 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #4 of 13 at 6%).

- Looker Studio: first choice in 7 of those 37
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 7 of those 37
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 37
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Qlik: first choice in 1 of those 37

**Enterprise**: 31 of 72 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #2 of 11 at 17%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 11 of those 31
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 31
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft Power BI + Fabric Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 31
- Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 31

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