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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 185 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where ThoughtSpot 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/thoughtspot/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 92
- Looker Studio: 39
- Zoho Analytics: 17
- Metabase: 12
- Tableau: 12
- Qlik Sense: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 68 of 72 answers did not name ThoughtSpot (ThoughtSpot is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Looker Studio: first choice in 32 of those 68
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 29 of those 68
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 16 of those 68
- Metabase: first choice in 7 of those 68
- Tableau: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 57 of 72 answers did not name ThoughtSpot (ThoughtSpot is #5 of 13 at 2%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 29 of those 57
- Looker Studio: first choice in 7 of those 57
- Metabase: first choice in 5 of those 57
- Tableau: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Enterprise**: 60 of 72 answers did not name ThoughtSpot (ThoughtSpot is #6 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 34 of those 60
- Tableau: first choice in 9 of those 60
- Sigma: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Looker: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft Power BI + Fabric Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Microsoft Power BI with Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 60

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