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Financial reporting and dashboards · November 2026 Edition
Xero Analytics vs Microsoft Power BI
Zero of fourteen models named Xero Analytics first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Power BI. Xero Analytics was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Microsoft Power BI by fourteen and Xero Analytics carries 17 labels and Microsoft Power BI 35, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Microsoft Power BI
accepted challengerNamed in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate12%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 18; printed, not drawn.
Labels1735A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Xero Analytics reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sage Intacct was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Sage Intacct vs Xero Analytics · Sage Intacct vs Microsoft Power BI · Wave vs Xero Analytics
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the financial reporting and dashboards page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Xero AnalyticsFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Power BIDirect00
Paraphrase021 against Microsoft Power BI
Comparative09
Budget-constrained301 against Xero Analytics
Scale-constrained001 against Xero Analytics · 1 against Microsoft Power BI
Negative003 against Microsoft Power BI
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Xero Analytics and Microsoft Power BI stood in it.
| Model | DirectMP | ParaphraseMP | ComparativeMP | Budget-constrainedMP | Scale-constrainedMP | NegativeMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | MP | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | MP | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | MP | MP | | MP | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | MP | MP | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | MP | MP | | MP | ||
| Mistral Small | MP | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | MP | MP | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | MP | MP | MP | | MP | |
| Kimi K2 | MP | | MP | MP | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | MP | MP | MP | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | MP | | MP | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | MP | MP | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | MP | |
Xero AnalyticsMP Microsoft Power BI first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Xero Analytics on the left and Microsoft Power BI on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Xero Analytics and Microsoft Power BI stood in it.
Neither was named
14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Sage Intacct alternatives: Datarails, Planful, Prophix, Vena
GPT-5.4 miniSage Intacct alternatives: Datarails, Oracle NetSuite, Workday Adaptive Planning, Workiva
Gemini 3.5 FlashMosaic, Pigment alternatives: Cube, Datarails, Planful, Sage Intacct
Perplexity SonarSage Intacct alternatives: Limelight, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Prophix, Vena
Grok 4.20Sage Intacct alternatives: Workday Adaptive Planning, Workiva
Mistral SmallOracle NetSuite, Sage Intacct alternatives: Datarails, Fathom
DeepSeek V4 FlashSage Intacct alternatives: Datarails, Oracle NetSuite, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashSage Intacct alternatives: Datarails, Maxio, Oracle NetSuite, Simetrik, Vena
Kimi K2Sage Intacct alternatives: Oracle NetSuite, Workday Adaptive Planning
GLM 4.7 FlashXOracle NetSuite alternatives: Datarails, Sage Intacct
MiniMax M2.5Datarails alternatives: Centage, Sage Intacct, Workday Adaptive Planning
GPT-6 LunaProphix alternatives: Planful, Sage Intacct, Vena
Muse Glimmer 30BProphix alternatives: Maxio, Planful, Sage Intacct
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Xero Analytics leads by thirteen points.
Xero Analytics13%#3 of 11Microsoft Power BI0%#10 of 11
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
Xero Analytics leads by two points.
Xero Analytics6%#6 of 18Microsoft Power BI4%#7 of 18
The full mid-market standing →Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Power BI leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Power BI26%#1 of 15
Xero Analytics0%#– of 15What the models said about Xero Analytics
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“You have outgrown simple accounting software (like QuickBooks or Xero)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“good reporting and usability, but usually not the cheapest” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“QuickBooks Online and Xero are the top choices for small businesses with limited budgets” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“the best financial reporting software is typically Zoho Books (with its free plan) or Xero” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Xero (Best Overall for Budget-Conscious Small Businesses)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Power BI
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Drawback: Requires SQL knowledge and data engineering support to build and maintain financial models” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“The market leader in enterprise reporting, widely adopted due to its tight integration with the Microsoft ecosystem and aggressive pricing.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Power BI delivers the best value for Microsoft-centric organizations with its low per-user pricing and deep M365 integration.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Start with Power BI if you're in a Microsoft-heavy environment or on a budget—it's the most versatile for most users.” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.