# Microsoft Power BI alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 650 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Microsoft Power BI holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/microsoft-power-bi/alternatives

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

- ChartMogul: 70
- Diligent Boards: 36
- ProfitWell Metrics: 29
- BoardPro: 26
- Baremetrics: 18
- OnBoard: 18

## Financial reporting and dashboards

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 14 of those 64
- Wave: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Zoho Books: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Xero Analytics: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Fathom: first choice in 4 of those 64
- FreshBooks: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Looker Studio: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #7 of 18 at 4%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 8 of those 61
- Wave: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 61
- Datarails: first choice in 4 of those 61
- Prophix: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Mosaic: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Xero Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 56 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #1 of 15 at 26%).

- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 10 of those 56
- OneStream: first choice in 6 of those 56
- Workiva: first choice in 5 of those 56
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 2 of those 56
- Aleph: first choice in 1 of those 56
- Microsoft Fabric / Power BI: first choice in 1 of those 56

## SaaS metrics and analytics

**Small business**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #10 of 15 at 0%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 28 of those 80
- ProfitWell Metrics: first choice in 23 of those 80
- Baremetrics: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Databox: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Intempt: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Looker Studio: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Mixpanel: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Cyfe: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #11 of 14 at 0%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 30 of those 79
- ProfitWell Metrics: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Databox: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Amplitude: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Baremetrics: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Mixpanel: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Fairview: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Google Sheets: first choice in 1 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #5 of 13 at 7%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Maxio Metrics: first choice in 12 of those 71
- Zuora Analytics: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Amplitude: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Baremetrics: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Basedash: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Looker: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Mixpanel: first choice in 2 of those 71

## Board and investor reporting

**Small business**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #10 of 12 at 0%).

- BoardPro: first choice in 19 of those 79
- Visible: first choice in 11 of those 79
- Boardable: first choice in 9 of those 79
- LivePlan: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Fathom: first choice in 3 of those 79
- OnBoard: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Easy Board: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Zeck: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- OnBoard: first choice in 11 of those 80
- Boardable: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Diligent Boards: first choice in 7 of those 80
- Visible: first choice in 6 of those 80
- AppDeck Board Portal: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Fairview: first choice in 5 of those 80
- BoardPro: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #6 of 12 at 4%).

- Diligent Boards: first choice in 29 of those 80
- Workiva: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Nasdaq Boardvantage: first choice in 6 of those 80
- OnBoard: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Azeus Convene: first choice in 3 of those 80
- BoardPro: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Diligent One Platform: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Q4: first choice in 3 of those 80

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