# Looker alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 180 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Looker 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/gtm/vendors/looker/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 59
- Looker Studio: 31
- Metabase: 14
- Zoho Analytics: 11
- Tableau: 6
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Looker (Looker is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 34 of those 81
- Looker Studio: first choice in 23 of those 81
- Metabase: first choice in 12 of those 81
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Cube: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Looker (Looker is #8 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 14 of those 53
- Looker Studio: first choice in 8 of those 53
- Metabase: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Tableau: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Looker (Looker is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 11 of those 46
- Tableau: first choice in 5 of those 46
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Basedash: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Helical Insight: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Microsoft Power BI Premium Per Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 46
- Microsoft Power BI in Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 46

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