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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 173 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Metabase 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/metabase/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 83
- Tableau: 18
- Looker Studio: 5
- Qlik Sense: 3
- Looker: 2
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #3 of 9 at 19%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 14 of those 38
- Looker Studio: first choice in 5 of those 38
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 38

**Mid-market**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #4 of 13 at 4%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 27 of those 55
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Domo: first choice in 1 of those 55
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #13 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 42 of those 80
- Tableau: first choice in 15 of those 80
- Looker: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Basedash: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Helical Insight: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Microsoft Power BI Premium Per Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 80

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