# Sigma: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/sigma

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Dashboards and data visualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/dashboards-and-data-visualization/index.md) | 0% | 12 | 6% | 17 |
| [Data warehouse and reverse ETL for marketing](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-warehouse-reverse-etl/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "consider it if you have a modern cloud warehouse and want spreadsheet-oriented exploration directly on warehouse data" (GPT-6 Luna, BI & dashboards)
- "Choose Sigma when business users prefer spreadsheets but the organization wants warehouse-based governance." (Perplexity Sonar, BI & dashboards)
- "Emerging options for spreadsheet-like BI (Sigma)... often more affordable for growing companies." (Grok 4.20, BI & dashboards)
- "look at lighter tools like Sigma Computing, Hex, or ThoughtSpot to avoid legacy limitations" (Grok 4.20, BI & dashboards)

## And against it

- "Sigma, Looker, Amazon Quick Sight and Qlik's agentic features are commonly flagged for extra due diligence." (Muse Glimmer 30B, BI & dashboards)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Sigma, from 27 of the 39 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- basedash.com: 9
- microsoft.com: 8
- thoughtspot.com: 6
- aboutmartech.com: 5
- datachannel.co: 5
- sigmacomputing.com: 5 (its own site)
- gooddata.ai: 4
- integrate.io: 4
- preset.io: 4
- qlik.com: 4

### Pages cited

- https://microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/topics/business-intelligence/business-intelligence-tools: 5
- https://basedash.com/blog/bi-tool-security-features-by-plan-sso-scim-rls-audit-logs-2026: 4
- https://datachannel.co/blogs/top-reverse-etl-tools-2024: 4
- https://aboutmartech.com/blog/modern-marketing-data-stack-revops: 3
- https://basedash.com/blog/ai-data-privacy-in-bi-tools-models-training-retention-permissions-2026: 3
- https://datachannel.co/blogs/top-reverse-etl-tools: 3
- https://hevodata.com/etl-tools/reverse-etl: 3
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/pricing: 3

## The company

SIGMA COMPUTING; https://www.sigmacomputing.com/; San Francisco. From Wikidata, fetched 2026-09-14.

## In its own words

What Sigma's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The AI runtime for business (https://sigmacomputing.com/)
- For: teams (https://sigmacomputing.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free Trial (https://sigmacomputing.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR
- Customers named: Bilt, Affirm, DoorDash, Workato, Blackstone, Flogistix, Vanta, Conagra

## What it publishes

Every page sigmacomputing.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 5276 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 892 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- case study: 108 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- webinar or virtual event: 209 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-03-13
- conference or event: 55 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-01
- report or ebook: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-02
- comparison: 61 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 23 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-06-12
- news or press: 96 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Sigma agents enterprise scale https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/sigma-agents-enterprise-scale
- Recent: 2026-09-25 glossary or explainer: What is jev sigma motherduck https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/what-is-jev-sigma-motherduck
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Data app https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/data-app
- Recent: 2026-09-24 glossary or explainer: What is data reporting https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/what-is-data-reporting
- Recent: 2026-09-24 glossary or explainer: What is operational reporting https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/what-is-operational-reporting
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Spreadsheet governance https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/spreadsheet-governance

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.