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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 154 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Tableau 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/tableau/alternatives

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 41
- Looker Studio: 28
- Metabase: 13
- Zoho Analytics: 11
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: 2
- Basedash: 1

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 25 of those 69
- Looker Studio: first choice in 20 of those 69
- Metabase: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Cube: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #3 of 13 at 4%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 9 of those 48
- Looker Studio: first choice in 8 of those 48
- Metabase: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #2 of 13 at 18%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 7 of those 37
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Basedash: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Helical Insight: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Wyn Enterprise: first choice in 1 of those 37

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