Embedded analytics · RankedMicrosoft Power BI Embedded
Microsoft Power BI Embedded is an embedded analytics product from Microsoft that lets organizations put Power BI analytics into their own applications, including for sharing with external users · microsoft.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Metabase is first at 34%.
Metabase is first at 30%. 3 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Sisense is first at 30%.
Why models recommend it
“I'd recommend starting with Microsoft Power BI or Domo Everywhere”MiniMax M2.5 · Direct question · first choice
“Top Recommendation: Microsoft Power BI Embedded”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · first choice
“1. Microsoft Power BI (Best Overall Value)”Kimi K2 · Direct question · first choice
“Best for: Organizations embedded in the Microsoft/Azure ecosystem or looking for cost-effective capacity-based pricing.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Comparative question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Traditional enterprise BI platforms (like Tableau, Power BI, or Looker) often fail mid-market B2B SaaS teams.”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Direct question · warning
“Faces significant criticism (73% negative for small businesses... Issues include complexity and expense”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Best For: Internal dashboards only; avoid if building a customer-facing product.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Power BI, if you haven't modeled the licensing and capacity... Don't assume ordinary Power BI licenses cover the customer-facing scenario.”GPT-6 Luna · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Microsoft Power BI Embedded, over the 72 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | View → | |
| 53 | 3 | View → | |
| 46 | 12 | Compare → | |
| 32 | 9 | Compare → | |
| 31 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 26 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 24 | 3 | View → | |
| 23 | 1 | View → | |
| 22 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 22 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Microsoft Power BI Embedded →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Microsoft Power BI Embedded's own site, not checked by Gane.
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 62 of the 72 answers that named Microsoft Power BI Embedded and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
183 of the 183 domain citations in answers naming Microsoft Power BI Embedded came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |