What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about business intelligence tools — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-01 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Power BI is recommended most often — appearing in 79.6% of recommendations, followed by Tableau (73.5%) and Looker (63.3%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 3 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power BI Best for: AI recommends Power BI most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (100% of those answers) | 79.6% 95% CI 66.4–88.5% 39 mentions · avg pos 4.1 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 81%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 2 | Tableau tableau.com Best for: AI recommends Tableau most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (100% of those answers) | 73.5% 95% CI 59.7–83.8% 36 mentions · avg pos 4.9 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 76.2%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 3 | Looker looker.com Best for: AI recommends Looker most when buyers ask “best business intelligence tools for data-driven teams” (100% of those answers) | 63.3% 95% CI 49.3–75.3% 31 mentions · avg pos 7.9 first pick 6.5% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 4 | Metabase metabase.com Best for: AI recommends Metabase most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (100% of those answers) | 46.9% 95% CI 33.7–60.6% 23 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 21.7% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 57.1% | Claim |
| 5 | Microsoft Power BI powerbi.microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Microsoft Power BI most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (88.9% of those answers) | 42.9% 95% CI 30–56.7% 21 mentions · avg pos 4.2 first pick 38.1% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 6 | Domo domo.com Best for: AI recommends Domo most when buyers ask “best business intelligence tools for data-driven teams” (77.8% of those answers) | 38.8% 95% CI 26.4–52.8% 19 mentions · avg pos 6.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 7 | Sisense sisense.com Best for: AI recommends Sisense most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (88.9% of those answers) | 32.7% 95% CI 21.2–46.6% 16 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 8 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (88.9% of those answers) | 30.6% 95% CI 19.5–44.5% 15 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 9 | Excel Best for: AI recommends Excel most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (100% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 3.1 first pick 42.9% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 10 | Qlik Sense qlik.com Best for: AI recommends Qlik Sense most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (100% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 17.8–42.4% 14 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 7.1% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | ThoughtSpot thoughtspot.com Best for: AI recommends ThoughtSpot most when buyers ask “best business intelligence tools for data-driven teams” (66.7% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 11.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 12 | Apache Superset superset.apache.org Best for: AI recommends Apache Superset most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (100% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 13 | Embeddable embeddable.com Best for: AI recommends Embeddable most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (66.7% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 14 | Redash redash.io Best for: AI recommends Redash most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 15 | Superset Best for: AI recommends Superset most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | Google Sheets sheets.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Sheets most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (100% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 17 | Luzmo luzmo.com Best for: AI recommends Luzmo most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (88.9% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Qrvey qrvey.com Best for: AI recommends Qrvey most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (77.8% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 28.6% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 19 | Holistics holistics.io Best for: AI recommends Holistics most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (77.8% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 1.6 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 20 | GoodData gooddata.com Best for: AI recommends GoodData most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (55.6% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Google Data Studio datastudio.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Data Studio most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (66.7% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6% | Claim |
| 22 | dbt getdbt.com Best for: AI recommends dbt most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 8.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | BIRT Best for: AI recommends BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 24 | Google Looker Studio lookerstudio.google.com Best for: AI recommends Google Looker Studio most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | Helical Insight helicalinsight.com Best for: AI recommends Helical Insight most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | Lightdash lightdash.io Best for: AI recommends Lightdash most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (77.8% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Klipfolio klipfolio.com | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 11.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | Omni | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Cube cube.dev | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | KNIME knime.com Best for: AI recommends KNIME most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (55.6% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | MicroStrategy microstrategy.com Best for: AI recommends MicroStrategy most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 32 | Pentaho pentaho.com Best for: AI recommends Pentaho most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | Databox Best for: AI recommends Databox most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (33.3% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 13.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | Eclipse BIRT eclipse.org Best for: AI recommends Eclipse BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Airtable airtable.com Best for: AI recommends Airtable most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | Jaspersoft Best for: AI recommends Jaspersoft most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | Coefficient coefficient.io | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 38 | Knowi knowi.com Best for: AI recommends Knowi most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Draxlr draxlr.com Best for: AI recommends Draxlr most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 20.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 40 | Toucan Toco toucantoco.com Best for: AI recommends Toucan Toco most when buyers ask “how do I enable self-serve reporting for non-technical team members” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | Softr softr.io | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Basedash basedash.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 43 | Sigma sigmacomputing.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | DataBrain | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 45 | JasperReports Server jaspersoft.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 46 | Bold BI boldbi.com Best for: AI recommends Bold BI most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (55.6% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | Evidence Best for: AI recommends Evidence most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Geckoboard geckoboard.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 49 | Python python.org Best for: AI recommends Python most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | ReportServer | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 51 | React react.dev Best for: AI recommends React most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Toucan | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 53 | Databricks databricks.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | GoodData.AI gooddata.ai Best for: AI recommends GoodData.AI most when buyers ask “traditional BI platforms vs modern embedded analytics tools for SaaS” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 55 | Logz.io logz.io Best for: AI recommends Logz.io most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 56 | Explo explo.co | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 57 | Stacker stackerhq.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | Amazon QuickSight | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 59 | Upsolve upsolve.ai Best for: AI recommends Upsolve most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 60 | Google Analytics analytics.google.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 61 | Oracle AI oracle.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 62 | Julius AI julius.ai | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Ajelix ajelix.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | AWS aws.amazon.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 41 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | F6S f6s.com Best for: AI recommends F6S most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Opsgenie atlassian.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 67 | PostHog posthog.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 68 | Reveal BI revealbi.io Best for: AI recommends Reveal BI most when buyers ask “traditional BI platforms vs modern embedded analytics tools for SaaS” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Stackby stackby.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | TechTarget techtarget.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Trevor.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | Zendo zite.com Best for: AI recommends Zendo most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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