What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about business intelligence tools — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 56 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: 56 AI answers · Window: Jul 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 56 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, Power BI is recommended most often — appearing in 82.1% of recommendations, followed by Tableau (76.8%) and Looker (67.9%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 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) | 82.1% 95% CI 70.2–90% 46 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 37% | — | GEMINI 81%CHATGPT 100%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) | 76.8% 95% CI 64.2–85.9% 43 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 9.3% | — | GEMINI 76.2%CHATGPT 100%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) | 67.9% 95% CI 54.8–78.6% 38 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 7.9% | — | GEMINI 71.4%CHATGPT 100%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) | 50% 95% CI 37.3–62.7% 28 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 17.9% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 71.4%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” (90% of those answers) | 46.4% 95% CI 34–59.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 42.3% | — | GEMINI 66.7%CHATGPT 71.4%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” (80% of those answers) | 35.7% 95% CI 24.5–48.8% 20 mentions · avg pos 9.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 7 | 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) | 30.4% 95% CI 19.9–43.3% 17 mentions · avg pos 3.3 first pick 35.3% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 8 | Sisense sisense.com Best for: AI recommends Sisense most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (80% of those answers) | 30.4% 95% CI 19.9–43.3% 17 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 9 | 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 18.4–41.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 9.9 first pick 6.3% | — | GEMINI 38.1%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 10 | ThoughtSpot thoughtspot.com Best for: AI recommends ThoughtSpot most when buyers ask “best business intelligence tools for data-driven teams” (70% of those answers) | 28.6% 95% CI 18.4–41.5% 16 mentions · avg pos 16.9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | Zoho zoho.com Best for: AI recommends Zoho most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (80% of those answers) | 26.8% 95% CI 17–39.6% 15 mentions · avg pos 7.1 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 52.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | 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) | 23.2% 95% CI 14.1–35.8% 13 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 15.4% | — | GEMINI 19%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 13 | Superset Best for: AI recommends Superset most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (60% of those answers) | 19.6% 95% CI 11.3–31.8% 11 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 9.1% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 14 | Redash redash.io Best for: AI recommends Redash most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (80% of those answers) | 17.9% 95% CI 10–29.8% 10 mentions · avg pos 7.2 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 15 | Embeddable embeddable.com Best for: AI recommends Embeddable most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (60% of those answers) | 16.1% 95% CI 8.7–27.8% 9 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 16 | Luzmo luzmo.com Best for: AI recommends Luzmo most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (80% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 17 | 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 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | dbt getdbt.com Best for: AI recommends dbt most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (80% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 19 | Sigma sigmacomputing.com Best for: AI recommends Sigma most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (30% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.4–25.7% 8 mentions · avg pos 16.2 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 20 | Holistics holistics.io Best for: AI recommends Holistics most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (80% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 1.7 first pick 42.9% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 21 | Qrvey qrvey.com Best for: AI recommends Qrvey most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (70% of those answers) | 12.5% 95% CI 6.2–23.6% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 28.6% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 22 | GoodData gooddata.com Best for: AI recommends GoodData most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (50% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 23 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 50% | — | CHATGPT 85.7% | Claim |
| 24 | BIRT Best for: AI recommends BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (80% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | 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” (60% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6% | Claim |
| 26 | Lightdash lightdash.io Best for: AI recommends Lightdash most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (80% of those answers) | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 8.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Databricks databricks.com | 10.7% 95% CI 5–21.5% 6 mentions · avg pos 26.3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 28 | Omni Best for: AI recommends Omni most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (30% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | 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” (30% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Helical Insight helicalinsight.com Best for: AI recommends Helical Insight most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (40% of those answers) | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 7.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 31 | Klipfolio klipfolio.com | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 11.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 32 | Amazon QuickSight | 8.9% 95% CI 3.9–19.3% 5 mentions · avg pos 27.2 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 57.1%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | Cube cube.dev | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | KNIME knime.com Best for: AI recommends KNIME most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 3.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Eclipse BIRT eclipse.org Best for: AI recommends Eclipse BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (40% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 4.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | MicroStrategy microstrategy.com Best for: AI recommends MicroStrategy most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 37 | Pentaho pentaho.com Best for: AI recommends Pentaho most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (40% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 38 | Jaspersoft Best for: AI recommends Jaspersoft most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 39 | Databox Best for: AI recommends Databox most when buyers ask “what should I use to build dashboards that connect to my database and spreadsheets” (30% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 13.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | React react.dev Best for: AI recommends React most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (50% of those answers) | 7.1% 95% CI 2.8–17% 4 mentions · avg pos 16.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | 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” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 42 | Evidence Best for: AI recommends Evidence most when buyers ask “open-source and affordable alternatives to large enterprise BI platforms” (40% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | Coefficient coefficient.io | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | Knowi knowi.com Best for: AI recommends Knowi most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (50% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 45 | Draxlr draxlr.com Best for: AI recommends Draxlr most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (50% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 20.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | 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” (40% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 21.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | AWS aws.amazon.com | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions · avg pos 50.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 28.6% | Claim |
| 48 | 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” (30% of those answers) | 5.4% 95% CI 1.8–14.6% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 49 | Explo explo.co | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 50% | — | CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 50 | Softr softr.io | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 51 | Basedash basedash.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 52 | Google Analytics analytics.google.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 53 | DataBrain | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 54 | JasperReports Server jaspersoft.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 55 | 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” (50% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | Geckoboard geckoboard.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 57 | Oracle AI oracle.com | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 58 | ReportServer | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 59 | Toucan | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 60 | GoodData.AI gooddata.ai Best for: AI recommends GoodData.AI most when buyers ask “traditional BI platforms vs modern embedded analytics tools for SaaS” (40% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 61 | Logz.io logz.io Best for: AI recommends Logz.io most when buyers ask “best BI platforms for creating dashboards from multiple data sources” (30% of those answers) | 3.6% 95% CI 1–12.1% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 62 | Stacker stackerhq.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 63 | Upsolve upsolve.ai Best for: AI recommends Upsolve most when buyers ask “which BI tool is best for embedding analytics in a SaaS product” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 64 | Julius AI julius.ai | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 65 | Ajelix ajelix.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 66 | Streamlit | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 32 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 67 | Chart.js chartjs.org | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions · avg pos 37 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 14.3% | Claim |
| 68 | 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” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 69 | Opsgenie atlassian.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 70 | PostHog posthog.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 71 | Reveal BI revealbi.io Best for: AI recommends Reveal BI most when buyers ask “traditional BI platforms vs modern embedded analytics tools for SaaS” (40% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 72 | Stackby stackby.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 73 | TechTarget techtarget.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 74 | Trevor.io | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 75 | Zapier AI zapier.com | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 76 | 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” (30% of those answers) | 1.8% 95% CI 0.3–9.4% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 56 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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