What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about self-hosted business intelligence tools — measured weekly across 3 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-02 · 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 5, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (29 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 3 engines, Metabase is recommended most often — appearing in 100% of recommendations, followed by Superset (89.8%) and Apache Superset (79.6%).
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 | Metabase metabase.com | 100% 95% CI 92.7–100% 49 mentions · avg pos 1.8 first pick 53.1% | — | GEMINI 100%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 100% | Claim |
| 2 | Superset Best for: AI recommends Superset most when buyers ask “best open-source BI platform for building internal dashboards without a cloud subscription” (100% of those answers) | 89.8% 95% CI 78.2–95.6% 44 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 13.6% | — | GEMINI 90.5%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 85.7% | Claim |
| 3 | Apache Superset superset.apache.org Best for: AI recommends Apache Superset most when buyers ask “best open-source BI platform for building internal dashboards without a cloud subscription” (100% of those answers) | 79.6% 95% CI 66.4–88.5% 39 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 15.4% | — | GEMINI 85.7%CLAUDE 85.7%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 4 | Redash redash.io Best for: AI recommends Redash most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (100% of those answers) | 75.5% 95% CI 61.9–85.4% 37 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 76.2%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 76.2% | Claim |
| 5 | Lightdash lightdash.io Best for: AI recommends Lightdash most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (88.9% of those answers) | 55.1% 95% CI 41.3–68.1% 27 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 6 | dbt getdbt.com Best for: AI recommends dbt most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (88.9% of those answers) | 53.1% 95% CI 39.4–66.3% 26 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 7 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “best self-hosted business intelligence tool for a data team that wants to keep data on-premise” (88.9% of those answers) | 46.9% 95% CI 33.7–60.6% 23 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 34.8% | — | GEMINI 47.6%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 8 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “what self-hosted BI tool should I use to connect to Postgres and build sales dashboards” (88.9% of those answers) | 22.4% 95% CI 13–35.9% 11 mentions · avg pos 8.4 first pick 27.3% | — | GEMINI 33.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 9 | Helical Insight helicalinsight.com Best for: AI recommends Helical Insight most when buyers ask “best self-hosted business intelligence tool for a data team that wants to keep data on-premise” (55.6% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 38.1%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 10 | DashboardFox dashboardfox.com Best for: AI recommends DashboardFox most when buyers ask “best self-hosted business intelligence tool for a data team that wants to keep data on-premise” (66.7% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 5.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 11 | Evidence Best for: AI recommends Evidence most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (66.7% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | BIRT Best for: AI recommends BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (100% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 13 | Draxlr draxlr.com Best for: AI recommends Draxlr most when buyers ask “what self-hosted BI tool should I use to connect to Postgres and build sales dashboards” (66.7% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 23.8%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 14 | Power BI Best for: AI recommends Power BI most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (55.6% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 15 | Postgres Best for: AI recommends Postgres most when buyers ask “what self-hosted BI tool should I use to connect to Postgres and build sales dashboards” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 28.6% | — | CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 16 | KNIME knime.com Best for: AI recommends KNIME most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (77.8% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 5.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Jaspersoft Best for: AI recommends Jaspersoft most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (77.8% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 18 | Tableau tableau.com Best for: AI recommends Tableau most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 19 | Looker looker.com Best for: AI recommends Looker most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 9.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 20 | Eclipse BIRT eclipse.org Best for: AI recommends Eclipse BIRT most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 21 | MySQL mysql.com Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted BI solution for a 50-person company on a tight budget” (77.8% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions · avg pos 12.3 first pick 16.7% | — | GEMINI 19%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 22 | Holistics holistics.io Best for: AI recommends Holistics most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 12.2% 95% CI 5.7–24.2% 6 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 28.6% | Claim |
| 23 | JasperReports Best for: AI recommends JasperReports most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (77.8% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 4.6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 24 | PostHog posthog.com Best for: AI recommends PostHog most when buyers ask “best open-source BI platform for building internal dashboards without a cloud subscription” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 25 | Pentaho pentaho.com Best for: AI recommends Pentaho most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 9.5%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | Domo domo.com Best for: AI recommends Domo most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (44.4% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 27 | JasperReports Server jaspersoft.com Best for: AI recommends JasperReports Server most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 28 | Databricks databricks.com Best for: AI recommends Databricks most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 11.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 29 | Elasticsearch elastic.co | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 15.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 19% | Claim |
| 30 | Microsoft Power BI powerbi.microsoft.com | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 11.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Definite definite.app Best for: AI recommends Definite most when buyers ask “best self-hosted business intelligence tool for a data team that wants to keep data on-premise” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 32 | F6S f6s.com Best for: AI recommends F6S most when buyers ask “self-hosted BI tool for non-technical business users vs SQL-heavy analyst tools — what's the difference” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 33 | Bold BI boldbi.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 34 | Preset | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 35 | Seal Report | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 8.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 36 | Helical Insight Community Edition | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 9.5% | Claim |
| 37 | Prometheus prometheus.io | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 38 | DigitalOcean digitalocean.com Best for: AI recommends DigitalOcean most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted BI solution for a 50-person company on a tight budget” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 13.5 first pick 50% | — | GEMINI 4.8%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 39 | Kyubit kyubit.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 40 | Logz.io logz.io Best for: AI recommends Logz.io most when buyers ask “open-source BI alternatives to expensive enterprise analytics and reporting suites” (44.4% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 41 | Linode linode.com Best for: AI recommends Linode most when buyers ask “how do I set up a self-hosted BI solution for a 50-person company on a tight budget” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 1 first pick 100% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 42 | Ajelix ajelix.com Best for: AI recommends Ajelix most when buyers ask “self-hosted BI tool for non-technical business users vs SQL-heavy analyst tools — what's the difference” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 43 | SpagoBI | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 44 | GoodData gooddata.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Power BI Report Server | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 46 | ReportServer | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 47 | Basedash basedash.com Best for: AI recommends Basedash most when buyers ask “what self-hosted BI tool should I use to connect to Postgres and build sales dashboards” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 48 | Coefficient coefficient.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 49 | Count.co count.co Best for: AI recommends Count.co most when buyers ask “self-hosted BI tool for non-technical business users vs SQL-heavy analyst tools — what's the difference” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what self-hosted BI tool should I use to connect to Postgres and build sales dashboards” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | Microsoft microsoft.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 52 | PeerSpot peerspot.com Best for: AI recommends PeerSpot most when buyers ask “lightweight open-source alternatives to heavyweight cloud BI platforms for small teams” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | Qlik Sense qlik.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 54 | Querio querio.ai Best for: AI recommends Querio most when buyers ask “self-hosted BI tool for non-technical business users vs SQL-heavy analyst tools — what's the difference” (44.4% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | ReportServer Community Edition | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | Sisense sisense.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 57 | SoftwareSuggest softwaresuggest.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 58 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 59 | Toucan Toco toucantoco.com | 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.
Independence: Orbator customers are badged for disclosure. Customer status does not affect prompts, sampling, extraction, or ranking — see the methodology. Your product on this list? Claim it to see the prompts behind your rank and track it weekly.
What AI recommends in adjacent categories — same method, fresh weekly.
Not in the answer? That's fixable.
Check Your AI Visibility →© 2026 Orbator. All rights reserved.