# Microsoft Power BI alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 422 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Microsoft Power BI holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/microsoft-power-bi/alternatives/

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

- ChartMogul: 87
- ProfitWell Metrics: 29
- Baremetrics: 25
- Sage Intacct: 19
- Wave: 19
- QuickBooks Online: 14

## Financial reporting and dashboards

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #8 of 12 at 0%).

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Wave: first choice in 10 of those 68
- Xero: first choice in 10 of those 68
- Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Fathom: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Looker Studio: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Syft Analytics: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Clockwork: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #4 of 18 at 7%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 17 of those 66
- Wave: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Abacum: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Drivetrain: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Fathom: first choice in 1 of those 66
- FreshBooks: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Enterprise**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #1 of 14 at 22%).

- OneStream: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Workiva: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Acumatica: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Sage Intacct: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 1 of those 55

## SaaS metrics and analytics

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #9 of 12 at 0%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 35 of those 81
- ProfitWell Metrics: first choice in 21 of those 81
- Baremetrics: first choice in 14 of those 81
- Mixpanel: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Paddle Retain: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Amplitude: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Databox: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Looker Studio: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 31 of those 80
- ProfitWell Metrics: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Baremetrics: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Maxio Metrics: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Amplitude: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Databox: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Looker Studio: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Mixpanel: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Power BI (Microsoft Power BI is #4 of 11 at 2%).

- ChartMogul: first choice in 21 of those 72
- Maxio Metrics: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Baremetrics: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Zuora: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Salesforce Revenue Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Amplitude: first choice in 2 of those 72
- ARRGuide: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Basedash: first choice in 1 of those 72

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