# Qlik Sense alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Qlik Sense 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/qlik-sense/alternatives/

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

- Microsoft Power BI: 21
- Wave: 19
- Sage Intacct: 18
- QuickBooks Online: 17
- Xero: 11
- Zoho Books: 11

## Financial reporting and dashboards

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Qlik Sense.

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 84
- Xero: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Fathom: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Looker Studio: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Wave: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Zoho Books: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Syft Analytics: first choice in 4 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Qlik Sense (Qlik Sense is #17 of 18 at 0%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 18 of those 79
- Wave: first choice in 9 of those 79
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Zoho Books: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Abacum: first choice in 2 of those 79
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 79
- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Qlik Sense (Qlik Sense is #9 of 14 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 13 of those 74
- OneStream: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Oracle NetSuite: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Workiva: first choice in 4 of those 74
- Acumatica: first choice in 3 of those 74
- SAP Analytics Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Acumatica Cloud ERP: first choice in 2 of those 74

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