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Embedded analytics · October 2026 Edition

ThoughtSpot Embedded vs GoodData

One of fourteen models named ThoughtSpot Embedded first on the direct prompt; zero named GoodData. ThoughtSpot Embedded was named by eleven of the fourteen models and GoodData by seven and ThoughtSpot Embedded carries 36 labels and GoodData 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ThoughtSpot Embedded

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

GoodData

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%27%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 19; printed, not drawn.
Labels3615A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ThoughtSpot Embedded reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Sisense was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Metabase vs ThoughtSpot Embedded · Metabase vs GoodData · Sisense vs ThoughtSpot Embedded

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the embedded analytics page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ThoughtSpot EmbeddedFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoodData
Direct101 against ThoughtSpot Embedded
Paraphrase101 against ThoughtSpot Embedded
Comparative22
Budget-constrained002 against ThoughtSpot Embedded · 1 against GoodData
Scale-constrained11
Negative003 against ThoughtSpot Embedded · 3 against GoodData
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ThoughtSpot Embedded and GoodData were named in the same answer thirty-six times, of the 94 answers naming ThoughtSpot Embedded and the 60 naming GoodData. In those answers GoodData took the first choice eight times and ThoughtSpot Embedded two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ThoughtSpot Embedded and GoodData stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
ThoughtSpot Embedded GoodData first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ThoughtSpot Embedded on the left and GoodData on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ThoughtSpot Embedded and GoodData stood in it.

ThoughtSpot Embedded first, GoodData not the choice

1 of 14 modelsGoodData was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Perplexity SonarThoughtSpot Embedded alternatives: Cube, Looker, Zoho Analytics

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSisense alternatives: Looker, Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot Embedded
DeepSeek V4 FlashLuzmo alternatives: GoodData, Sisense
Qwen 3.7 FlashSisense alternatives: Looker, Microsoft Power BI Embedded, ThoughtSpot Embedded
GLM 4.7 FlashXMetabase alternatives: Looker, ThoughtSpot Embedded
MiniMax M2.5Microsoft Power BI Embedded alternatives: Cube, Explo, Grow, Looker, Metabase, Sisense, Tableau Embedded Analytics, ThoughtSpot Embedded
GPT-6 LunaMetabase alternatives: Looker Embed, Sisense, ThoughtSpot Embedded

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Sisense alternatives: Holistics, Looker Embedded, Metabase, Power BI Embedded
Gemini 3.5 FlashOmni alternatives: Embeddable, Luzmo, Metabase, Qrvey
Grok 4.1 FastReveal BI alternatives: Bold BI, Domo Everywhere, Power BI Embedded, Tableau, Zoho Analytics
Mistral SmallExplo, Sisense alternatives: Microsoft Power BI Embedded, Tableau Embedded Analytics
Llama 4 MaverickReveal BI alternatives: Cube.dev, Omni.co, Thinklytics Insights, Zoho
Kimi K2Explo alternatives: Looker, Metabase, Power BI Embedded, Preset
Muse Glimmer 30BSisense alternatives: Reveal BI, Toucan

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
GoodData leads by two points.
GoodData2%#10 of 17
ThoughtSpot Embedded0%#12 of 17
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ThoughtSpot Embedded leads at mid-market.
ThoughtSpot Embedded5%#5 of 19
GoodData2%#7 of 19
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: GoodData leads at enterprise.
GoodData16%#1 of 15
ThoughtSpot Embedded2%#10 of 15
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ThoughtSpot Embedded

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid: Looker, Domo, ThoughtSpot, and GoodData if budget is your primary constraint” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“ThoughtSpot — embedded but still iframe/API oriented, with limitations around flexibility and governance overhead” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“were primarily built for internal analyst teams, not customer-facing embedding” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“I would choose ThoughtSpot Embedded for a typical mid-market B2B company that wants a mature platform and quicker adoption.” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · first choice
“ThoughtSpot is positioned as an AI-native analytics platform... ThoughtSpot wins on pure AI and ease of use” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best overall balance for product-led customer facing analytics: Sigma Embedded or ThoughtSpot Embedded” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about GoodData

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Avoid: Looker, Domo, ThoughtSpot, and GoodData if budget is your primary constraint” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Don't use: GoodData (complexity, pricing, proprietary language)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Steep learning curve (proprietary MAQL language); per-workspace pricing scales poorly for multi-tenant” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Choose GoodData/Looker if you are building a software product (SaaS) and need the analytics to look like part of the app itself.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“platforms like Sisense, GoodData, ThoughtSpot, and Explo were purpose-built for that use case” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Top for Scalability: GoodData, ThoughtSpot (strong multi-tenant/AI).” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.