# Tableau alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Tableau holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/tableau/alternatives/

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

- Metabase: 43
- Luzmo: 22
- Sisense: 14
- GoodData: 11
- Embeddable: 9
- Explo: 9

## Embedded analytics

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #17 of 17 at 0%).

- Metabase: first choice in 31 of those 83
- Luzmo: first choice in 14 of those 83
- Draxlr: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 4 of those 83
- Explo: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Embeddable: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Qrvey: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Apache Superset: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #19 of 19 at 0%).

- Metabase: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Sisense: first choice in 10 of those 80
- Luzmo: first choice in 8 of those 80
- Explo: first choice in 6 of those 80
- ThoughtSpot Embedded: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Cube: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Draxlr: first choice in 4 of those 80
- Omni: first choice in 3 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Tableau (Tableau is #12 of 15 at 2%).

- GoodData: first choice in 11 of those 76
- Embeddable: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Microsoft Power BI Embedded: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Looker: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Sisense: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Omni: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Power BI Embedded: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Qrvey: first choice in 3 of those 76

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