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Alternatives to Google Data Studio
19 business intelligence tools sit alongside Google Data Studio in this directory. Below is what separates each from Google Data Studio on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Google Data Studio starts at
- Free
Why people look past Google Data Studio
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Google Data Studio entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Google Data Studio publishes a single plan, Free at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Subscription analytics platform
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
Dashboard and reporting for teams
- Starts $19 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 3 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
Subscription analytics for SaaS
- Starts $50 a month dearer, at $50/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
All-in-one business dashboard
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
Self-service BI for data teams
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
KPI dashboards for business performance
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
- 2 tiers to Google Data Studio's 1.
Every Google Data Studio alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Google Data Studio badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- ChartMogul , Free
- Klipfolio , Free, then $19/month
- Baremetrics , Free, then $50/month
- Cyfe , Free
- Holistics , Free
- Databox , Free
What you would be giving up
Google Data Studio is most often brought in for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis, embedded analytics. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Google Data Studio is broadly right and the question is cost, the Google Data Studio pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Business Intelligence category lists everything the directory holds, and best business intelligence tools ranks them.
Google Data Studio runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Google Data Studio alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Google Data Studio?
- 19 other business intelligence tools are listed in this directory, led by ChartMogul, Klipfolio, Baremetrics, Cyfe. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Google Data Studio?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: ChartMogul, Klipfolio, Baremetrics, Cyfe, Holistics.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Google Data Studio?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Google Data Studio?
- Google Data Studio is most often brought in for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis, embedded analytics. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Google Data Studio?
- None of the business intelligence tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Google Data Studio alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Business Intelligence, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Google Data Studio against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Google Data Studio covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every business intelligence tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Business Intelligence category, 19 tools beside Google Data Studio. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.