What are the main alternatives to Power BI?

3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Metabase, Qlik Sense, Amazon QuickSight. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to Power BI?

2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Metabase, Qlik Sense.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Power BI?

Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Power BI's $14/user/month: Amazon QuickSight at $3/month per user.

Is there a reason to switch away from Power BI?

Nothing in the data flags one. Power BI has a free tier, and starts at $14/user/month against a category median of $90/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.

What would I give up by switching from Power BI?

Power BI 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 Power BI?

None of the software 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 Power BI alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, 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 Power BI against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Power BI 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 software tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside Power BI. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

Software · alternatives

Alternatives to Power BI

3 software tools sit alongside Power BI in this directory. Below is what separates each from Power BI on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed: 3
With a free tier: 2
Cheaper to start: 1
Power BI starts at: Free, then $14/user/month

Why people look past Power BI

Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Power BI has a free tier, and starts at $14/user/month against a category median of $90/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.

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.

Metabase

Free, then $90/month

Fast analytics with the friendly UX

Starts $76 a month dearer, at $90/month.

Power BI vs Metabase Metabase review

Qlik Sense

Free, then $300/month

Self-service data analytics and visualization

Starts $286 a month dearer, at $300/month.
5 tiers to Power BI's 3.

Power BI vs Qlik Sense Qlik Sense review

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month per user

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

No free tier, where Power BI has one.
Starts $11 a month per user cheaper, at $3/month per user.

Power BI vs Amazon QuickSight Amazon QuickSight review

Every Power BI alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Software alternatives to Power BI
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
Power BI (this page)	Free, then $14/user/month	-	3
MetabaseOpen-source business intelligence tool offering self-hosted dashboards and interactive analytics without requiring Microsoft licenses.	Free, then $90/month	-	-	vs Power BI
Qlik SenseEnterprise BI platform with visual analytics and associative engine for data exploration, similar market positioning to Power BI.	Free, then $300/month	-	5	vs Power BI
Amazon QuickSightAWS-native BI service with similar cloud-based architecture and pay-as-you-go pricing model.	$3/month per user	Subscription	-	vs Power BI

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 Power BI badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (2)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

Metabase , Free, then $90/month
Qlik Sense , Free, then $300/month

Cheaper than Power BI (1)

Entry price under Power BI's $14/user/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.

Amazon QuickSight , $3/month per user

What you would be giving up

Power BI 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 Power BI is broadly right and the question is cost, the Power BI pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.

Power BI runs on web, desktop, mobile. 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 Power BI alternatives

What are the main alternatives to Power BI?: 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Metabase, Qlik Sense, Amazon QuickSight. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to Power BI?: 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Metabase, Qlik Sense.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Power BI?: Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Power BI's $14/user/month: Amazon QuickSight at $3/month per user.
Is there a reason to switch away from Power BI?: Nothing in the data flags one. Power BI has a free tier, and starts at $14/user/month against a category median of $90/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
What would I give up by switching from Power BI?: Power BI 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 Power BI?: None of the software 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 Power BI alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, 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 Power BI against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Power BI 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 software tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside Power BI. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.