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Business Intelligence software
58 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.
Showing 25–48 of 58


Hex
AI-powered analytics platform unifying notebooks, dashboards, and business intelligence
Free plan, then $36/mo- Web
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered


IBM Cognos Analytics
AI-powered business intelligence
From $15/mo- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- +2
4 alternatives · 1 limitation documented

Jedox
Excel-native planning and OLAP modelling for finance teams that refuse to leave spreadsheets
Pricing on request- Web
- Windows
- Linux
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Klipfolio
Dashboard and reporting for teams
Free plan, then $19/mo- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 5 questions answered

Lightdash
Open-source BI for dbt users
Free- Web
- Self-hosted
3 alternatives · 5 questions answered


Luzmo
Embedded analytics for SaaS products, billed by monthly active dashboard users
From €995/mo- Web
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

MicroStrategy
Enterprise analytics and mobility platform
From $600/mo- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- +2
4 alternatives · 4 limitations documented

Mode
Collaborative analytics for data teams
Free- Web
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

NetBase Quid
Consumer and market intelligence combining social listening with unstructured text analytics
Pricing on request- Web
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Oracle Analytics Cloud
Complete analytics in the cloud
From $16/mo- Web
3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Periscope Data
SQL and Python analytics platform
From $1,000/mo- Web
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Phocas
Pre-built BI and FP&A for wholesale distributors and manufacturers running mid-market ERPs
Pricing on request- Web
- iOS
- Android
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Pigment
Enterprise business planning platform for finance, sales and workforce modelling
Pricing on request- Web
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Power BI
Business analytics by Microsoft
Free plan, then $14/user/mo- Web
- Windows
- macOS
- +2
3 alternatives · 5 questions answered



Qlik Sense
Self-service data analytics and visualization
Free plan, then $300/mo- Web
- Windows
- iOS
- +1
5 alternatives · 6 questions answered

Quantum Metric
Continuous product design platform
Pricing not published- Web
- iOS
- Android
4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

Quid
Consumer and market intelligence combining social listening with unstructured text network analysis
Pricing on request- Web
4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Reportz
Per-dashboard marketing reporting at under ten dollars a client
From $9.9/mo- Web
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

Rill Data
Local-first BI on DuckDB and ClickHouse with dashboards defined as code
From $20/mo- Web
- Linux
- macOS
- +1
3 alternatives · 4 questions answered
Head to head
Business Intelligence tools, compared
Pairings from this slice of the directory, each one checked by two reviewers who agreed a buyer would weigh the two against each other.
- Amazon QuickSight vs MicroStrategy
- Amazon QuickSight vs Power BI
- Amazon QuickSight vs Sisense
- Amazon QuickSight vs Qlik Sense
- Anaplan vs Oracle Analytics Cloud
- Amazon QuickSight vs Baremetrics
- Baremetrics vs MicroStrategy
- Baremetrics vs Power BI
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