The most visible business intelligence tools on ChatGPT, October 2026

October 2026 · 12 questions asked in English, worldwide · ChatGPT · 24 answers read

Leader

Power BI

100%of answers name it

Most cited source

gartner.com

26citations

From ChatGPT

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Brands

Rank Brand Heralded Score Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
= 1 Power BI US 97 , range 88–99 100% 92% First reading
= 1 Tableau US 97 , range 88–99 100% 92% First reading
3 Looker US 88 , range 77–95 92% 71% First reading
4 Qlik US 81 , range 67–90 79% 58% First reading
5 ThoughtSpot US 79 , range 64–89 79% 54% None First reading
6 Metabase US 52 , range 37–75 46% 33% First reading
7 Sigma Computing US 45 , range 35–62 33% 31% None First reading
8 Domo US 39 , range 27–59 38% 13% First reading
9 Sisense US 23 , range 14–41 21% 0% None First reading
10 Amazon QuickSight US 23 , range 12–42 17% 4% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 microsoft.com Brand site 58.3% 1 of 4 12 5
2 tableau.com Brand site 50.0% 1 of 4 13 1
3 google.com Brand site 37.5% 1 of 4 7 2
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6 metabase.com Brand site 20.8% 1 of 4 7 3
7Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
8Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
9 domo.com Brand site 4.2% 1 of 4 1 0
10 holistics.io Brand site 4.2% 1 of 4 1 0

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best business intelligence software for a data-driven company English Looker, Power BI, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
business intelligence software recommendations for a head of analytics English Looker, Power BI, Sigma Computing, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
top business intelligence software English Looker, Power BI, Qlik, Sigma Computing, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
how to choose business intelligence software English Looker, Power BI, Qlik, Sigma Computing and Tableau, tied
what to look for in business intelligence software English No brand recommended
business intelligence software for a team of 20 to 200 English Metabase, Power BI and Tableau, tied
business intelligence software that integrates with Snowflake English Looker, Power BI, Sigma Computing, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
business intelligence software with GDPR-compliant hosting English Metabase, Power BI, Qlik and Tableau, tied
business intelligence software for retail English Looker, Power BI, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
most reliable business intelligence software English Looker, Power BI, Qlik and Tableau, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

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