The most visible business intelligence tools in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Power BI

57Heralded Score, range 52–63

Most cited source

g2.com

5citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Zoho Analytics

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on ChatGPT, not on Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Power BI US New entry 57 , range 52–63 57#1
57
  • : score 57 · #1
60% 30% None First reading
2 Google Looker Studio US New entry 45 , range 43–48 45#2
45
  • : score 45 · #2
40% 24% None First reading
3 Tableau US New entry 36 , range 34–40 36#3
36
  • : score 36 · #3
32% 11% None First reading
4 Looker US New entry 34 , range 31–37 34#4
34
  • : score 34 · #4
27% 8% None First reading
5 Zoho Analytics IN New entry 34 , range 31–37 34#5
34
  • : score 34 · #5
20% 15% None First reading
6 Metabase US New entry 25 , range 14–32 25#6
25
  • : score 25 · #6
14% 9% None First reading
7 Microsoft Power BI Premium US New entry 11 , range 8–24 11#7
11
  • : score 11 · #7
10% 6% None First reading
8 Databox US New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#8
6
  • : score 6 · #8
6% 2% None First reading
9 ThoughtSpot US New entry 5 , range 3–7 5#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
4% 2% None First reading
10 Qlik US New entry 4 , range 3–7 4#10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
5% 1% 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. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. 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 g2.com Review site 0.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
2 toolradar.com Review site 0.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read
3 capterra.com.au Review site 0.5% 1 of 4 1 Not read
4 getapp.fr Review site 0.5% 1 of 4 1 1
5 appvizer.fr Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
6 appvizer.it Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 bedrijfssoftwaregids.nl Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 capterra.ie Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
9 comparasoft.es Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read
10 drweb.de Review site 0.2% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Are dashboards or spreadsheets better for tracking sales in a small business? English Google Looker Studio and Google Looker Studio, tied
What are some alternatives to creating reports manually for small business managers? English Google Looker Studio
What can small businesses use instead of spreadsheets to analyse sales? English Databox, Geckoboard, Google Looker Studio, Looker, Google Looker Studio, Power BI and Zoho Analytics, tied
I run a business with 10 employees and want to track sales. What should I use? English No brand recommended
I run a business without a data analyst and need easy-to-understand reports. What are my options? English Google Looker Studio, Google Looker Studio and Power BI, tied
best business intelligence tools for small businesses English Google Looker Studio, Power BI and Zoho Analytics, tied
business intelligence tools for finance teams English Power BI
how can a finance team spot spending trends across departments English Power BI and Tableau, tied
how can a sales team see which regions are missing targets English Power BI and Tableau, tied
spreadsheets vs dashboards for small business owners English Google Looker Studio, Looker and Google Looker Studio, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, 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.

How the leaderboards are measured