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The most visible business intelligence tools in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

AI: how the engines answer the board's questions; Search: Google's top 10 for the questions' demand keywords; All: both combined. How the Heralded Score works.

Most cited source

cersa.org

1citations

From Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Sage

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Power BI US New entry 40 , range 30–73
40
  • : score 40 · #1
 41% 19% None First reading
2 Google Looker Studio US New entry 28 , range 23–59
28
  • : score 28 · #2
 24% 14% None First reading
3 Tableau US New entry 26 , range 20–58
26
  • : score 26 · #3
 25% 6% None First reading
4 Zoho Analytics IN New entry 22 , range 6–52
22
  • : score 22 · #4
 12% 7% None First reading
5 Looker US New entry 20 , range 6–52
20
  • : score 20 · #5
 13% 4% None First reading
6 Metabase US New entry 19 , range 6–52
19
  • : score 19 · #6
 9% 8% None First reading
7 Microsoft Power BI Premium US New entry 18 , range 5–51
18
  • : score 18 · #7
 11% 4% None First reading
8 Sage GB New entry 10 , range 3–49
10
  • : score 10 · #8
 9% 3% None First reading
9 Qlik US New entry 8 , range 0–74
8
  • : score 8 · #9
 2% 0% None First reading
10 Oracle US New entry 6 , range 1–46
6
  • : score 6 · #10
 6% 0% 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.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 cersa.org Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
2 corporatefinanceinstitute.com Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
3Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
4 edcparis.edu Reference 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
5Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
6Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
best business intelligence tools for small businesses English Google Looker Studio
business intelligence tools for finance teams English Looker, Metabase, Microsoft Power BI Premium, Power BI, Sigma Computing, Tableau and ThoughtSpot, tied
how can a finance team spot spending trends across departments English No brand recommended
how can a sales team see which regions are missing targets English No brand recommended
spreadsheets vs dashboards for small business owners English Google Looker Studio, Looker, Google Looker Studio, Microsoft Power BI Premium and Power BI, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

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