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The most visible business intelligence tools in United Kingdom, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from United Kingdom in 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.

Leader

Sisense

23%of answers name it

Where engines disagree most

Databox

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Sisense US New entry 83 , range 0–98
83
  • : score 83 · #1
 23% 13% None First reading
2 Yellowfin AU New entry 77 , range 0–92
77
  • : score 77 · #2
 11% 11% None First reading
3 Klipfolio CA New entry 72 , range 0–81
72
  • : score 72 · #3
 7% 6% None First reading
4 Mode US New entry 72 , range 0–81
72
  • : score 72 · #4
 6% 6% None First reading
5 datapine DE New entry 71 , range 0–79
71
  • : score 71 · #5
 10% 0% None First reading
6 Power BI US New entry 71 , range 30–83
71
  • : score 71 · #6
 70% 42% None First reading
7 MicroStrategy ONE US New entry 71 , range 0–78
71
  • : score 71 · #7
 5% 4% None First reading
8 Tableau US New entry 58 , range 20–67
58
  • : score 58 · #8
 56% 28% None First reading
9 Google Looker Studio US New entry 57 , range 25–67
57
  • : score 57 · #9
 33% 28% None First reading
10 IBM Cognos CA New entry 56 , range 0–74
56
  • : score 56 · #10
 3% 3% 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.

New entries

84 new entries

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 capterra.com.au Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
2Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
3 expertsure.com Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
5 softwareadvice.com.au Review site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read

The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
What are the best business intelligence tools for small business managers? English Google Looker Studio, Power BI and Zoho Analytics, tied
How can small businesses use data analysis to make better decisions? English No brand recommended
How can a small business manager get a clearer picture of business performance? English No brand recommended
How can I work out which products are the most profitable? English No brand recommended
Are automated reports or manual analysis better for small business managers? English No brand 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

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