Best Business Intelligence Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Microsoft Power BI is ranked #1 of 92 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Zoho Analytics and Tableau. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Zoho Analytics. The lowest first paid tier on this page is ThoughtSpot at $0.10/mo.
Business intelligence tools help teams examine organizational data through analysis and reporting. Compare deployment and embedded analytics with natural-language queries, refresh frequency, and row-level security to understand how each option handles data and access. Scheduled reports and viewer seats can help you assess how findings reach colleagues, while free plans and starting paid prices provide cost context. Microsoft Power BI, Pyramid Analytics, and Tableau appear among the first entries, followed by Metabase and Zoho Analytics. Consider where your data will be deployed, who needs to view the results, and whether scheduled reports matter as you compare the listed features.
92 business intelligence tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Microsoft Power BI Top pick · 9.3 Free plan · $14/mo
#2 Zoho Analytics Runner-up · 8.9 Free plan · $24/mo
#3 Tableau Also great · 8.4 $15/mo- Free plan AndroidiOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $14/user/mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$14/mofirst paid tier About Microsoft Power BIVisit site - Free planFree trial self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$24/mofirst paid tier About Zoho AnalyticsVisit site - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/user/mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About TableauVisit site - WebWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/user/mo
- Deployment
- cloud
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About Data StudioVisit site - WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $25/user/mo
- Deployment
- cloud
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.10/mofirst paid tier About ThoughtSpotVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinuxiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $20/user/mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$20/mofirst paid tier About PresetVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About ModeVisit site - Free planFree trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Open source self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6/user/mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$6/mofirst paid tier About MetabaseVisit site - WebWindowsLinuxiOSAndroid
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$71/mofirst paid tier About DataboxVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- hourly
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$300/mofirst paid tier About Qlik SenseVisit site -
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- self-hosted
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Row-level security
- Yes
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Row-level security
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Deployment
- cloud
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$279/mofirst paid tier About CluvioVisit site -
- Free plan
- No
- Deployment
- hybrid
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms -
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $10.60/user/mo
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Refresh frequency
- real-time
- Scheduled reports
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$10.60/mofirst paid tier About IBM Cognos AnalyticsVisit site
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Questions about this list
Which business intelligence tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Microsoft Power BI is ranked #1 of 92 with a score of 9.3. Zoho Analytics is second and Tableau third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, ThoughtSpot has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.10/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.