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Best Business Intelligence Software: 12 tools compared for 2026
Business intelligence software connects to company data sources and turns them into dashboards, reports and ad hoc analysis. It lets non-technical teams track KPIs and answer questions without writing SQL for every request.
- Tools compared
- 12
- Publish prices
- 8 of 12
- Free plan or trial
- 10 of 12
- Median G2 rating
- 4.4
Business Intelligence Software at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Pricing model | Starting price | G2 rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tableau | Analyst-led teams doing deep visual exploration. | per user | $15 per Viewer/month (Standard, billed annually) | 4.4 (3,400 reviews) |
 Microsoft Power BI | Microsoft 365 and Azure shops. | per user | Free; Pro $14 per user/month (billed yearly) | 4.5 (1,646 reviews) |
 Looker | Data teams that want a central semantic layer (LookML) | custom | Contact sales | 4.4 (1,615 reviews) |
 Sisense | Product teams embedding analytics via SDK or iframe. | custom enterprise quote; self-serve tier exists | Contact sales | 4.2 (1,043 reviews) |
 Domo | Large teams that want ETL, BI and apps in one consumption-priced platform. | consumption credits plus platform fees | Contact sales | 4.3 (966 reviews) |
 Qlik Sense | Mid-size and large teams that want many users on one fixed annual fee (Standard onward adds users at no cost) | capacity (data for analysis), fixed fee per year | $300/mo (Starter, billed annually) | 4.4 (921 reviews) |
 Sigma | Analysts and finance teams comfortable with spreadsheets over a cloud warehouse. | custom quote | Contact sales | 4.4 (556 reviews) |
 Looker Studio | Marketers reporting from Google Analytics 4 and Search Console. | per user | Free; Pro about $9 per user per project per month (third-party) | 4.4 (460 reviews) |
 ThoughtSpot | Business users who want natural-language search over warehouse data. | per user (Essentials, Pro), credits, or custom | $25 per user per month, billed annually (Essentials) | 4.4 (321 reviews) |
 Zoho Analytics | Small teams already on Zoho apps. | per plan bundle (users and rows); viewers extra | Free; paid from $30/mo (Basic, annual billing) | 4.2 (280 reviews) |
 Databox | Small teams and agencies that want KPI dashboards from SaaS data sources without a data team. | tiered by users and data sources | $0 (Free); paid from $71/mo billed annually (Analyst) | 4.4 (194 reviews) |
 Metabase | Small teams wanting a free self-hosted start. | base fee plus per extra user | Free (open source); Starter $100/mo or $1,080/yr | 4.4 (141 reviews) |
Prices as published by each vendor on October 24, 2026. "Contact sales" means no public price. G2 ratings read on the same day.
What business intelligence software cost per seat
| Tool | Per seat per month | Billing | Annual discount | Minimum seats | 20 users per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tableau | $15 (Viewer) to $75 (Creator) Standard; mixed-role team realistic. | Annual. | Not published | At least 1 Creator. | 1 Creator + 19 Viewers on Standard: (75 + 19 x 15) x 12 = $4,320/year; 20 Explorers: 20 x 42 x 12 = $10,080/year. |
| Microsoft Power BI | $14 (Pro, billed yearly) | Annual billing for per-user prices; capacity monthly or reserved. | Not published | Not published | 20 x $14 x 12 = $3,360/year on Pro (Premium Per User: 20 x $24 x 12 = $5,760) |
| Qlik Sense | Not per seat on Standard: $825/mo flat with additional users at no cost. | Annual only. | Not published | Not published | Standard: $825 x 12 = $9,900 per year for 25 GB, 20 users at no extra cost (published). Starter user add-on price is not published. |
| Looker Studio | $0 free; Pro about $9 per user per project. | Monthly (unverified) | Not published | Not published | Pro, one project: 20 x $9 x 12 = $2,160/year (third-party price) |
| ThoughtSpot | $25 per user per month (Essentials, billed annually) | Annual only. | Not published | 5 users on Essentials. | Essentials: 20 x $25 x 12 = $6,000/yr; Pro: 20 x $50 x 12 = $12,000/yr. |
| Zoho Analytics | About $11.50 on Enterprise ($575/mo annual billing / 50 included users); Premium about $9.67 ($145 / 15) | Monthly and annual. | About 20% vs monthly (Zoho FAQ/add-on table; sources describe it slightly differently) | 25-viewer minimum for viewer add-on. | Premium covers 15 users at $145 x 12 = $1,740/yr, extra full-user price not published; Enterprise covers 50 users: $575 x 12 = $6,900/yr (annual rates from third parties). |
| Databox | Not per seat; Team Core $199/mo billed annually covers 3 users (about $66 per user) | Monthly and annual. | About 20% per pricing page toggle. | Not published | No published 20-user plan below Custom/Agency (Agency is unlimited users, from $79/mo billed annually = $948/yr, plus data source packs); Team Scale caps at 10 users. |
| Metabase | Starter: $6/mo per extra user after first 5 ($65/yr); Pro: $12/mo after first 10 ($130/yr) | Monthly and annual. | About 10% vs monthly (page); Starter 1,080 vs 1,200. | Base fee covers first 5 (Starter) or 10 (Pro) users. | Starter yearly: $1,080 + 15 x $65 = $2,055/yr. Pro yearly: $6,210 + 10 x $130 = $7,510/yr. |
"20 users per year" is calculated only from published list prices on the plan a 20-person team would realistically need. Taxes, discounts and add-ons are not included.
Costs buyers often miss
- Tableau: Data Management; Advanced Management; Tableau+ / Agent.
- Microsoft Power BI: Fabric capacity (needed for broad free-viewer distribution at scale); Embedded.
- Qlik Sense: Extra data in 25 GB increments (Standard); 25 GB or 250 GB data packs and GenAI capacity (Premium); Qlik Predict separate plans.
- ThoughtSpot: Credits from $0.10 each on usage-based.
- Zoho Analytics: Viewers $4/mo each, 25 minimum; Extra rows about $10 per 0.5M; Analytics portal add-on on Premium.
- Databox: Advanced security management (SSO, 2FA) $40/mo; Agency account packs $20/mo (page) or $25/mo (FAQ); White-labeling add-on, price not published.
How to compare business intelligence software
- Pricing model. Per-user, capacity and viewer licences differ sharply and change total cost as adoption grows.
- Target company size. Lightweight self-serve tools fit SMBs; governed enterprise platforms need a data team.
- Data connectors. Native links to databases, spreadsheets, CRM and ad platforms decide setup effort.
- Self-service analytics. Business users should build their own reports without waiting on analysts.
- Visualization and dashboards. Chart variety, interactivity and sharing shape adoption.
- Data modeling and governance. Semantic layers and access control keep metrics consistent across teams.
- Embedded analytics. Some buyers need dashboards inside their own product or customer portal.
- AI and natural language queries. Chat-style querying and automated insights are becoming a deciding feature.
| Tool | Pricing model | Target company size | Data connectors | Self-service analytics | Visualization and dashboards | Data modeling and governance | Embedded analytics | AI and natural language queries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tableau | Per user by role (Viewer/Explorer/Creator), Standard vs Enterprise editions. | Mid-size to enterprise. | Not verified | Not verified | Drag-and-drop dashboards praised in G2 reviews. | Data Management and Advanced Management on Enterprise and Tableau+. | Not verified | Tableau Agent in Tableau+. |
| Microsoft Power BI | Per user (Pro, PPU) or capacity (Fabric/Embedded) | SMB to enterprise. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Larger models and more refreshes on Premium Per User. | Power BI Embedded, variable pricing via sales. | Not verified |
| Looker | Platform fee plus Viewer/Standard/Developer user licences. | Mid-size to enterprise with a data team. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | LookML semantic layer (core product concept) | Embed edition. | Not verified |
| Sisense | Quote based enterprise contracts; self-serve plan. | Mid-market and enterprise. | Connects to warehouses, databases and cloud apps. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Core focus: iframe and Compose SDK embedding; SSO Router. | AI-powered capabilities suite announced June 2025 (press announcement) |
| Domo | Consumption credits plus platform fees, not published. | Mid-market to enterprise (G2 notes complexity can overwhelm small teams) | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| Qlik Sense | Fixed annual fee by data capacity (10 GB to 250 GB+); Standard and up add users at no cost. | Starter for small teams, Standard/Premium mid-size, Enterprise large organizations. | Standard connectors on Starter; Standard adds more cloud and SAP sources; Premium adds SAP data extraction and data lineage connectors; on-prem data via outbound encrypted Qlik DataTransfer. | AI-powered analytics and automation builder on all plans; managed and shared spaces from Standard. | Not verified | Managed and shared spaces from Standard; data lineage connectors on Premium. | Not verified | AI-powered analytics, Answers Agents and MCP Server access from Starter; GenAI capacity add-ons on Premium. |
| Sigma | Quote based; Capterra lists $300/mo entry. | Mid-market and enterprise per Vendr deal sizes. | Not verified | Spreadsheet-like interface. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | AI text generation G2 score 6.4. |
| Looker Studio | Free core; Pro per user per project. | Individuals, agencies, SMB. | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
| ThoughtSpot | Per user $25 or $50 monthly billed annually, or $0.10 per credit; Enterprise custom. | Essentials 5-50 users; Pro up to 1,000; Enterprise unlimited. | Not verified | Natural-language search and automated insights. | AI-powered dashboards on Pro. | Not verified | Developer tier free 1 year with APIs and SDK; Enterprise embedded multi-tenant. | Spotter AI Agents; LLM tokens not metered or charged by ThoughtSpot. |
| Zoho Analytics | Plan bundles of users and rows; extra rows about $10 per 0.5M; viewers $4/mo (25 minimum) | Small to mid-size. | Free plan has 3 scheduled imports and 2 business app connectors. | Viewers can view and interact but not create or share. | Unlimited reports and dashboards on all plans including free. | Activity logs and audit history listed. | White-label/embedded BI by contacting sales; analytics portal add-on on Premium, included on Enterprise. | Not verified |
| Databox | Flat tiers by users and data sources, not per seat. | Small teams and agencies. | Free 3, Analyst 5, Team Core 10, Team Scale 30 data sources; custom integrations from Analyst. | Genie AI analyst on all plans; custom metrics (10 on Free) | 1 dashboard on Free; unlimited dashboards and reports from Analyst per FAQ. | Governed semantic layer listed on all plans; verified assets on Team plans. | Not verified | Genie AI analyst, AI credits per month (50 to 1,000), MCP server from Analyst. |
| Metabase | Base fee covering 5 (Starter) or 10 (Pro) users plus per extra user; no extra cost for dashboards, queries or data sources. | Startups and SMB; Enterprise tier from $20,000/yr. | 20+ data sources on open source. | Strong ease-of-setup and dashboard scores on G2 summaries. | Unlimited questions and dashboards on all plans. | Row and column permissions on Pro; transforms with 1,000 runs included on Starter/Pro. | Advanced embedding needs Pro or Enterprise; starts at $575/mo; whitelabel and multi-tenant on Pro. | AI on your preferred model, MCP server on open source; Metabase-hosted AI $3.75 per 1M tokens. |
The 12 tools in detail
Tableau
Salesforce-owned visual analytics platform sold as role-based Creator, Explorer and Viewer licences, with at least one Creator required.
- Starting price
- $15 per Viewer/month (Standard, billed annually)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (3,400 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user by role (Viewer/Explorer/Creator), Standard vs Enterprise editions.
- Target company size
- Mid-size to enterprise.
- Visualization and dashboards
- Drag-and-drop dashboards praised in G2 reviews.
- Data modeling and governance
- Data Management and Advanced Management on Enterprise and Tableau+.
Choose it if
- Analyst-led teams doing deep visual exploration.
- Salesforce customers.
Skip it if
- Small teams on tight budgets (reviewers cite cost)
- Buyers wanting a flat price per user across roles.
Worth knowing
- Every deployment needs at least one Creator licence.
- Enterprise edition list prices are more than double Standard for Viewers ($35 vs $15)
- Data Management and Advanced Management are Enterprise/Tableau+ only.
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft's BI platform with a free authoring tier, $14 per-user sharing licence and capacity options through Fabric.
- Starting price
- Free; Pro $14 per user/month (billed yearly)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.5 (1,646 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user (Pro, PPU) or capacity (Fabric/Embedded)
- Target company size
- SMB to enterprise.
- Data modeling and governance
- Larger models and more refreshes on Premium Per User.
- Embedded analytics
- Power BI Embedded, variable pricing via sales.
Choose it if
- Microsoft 365 and Azure shops.
- Teams wanting low per-user cost for dashboard sharing.
Skip it if
- Buyers wanting predictable capacity pricing without Fabric complexity.
- Teams mostly on non-Microsoft stacks (reviewers cite learning curve and large-data slowness)
Worth knowing
- Pro rose from about $10 to $14 and PPU from $20 to $24 on April 1, 2025, announced Nov 12, 2024; existing contracts kept old price until renewal.
- Free users can build but cannot share without Pro or Premium.
- Pro is bundled in Microsoft 365 E5.
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Looker
Google Cloud's governed BI platform built around the LookML semantic layer, sold by quote with platform and user fees.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (1,615 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Platform fee plus Viewer/Standard/Developer user licences.
- Target company size
- Mid-size to enterprise with a data team.
- Data modeling and governance
- LookML semantic layer (core product concept)
- Embedded analytics
- Embed edition.
Choose it if
- Data teams that want a central semantic layer (LookML)
- Google Cloud / BigQuery customers.
Skip it if
- Small teams without a data engineer.
- Buyers wanting published self-serve pricing.
Worth knowing
- No list prices: platform fee plus per-user licences by quote.
- Platform includes 10 Standard and 2 Developer users.
- SAML, LDAP and OpenID supported, with Cloud Logging for audit per Google docs.
Sisense
Embedded-analytics-focused BI platform sold mostly through quoted enterprise contracts, with a newer self-serve tier.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom enterprise quote; self-serve tier exists
- G2 rating
- 4.2 (1,043 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Quote based enterprise contracts; self-serve plan.
- Target company size
- Mid-market and enterprise.
- Data connectors
- Connects to warehouses, databases and cloud apps.
- Embedded analytics
- Core focus: iframe and Compose SDK embedding; SSO Router.
Choose it if
- Product teams embedding analytics via SDK or iframe.
- Enterprises needing SaaS, dedicated cloud or on-prem deployment.
Skip it if
- Buyers wanting transparent list prices.
- Teams wanting quick, simple setup (G2 reviewers cite setup effort)
Worth knowing
- Enterprise plan includes SSO and an SSO Router for embedded use.
- 99.99% premium SLA and dedicated customer success manager on Enterprise.
- Deployable in your own AWS, Azure or GCP account.
Domo
Credit-priced cloud BI and data platform that bundles ETL, dashboards and apps, whose business is being sold to Progress Software.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- consumption credits plus platform fees
- G2 rating
- 4.3 (966 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Consumption credits plus platform fees, not published.
- Target company size
- Mid-market to enterprise (G2 notes complexity can overwhelm small teams)
Choose it if
- Large teams that want ETL, BI and apps in one consumption-priced platform.
Skip it if
- Buyers who need price certainty: price not published and renewal reports are mixed.
- Teams wary of a platform mid-acquisition and mid-rename.
Worth knowing
- Asset sale to Progress Software for $400M announced July 22, 2026; company reported over 2,400 customers.
- Domo reported a going-concern warning alongside the sale announcement.
- Pricing is credit based and unpublished; third-party estimates vary widely so require a written credit-metering explanation.
Qlik Sense
Capacity-priced cloud analytics platform from Qlik, sold as fixed-fee plans based on data volume rather than per-user licences on higher tiers.
- Starting price
- $300/mo (Starter, billed annually)
- Pricing model
- capacity (data for analysis), fixed fee per year
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (921 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Fixed annual fee by data capacity (10 GB to 250 GB+); Standard and up add users at no cost.
- Target company size
- Starter for small teams, Standard/Premium mid-size, Enterprise large organizations.
- Data connectors
- Standard connectors on Starter; Standard adds more cloud and SAP sources; Premium adds SAP data extraction and data lineage connectors; on-prem data via outbound encrypted Qlik DataTransfer.
- Self-service analytics
- AI-powered analytics and automation builder on all plans; managed and shared spaces from Standard.
Choose it if
- Mid-size and large teams that want many users on one fixed annual fee (Standard onward adds users at no cost)
- Companies needing regional tenants (Germany, Ireland, UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore) and a long certification list.
- Teams that also need data integration since Qlik owns Talend and Attunity.
Skip it if
- Very small teams wanting monthly billing: all published plans are annual.
- Buyers who want a published price for Enterprise: it is quote only.
Worth knowing
- Pricing is by data capacity, not seats: Standard onward adds users at no cost, so cost does not rise with adoption.
- Every published plan is billed annually; the cheapest is $3,600/yr (Starter)
- Hosting regions listed: North America, Germany, Ireland, UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore; Enterprise adds multi-region tenants.
Sigma
Spreadsheet-style cloud analytics tool on top of data warehouses, sold by quote.
- Starting price
- Contact sales
- Pricing model
- custom quote
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (556 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Quote based; Capterra lists $300/mo entry.
- Target company size
- Mid-market and enterprise per Vendr deal sizes.
- Self-service analytics
- Spreadsheet-like interface.
- AI and natural language queries
- AI text generation G2 score 6.4.
Choose it if
- Analysts and finance teams comfortable with spreadsheets over a cloud warehouse.
Skip it if
- Buyers wanting published pricing.
- Teams wanting strong AI text generation (G2 score 6.4)
Worth knowing
- ARR reached about $200M, up from about $100M a year earlier (May 2026)
- 7-day free trial, no credit card.
- Public trust links include a DPA and subprocessor list.
Looker Studio
Google's free dashboarding and reporting tool, with a paid Pro tier adding team workspaces and support.
- Starting price
- Free; Pro about $9 per user per project per month (third-party)
- Pricing model
- per user
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (460 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Free core; Pro per user per project.
- Target company size
- Individuals, agencies, SMB.
Choose it if
- Marketers reporting from Google Analytics 4 and Search Console.
- Small teams needing free dashboards.
Skip it if
- Teams needing governed semantic modeling (use Looker)
- Heavy co-editing or complex workflows (reviewer complaints)
Worth knowing
- Pro is billed per user per project, so multi-project users cost more.
- Billing follows purchased licences, not active users.
- Looker and Looker Studio are different products.
ThoughtSpot
Search and AI-driven analytics platform with published per-user cloud plans and credit-based options.
- Starting price
- $25 per user per month, billed annually (Essentials)
- Pricing model
- per user (Essentials, Pro), credits, or custom
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (321 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Per user $25 or $50 monthly billed annually, or $0.10 per credit; Enterprise custom.
- Target company size
- Essentials 5-50 users; Pro up to 1,000; Enterprise unlimited.
- Self-service analytics
- Natural-language search and automated insights.
- Visualization and dashboards
- AI-powered dashboards on Pro.
Choose it if
- Business users who want natural-language search over warehouse data.
- Small teams of 5 to 50 users on Essentials at $25/user.
- Embedded builders (Developer tier free 1 year)
Skip it if
- Teams under 5 users on Essentials.
- Buyers needing SSO below Enterprise.
Worth knowing
- Essentials is limited to 5 to 50 users.
- SAML, OAuth, OIDC SSO is listed under Enterprise tiers.
- ThoughtSpot says it does not meter LLM tokens.
Zoho Analytics
Low-cost BI tool from Zoho priced by plan bundles of users and rows, with a permanent free tier.
- Starting price
- Free; paid from $30/mo (Basic, annual billing)
- Pricing model
- per plan bundle (users and rows); viewers extra
- G2 rating
- 4.2 (280 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Plan bundles of users and rows; extra rows about $10 per 0.5M; viewers $4/mo (25 minimum)
- Target company size
- Small to mid-size.
- Data connectors
- Free plan has 3 scheduled imports and 2 business app connectors.
- Self-service analytics
- Viewers can view and interact but not create or share.
Choose it if
- Small teams already on Zoho apps.
- Teams wanting a free or sub-$100 start.
- Buyers who want cheap view-only users ($4/viewer)
Skip it if
- Teams needing many full creators on a low plan: caps are 2 to 50 users by plan.
- Heavy advanced reporting per some G2 reviewers.
Worth knowing
- Pricing counts rows of data (0.5M to 50M), not just users: 1M simple rows is about 1 GB per Zoho.
- Users are identified by unique email address; viewers cannot create reports.
- Support tiers: Basic (email, forums), Classic (8x5 phone), Premium (24x5 phone, chat); mapping to plans not clear on the page.
Databox
Dashboard and KPI reporting tool that pulls marketing and sales metrics from connected apps, with a free single-user plan and AI analyst features.
- Starting price
- $0 (Free); paid from $71/mo billed annually (Analyst)
- Pricing model
- tiered by users and data sources
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (194 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Flat tiers by users and data sources, not per seat.
- Target company size
- Small teams and agencies.
- Data connectors
- Free 3, Analyst 5, Team Core 10, Team Scale 30 data sources; custom integrations from Analyst.
- Self-service analytics
- Genie AI analyst on all plans; custom metrics (10 on Free)
Choose it if
- Small teams and agencies that want KPI dashboards from SaaS data sources without a data team.
- Solo analysts starting on the free plan (1 user, 3 data sources)
Skip it if
- Companies needing SSO on a base plan (it is a $40/mo add-on)
- Teams wanting per-seat scaling: plans cap users (1, 3, 10) or data sources.
Worth knowing
- SSO is not in any base plan; it is part of an 'Advanced security management' add-on at $40/mo that also covers 2FA.
- Pricing page and FAQ show different monthly prices for Team Core, Team Scale and Agency, so confirm at checkout.
- Pricing is capped by users and data sources, not seats: Team Scale tops out at 10 users and 30 sources.
Metabase
Open-source BI tool with a free self-hosted edition and cloud plans priced by a base fee plus extra users.
- Starting price
- Free (open source); Starter $100/mo or $1,080/yr
- Pricing model
- base fee plus per extra user
- G2 rating
- 4.4 (141 reviews)
- Pricing model
- Base fee covering 5 (Starter) or 10 (Pro) users plus per extra user; no extra cost for dashboards, queries or data sources.
- Target company size
- Startups and SMB; Enterprise tier from $20,000/yr.
- Data connectors
- 20+ data sources on open source.
- Self-service analytics
- Strong ease-of-setup and dashboard scores on G2 summaries.
Choose it if
- Small teams wanting a free self-hosted start.
- Startups needing cheap per-user cloud BI.
- Teams embedding analytics (Pro from $575/mo)
Skip it if
- Buyers needing SSO on the cheapest plan: SSO starts on Pro.
- Large governed semantic-layer rollouts (not verified)
Worth knowing
- SSO requires Pro ($575/mo): Starter has none.
- Cloud hosting options in US, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
- Billing prorated when users added or deactivated; licences non-transferable.
Frequently asked questions
What is business intelligence software?
Business intelligence software connects to company data sources and turns them into dashboards, reports and ad hoc analysis. It lets non-technical teams track KPIs and answer questions without writing SQL for every request.
Which business intelligence software publish their pricing?
8 of the 12 tools we compared publish prices: Tableau ($15 per Viewer/month (Standard, billed annually)); Microsoft Power BI (Free; Pro $14 per user/month (billed yearly)); Qlik Sense ($300/mo (Starter, billed annually)); Looker Studio (Free; Pro about $9 per user per project per month (third-party)); ThoughtSpot ($25 per user per month, billed annually (Essentials)); Zoho Analytics (Free; paid from $30/mo (Basic, annual billing)); Databox ($0 (Free); paid from $71/mo billed annually (Analyst)); Metabase (Free (open source); Starter $100/mo or $1,080/yr). The others quote on request, so ask for a written quote that names the seat or spend basis, the term and the renewal uplift.
Which business intelligence software have a free plan or free trial?
Tableau (free trial), Microsoft Power BI (free plan, free trial), Sisense (free trial), Qlik Sense (free trial), Sigma (free trial), Looker Studio (free plan), ThoughtSpot (free trial), Zoho Analytics (free plan, free trial), Databox (free plan, free trial) and Metabase (free plan, free trial), according to the vendors' sites on October 24, 2026.
What do business intelligence software cost for a team of 20?
Calculated from published list prices: Tableau: 1 Creator + 19 Viewers on Standard: (75 + 19 x 15) x 12 = $4,320/year; 20 Explorers: 20 x 42 x 12 = $10,080/year; Microsoft Power BI: 20 x $14 x 12 = $3,360/year on Pro (Premium Per User: 20 x $24 x 12 = $5,760); Qlik Sense: Standard: $825 x 12 = $9,900 per year for 25 GB, 20 users at no extra cost (published). Starter user add-on price is not published.; Looker Studio: Pro, one project: 20 x $9 x 12 = $2,160/year (third-party price); ThoughtSpot: Essentials: 20 x $25 x 12 = $6,000/yr; Pro: 20 x $50 x 12 = $12,000/yr; Zoho Analytics: Premium covers 15 users at $145 x 12 = $1,740/yr, extra full-user price not published; Enterprise covers 50 users: $575 x 12 = $6,900/yr (annual rates from third parties).; Databox: No published 20-user plan below Custom/Agency (Agency is unlimited users, from $79/mo billed annually = $948/yr, plus data source packs); Team Scale caps at 10 users; Metabase: Starter yearly: $1,080 + 15 x $65 = $2,055/yr. Pro yearly: $6,210 + 10 x $130 = $7,510/yr.. Tools that quote on request are not included.
Which business intelligence software are rated highest on G2?
Among tools with at least 20 G2 reviews: Microsoft Power BI 4.5 from 1646 reviews, Tableau 4.4 from 3400 reviews, Looker 4.4 from 1615 reviews. Ratings were read on October 24, 2026; small review counts move quickly, so read recent reviews from companies your size.