Databox vs Tableau
One of twelve models named Databox first on the direct prompt; one named Tableau. Databox was named by ten of the twelve models and Tableau by six and Databox carries 23 labels and Tableau 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the saas metrics and analytics page.
By framing
DataboxFirst choices, of twelve modelsTableau
Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Databox and Tableau were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 96 answers naming Databox and the 119 naming Tableau. In those answers Tableau took the first choice one time and Databox three.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | |
Databox Tableau first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Databox on the left and Tableau on the right.The direct prompt
Databox first, Tableau not the choice
1 of 12 modelsTableau was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Tableau first, Databox not the choice
1 of 12 modelsDatabox was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Databox14%#3 of 10Tableau0%#– of 10Databox2%#6 of 10Tableau2%#7 of 10What the models said about Databox
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Avoid trying to build subscription metrics in generic Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards like Looker Studio, Tableau, or Databox” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“The best SaaS metrics dashboard for a company with a limited budget is Databox, which offers a free plan and paid plans starting from $64/month.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“the optimal solution is a combination of Databox (as your command center) and ChartMogul (as your revenue engine)” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“The Best All-In-One Dashboard: Databox ... Databox is the industry leader for free plans.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Tableau
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Avoid trying to build subscription metrics in generic Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards like Looker Studio, Tableau, or Databox” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“custom-built solution using Power BI or Tableau on top of a modern data warehouse” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.