# Metabase alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 207 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Metabase holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/metabase/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Power BI: 27
- QuickBooks Online: 15
- Sage Intacct: 13
- Fathom: 12
- Wave: 12
- Zoho Books: 12

## Financial reporting and dashboards

**Small business**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Metabase.

- QuickBooks Online: first choice in 15 of those 68
- Looker Studio: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Zoho Books: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Databox: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Wave: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 68 of 72 answers did not name Metabase (Metabase is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Sage Intacct: first choice in 13 of those 68
- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 8 of those 68
- Fathom: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Wave: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Zoho Books: first choice in 4 of those 68
- Vena: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Datarails: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Metabase.

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 17 of those 71
- OneStream: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Workday Adaptive Planning: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Tableau: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Acumatica: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Anaplan: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Maxio: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Pigment: first choice in 2 of those 71

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