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BI & dashboards Category leader

Metabase

Free plan· $100/mo 2–500+ people

Open-source BI with a visual query builder and SQL

Key features

  • Data source connectors
  • Scheduled reports and alerts
  • Embedded analytics

BI & dashboards Category leader

Microsoft Power BI

Free plan· $14/user/mo 2–500+ people

Microsoft's BI tool for interactive reports and dashboards

Key features

  • Data source connectors
  • Interactive dashboards
  • Embedded analytics

BI & dashboards Category leader

Zoho Analytics

Free plan 2–500+ people

Self-service BI and reporting with 500+ data sources

Key features

  • Data source connectors
  • Embedded analytics
  • Row-level security

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