Tracked question
“what is the best business intelligence tool in 2026”
We put this exact question to AI engines 3 times since 2026-07-28 and recorded every brand named — and where in the answer.
Each engine’s first pick
Every brand named
| # | Brand | Times named | Avg position | Best | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Power BI | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tableau | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Looker | 2 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Agentic BI | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Copilot in Power BI | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Microsoft Copilot | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Metabase or Apache Superset | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Einstein AI | 1 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | ThoughtSpot | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
Sorted by how often a brand was named, then how early. How we measure →