Power BI alternatives
At a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers), Power BI costs $140 a month. 1 BI and dashboard tool costs less, from $130 (Metabase). The closest match, Tableau, covers 93% of what Power BI does. Each one shows how much of it it covers, capability by capability, next to the price.
What Power BI does
Core: Dashboard builder, Spreadsheet and file analysis, Built-in data prep and storage, Semantic layer and metrics.
Important: No-code self-service exploration, Database and warehouse connectors, Business app data connectors (partly), AI data analyst, Scheduled report delivery, Native mobile apps, Embedded customer-facing analytics, Row-level permissions, SSO, audit and compliance.
Also has: SQL query editor (partly), Python and R notebooks (partly), Real-time collaboration (partly), KPI goals and scorecards, TV wall dashboards (partly), Open source and self-hosting (partly), Version control and BI as code.
Alternatives to Power BI at a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers), best match first
- Tableau: $270/mo Annual billing only (Tableau (Standard) Cloud: Creator + Viewer seats). It covers 93% of Power BI; missing or partial: AI data analyst (partly), Embedded customer-facing analytics (partly), Version control and BI as code (partly). Free plan: Tableau Public / Desktop Free only publishes publicly; no free private Cloud plan. Last price hike: Aug 2023.
- Metabase: $130/mo AI, transforms and storage are usage add-ons (Starter (cloud)). It covers 91% of Power BI; missing or partial: Business app data connectors, Native mobile apps (partly), KPI goals and scorecards (partly). Free plan: Open Source edition is free with unlimited users, but self-hosted only. Last price hike: Oct 2025.
Prices at every size
- Power BI: a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers) $140/mo, 1 builder $14/mo, a 25-person team (5 builders, 20 viewers) $350/mo (Every viewer needs a Pro license)
- Tableau: a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers) $270/mo, 1 builder $75/mo, a 25-person team (5 builders, 20 viewers) $675/mo (Annual billing only)
- Metabase: a 10-person team (2 builders, 8 viewers) $130/mo, 1 builder $100/mo, a 25-person team (5 builders, 20 viewers) $220/mo (AI, transforms and storage are usage add-ons)
Prices are total USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12) for the vendor's hosted plan: a team where 2 people build dashboards and 8 view them (or 5 and 20), or one builder on the cheapest paid plan. A free plan counts as $0 only if it connects a SQL database, refreshes daily and shares privately with every viewer; free self-hosted editions are not priced.
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