Cube VS Power BI
As of 30 October 2026, Power BI is named by 13,871 companies and Cube by 198; Cube skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 34%), Power BI to companies over 1,000 (36% vs 31%).
As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Cube's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Power BI rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Cube: 2–200 employees
- 38%
- Power BI: 2–200 employees
- 34%
- Cube: 1,000+ employees
- 31%
- Power BI: 1,000+ employees
- 36%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.0 · 5.4
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Cube | share | Power BI | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 2% | 91 | 1% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 8 | 4% | 616 | 4% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 24 | 12% | 1,462 | 11% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 44 | 22% | 2,578 | 19% | Cube |
| 201-500 employees | 40 | 20% | 2,321 | 17% | Cube |
| 501-1000 employees | 17 | 9% | 1,827 | 13% | Power BI |
| 1001-5000 employees | 32 | 16% | 2,876 | 21% | Power BI |
| 5001-10000 employees | 8 | 4% | 798 | 6% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 22 | 11% | 1,302 | 9% | even |
| Segment | Cube | share | Power BI | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 78 | 39% | 3,031 | 22% | Cube |
| Business & finance services | 50 | 25% | 3,070 | 22% | Cube |
| Manufacturing & industry | 19 | 10% | 2,536 | 18% | Power BI |
| Property & construction | 11 | 6% | 680 | 5% | even |
| Media & content | 10 | 5% | 359 | 3% | Cube |
| Commerce & trade | 6 | 3% | 816 | 6% | Power BI |
| Health care | 6 | 3% | 585 | 4% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 5 | 3% | 639 | 5% | Power BI |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 5 | 3% | 443 | 3% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 3 | 2% | 449 | 3% | even |
| Automotive | 2 | 1% | 309 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 2 | 1% | 668 | 5% | Power BI |
| Segment | Cube | share | Power BI | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 70% | 7,484 | 54% | Cube |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 7% | 1,024 | 7% | even |
| Germany | 6 | 3% | 900 | 6% | Power BI |
| Canada | 5 | 3% | 510 | 4% | even |
| India | 4 | 2% | 245 | 2% | even |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% | 369 | 3% | even |
| France | 3 | 2% | 515 | 4% | Power BI |
| Italy | 3 | 2% | 149 | 1% | even |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% | 377 | 3% | even |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Spain | 2 | 1% | 205 | 1% | even |
| Japan | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | – | – | 281 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 154 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Cube | share | Power BI | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data & AI | 136 | 24% | 18,251 | 20% | Cube |
| IT operations & business systems | 117 | 21% | 6,734 | 8% | Cube |
| Engineering (non-software) | 41 | 7% | 3,006 | 3% | Cube |
| Software engineering | 35 | 6% | 3,106 | 3% | Cube |
| Finance & accounting | 28 | 5% | 13,010 | 15% | Power BI |
| Construction and civil | 14 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | 13 | 2% | 1,818 | 2% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 12 | 2% | 5,168 | 6% | Power BI |
| Sales | 9 | 2% | 2,797 | 3% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 5 | 1% | 1,653 | 2% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 4 | 1% | 3,383 | 4% | Power BI |
| Arts media and entertainment | 2 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | – | – | 2,248 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| Marketing & communications | – | – | 2,106 | 2% | outside top 12 |
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Power BI is named by 13,871 companies in job postings and Cube by 198; 49 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/cube-vs-microsoft-power-bi)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Cube vs Power BI: questions
Which is more used, Cube or Power BI?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Power BI (13,871) over Cube (198). By website-and-DNS footprint, Power BI (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Cube?
38% of Cube companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 34% for Power BI. 31% of Cube companies have over 1,000 employees, against 36% for Power BI.
Do companies run both?
49 companies name both in their postings, usually Cube in marketing and Power BI in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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