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SAP BusinessObjects alternatives_

As of 4 November 2026, 39 bi & reporting are named by companies instead of SAP BusinessObjects: Power BI by 18,726 companies, Tableau by 9,802, Looker by 3,181.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

SAP BusinessObjects, companies in postings
973
Most used alternative
Power BI · 18,726
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Power BI
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

BI & reporting companies choose instead of SAP BusinessObjects

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SAP BusinessObjectspostings, 90 dCompare
1
Power BIMicrosoft
18,7261925%88,338SAP BusinessObjects vs Power BI →
2
TableauSalesforce
9,8021007%37,088SAP BusinessObjects vs Tableau →
3
LookerGoogle
3,181327%7,161SAP BusinessObjects vs Looker →
4
2,017207%3,574SAP BusinessObjects vs Looker Studio →
5
1,348139%2,881SAP BusinessObjects vs SQL Server Reporting Services →
6
QlikQlik
96499%2,273SAP BusinessObjects vs Qlik →
7
82385%2,664SAP BusinessObjects vs SAP Analytics Cloud →
8
81584%2,146SAP BusinessObjects vs IBM Cognos Analytics →
9
MetabaseMetabase
67870%1,040SAP BusinessObjects vs Metabase →
10
64867%954SAP BusinessObjects vs Crystal Reports →
11
Sigma ComputingSigma Computing
56758%1,376SAP BusinessObjects vs Sigma Computing →
12
50252%1,339SAP BusinessObjects vs Qlik Sense →
13
46548%1,259SAP BusinessObjects vs QlikView →
14
44946%1,251SAP BusinessObjects vs Oracle BI Publisher →
15
43244%705SAP BusinessObjects vs Microsoft Power Pivot →
16
MicroStrategyStrategy Inc.
37038%855SAP BusinessObjects vs MicroStrategy →
17
Amazon QuickSightAmazon Web Services
35937%1,116SAP BusinessObjects vs Amazon QuickSight →
18
33534%753SAP BusinessObjects vs Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition →
19
32834%843SAP BusinessObjects vs Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence →
20
32033%727SAP BusinessObjects vs Omni Analytics →
21
Apache SupersetApache Software Foundation
29630%536SAP BusinessObjects vs Apache Superset →
22
DomoDomo
27728%860SAP BusinessObjects vs Domo →
23
SpotfireCloud Software Group (TIBCO)
26727%877SAP BusinessObjects vs Spotfire →
24
CubeCube Dev
25026%473SAP BusinessObjects vs Cube →
25
22723%1,829SAP BusinessObjects vs Databricks AI/BI Genie →
26
LookMLGoogle
21322%363SAP BusinessObjects vs LookML →
27
Mode AnalyticsThoughtSpot
17818%386SAP BusinessObjects vs Mode Analytics →
28
15816%333SAP BusinessObjects vs Oracle Analytics Cloud →
29
15616%313SAP BusinessObjects vs Salesforce CRM Analytics →
30
14114%351SAP BusinessObjects vs SAP BI →
31
13414%302soon
32
12713%285SAP BusinessObjects vs Workday Prism Analytics →
33
BIRTEclipse Foundation
12513%226soon
34
Tableau DesktopSalesforce
10010%272soon
35
ThoughtSpotThoughtSpot
10010%275soon
36
Tableau ServerSalesforce
9310%228soon
37
889%108soon
38
818%98soon
39
727%158soon
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39 bi & reporting are named by companies instead of SAP BusinessObjects: Power BI by 18,726 companies, Tableau by 9,802, Looker by 3,181, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/sap-businessobjects/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

SAP BusinessObjects alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SAP BusinessObjects?

Power BI: 18,726 companies name it in their own job postings, against 973 for SAP BusinessObjects.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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