Microsoft Power BI Alternatives for Mac

Microsoft Power BI is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Tableau. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pretzel or LinceBI. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Power BI and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Microsoft Power BI are JasperReports, Redash, Talend and Sisense.

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  1. Tableau icon

    Tableau

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    Tableau helps the world’s largest organizations unleash the power of their most valuable assets: their data and their people.

    228 Tableau alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Some users think Tableau is a great Microsoft Power BI alternative, some don't.

    • Tableau is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

    • Tableau is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

    • Tableau is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Power BI is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Pretzel icon

    Pretzel

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    Pretzel is an open-source, offline browser-based tool for fast and intuitive data exploration and visualization. It can handle large data files, runs locally in your browser, and requires no backend setup.

    32 Pretzel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • Pretzel is the most popular Linux alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

    • Pretzel is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Power BI is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pretzel is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Power BI is not according to our users
  4. JasperReports icon

    JasperReports

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    JasperReports is a variously-licensed reporting tool & library, written in Java, which can generate HTML, PDF, Excel, CSV, and other format reports. JasperReports Server is a paid feature for distributing and scheduling reports.

    73 JasperReports alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Redash icon

    Redash

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    Redash helps you make sense of your data. Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company.

    67 Redash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  6. LinceBI icon

    LinceBI

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    The most complete OpenSource Bussines Intelligence platform including BI Portal, Reports, OLAP Analysis, Dashboards and Scorecards It´s fully customizable and you can include other BI tools in LinceBI BI Global Portal like PowerBI, Metabase...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Talend icon

    Talend

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    Talend leverages the open source model to make data integration available to all types of organizations, regardless of their size, level of expertise or budgetary constraints. Talend’s solutions connect to all source and target systems and they can be downloaded at no cost.

    93 Talend alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  9. Sisense icon

    Sisense

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    Sisense is a business intelligence and data analytics software that lets non-techies join, analyze, and visualize multiple large data sets in interactive dashboards.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • This alternative is disputed. Sisense is a legitimate Microsoft Power BI alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Sisense is the most popular iPad alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

    • Sisense is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Power BI is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Analance

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    Analance combines Data Science, Business Intelligence, and Data Management capabilities in one integrated, self-serve platform to provide a seamless experience.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Knowi icon

    Knowi

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    Analytics platform with native integrations to all NoSQL, SQL, and API sources for unified business reporting - streamlining data visualization, predictive analysis via machine learning, and embedded reporting.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon DynamoDB
    • MongoDB
    • Apache Cassandra
    • Google Analytics
    • elasticsearch
    • Google BigQuery
    • Salesforce.com
    • Amazon Redshift
    • Oracle Database
    • CouchBase
    • PostgreSQL
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    BIRT

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    BIRT is an open source technology platform used to create data visualizations and reports that can be embedded into rich client and web applications.

    16 BIRT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. datapine icon

    datapine

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    datapine enables people to explore, visualize and share data in one central analytics platform, that offers smart data connectors, a wealth of advanced BI 4.0 features and interactive dashboards.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Phocas icon

    Phocas

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    Phocas Software has been voted #1 across 16 categories in the world's largest business intelligence software survey, BARC BI 2016. Full results at: http://phoc.as/barc-bi-16

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Blackberry 10
     
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