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title: "Metabase vs Microsoft Power BI: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Metabase or Microsoft Power BI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business intelligence platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Metabase vs Microsoft Power BI: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Metabase or Microsoft Power BI? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business intelligence platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Metabase and Microsoft Power BI
- **Competitive set**: Business intelligence platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Metabase Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **Microsoft Power BI Share of Search**: 92.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Metabase or Microsoft Power BI?

- In August 2026, Microsoft Power BI had more branded searches than Metabase among business intelligence platforms worldwide. Microsoft Power BI was estimated to have 2.8M branded searches compared to Metabase’s 111K, and held a 92.9% Share of Search versus Metabase’s 3.7%.
- Microsoft Power BI was ahead of Metabase in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Metabase’s estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 3.4% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 111K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microsoft Power BI’s estimated Share of Search among business intelligence platforms worldwide moved from 92% to 92.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3M to 2.8M.

## How did search popularity change for business intelligence platforms worldwide in August 2026?

Neither Metabase nor Microsoft Power BI moved beyond provider rounding among business intelligence platforms in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Metabase estimated searches | Metabase Share of Search | Metabase rank | Microsoft Power BI estimated searches | Microsoft Power BI Share of Search | Microsoft Power BI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 111K | 3.4% | 3 | 3M | 92% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 111K | 3.4% | 3 | 3.1M | 92.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 111K | 4.1% | 3 | 2.5M | 91.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 111K | 3.4% | 3 | 3.1M | 92.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 111K | 3.4% | 3 | 3M | 92.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 136K | 4% | 3 | 3.1M | 91.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 111K | 3.3% | 3 | 3.1M | 92.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 111K | 3.3% | 3 | 3.1M | 93.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 111K | 3.8% | 2 | 2.7M | 92.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 111K | 3.7% | 2 | 2.8M | 92.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 111K | 3.7% | 2 | 2.8M | 92.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Metabase’s and Microsoft Power BI’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Metabase**: Measured on the search terms “metabase”, “metabase app”, “metabase business intelligence”, “metabase com” and “metabase software”, summed into one figure.
- **Microsoft Power BI**: Measured on the search terms “microsoft power bi”, “microsoft power bi app”, “microsoft power bi online”, “microsoft power bi software”, “microsoft powerbi”, “microsoftpowerbi”, “power bi desktop” and “powerbi”, summed into one figure.

- [Metabase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/metabase)
- [Microsoft Power BI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-power-bi)
- [All business intelligence platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-intelligence-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Metabase or Microsoft Power BI?

In August 2026, Microsoft Power BI had more branded searches than Metabase among business intelligence platforms worldwide. Microsoft Power BI was estimated to have 2.8M branded searches compared to Metabase’s 111K, and held a 92.9% Share of Search versus Metabase’s 3.7%.

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