Metabase vs Sisense

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Metabase is the stronger AI pick in Business Intelligence: it has a visibility score of 21.7 versus 4.1 for Sisense, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Metabase if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (21.7 vs 4.1)
You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (63% vs 17% positive)
You need SOC 1 or GDPR or CCPA coverage

Choose Sisense if…

You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27701 or ISO/IEC 42001:2023 or HIPAA readiness coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	Metabase	Sisense
Visibility score	21.7%	4.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Business Intelligence	#5	#20
Share of voice	5.2%	2.3%
Mentions this run	27	12
Positive in AI answers	63%	17%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Metabase 0pp · Sisense 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Metabase leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

25.9%

5.6%

AI Mode

18.7%

0.9%

Perplexity

20.6%

5.7%

MetabaseSisense

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

6Metabase ranked higher

0Sisense ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Metabase	Sisense
What are the best Business Intelligence tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#11
What are the best Business Intelligence tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#7	#10
Top business intelligence tool options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#1	#7
Top business intelligence tool options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#1	#7
Alternatives to the most popular business intelligence tool	Perplexity	#6	#8
Which business intelligence tool has transparent pricing?	ChatGPT	#3	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Metabase	Sisense
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $100 per seat / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	Yes	No
Deployment	Self-hosted or Metabase Cloud, with air-gapped deployment available on Enterprise	SaaS, dedicated cloud on AWS, Azure or GCP, or on-premises
Integrations	237+	—
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, HIPAA readiness
Support	Email, Support form, Slack, Microsoft Teams	Premium support, Dedicated customer success manager
Founded	2014	2004
Headquarters	—	New York, NY, United States
Employees	51–200	501–1,000
Funding	Series B · $43M raised	Series F (led by Insight Venture Partners)
Best for	Teams that want self-service analytics without relying on engineers, and software companies that need to embed analytics in their product	Software companies and product teams that want to ship AI analytics inside their own customer-facing applications, including enterprises in regulated industries.