Best free Zenlytic alternatives

Looking for a free alternative to Zenlytic? Here are 9 business intelligence worth trying — 4 with a free tier. Zenlytic itself is paid.

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Best forNamed AI analyst agent (Zoe) answers business questions in plain EnglishFree plan: 2 users, 10K rows, 5 workspaces, unlimited reports and dashboardsSelf-hostable open-source BI with dashboards and questionsNatural-language conversational analytics over Databricks Lakehouse (Genie Spaces)
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Zenlytic alternatives — straight answers

What is the best free alternative to Zenlytic?

Zoho Analytics is the closest free alternative to Zenlytic: same Business Intelligence sub-category, and it is free tier + paid. Free plan: 2 users, 10K rows, 5 workspaces, unlimited reports and dashboards

Are there free Zenlytic alternatives?

Yes — 4 of the 9 alternatives listed here are free or freemium: Zoho Analytics, Metabase, Databricks Genie, Sigma Computing. The other 5 are trial or paid.

Is Zenlytic free?

Zenlytic is paid. That is why this page exists: the free and freemium options are listed first below.

How were these Zenlytic alternatives chosen?

They are the other tools in Business Intelligence, then the rest of Data Analysis & Business, ordered free tiers first and capped at 9. There is no sponsorship and no paid placement in that ordering — only the pricing tier decides.

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Zoho Analytics

Business Intelligence
freemiumNew

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Free plan: 2 users, 10K rows, 5 workspaces, unlimited reports and dashboards.

  • Free plan: 2 users, 10K rows, 5 workspaces, unlimited reports and dashboards
  • Ask Zia conversational analytics is on higher tiers
  • Connectors to Zoho and other business apps
  • Indian-founded vendor with global availability

Metabase

Business Intelligence
freeNew

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Self-hostable open-source BI with dashboards and questions.

  • Self-hostable open-source BI with dashboards and questions
  • Metabot AI helps write queries and answer questions
  • Agent API for building custom data agents
  • AGPL edition free to deploy

Databricks Genie

Business Intelligence
freemium

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Natural-language conversational analytics over Databricks Lakehouse (Genie Spaces).

  • Natural-language conversational analytics over Databricks Lakehouse (Genie Spaces)
  • 150 free DBUs/user/month LLM allowance, pay-as-you-go beyond that
  • Genie Agents free through Jan 2027, billed via warehouse + AI usage

Sigma Computing

Business Intelligence
freemium

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Spreadsheet-native BI that writes back directly to cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks).

  • Spreadsheet-native BI that writes back directly to cloud warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks)
  • AI Toolkit and Agents layer for automated analysis and actions
  • Free Starter tier for individuals/small teams, plus 14-day full-platform trial

ThoughtSpot

Business Intelligence
trial

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Search- and agent-driven analytics (Spotter).

  • Search- and agent-driven analytics (Spotter)
  • Ask questions, get governed answers
  • Embedded analytics
  • Free trial

Omni

Business Intelligence
trial

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Combines BI dashboards, live spreadsheets, and SQL editing in one tool.

  • Combines BI dashboards, live spreadsheets, and SQL editing in one tool
  • AI chat answers grounded in a governed semantic model
  • MCP connectors expose data to Claude/ChatGPT directly

Fabi.ai

Business Intelligence
trial

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — "Smartbooks" mix SQL, Python and no-code in one AI notebook.

  • "Smartbooks" mix SQL, Python and no-code in one AI notebook
  • AI Analyst agent runs ad-hoc exploratory analysis
  • Delivers scheduled insights via Slack/email/spreadsheet

Snowflake Cortex Analyst

Business Intelligence
trial

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Translates natural language into governed SQL over Snowflake tables.

  • Translates natural language into governed SQL over Snowflake tables
  • Bundled at no extra cost for Enterprise Edition customers
  • Moved to decoupled AI-credit billing in April 2026

Qlik Cloud Analytics

Business Intelligence
trial

✦ WhyA Zenlytic alternative — Qlik Answers gives GenAI answers grounded in unstructured content.

  • Qlik Answers gives GenAI answers grounded in unstructured content
  • Qlik Predict adds forecasting/anomaly detection to dashboards
  • Agentic Analytics layer unifies data, agents and assistants

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