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Best Zoho Analytics alternatives in India (2027)

Zoho Analytics is a business intelligence & dashboards product from Zoho Corporation, Chennai, priced at Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye… with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 20 have a free plan, 1 are built in India.

Quick answer

The closest alternatives to Zoho Analytics are Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan), GoodData (Free plan), Mode Analytics (Free plan) and Helical Insight (Free). Microsoft Power BI is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹9,108/month.

Why businesses look for a Zoho Analytics alternative

Reported limitation

Tally sync needs Zoho Databridge running on a local machine with ODBC enabled

Reported limitation

Hourly Tally sync is Enterprise-only, and Basic refreshes imported data just once a day

Reported limitation

Read-only viewers are not included in any plan and are billed as a separate add-on

Zoho Analytics alternatives compared

Ranked by how closely each product matches Zoho Analytics's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.

#SoftwareStarting priceFree planPlatformsMade in IndiaRatingCompare
—Zoho Analytics logoZoho Analytics (current)Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…YesWebYes4.8/5—
1Microsoft Power BI logoMicrosoft Power BIFree planYesWebNo4.6/5vs Zoho Analytics
2Metabase logoMetabaseFree planYesWebNo4.5/5
3GoodData logoGoodDataFree planYesWebNo4.5/5
4Mode Analytics logoMode AnalyticsFree planYesWebNo4.4/5
5Helical Insight logoHelical InsightFreeYesWebYes4.6/5vs Zoho Analytics
6Hex logoHexFree planYesWebNo4.4/5
7Preset logoPresetFree planYesWebNo4.4/5
8Graas logoGraas₹9,108/moYesWebNo4.4/5
9Lumenore logoLumenoreFree planYesWebNo4.4/5
10Lightdash logoLightdashFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
11Evidence logoEvidenceFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
12Coalesce logoCoalesceFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
13Harper logoHarperFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
14Keboola logoKeboolaFree planYesWebNo4.4/5
15Dataslayer logoDataslayerFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
16Peaka logoPeakaFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
17Datawrapper logoDatawrapperFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
18Infogram logoInfogramFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
19Starburst logoStarburstFree planYesWebNo4.3/5
20Flourish logoFlourishFree planYesWebNo4.3/5

Top 10 Zoho Analytics alternatives in detail

Metabase logo

2. Metabase

Metabase · San Francisco · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.5/5

Open-source BI.

Free plan

Free plan available

Compared with Zoho Analytics

  • Open source
Helical Insight logo

5. Helical Insight

Helical IT Solutions Pvt Ltd · Hyderabad · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.6/5

Open source business intelligence tool with reporting, dashboards and embedded analytics.

Free

Free plan available

Compared with Zoho Analytics

  • Open source

Key features

  • Interactive reports and dashboards with many chart types
  • Canned Reports for pixel-perfect paginated documents
  • Filters, drill-down and drill-through
  • Report scheduling and email bursting
  • Exports of reports and charts
Hex logo

6. Hex

Hex · San Francisco · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5

Collaborative data notebooks.

Free plan

Free plan available

Preset logo

7. Preset

Preset · San Francisco · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5

Managed Superset.

Free plan

Free plan available

Graas logo

8. Graas

Graas · Singapore · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5

Commerce knowledge graph and analytics platform for ecommerce sellers and marketplaces.

₹9,108/mo

Free plan available

Lumenore logo

9. Lumenore

Lumenore, Inc. · Madison Heights · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5

No-code business intelligence and data analytics platform with natural language querying.

Free plan

Free plan available

Lightdash logo

10. Lightdash

Lightdash · London · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.3/5

Open-source BI for dbt.

Free plan

Free plan available

Compared with Zoho Analytics

  • Open source

Zoho Analytics alternatives by what you need

How to choose a Zoho Analytics alternative

  • Start with the free tier of Looker Studio or Metabase; upgrade when governance and scale demand.
  • Check connectors to Tally, Zoho and your ERP.
  • Per-viewer pricing can dominate cost — count consumers, not builders.

Zoho Analytics alternatives — FAQs

What is the best alternative to Zoho Analytics in 2027?+

The closest matches to Zoho Analytics on App Advisor are Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan), GoodData (Free plan). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Zoho Analytics, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.

Is there a free alternative to Zoho Analytics?+

Yes. 20 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan), GoodData (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.

What is the cheapest alternative to Zoho Analytics?+

Among alternatives that publish a price, Graas starts lowest at ₹9,108/mo. Microsoft Power BI also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.

Is there an Indian alternative to Zoho Analytics?+

Yes. 1 alternatives are built in India, including Helical Insight (Free). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.

Zoho Analytics vs Microsoft Power BI: which is better?+

Microsoft Power BI is the closest match to Zoho Analytics in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.

How were these Zoho Analytics alternatives chosen?+

Every product listed sits in business intelligence & dashboards or a category Zoho Analytics also covers, and Zoho Corporation's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.

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