Free Microsoft Power BI Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft Power BI is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is Pretzel, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Power BI and 15 are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to Microsoft Power BI are LinceBI, Jedox, BIRT and freeboard.

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Microsoft Power BI alternatives are mainly Business Intelligence Tools, but if you're looking for Database Management Tools or Map Services you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Open Source, Open Source + Database Management Tool, Mac, Linux + Free, Windows + Free and Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Power BI.
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  1. Pretzel icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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  2. LinceBI icon
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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
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Jedox icon
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    Business-Driven Intelligence: Jedox empowers you with powerful planning, effective analytics and beautiful reporting, on every device and in the Cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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  4. BIRT icon
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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.

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  5. freeboard icon
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    A damn sexy, open source real-time dashboard builder for IOT and other web mashups. A free open source alternative to Geckoboard. Includes a powerful plugin architecture to create any amount of customization.

    26 freeboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. We help businesses achieve profitable growth through data-driven actionable insights. By distilling complex data into easy-to-understand KPIs, we enable them to make informed decisions that drive profitable results.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. KNOWAGE icon
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    Knowage inherits the long history of SpagoBI, the well known open source BI suite. The Community Edition continues this tradition, providing value to the community of developers and users.

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    • Mac
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  8. Spotzi icon
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    Spotzi is an easy-to-use online geomarketing platform you can try for FREE. Spotzi has a short learning curve, so you don't have to be a data scientist to work with Spotzi. Our main goal is to find your best-fit customers in just a few clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
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    Select one of the geomarketing tools to visualize the areas with your best-fit customers.
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  9. Pinasi icon
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    Data processing software with a simple GUI, and has many types of input (text, numbers, serial communication, etc.) and output (graphs, tables, serial communication, etc.). Suitable for analyzing and visualizing data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Report generation + report bursting + self-service portal + embeddable analytics. All in one platform. Self-hosted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  11. bambooBSC icon
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    bambooBSC is an opensource Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Business Intelligence (BI) Web platform, Strategic management, Departments Performance Analysis, Employee Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), KPI report, Department/Personal ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Open and filter your parquet files without writing code. If you install the desktop app then you can open parquet files from your desktop by double clicking them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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