The best Spectacles alternative is iceDQ (8.6/10), best for enterprise QA and data teams testing ETL pipelines, migrations and BI reports. With a free plan: SemanticOps, Fab Inspector (formerly PBI Inspector).
| Tool | Score | Free plan | Paid from (annual) | Power BI | Tableau | Other BI tools (Qlik, Looker, Cognos, MicroStrategy...) | Report regression testing | CI/CD integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectacles | 8.4/10 | Yes | See vendor | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iceDQ Featured partner | 8.6/10 | No | See vendor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SemanticOps | 8.9/10 | Yes | $29.08/mo | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Datagaps BI Validator | 8.6/10 | No | See vendor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QuerySurge | 8.5/10 | No | $500.50/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tricentis Data Integrity | 8.2/10 | No | See vendor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Fab Inspector (formerly PBI Inspector) | 7.9/10 | Yes | See vendor | Yes | No | No | Not confirmed | Yes |
| Wiiisdom | 7.8/10 | No | See vendor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
| MotioCI | 7/10 | No | See vendor | No | No | Yes | Yes | Not confirmed |
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iceDQ is the highest-scoring alternative (8.6/10), best for enterprise QA and data teams testing ETL pipelines, migrations and BI reports.
Yes: SemanticOps, Fab Inspector (formerly PBI Inspector) have free plans.