If your main goal is turning KPI data into board-ready decks and exporting cleanly to spreadsheets and presentations, the most effective options usually fall into two buckets:

Best overall for board decks + exports

Domo

• Strong executive dashboarding
• Good for board-level reporting
• Easy exports to Excel, PowerPoint, PDF
• Good data connectors and automated reporting
• Better than most BI tools for “last-mile” presentation workflows

Best if you want presentation-friendly storytelling

Tableau or Power BI

• Excellent visualization and KPI tracking
• Good export options
• Power BI is especially strong if your organization already uses Microsoft 365
• Tableau is often better for polished visuals, but can be less “deck-native” out of the box

Best if you want simple KPI tracking with strong board reporting

Klipfolio

• Built for KPI dashboards
• Easy to create exec-friendly scorecards
• Exports to spreadsheets and can be used in reporting workflows
• Less heavy than enterprise BI tools

Best for finance/strategy teams making board packs

Workday Adaptive Planning or CCH Tagetik

• Strong for planning + KPI reporting
• Useful when board decks need financial rigor, forecasts, and variance analysis
• Better for FP&A than general business KPI tracking

Best for embedded spreadsheet-style workflows

Google Looker Studio or Power BI + Excel

• Good if your board pack is mostly assembled in spreadsheets/slides
• Lower cost and easier for teams already living in Excel/Google Sheets
• Less polished than Domo/Tableau for automated board decks

My practical recommendation

If you specifically want the best balance of KPI tracking + board deck creation + export to spreadsheets/presentations, I’d shortlist:

1. Domo — best all-around for board reporting workflows
2. Power BI — best if you’re Microsoft-first
3. Tableau — best visuals, strong reporting, less deck-oriented
4. Klipfolio — simplest if you mostly need KPI scorecards

Quick question to narrow it down

Are you looking for:

• enterprise BI,
• finance/FP&A board packs, or
• lightweight KPI dashboards?

If you tell me your team size, data sources, and whether you use Microsoft 365, I can give you a much more precise recommendation.