# Apache Atlas: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 15 judge labels across 2 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-atlas

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data catalogs and governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/index.md) | 2% | 16 | 50% | 14 |
| [Master data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/master-data-management/index.md) | 0% | 63 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "A free, open-source metadata management and data governance tool that's part of the Apache ecosystem. It's a good choice if you have technical resources" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Data catalogs)
- "open-source options like Apache Atlas or a mid-market platform like OvalEdge let you build a real governance foundation" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Data catalogs)

## And against it

- "Avoid or be cautious with Collibra, Apache Atlas, Microsoft Purview" (Mistral Small, Data catalogs)
- "Engineering-First Tools (Apache Atlas, Hadoop ecosystems) | High technical debt; requires DevOps skills to manage." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Master data)
- ""DIY" Open Source Frameworks (Be Cautious of Support)... these projects will eventually stagnate." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Data catalogs)
- "Be Cautious of Open-Source Platforms... Apache Atlas, Amundsen, DataHub (Self-Hosted)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data catalogs)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Apache Atlas, from 31 of the 42 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- atlan.com: 24
- ovaledge.com: 18
- kanerika.com: 17
- g2.com: 12
- erstudio.com: 11
- decube.io: 10
- github.com: 9
- datadrivendaily.com: 8
- capterra.com: 7
- gane.ai/index: 7

### Pages cited

- https://kanerika.com/blogs/data-catalog-tools: 15
- https://atlan.com/data-catalog-tools: 13
- https://erstudio.com/blog/data-catalog-tools: 11
- https://ovaledge.com/blog/top-data-catalogs: 9
- https://datadrivendaily.com/data-catalog-tools-compared-the-2026-guide: 8
- https://atlan.com/data-governance-tools: 7
- https://decube.io/post/top-data-catalog-tools: 7
- https://guideflow.com/blog/data-governance-tools: 7

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.