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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-druid

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time series databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/time-series-databases/index.md) | 0% | 12 | 0% | 9 |
| [Data warehouses](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-warehouses/index.md) | 0% | 24 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Apache Pinot, Druid, or ClickHouse (for analytics-heavy workloads)" (Kimi K2, Time series DBs)
- "Excellent for real-time analytics on high-cardinality data." (Grok 4.20, Time series DBs)
- "For analytical workloads with high query concurrency." (Grok 4.20, Time series DBs)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Apache Druid, from 26 of the 31 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- influxdata.com: 20
- tigerdata.com: 14
- questdb.com: 13
- github.com: 12
- g2.com: 11
- db-engines.com: 10
- timestored.com: 8
- cratedb.com: 6
- kx.com: 6
- victoriametrics.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://influxdata.com/comparison: 9
- https://questdb.com/blog/best-time-series-databases: 9
- https://db-engines.com/en/ranking/time+series+dbms: 8
- https://influxdata.com/learn/what-is-time-series-database: 8
- https://timestored.com/data/top-timeseries-databases: 8
- https://g2.com/categories/time-series-databases/enterprise: 7
- https://github.com/ismanf/just-system-design/blob/main/04-databases/time-series-databases.md: 7
- https://influxdata.com/blog/why-time-series-database-influxdb: 6

## In its own words

What Apache Druid's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: A high performance, real-time analytics database that delivers sub-second queries on streaming and batch data at scale and under load. (https://druid.apache.org/)
- For: Developers and analysts (https://druid.apache.org/)

## What it publishes

Every page druid.apache.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 275 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- comparison: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## 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.