# Apache HBase alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 250 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Apache HBase holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/apache-hbase/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- MongoDB: 145
- Amazon DynamoDB: 22
- Azure Cosmos DB: 9
- PostgreSQL: 9
- Apache Cassandra: 4
- Google Cloud Firestore: 4

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Apache HBase (Apache HBase is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 59 of those 84
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 4 of those 84
- MySQL: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Apache HBase (Apache HBase is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 46 of those 83
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 7 of those 83
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 83
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 83

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Apache HBase (Apache HBase is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 40 of those 83
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 10 of those 83
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 8 of those 83
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Couchbase: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Aerospike: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 83
- PostgreSQL: first choice in 1 of those 83

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