# DataStax Astra DB: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datastax-astra-db

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 20% | 5 |

## What the models said for it

- "Evaluate Apache Cassandra (via Amazon Keyspaces or DataStax Astra)" (MiniMax M2.5, NoSQL)

## And against it

- "Eventual consistency model ... Cross-region replication is asynchronous" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, NoSQL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DataStax Astra DB, from 11 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aerospike.com: 8
- github.com: 4
- learn.microsoft.com: 4
- windowsforum.com: 4
- capterra.com: 3
- couchbase.com: 3
- docs.aws.amazon.com: 3
- instaclustr.com: 3
- mongodb.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://aerospike.com/blog/ten-best-nosql-cloud-databases: 5
- https://windowsforum.com/news/best-enterprise-nosql-databases-in-2026-latency-scale-security-consistency.406641: 4
- https://aerospike.com/blog/the-best-distributed-nosql-database: 3
- https://capterra.com/nosql-databases-software: 3
- https://instaclustr.com/education/nosql-database/nosql-databases-types-use-cases-and-8-databases-to-try: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/nosqul-databases: 3
- https://capterra.ca/directory/32257/nosql-databases/software: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/enterprise: 2

## In its own words

What DataStax Astra DB's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Astra DB is a Forrester Leader delivering NoSQL vector search capabilities on cloud and is built on Apache Cassandra®, providing the speed, reliability and multi-model support needed for modern AI workloads—including tabular, search and graph data. (https://datastax.com/)
- For: organizations running their database resources on-premise or via private cloud (https://datastax.com/)
- Price stated: Ready to get started? Explore our pricing plans to see what fits best for you from prototype to Enterprise. (https://datastax.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page datastax.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10000 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 50 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- case study: 1341 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-10-29
- webinar or virtual event: 13 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-11
- conference or event: 192 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-25
- report or ebook: 35 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- comparison: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-02-19
- template or tool: 14 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- glossary or explainer: 97 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- podcast or video: 33 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-18
- news or press: 809 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- Recent: 2026-09-25 news or press: Eth zurich robot hand walks on fingers https://www.ibm.com/think/news/eth-zurich-robot-hand-walks-on-fingers
- Recent: 2026-09-11 webinar or virtual event: ON24 Pilot No.1 https://www.ibm.com/events/webinars/thank-you/ON24-Pilot-No1-thank-you
- Recent: 2026-09-10 blog: How to build a chatbot https://www.ibm.com/products/watson-assistant/resources/how-to-build-a-chatbot
- Recent: 2026-09-10 template or tool: Telco roi calculator https://www.ibm.com/products/watson-assistant/telco-roi-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-10 template or tool: Banking roi calculator https://www.ibm.com/products/watson-assistant/banking-roi-calculator
- Recent: 2026-09-10 template or tool: Government roi calculator https://www.ibm.com/products/watson-assistant/government-roi-calculator

## 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.