# DataStax: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/datastax

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [NoSQL databases](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/index.md) | 0% | 43 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Best for massive horizontal scale ... Weaknesses: Complex to operate" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NoSQL)

## And against it

- "Acquired by IBM (May 2025). May shift focus toward IBM ecosystem integration." (Kimi K2, 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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, from 6 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aerospike.com: 5
- github.com: 3
- mongodb.com: 3
- scylladb.com: 3
- windowsforum.com: 3
- cheatsheetseries.owasp.org: 2
- cloud.google.com: 2
- couchbase.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2

### Pages cited

- https://aerospike.com/blog/the-best-distributed-nosql-database: 3
- https://windowsforum.com/news/best-enterprise-nosql-databases-in-2026-latency-scale-security-consistency.406641: 3
- https://aerospike.com/blog/ten-best-nosql-cloud-databases: 2
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/NoSQL_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html: 2
- https://g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews: 2
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/nosql-databases/enterprise: 2
- https://github.com/quanpan302/KB-engineering-handbook/blob/main/content/hld/part-2-building-blocks/05-nosql-databases.md: 2
- https://mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/faq: 2

## In its own words

What DataStax's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Deepening watsonx capabilities with DataStax to unlock enterprise data and build accurate, enterprise-ready AI apps (https://datastax.com/)
- For: enterprises (https://datastax.com/)
- Price stated: Explore our pricing plans to see what fits best for you from prototype to Enterprise. (https://datastax.com/)
- Hosting: on-prem, hybrid, multi-cloud, on-premise, private cloud

## 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.