# DataVeil: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dataveil

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data masking and test data management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-masking-and-test-data/index.md) | 13% | 2 | 10% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you primarily work with SQL databases: DataVeil Community Edition - it offers professional-grade masking with a generous 10GB limit for free." (MiniMax M2.5, Data masking)
- "The best data masking tool for a company with a limited budget is DataVeil, as it offers a free tier" (Llama 4 Maverick, Data masking)
- "DataVeil is the strongest starting point: it offers a free/low-cost entry tier" (Perplexity Sonar, Data masking)
- "DataVeil with its free tier is a solid choice for this approach." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Data masking)

## And against it

- "often appear in budget-conscious lists, but they are still commercial products" (GPT-5.4 mini, Data masking)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DataVeil, from 36 of the 37 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cybersecuritynews.com: 28
- ovaledge.com: 23
- k2view.com: 20
- g2.com: 18
- dataveil.com: 15 (its own site)
- gbhackers.com: 15
- epodcastnetwork.com: 14
- hevodata.com: 13
- sourceforge.net: 12
- iri.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://ovaledge.com/blog/data-masking-tools: 23
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-data-masking-tools: 22
- https://g2.com/categories/data-masking/small-business: 15
- https://epodcastnetwork.com/top-8-data-masking-tools-every-small-business-should-know: 14
- https://hevodata.com/learn/data-masking-tools: 13
- https://dataveil.com/: 12
- https://k2view.com/blog/open-source-data-masking-tools: 12
- https://gbhackers.com/data-masking-tools-buyers-guide/amp: 10

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: DataVeil is a data masking tool for SQL databases. (https://dataveil.com/)
- For: Organizations that need to mask sensitive data for use in non-secure environments such as Testing, Outsourcing, Development, Training, Data Analysis and Support. (https://dataveil.com/)
- Price stated: Very Low Cost. We publish our price list. (https://dataveil.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Get DataVeil Community Edition For Free. All features are enabled. The license shall never expire. (https://dataveil.com/)
- Certifications: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS

## What it publishes

Every page dataveil.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 218 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 45 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- case study: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-05-21
- news or press: 2 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-20
- Recent: 2026-07-20 blog: Verify commandline exit code https://www.dataveil.com/verify-commandline-exit-code
- Recent: 2026-07-20 news or press: News events https://www.dataveil.com/news-events/
- Recent: 2026-06-17 blog: Dv5 1 intra column parallelism https://www.dataveil.com/dv5-1-intra-column-parallelism
- Recent: 2025-06-24 blog: Dataveil 4 14 released https://www.dataveil.com/dataveil-4-14-released
- Recent: 2025-05-21 case study: News success story hipaa compliance data masking https://www.dataveil.com/news-success-story-hipaa-compliance-data-masking
- Recent: 2025-03-25 case study: News success story capital on tap https://www.dataveil.com/news-success-story-capital-on-tap

## 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.