# Elementary Data: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data quality and observability](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-quality-and-observability/index.md) | 2% | 15 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Elementary Data is widely considered the best open-source observability platform." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data observability)
- "Best for dbt-Centric & Code-First Teams: Elementary Data" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data observability)
- "Developer Pick (if using dbt): Elementary Data" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data observability)

## 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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Elementary Data, from 8 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- atlan.com: 4
- metaplane.dev: 4
- datastackindex.com: 2
- docs.elementary-data.com: 2 (its own site)
- elementary-data.com: 2 (its own site)
- ir.com: 2
- medium.com: 2
- modern-datatools.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://atlan.com/know/data-observability-tools: 2
- https://datastackindex.com/data-observability/pricing/metaplane: 2
- https://g2.com/categories/data-observability/small-business: 2
- https://g2.com/products/metaplane/pricing: 2
- https://ir.com/guides/top-observability-tools-comparison-2026-smbs-vs-enterprise-platforms: 2
- https://metaplane.dev/blog/top-data-observability-tools: 2
- https://metaplane.dev/pricing: 2
- https://youtube.com/watch: 2

## What it publishes

Every page elementary-data.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 553 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 63 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 25 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 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.