# PostgreSQL alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 212 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where PostgreSQL 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/postgresql/alternatives

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

- MongoDB: 123
- Amazon DynamoDB: 20
- Azure Cosmos DB: 9
- Couchbase: 4
- Apache Cassandra: 3
- Aerospike: 2

## NoSQL databases

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name PostgreSQL (PostgreSQL is #4 of 12 at 2%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 44 of those 59
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Google Cloud Firestore: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name PostgreSQL (PostgreSQL is #3 of 14 at 4%).

- MongoDB: first choice in 40 of those 75
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Apache CouchDB: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Atlas: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Couchbase: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Firebase: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name PostgreSQL.

- MongoDB: first choice in 39 of those 78
- Amazon DynamoDB: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Azure Cosmos DB: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Couchbase: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Aerospike: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Apache Cassandra: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Oracle NoSQL Database: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Redis: first choice in 1 of those 78

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