# Select Star: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 12 judge labels across 1 category by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/select-star

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data catalogs and governance](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/index.md) | 2% | 9 | 0% | 12 |

## What the models said for it

- "Strongest fit for ~500 employees): *Examples:* Atlan, Select Star, Secoda, CastorDoc, DataHub" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data catalogs)
- "Best for Lean Teams & Quick Time-to-Value: Select Star, Secoda, or CastorDoc" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data catalogs)
- "Modern, lightweight SaaS catalogs (e.g., Atlan, Select Star, CastorDoc, Secoda)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data catalogs)
- "Consider Select Star if you want: Published, predictable pricing" (Kimi K2, Data catalogs)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 Select Star, from 40 of the 47 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- atlan.com: 30
- softwareadvice.com: 20
- kanerika.com: 19
- erstudio.com: 16
- costbench.com: 15
- ovaledge.com: 14
- actian.com: 13
- datadrivendaily.com: 13
- github.com: 13
- decube.io: 12

### Pages cited

- https://kanerika.com/blogs/data-catalog-tools: 19
- https://softwareadvice.com/data-catalog: 18
- https://atlan.com/data-catalog-tools: 15
- https://costbench.com/best/data-catalog-for-smb: 14
- https://erstudio.com/blog/data-catalog-tools: 14
- https://datadrivendaily.com/data-catalog-tools-compared-the-2026-guide: 13
- https://ovaledge.com/blog/top-data-catalogs: 12
- https://actian.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Eckerson-NextGenData-2024.pdf: 11

## In its own words

What Select Star's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Metadata Context Platform for Data & AI; a modern data governance platform that gets your data AI-ready. Automated data catalog, lineage, and semantic models built on your existing data – for humans and AI. (https://selectstar.com/)
- For: data teams (https://selectstar.com/)
- Price stated: price":"0.00" (https://www.selectstar.com/product/ask-ai)
- Starting price: 0.00 (https://www.selectstar.com/product/ask-ai)
- Free plan or trial: 14-day free trial available (https://www.selectstar.com/product/ask-ai)
- Certifications: SOC 2
- Customers named: Pitney Bowes, Anvyl, Livesport, Handshake, Productboard, Bowery Farming, Xometry

## What it publishes

Every page selectstar.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 416 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 161 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-24
- case study: 19 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-07-31
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2025-11-24 blog: Snowflake acquire select star https://www.selectstar.com/resources/snowflake-acquire-select-star
- Recent: 2025-10-28 blog: Semantic data model https://www.selectstar.com/resources/semantic-data-model
- Recent: 2025-10-15 blog: Dbt coalesce 2025 https://www.selectstar.com/resources/dbt-coalesce-2025
- Recent: 2025-10-02 blog: Dbt docs https://www.selectstar.com/resources/dbt-docs
- Recent: 2025-09-30 blog: Aws metadata management https://www.selectstar.com/resources/aws-metadata-management
- Recent: 2025-09-23 blog: Snowflake ai ready semantic model https://www.selectstar.com/resources/snowflake-ai-ready-semantic-model

## 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.