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October 2026 Edition

Data platform

Where data is stored, moved and modelled: databases, warehouses, streaming, pipelines, orchestration, vector search and machine learning. 22 of 24 categories scored, 2 planned.

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Standing in data platform

First-choice share across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, all fourteen models, for the twenty-two data platform categories scored in the October 2026 Edition.
Data platform
NoSQL databases
One leader in all three segments
MongoDBClear leader
SMB
69%▼−11Since September 2026: 77% → 66%, −11 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.
Mid-market
74%▲+14Since September 2026: 59% → 73%, +14 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.
Enterprise
56%=heldSince September 2026: 53% → 53%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
Time series databases
One leader in all three segments
TimescaleDBClear leader
SMB
57%
Mid-market
63%
Enterprise
47%
Data platform
Data warehouses
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Google BigQueryClear leader
SMB
63%▼−18Since September 2026: 80% → 62%, −18 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.
SnowflakeClear leader
Mid-market
49%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Google BigQuery (48%) replaces Snowflake (47% then, 48% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Enterprise
62%▼−10Since September 2026: 72% → 62%, −10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
Managed relational databases
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Amazon RDSClear leader
SMB
24%▼−2Since September 2026: 24% → 22%, −2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Mid-market
45%▲+7Since September 2026: 35% → 42%, +7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Amazon AuroraContested
Enterprise
26%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Amazon Aurora (30%) replaces Amazon RDS (36% then, 20% now), 9 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Data platform
Data catalogs and governance
A different leader in every segment
OpenMetadataContested
SMB
18%
AtlanClear leader
Mid-market
44%
CollibraClear leader
Enterprise
41%
Data platform
Managed file transfer
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Files.comClear leader
SMB
57%
Mid-market
43%
IBM Sterling Secure File TransferContested
Enterprise
16%
Data platform
Master data management
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
Profisee MDM tiedClear leader
SMB
23%
Mid-market
41%
Informatica MDMClear leader
Enterprise
43%
Data platform
Proxy and web data providers
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
DecodoClear leader
SMB
40%
Mid-market
41%
Oxylabs tiedClear leader
Enterprise
42%
Data platform
ETL and ELT
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
AirbyteContested
SMB
36%▼−3Since September 2026: 36% → 33%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
FivetranClear leader
Mid-market
40%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Fivetran (37%) replaces Airbyte (32% then, 26% now), 11 points clear, past the 11-point floor.
Enterprise
49%▼−1Since September 2026: 49% → 47%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
Streaming platforms
One leader in all three segments
Confluent CloudClear leader
SMB
21%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Confluent Cloud (22%) replaces Redpanda (30% then, 12% now), 10 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Mid-market
39%▲+5Since September 2026: 32% → 37%, +5 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Enterprise
61%=heldSince September 2026: 60% → 60%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
Vector databases
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
pgvectorClear leader
SMB
49%▼−1Since September 2026: 46% → 45%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Mid-market
35%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: pgvector (36%) replaces Qdrant (37% then, 20% now), 16 points clear, past the 11-point floor.
PineconeClear leader
Enterprise
59%▲+2Since September 2026: 53% → 55%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
EDI platforms
A different leader in every segment
OrderfulContested
SMB
35%
TrueCommerce EDIContested
Mid-market
32%
Cleo Integration CloudContested
Enterprise
40%
Data platform
Intelligent document processing
A different leader in every segment
DocsumoContested
SMB
22%
NanonetsContested
Mid-market
32%
ABBYY VantageClear leader
Enterprise
43%
Data platform
LLM gateways and observability
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
LiteLLM tiedContested
SMB
31%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Portkey (30%) replaces LiteLLM (46% then, 30% now), 0 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Mid-market
31%▼−4Since September 2026: 38% → 33%, −4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Portkey tiedContested
Enterprise
26%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Portkey (32%) replaces LiteLLM (29% then, 23% now), 9 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Data platform
Data quality and observability
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
MetaplaneContested
SMB
31%
Mid-market
31%
Monte CarloClear leader
Enterprise
41%
Data platform
Data virtualization
Mid-market and enterprise share a leader. Small business differs.
Starburst GalaxyContested
SMB
17%
DenodoClear leader
Mid-market
28%
Enterprise
86%
Data platform
Enterprise AI assistants
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
ChatGPT tiedClear leader
SMB
47%
Mid-market
25%
Microsoft 365 CopilotContested
Enterprise
40%
Data platform
Embedded analytics
Small business and mid-market share a leader. Enterprise differs.
MetabaseClear leader
SMB
46%
Mid-market
22%
GoodDataContested
Enterprise
16%
Data platform
ML platforms
A different leader in every segment
Google Vertex AIContested
SMB
19%=heldSince September 2026: 17% → 17%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Azure Machine LearningContested
Mid-market
21%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Azure Machine Learning (18%) replaces Databricks Mosaic AI (19% then, 14% now), 4 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
Databricks Mosaic AIClear leader
Enterprise
44%▲+10Since September 2026: 33% → 44%, +10 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
Workflow orchestration
A different leader in every segment
MakeContested
SMB
24%↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Make (23%) replaces Prefect (23% then, 21% now), 2 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.
PrefectContested
Mid-market
21%=heldSince September 2026: 24% → 24%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Apache AirflowContested
Enterprise
26%▼−1Since September 2026: 29% → 27%, −1 point. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
Data platform
AI governance platforms
A different leader in every segment
StracContested
SMB
31%
Credo AIContested
Mid-market
18%
IBM watsonx.governanceContested
Enterprise
22%
Data platform
Data masking and test data management
A different leader in every segment
IRI FieldShieldContested
SMB
22%
DATPROFContested
Mid-market
17%
DelphixContested
Enterprise
27%

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Planned categories are in the build queue and are scored exactly like every other.
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