Data catalogs and governance · October 2026 Edition
OvalEdge vs Amundsen
One of fourteen models named OvalEdge first on the direct prompt; zero named Amundsen. OvalEdge was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Amundsen by seven and OvalEdge carries 27 labels and Amundsen 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Amundsen
criticized challengerNamed in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate4%33%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels2712A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, OvalEdge reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Atlan was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Atlan vs OvalEdge · Atlan vs Amundsen · OpenMetadata vs OvalEdge
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the data catalogs and governance page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OvalEdgeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAmundsenDirect101 against Amundsen
Paraphrase30
Comparative00
Budget-constrained021 against Amundsen
Scale-constrained001 against Amundsen
Negative001 against OvalEdge · 1 against Amundsen
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where OvalEdge and Amundsen stood in it.
| Model | DirectAM | ParaphraseAM | ComparativeAM | Budget-constrainedAM | Scale-constrainedAM | NegativeAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | AM | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | AM | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | AM | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | AM | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | AM | AM | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | ||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
OvalEdgeAM Amundsen first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, OvalEdge on the left and Amundsen on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where OvalEdge and Amundsen stood in it.
OvalEdge first, Amundsen not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAmundsen was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallAtlan, OvalEdge
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Atlan alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge
Gemini 3.5 FlashSelect Star alternatives: Atlan, Coalesce Catalog, OvalEdge, Secoda
Perplexity SonarAtlan alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge, Select Star
Grok 4.1 FastAtlan alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge, Secoda
Qwen 3.7 FlashAtlan alternatives: AWS DataZone, DataHub, Google Dataplex, OvalEdge, Seceda
Kimi K2Secoda alternatives: Atlan, OvalEdge, Select Star
GLM 4.7 FlashXAtlan, Secoda, Select Star alternatives: Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, OvalEdge, data.world
Muse Glimmer 30BAtlan alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge
Neither was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniDataHub alternatives: Alation, DataGalaxy
DeepSeek V4 FlashSecoda alternatives: Atlan, DataHub
Llama 4 MaverickAtlan
MiniMax M2.5Atlan, Secoda alternatives: Alation, Microsoft Purview
GPT-6 LunaAtlan alternatives: Microsoft Purview, OpenMetadata, Secoda
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
OvalEdge leads by eleven points.
OvalEdge11%#4 of 16Amundsen0%#12 of 16
The full small business standing →Mid-marketThe figures above
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
OvalEdge0%#7 of 11Amundsen0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →What the models said about OvalEdge
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Occasionally praised, but with significant caveats.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“OvalEdge is another strong option, particularly for mid-market organizations looking for cost-effective, unified governance.” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“OvalEdge is recommended as the best data governance platform for a mid-sized B2B company” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend OvalEdge as a strong starting point for a data governance platform.” Grok 4.1 Fast · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Amundsen
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Avoid for Mid-Market: ... open-source like DataHub/Amundsen (free but needs engineering overhead)” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct prompt · hard negative
“Amundsen (Lyft) — archived and no longer maintained as of 2026, so don't build on it” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“have lower license costs but require significant DevOps effort to install, maintain, and keep running” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“likely to be an open-source tool such as Amundsen or DataHub, which are suitable for on-premise environments” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Best ultra-lean choice: Amundsen” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Atlan vs OvalEdgeAtlan vs AmundsenOpenMetadata vs OvalEdgeOpenMetadata vs AmundsenSecoda vs OvalEdgeSecoda vs AmundsenOvalEdge vs DataHubOvalEdge vs Select StarOvalEdge vs Microsoft PurviewDataHub vs AmundsenSelect Star vs AmundsenAmundsen vs Microsoft PurviewAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full data catalogs standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.