# OvalEdge vs Amundsen: which do AI models recommend for data catalogs, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Data catalogs and governance. One of fourteen models named OvalEdge first on the direct prompt; zero named Amundsen. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/ovaledge-vs-amundsen/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OvalEdge | 7% | #4 of 15 | 4% | 27 | 11 of 14 |
| Amundsen | 4% | #7 of 15 | 33% | 12 | 7 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: ovaledge first (first choices: Atlan, OvalEdge)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Select Star) (alternatives: Atlan, Coalesce Catalog, OvalEdge, Secoda)
- Perplexity Sonar: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge, Select Star)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge, Secoda)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: AWS DataZone, DataHub, Google Dataplex, OvalEdge, Seceda)
- Kimi K2: neither first, one named (first choices: Secoda) (alternatives: Atlan, OvalEdge, Select Star)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan, Secoda, Select Star) (alternatives: Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, OvalEdge, data.world)
- Muse Glimmer 30B: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge)
- GPT-5.4 mini: neither named (first choices: DataHub) (alternatives: Alation, DataGalaxy)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: Secoda) (alternatives: Atlan, DataHub)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Atlan)
- MiniMax M2.5: neither named (first choices: Atlan, Secoda) (alternatives: Alation, Microsoft Purview)
- GPT-6 Luna: neither named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Microsoft Purview, OpenMetadata, Secoda)

## What the models said about OvalEdge

- "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

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.