# OvalEdge vs Select Star: 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; two named Select Star. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/ovaledge-vs-select-star/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OvalEdge | 7% | #4 of 15 | 4% | 27 | 11 of 14 |
| Select Star | 5% | #6 of 15 | 8% | 12 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- Mistral Small: ovaledge first (first choices: Atlan, OvalEdge)
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: select star first (first choices: Select Star) (alternatives: Atlan, Coalesce Catalog, OvalEdge, Secoda)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: select star first (first choices: Atlan, Secoda, Select Star) (alternatives: Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, OvalEdge, data.world)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither first, one named (first choices: Atlan) (alternatives: Alation, OvalEdge)
- 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)
- 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 Select Star

- "Options to Avoid ... Commercial tools (Collibra, Alation, Atlan, Select Star)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, budget prompt, hard negative)
- "Secoda and Select Star are incredibly fast to stand up (1–2 weeks) and highly intuitive for lean teams." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, scale prompt, first choice)
- "the sweet spot tools are Select Star (fast, automated, SMB‑friendly)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, direct prompt, first choice)
- "Best Overall for Automated Lineage & Ease of Use: Select Star" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, direct 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.