# Secoda vs Select Star: which do AI models recommend for data catalogs, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, Data catalogs and governance. Four of fourteen models named Secoda first on the direct prompt; two named Select Star. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/it-data/data-catalogs-and-governance/secoda-vs-select-star/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secoda | 11% | #3 of 15 | 0% | 18 | 10 of 14 |
| Select Star | 5% | #6 of 15 | 8% | 12 | 8 of 14 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

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

## What the models said about Secoda

- "Best low-cost SaaS option: Secoda for small or early-stage teams... Secoda is the strongest SaaS candidate for small teams" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt, first choice)
- "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)
- "For most mid-market B2B companies, Secoda is the strongest recommendation" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct 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.