One of fourteen models named Amazon DynamoDB first on the direct prompt; zero named ScyllaDB. Amazon DynamoDB was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ScyllaDB by ten and Amazon DynamoDB carries 67 labels and ScyllaDB 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in three categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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 nosql databases page.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Amazon DynamoDB and ScyllaDB were named in the same answer thirty-seven times, of the 188 answers naming Amazon DynamoDB and the 53 naming ScyllaDB. In those answers ScyllaDB took the first choice two times and Amazon DynamoDB five.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | ||||||
| Perplexity Sonar | ||||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | ||||||
| Mistral Small | ||||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | ||||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | ||||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | ||||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B |
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.
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid DynamoDB as a primary application database unless your use case is a clean fit for key-value patterns” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · hard negative
“Avoid DynamoDB unless you are deeply invested in AWS” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“AWS guidance says to avoid large items, reads on non-key attributes, and scans, which means it can be a poor fit if your access pattern is not key-centric” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd typically recommend starting with a managed document database (MongoDB Atlas or DynamoDB) if you want flexibility” Claude Haiku 4.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“DynamoDB is a pragmatic default because it gives you managed key-value performance with document-style JSON values” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Amazon DynamoDB – #1 of 31 tools in a 2026 round-up, and listed as best managed key-value at scale” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd recommend starting with MongoDB Atlas or ScyllaDB as they balance cost, performance, and ease of use” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“ScyllaDB is a drop-in compatible, faster version of Cassandra that is often lighter on hardware resources” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
“these top DB-Engines (scores 1000+), have enterprise backing, and regular patches” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · alternative
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.