# Managed Instance: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge labels across 1 categories by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/managed-instance/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed relational databases | 0% | 68 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "you must use the more expensive Managed Instance ... Azure SQL Managed Instance has high egress costs if your app lives outside Azure" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Managed databases)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Managed relational databases: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 68 of 82.

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.