# NetApp Instaclustr: 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/netapp-instaclustr/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streaming platforms | 0% | 47 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "NetApp Instaclustr is also worth considering because it offers fully managed Kafka across cloud or on-premises environments" (Perplexity Sonar, Streaming)

## Movement since September 2026

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

- Streaming platforms: 0% to 0%, ±0. New · not ranked in September 2026 · rank 47 of 98.

## In its own words

What NetApp Instaclustr's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Fully managed open source data platform (https://instaclustr.com/)
- For: Trusted by enterprises (https://instaclustr.com/)
- Price stated: Pricing varies based on customer needs. Contact us for a custom quote or visit our Pricing page. (https://instaclustr.com/)
- Starting price: 0.00 (https://instaclustr.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Try for Free; Free trial; No credit card required (https://instaclustr.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, GDPR Ready, HIPAA Ready, PCI DSS 4.0, SOC 2 certification
- Hosting: AWS, Azure, GCP, On-Prem, multi-cloud, Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
- Customers named: IBM, PEGA, PubNub, Operata, Your Store Wizards

## What it publishes

Every page instaclustr.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1676 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 766 pages, 11 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 16 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- conference or event: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-11-17
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 53 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-02
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-01-22
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-12-30
- news or press: 47 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-06
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Mcp gateway rbac role based access control auth0 apache cassandra https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/mcp-gateway-rbac-role-based-access-control-auth0-apache-cassandra
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Keep your engineers working on the roadmap not the database https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/keep-your-engineers-working-on-the-roadmap-not-the-database
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Vector search apache cassandra rag retrieval https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/vector-search-apache-cassandra-rag-retrieval
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Build opensearch vector indexes faster with netapp instaclustr and nvidia cuvs https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/build-opensearch-vector-indexes-faster-with-netapp-instaclustr-and-nvidia-cuvs
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Free opensearch training course https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/free-opensearch-training-course
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Scaling agent systems with apache kafka and a2a part 5 the clockwork agent a java a2a example https://www.instaclustr.com/blog/scaling-agent-systems-with-apache-kafka-and-a2a-part-5-the-clockwork-agent-a-java-a2a-example

## 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.