# Riak: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 categories by 3 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/riak/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NoSQL databases | 0% | 72 | 100% | 3 |

## And against it

- "Effectively a legacy product now. Basho (its creator) shut down in 2017... Hard to justify picking it fresh." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NoSQL)
- "Riak’s adoption has declined, leading to reduced community support and fewer updates." (Mistral Small, NoSQL)
- "Riak (core stalled) ... No updates = unpatched vulns, no support." (Grok 4.1 Fast, NoSQL)

## 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, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.