# YugabyteDB: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 3 categories by 3 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/yugabytedb/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed relational databases | 0% | 58 | 33% | 3 |
| NoSQL databases | 0% | 28 | 0% | 2 |
| Data warehouses | 0% | 28 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "engines like CockroachDB and YugabyteDB offer the horizontal scalability of NoSQL with the familiar interface of SQL" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, NoSQL)
- "Multi-cloud flexibility | CockroachDB, YugabyteDB" (Kimi K2, Managed databases)

## And against it

- "Cons: Overkill for most workloads, expensive, and slight query latency tradeoffs" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Managed databases)

## 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.