What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about database-as-a-service platforms — measured weekly across 4 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-01 · 49 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (42 answers)
Across 49 sampled AI answers from 4 engines, PostgreSQL is recommended most often — appearing in 77.6% of recommendations, followed by Neon (71.4%) and MySQL (69.4%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 4 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (100% of those answers) | 77.6% 95% CI 64.1–87% 38 mentions · avg pos 2.9 first pick 47.4% | — | GEMINI 85%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 81% | Claim |
| 2 | Neon neon.tech Best for: AI recommends Neon most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (88.9% of those answers) | 71.4% 95% CI 57.6–82.2% 35 mentions · avg pos 5.8 first pick 17.1% | — | GEMINI 75%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 66.7% | Claim |
| 3 | MySQL mysql.com Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (100% of those answers) | 69.4% 95% CI 55.5–80.5% 34 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 23.5% | — | GEMINI 85%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 61.9% | Claim |
| 4 | Supabase supabase.com Best for: AI recommends Supabase most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (100% of those answers) | 69.4% 95% CI 55.5–80.5% 34 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 17.6% | — | GEMINI 75%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 71.4% | Claim |
| 5 | PlanetScale planetscale.com Best for: AI recommends PlanetScale most when buyers ask “which DBaaS platform has the best developer experience and branching features” (88.9% of those answers) | 55.1% 95% CI 41.3–68.1% 27 mentions · avg pos 7.7 first pick 14.8% | — | GEMINI 60%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 47.6% | Claim |
| 6 | MongoDB mongodb.com Best for: AI recommends MongoDB most when buyers ask “what should I use as a managed database for my production SaaS app” (100% of those answers) | 46.9% 95% CI 33.7–60.6% 23 mentions · avg pos 9.5 first pick 4.3% | — | GEMINI 65%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 7 | CockroachDB cockroachlabs.com Best for: AI recommends CockroachDB most when buyers ask “best database as a service platforms for SaaS applications” (88.9% of those answers) | 42.9% 95% CI 30–56.7% 21 mentions · avg pos 8.8 first pick 9.5% | — | GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 52.4% | Claim |
| 8 | AWS aws.amazon.com Best for: AI recommends AWS most when buyers ask “how do I pick a cloud database that scales without breaking the bank” (50% of those answers) | 26.5% 95% CI 16.2–40.3% 13 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 23.1% | — | GEMINI 25%PERPLEXITY 38.1% | Claim |
| 9 | DigitalOcean digitalocean.com Best for: AI recommends DigitalOcean most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (100% of those answers) | 24.5% 95% CI 14.6–38.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 30%CHATGPT 100%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 10 | Northflank northflank.com Best for: AI recommends Northflank most when buyers ask “best managed PostgreSQL and MySQL cloud database services” (66.7% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 25%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 11 | Aiven aiven.io Best for: AI recommends Aiven most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (77.8% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 6.8 first pick 20% | — | GEMINI 35%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 12 | Vitess vitess.io Best for: AI recommends Vitess most when buyers ask “best managed PostgreSQL and MySQL cloud database services” (66.7% of those answers) | 20.4% 95% CI 11.5–33.6% 10 mentions · avg pos 10.8 first pick 10% | — | GEMINI 40%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 13 | Google Cloud SQL Best for: AI recommends Google Cloud SQL most when buyers ask “what should I use as a managed database for my production SaaS app” (44.4% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 2.9 first pick 22.2% | — | CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 14 | Azure SQL Best for: AI recommends Azure SQL most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 18.4% 95% CI 10–31.4% 9 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 11.1% | — | GEMINI 30%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 15 | Oracle AI oracle.com Best for: AI recommends Oracle AI most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (66.7% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 20%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 16 | MariaDB mariadb.org Best for: AI recommends MariaDB most when buyers ask “best database as a service platforms for SaaS applications” (44.4% of those answers) | 16.3% 95% CI 8.5–29% 8 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 12.5% | — | GEMINI 30%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 17 | Railway railway.app Best for: AI recommends Railway most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Render render.com Best for: AI recommends Render most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (55.6% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 6.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 15%PERPLEXITY 19% | Claim |
| 19 | Turso turso.tech Best for: AI recommends Turso most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (44.4% of those answers) | 14.3% 95% CI 7.1–26.7% 7 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 14.3% | — | GEMINI 5%CHATGPT 100%PERPLEXITY 23.8% | Claim |
| 20 | SQLite Best for: AI recommends SQLite most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (55.6% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 9.8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CHATGPT 100%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Cassandra Best for: AI recommends Cassandra most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 10.2% 95% CI 4.4–21.8% 5 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 20%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 22 | Heroku heroku.com Best for: AI recommends Heroku most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (44.4% of those answers) | 8.2% 95% CI 3.2–19.2% 4 mentions · avg pos 7.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 23 | Firebase firebase.google.com Best for: AI recommends Firebase most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 2.7 first pick 33.3% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 24 | Xata xata.io Best for: AI recommends Xata most when buyers ask “which DBaaS platform has the best developer experience and branching features” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5.7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 25 | DataStax Astra DB datastax.com Best for: AI recommends DataStax Astra DB most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 26 | ClickHouse clickhouse.com Best for: AI recommends ClickHouse most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (44.4% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 9.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 27 | TiDB Vector Search pingcap.com Best for: AI recommends TiDB Vector Search most when buyers ask “best database as a service platforms for SaaS applications” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 28 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what should I use as a managed database for my production SaaS app” (33.3% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 29 | Makerkit makerkit.dev Best for: AI recommends Makerkit most when buyers ask “best database as a service platforms for SaaS applications” (55.6% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.1–16.5% 3 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 14.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Azure SQL Serverless learn.microsoft.com Best for: AI recommends Azure SQL Serverless most when buyers ask “managed relational databases vs serverless databases for SaaS applications” (30% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 31 | Rackspace Spot spot.rackspace.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 32 | Upstash upstash.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 33 | Apigee cloud.google.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 34 | Vultr vultr.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 35 | Hetzner hetzner.com Best for: AI recommends Hetzner most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 10 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 36 | Redis Cloud redis.com | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 14.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 37 | Couchbase couchbase.com Best for: AI recommends Couchbase most when buyers ask “best database as a service platforms for SaaS applications” (33.3% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions · avg pos 15 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 10% | Claim |
| 38 | ViaSocket viasocket.com Best for: AI recommends ViaSocket most when buyers ask “managed relational databases vs serverless databases for SaaS applications” (40% of those answers) | 4.1% 95% CI 1.1–13.7% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 9.5% | Claim |
| 39 | Databricks databricks.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | Fly.io fly.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 6 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 41 | Vercel vercel.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 42 | Azure API Management azure.microsoft.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 43 | Linode linode.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 44 | Snowflake snowflake.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 11 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 45 | Pinecone pinecone.io | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 46 | pgvector | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 13 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 47 | ScyllaDB scylladb.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 21 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 48 | Timescale Cloud timescale.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions · avg pos 28 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 5% | Claim |
| 49 | Cloudflare Workers cloudflare.com | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 50 | Instaclustr instaclustr.com Best for: AI recommends Instaclustr most when buyers ask “best managed PostgreSQL and MySQL cloud database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 51 | PCMag pcmag.com Best for: AI recommends PCMag most when buyers ask “which DBaaS platform has the best developer experience and branching features” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 52 | Prisma prisma.io Best for: AI recommends Prisma most when buyers ask “managed relational databases vs serverless databases for SaaS applications” (40% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 53 | ScaleGrid scalegrid.io Best for: AI recommends ScaleGrid most when buyers ask “affordable alternatives to the major cloud provider database services” (33.3% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 54 | Scaleway scaleway.com Best for: AI recommends Scaleway most when buyers ask “managed relational databases vs serverless databases for SaaS applications” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 55 | Serverless Framework serverless.com Best for: AI recommends Serverless Framework most when buyers ask “managed relational databases vs serverless databases for SaaS applications” (30% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 56 | SourceForge sourceforge.net | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
| 57 | TechRadar techradar.com Best for: AI recommends TechRadar most when buyers ask “how do I pick a cloud database that scales without breaking the bank” (50% of those answers) | 2% 95% CI 0.4–10.7% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4.8% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 49 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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