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Which databases are best for large-scale applications?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CockroachDB | 4/6 | 50.3 |
| 2 | PostgreSQL | 3/6 | 43.9 |
| 3 | Amazon DynamoDB | 4/6 | 39.6 |
| 4 | Apache Cassandra | 4/6 | 37.7 |
| 5 | ClickHouse | 4/6 | 33.3 |
| 6 | MongoDB | 3/6 | 31.2 |
| 7 | Google Spanner | 2/6 | 25.4 |
| 8 | Redis | 3/6 | 21.0 |
| 9 | YugabyteDB | 2/6 | 19.3 |
| 10 | TiDB | 2/6 | 18.1 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| aerospike.comWhat is the Best Real-time Database in 2026? | Aerospike |  1 surfaces |
| airbyte.comBest 7 Databases You Should be Aware of in 2026 |  1 surfaces |
| cassandra.apache.orgGuarantees | Apache Cassandra Documentation |  1 surfaces |
| clickhouse.comWhat is a columnar database? | Engineering | ClickHouse Resource Hub | ClickHouse | 1 surfaces |
| cockroachlabs.comDeveloper Basics | 1 surfaces |
| docs.aws.amazon.comshopping · What is Amazon DynamoDB? - Amazon DynamoDB | 1 surfaces |
| flozic.ai10 Best Databases for Apps in 2026 (Tested) | 1 surfaces |
| medium.comportal · How to Choose the Right Database for Large-Scale Projects | 1 surfaces |
| mongodb.comSharding Introduction and Architecture - Database Manual - MongoDB Docs | 1 surfaces |
| pingcap.comBest Databases for SaaS Applications 2026 | 1 surfaces |
| postgresql.orgPostgreSQL: About | 1 surfaces |
| spotsaas.com12 Best Database Management Software (DBMS) in 2026: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and More Compared | 1 surfaces |
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