We’re excited to share that DataStax is the leader in the Vector Database category on G2—a recognition driven entirely by customer feedback and market momentum. DataStax has secured the top spot, surpassing other vector database providers, including Pinecone, Zilliz, and Weaviate, in G2’s Summer 2025 Grid® Report.
G2 is the largest and most trusted software marketplace. More than a million professionals, including employees at all Fortune 500 companies, use G2 annually to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews from fellow professionals.
This milestone reflects the growing adoption of Astra DB for generative AI applications and the trust developers and enterprises place in us to power their most demanding real-time, AI-driven workloads.
Why this matters
G2 rankings are based on verified customer reviews and objective market data like web traffic, company growth, and digital presence. Each product is evaluated across two core dimensions:
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Satisfaction – based on real user ratings across product capabilities, ease of use, support, and likelihood to recommend
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Market presence – driven by signals like company size, web influence, and momentum indicators
To qualify, products must have at least 10 new or updated reviews within the last 12 months, ensuring rankings reflect up-to-date customer experience.
What customers say
Astra DB continues to earn high marks for its built-in vector capabilities, developer-friendly experience, and ability to scale mission-critical AI workloads. Here’s what recent reviewers are saying:
AI and vector search readiness
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“Best Vector DB in the market... vectorizing product catalogues and partner data in real time.”
— Senior Software Engineer, Arré -
“Solves RAG pipelines and storage for vectorising data.”
— Jan Schummers, senior software engineer, Winweb
Fast time to market
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“Company chatbot in 30 days.”
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“We’ve gone from zero to production in 3 months.”
— Verified User, Software Company (1–10 employees)
Ease of use and seamless integration
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“Very easy to implement... intuitive to use.”
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“Seamless integration with LangChain.”
— Senior Software Engineer, Information Technology Company
Top-tier support
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“Next-level customer support.”
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“The team is always available and eager to help.”
— Rodney Tamblyn, Co-founder, OB3
Built for the real world
Whether you’re building AI-first apps, powering LLM agents, or scaling GenAI workloads to millions of users, Astra DB delivers the performance, flexibility, and simplicity that modern developers need. It offers a serverless, fully managed experience on any major cloud. We’re incredibly grateful to the developers, data teams, and AI innovators who helped make this recognition possible.
Thank you to everyone who’s shared a review, built with Astra DB, and helped push the boundaries of what’s possible with GenAI.
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