Data quality software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank data quality software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Data quality software used to profile data, detect anomalies, enforce rules, and improve trust in analytics, operations, and AI systems. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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When buyers inquire about Data quality software, AI engines frequently point to Soda as the leader. With a visibility percentage of 50.0, Soda is prominently recommended. Other top brands mentioned include Ataccama and Monte Carlo. This suggests Soda is a trusted choice for those looking to ensure high data quality through AI recommendations.
The rankings in data quality software are heavily influenced by the most cited sources, such as ovaledge.com and gartner.com. These are aggregator or review sites, which implies they aggregate a wide range of information about various software, leading to frequent AI citations. This explains why some brands receive more recognition than others based on third-party mentions.
For buyers, the page's ranking suggests focusing on what AI engines value: recent reviews, validation from third parties, and recognized authority in specific subcategories. This means looking at brands like Soda, rating high in these aspects, can help make a well-informed decision about which software to purchase.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Soda leads the data quality software category with a visibility score of 50.0%, nearly 13 percentage points ahead of the three brands tied in second place (Ataccama, Monte Carlo, and Great Expectations at 37.5% each). The category average visibility sits at just 10.6%, meaning Soda is performing at roughly 4.7 times the average. That gap is significant because it suggests AI responses are not spreading attention evenly across vendors, but instead anchoring heavily on a single brand at the top.
A clear divergence exists between visibility and citation across this category. Monte Carlo and Great Expectations both hold 37.5% visibility yet carry 0.0% citation rates, meaning AI surfaces them by name but does not link to their domains. Alation presents the inverse case, scoring 0.0% visibility but a 25.0% citation rate, making it the most-cited brand that never appears in direct AI descriptions. This named-versus-trusted split suggests AI is drawing content from third-party sources rather than vendor sites for several brands.
The top cited sources in this category include ovaledge.com, gartner.com, atlan.com, and montecarlo.ai, none of which are the primary domains of the top-ranked vendors. Google AI Mode is the dominant engine for every brand in the top 10, indicating the audit data reflects a single-engine landscape. The presence of youtube.com and julius.ai among cited sources points to AI pulling from diverse content formats, not just traditional review or analyst pages.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Soda 38% → 50% · rank #3 → #1+12pp
Biggest visibility fallers
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Talend 50% → 0% · rank #1 → #14-50pp
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Ataccama 50% → 38% · rank #2 → #2-12pp
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Informatica 38% → 25% · rank #4 → #5-12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
soda.io
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50% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Soda leads with 50.0% visibility and 25.0% citation, both well above the category averages of 10.6% and 6.9%, and it rose from rank 3 with a 12.5-point visibility gain. |
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| 2 |
ataccama.com
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38% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Ataccama holds second place at 37.5% visibility but dropped 12.5 points from its previous score of 50.0%, while its 12.5% citation rate is one of only three brands above zero. |
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| 3 |
montecarlodata.com
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Monte Carlo matches Ataccama on visibility at 37.5% but records a 0.0% citation rate, a notable gap given that montecarlo.ai appears in the top cited sources list. |
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| 4 |
greatexpectations.io
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Great Expectations ties Monte Carlo with 37.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, meaning AI references it frequently in responses but never links back to greatexpectations.io. |
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| 5 |
informatica.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Informatica sits at 25.0% visibility with 0.0% citation and fell one rank after losing 12.5 visibility points, despite being one of the most established vendors in the category. |
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| 6 |
collibra.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
alation.com
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0% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
ibm.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
anomalo.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
acceldata.io
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
precisely.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
ibm.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
datafold.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
talend.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
bigeye.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
oracle.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
sap.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
getmanta.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
prophecy.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
experian.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on data quality software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about data quality software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in data quality software?
Soda leads with a visibility score of 50.0% and a composite score of 42.5, well ahead of the next group at 37.5%. It also recently rose from rank 3, gaining 12.5 visibility points.
Which brands are visible in AI responses but not cited?
Monte Carlo and Great Expectations both hold 37.5% visibility with 0.0% citation rates, meaning Google AI Mode mentions them without linking to their domains.
Which brand is cited most despite low visibility?
Alation has a 0.0% visibility score but a 25.0% citation rate, the highest citation figure among brands outside the top two, suggesting AI pulls its content from third-party pages.
What sources does AI cite most for data quality software research?
The top cited sources include ovaledge.com, gartner.com, atlan.com, and montecarlo.ai, alongside youtube.com and julius.ai, none of which are the primary domains of the top-ranked vendors.
Which brand has seen the biggest drop in AI visibility?
Talend dropped from rank 1 to rank 14 with a visibility delta of negative 50.0 points, falling from 50.0% to 0.0% visibility in the current audit period.
How does the category average visibility compare to the top brands?
The category average visibility is 10.6%, while the top five brands range from 25.0% to 50.0%, meaning the leaders are performing at 2.4 to 4.7 times the average.