I've had good luck with both Shimano and SRAM cassettes. I'm not too picky, I'll put either a 32 or a 34 on the bike with the 24 small crank, but only a 34 on the one with the 26.
I tried a couple Performance house brand cassettes a while back, don't remember how they did. I have read horror stories about soft aluminum cheese cogs on no-name brands, so I tend to avoid those. In general, if one of the big name mail order places carries it (thinking Universal Cycles, Excel, Bike Tires Direct, etc.), it'll probably be OK. If you have to scrounge in the dark corners of the internet (fleabay, aliexpress) looking for low prices, well, remember you'll be lucky to get what you pay for.