Data virtualization · October 2026 Edition
Starburst vs CData Virtuality
Zero of fourteen models named Starburst first on the direct prompt; one named CData Virtuality. Starburst was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and CData Virtuality by eight and Starburst carries 32 labels and CData Virtuality 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share11%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3210A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Starburst reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Denodo was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Denodo vs Starburst · Denodo vs CData Virtuality · Trino vs Starburst
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the data virtualization page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
StarburstFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCData Virtuality
Direct01
Paraphrase50
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Starburst
Scale-constrained101 against Starburst
Negative10
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Starburst and CData Virtuality stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | |||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | |||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
Starburst CData Virtuality first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Starburst on the left and CData Virtuality on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Starburst and CData Virtuality stood in it.
CData Virtuality first, Starburst not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStarburst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCData Virtuality alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Denodo, Dremio
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Denodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Dremio, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Perplexity SonarDenodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, IBM Cloud Pak for Data, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Mistral SmallInformatica Data Virtualization, TIBCO Data Virtualization alternatives: CData Virtuality, IBM Data Virtualization, Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization
GPT-6 LunaDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniDenodo alternatives: IBM Data Virtualization, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Grok 4.1 FastDenodo alternatives: Dremio, IBM Data Virtualization, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
DeepSeek V4 FlashDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashStarburst Galaxy alternatives: Dremio
Kimi K2Starburst Galaxy alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Dremio Cloud
GLM 4.7 FlashXDenodo alternatives: IBM watsonx.data, Informatica Data Virtualization, TIBCO Data Virtualization
MiniMax M2.5Denodo alternatives: TIBCO Data Virtualization, Teiid, Trino
Muse Glimmer 30BAtScale, Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
CData Virtuality leads by four points.
CData Virtuality8%#5 of 12Starburst4%#8 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Starburst leads at mid-market.
Starburst11%#4 of 10CData Virtuality4%#6 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: CData Virtuality leads at enterprise.
CData Virtuality2%#– of 8Starburst0%#6 of 8What the models said about Starburst
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Starburst | Contact sales (commercial) | While Trino-based, paid plans get expensive” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Starburst | Modern, Trino-based, cloud-native | Newer, smaller ecosystem” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · soft negative
“Leaders like Denodo ... Starburst consistently rank high for enterprise use, with strong governance and hybrid support.” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“Start with Starburst Enterprise or Dremio Cloud... Starburst is the more "pure" federated query engine” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I recommend Starburst (using the open-source Trino engine) as the primary choice” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about CData Virtuality
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“CData Virtuality if you prefer vendor support and want enterprise features at a moderate price point” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“The Overall Winner: CData Virtuality (formerly Data Virtuality)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“CData Virtuality is a plausible alternative because it is explicitly listed as mid-market and hybrid” Perplexity Sonar · direct prompt · alternative
Also compared
Denodo vs StarburstDenodo vs CData VirtualityTrino vs StarburstTrino vs CData VirtualityStarburst Galaxy vs StarburstStarburst Galaxy vs CData VirtualityStarburst vs DremioStarburst vs TIBCO Data VirtualizationDremio vs CData VirtualityCData Virtuality vs TIBCO Data VirtualizationAll twenty-one head-to-head pages and the full data virtualization standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.