# Azure Data Factory alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 229 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Azure Data Factory holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/azure-data-factory/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Fivetran: 56
- Airbyte: 46
- Hevo Data: 23
- Integrate.io: 13
- Skyvia: 10
- Stitch: 8

## ETL and ELT

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Azure Data Factory.

- Airbyte: first choice in 30 of those 82
- Fivetran: first choice in 16 of those 82
- Hevo Data: first choice in 16 of those 82
- Skyvia: first choice in 10 of those 82
- Stitch: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Coupler.io: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Estuary Flow: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Integrate.io: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Azure Data Factory (Azure Data Factory is #11 of 18 at 0%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 23 of those 78
- Airbyte: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Hevo Data: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Stitch: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Integrate.io: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Meltano: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Talend: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Azure Data Factory (Azure Data Factory is #10 of 15 at 0%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 17 of those 69
- Integrate.io: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Matillion: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Coalesce: first choice in 1 of those 69
- IBM DataStage: first choice in 1 of those 69

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