# CData Virtuality alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 227 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where CData Virtuality 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/cdata-virtuality/alternatives/

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

- Denodo: 81
- Starburst Galaxy: 18
- Trino: 15
- Dremio: 13
- CData Connect Cloud: 12
- Starburst: 9

## Data virtualization

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name CData Virtuality (CData Virtuality is #5 of 12 at 8%).

- CData Connect Cloud: first choice in 12 of those 70
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Denodo: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Trino: first choice in 8 of those 70
- Dremio: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Teiid: first choice in 4 of those 70
- AWS Glue: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name CData Virtuality (CData Virtuality is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Denodo: first choice in 23 of those 77
- Starburst: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Trino: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Dremio: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Dremio Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Accelario: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Apache Teiid: first choice in 1 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 80 of 84 answers did not name CData Virtuality.

- Denodo: first choice in 50 of those 80
- Dremio: first choice in 3 of those 80
- IBM Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Starburst: first choice in 2 of those 80
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 1 of those 80

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