# Databricks Lakeflow alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 243 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Databricks Lakeflow 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/databricks-lakeflow/alternatives/

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

- Fivetran: 59
- Airbyte: 47
- Hevo Data: 24
- Integrate.io: 14
- Skyvia: 10
- Stitch: 8

## ETL and ELT

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Lakeflow.

- Airbyte: first choice in 30 of those 84
- Fivetran: first choice in 18 of those 84
- Hevo Data: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Skyvia: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Stitch: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Coupler.io: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Estuary Flow: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Integrate.io: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Lakeflow (Databricks Lakeflow is #17 of 18 at 0%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 23 of those 82
- Airbyte: first choice in 17 of those 82
- Hevo Data: first choice in 8 of those 82
- Talend: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Stitch: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Apache NiFi: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Integrate.io: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Databricks Lakeflow (Databricks Lakeflow is #12 of 15 at 0%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 18 of those 77
- Integrate.io: first choice in 12 of those 77
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 77
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Matillion: first choice in 3 of those 77
- IBM DataStage: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Talend: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 77

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