# dbt alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where dbt 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/dbt/alternatives/

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

- Fivetran: 35
- Airbyte: 31
- Hevo Data: 20
- Integrate.io: 12
- Skyvia: 9
- Stitch: 6

## ETL and ELT

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name dbt (dbt is #8 of 11 at 0%).

- Airbyte: first choice in 21 of those 66
- Hevo Data: first choice in 14 of those 66
- Fivetran: first choice in 11 of those 66
- Skyvia: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Stitch: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Coupler.io: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Portable.io: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Zapier: first choice in 1 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name dbt (dbt is #6 of 18 at 2%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 15 of those 65
- Airbyte: first choice in 10 of those 65
- Hevo Data: first choice in 6 of those 65
- Talend: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Stitch: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Apache NiFi: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Integrate.io: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 66 of 84 answers did not name dbt (dbt is #8 of 15 at 0%).

- Integrate.io: first choice in 11 of those 66
- Fivetran: first choice in 9 of those 66
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 4 of those 66
- IBM DataStage: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Cleo Integration Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 66
- IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration: first choice in 1 of those 66
- Informatica Data Integration: first choice in 1 of those 66

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