# IBM Cloud Pak for Data alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 237 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM Cloud Pak for Data 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/ibm-cloud-pak-for-data/alternatives/

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

- Denodo: 73
- Starburst Galaxy: 20
- Trino: 17
- CData Virtuality: 14
- Dremio: 14
- CData Connect Cloud: 13

## Data virtualization

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

- CData Connect Cloud: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 12 of those 84
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Trino: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Denodo: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Dremio: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Teiid: first choice in 4 of those 84
- AWS Glue: first choice in 2 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name IBM Cloud Pak for Data (IBM Cloud Pak for Data is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Denodo: first choice in 19 of those 76
- Trino: first choice in 8 of those 76
- Starburst: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Dremio: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Dremio Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 76
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 2 of those 76
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name IBM Cloud Pak for Data (IBM Cloud Pak for Data is #8 of 8 at 0%).

- Denodo: first choice in 46 of those 77
- Dremio: first choice in 3 of those 77
- IBM Data Virtualization: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Starburst: first choice in 2 of those 77
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 77
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 1 of those 77

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