# Pentaho Data Integration: how AI models rank it, September 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 categories by 6 of 12 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/pentaho-data-integration/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETL and ELT | 0% | 50 | 38% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Pentaho Kettle - An open-source ETL tool that caters to data engineers and business analysts" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ETL)
- "Visual ETL jobs? Pentaho." (Grok 4.1 Fast, ETL)

## And against it

- "Why to avoid: Desktop-based architecture (causes warehouse egress fees), poor scalability, maintenance challenges" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ETL)
- "Pentaho comes with drawbacks, including a limited set of templates and technical issues." (Claude Haiku 4.5, ETL)
- "the development pace has slowed significantly ... It lacks native cloud-native features" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, ETL)

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.