# Starburst Galaxy alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 210 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Starburst Galaxy 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/starburst-galaxy/alternatives/

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

- Denodo: 77
- Trino: 15
- Dremio: 12
- Starburst: 11
- CData Virtuality: 9
- CData Connect Cloud: 6

## Data virtualization

**Small business**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Starburst Galaxy (Starburst Galaxy is #1 of 12 at 17%).

- Trino: first choice in 7 of those 60
- CData Connect Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 60
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Denodo: first choice in 6 of those 60
- Dremio: first choice in 4 of those 60
- AWS Glue: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Starburst: first choice in 2 of those 60

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Starburst Galaxy (Starburst Galaxy is #3 of 10 at 13%).

- Denodo: first choice in 22 of those 71
- Trino: first choice in 8 of those 71
- Starburst: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Dremio: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Dremio Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 71
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 2 of those 71
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Accelario: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Starburst Galaxy (Starburst Galaxy is #5 of 8 at 2%).

- Denodo: first choice in 49 of those 79
- Dremio: first choice in 3 of those 79
- IBM Data Virtualization: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Starburst: first choice in 2 of those 79
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 79
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 1 of those 79

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