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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 193 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Starburst 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/alternatives/

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

- Denodo: 47
- Starburst Galaxy: 20
- Trino: 15
- CData Virtuality: 13
- CData Connect Cloud: 12
- Dremio: 9

## Data virtualization

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Starburst (Starburst is #8 of 12 at 4%).

- CData Connect Cloud: first choice in 12 of those 78
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 12 of those 78
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 10 of those 78
- Trino: first choice in 8 of those 78
- Denodo: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Dremio: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Teiid: first choice in 4 of those 78
- AWS Glue: first choice in 2 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Starburst (Starburst is #4 of 10 at 11%).

- Denodo: first choice in 15 of those 63
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 7 of those 63
- Trino: first choice in 7 of those 63
- Dremio Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 63
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Dremio: first choice in 2 of those 63
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Accelario: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 52 of 84 answers did not name Starburst (Starburst is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Denodo: first choice in 25 of those 52
- IBM Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 52
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Dremio: first choice in 1 of those 52
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 1 of those 52
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 1 of those 52

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