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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Trino 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/trino/alternatives/

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

- Denodo: 84
- Starburst Galaxy: 16
- Dremio: 13
- CData Connect Cloud: 11
- Starburst: 9
- CData Virtuality: 8

## Data virtualization

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Trino (Trino is #3 of 12 at 11%).

- CData Connect Cloud: first choice in 11 of those 62
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 9 of those 62
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Denodo: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Dremio: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Teiid: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Dremio Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Trino (Trino is #2 of 10 at 15%).

- Denodo: first choice in 25 of those 70
- Starburst: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Dremio: first choice in 4 of those 70
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Accelario: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Apache Teiid: first choice in 1 of those 70
- AtScale: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Trino.

- Denodo: first choice in 52 of those 82
- Dremio: first choice in 3 of those 82
- IBM Data Virtualization: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Starburst: first choice in 2 of those 82
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: first choice in 2 of those 82
- CData Virtuality: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Starburst Galaxy: first choice in 1 of those 82

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