# Data virtualization: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "data virtualization platform" and as "data fabric for federated queries", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/2026-11

**Standing:** Denodo leads with 31% of first choices; verdict contested. 48 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Denodo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/denodo/index.md) | 31% | 33% | 66 |
| 2 | [Dremio](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dremio/index.md) | 15% | 11% | 44 |
| 3 | [Starburst Galaxy](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/starburst-galaxy/index.md) | 15% | 7% | 14 |
| 4 | [Trino](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/trino/index.md) | 15% | 13% | 15 |
| 5 | [Starburst](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/starburst/index.md) | 6% | 6% | 31 |
| 6 | [CData Virtuality](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cdata-virtuality/index.md) | 4% | 17% | 12 |
| 7 | [Microsoft Fabric](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-fabric/index.md) | 2% | 17% | 12 |
| 10 | [Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/informatica-intelligent-data-management-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 36% | 25 |
| 13 | [Data Virtuality](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/data-virtuality/index.md) | 2% | 36% | 11 |
| 15 | [TIBCO Data Virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tibco-data-virtualization/index.md) | 0% | 38% | 32 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 110 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Dremio; alternatives Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
- GPT-5.4 mini: Denodo; alternatives Dremio, Starburst
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: no first choice; alternatives CData Connect Cloud, Cube, Denodo, Starburst Galaxy
- Perplexity Sonar: Denodo; alternatives CData Virtuality, Dremio, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Microsoft Fabric
- Grok 4.20: Denodo; alternatives CData Virtuality, Data Virtuality, Dremio, TIBCO Data Virtualization
- Mistral Small: Denodo; alternatives Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization, Trino
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Denodo; alternatives Dremio, Starburst
- Llama 4 Maverick: Denodo
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Denodo; alternatives Data Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy
- Kimi K2: CData Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy; alternatives Dremio
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Denodo; alternatives Data Virtuality, TIBCO Data Virtualization
- MiniMax M2.5: Denodo, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud; alternatives Data Virtuality, TIBCO Software
- GPT-6 Luna: CData Virtuality; alternatives Denodo, Dremio
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Denodo; alternatives Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization

## Sources the answers cite

73 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- g2.com: 31 answers, 57 citations
- scmgalaxy.com: 24 answers, 24 citations
- thectoclub.com: 23 answers, 24 citations
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 22 answers, 22 citations
- sourceforge.net: 21 answers, 27 citations
- gane.ai/index: 19 answers, 26 citations
- denodo.com: 17 answers, 21 citations
- promethium.ai: 16 answers, 29 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (24 answers)
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-data-virtualization-software (23 answers)
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-data-virtualization-software (21 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/data-virtualization (16 answers)
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-virtualization-tools (15 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization (13 answers)
- https://cbinsights.com/esp/enterprise-tech/data-management/data-virtualization-platforms (12 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/data-virtualization (12 answers)
- https://cotocus.com/blog/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (10 answers)
- https://etlclub.net/best-data-virtualization-platforms (10 answers)

## Warned against

- Denodo: 22 of 66 labels negative. "You generally want to avoid heavy, legacy Virtual Data Platforms (VDPs) like Denodo (which require expensive consulting contracts)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, paraphrase prompt)
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: 12 of 32 labels negative. "Criticized for being complex to set up and configure, requiring specialized skills... flagged as "criticized" in multiple reviews." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: 9 of 25 labels negative. "Another platform with a high negative rate (75%) and flagged as "criticized,"" (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Dremio: 5 of 44 labels negative. "Weaker for pure federation (fewer connectors, ~28), struggles with high concurrency; cloud roadmap has been uncertain" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, paraphrase prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Denodo at 31%.

- Dremio: 9% to 15%, +6. Inside the floor by 5 points · rank 5 → 2 of 110.
- Starburst: 11% to 6%, −5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 4 → 5 of 110.
- Denodo: 28% to 31%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 110, unchanged.
- Starburst Galaxy: 13% to 15%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 3 of 110, unchanged.
- Microsoft Fabric: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 16 → 7 of 110.
- Data Virtuality: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 73 → 13 of 110.
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 9 → 15 of 110.
- Trino: 15% to 15%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 2 → 4 of 110.
- CData Virtuality: 4% to 4%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 7 → 6 of 110.
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 10 of 110.
- IBM Cloud Pak for Data: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 17 → 14 of 110.
- IBM Data Virtualization: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 20 → 81 of 110.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.