Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Denodo vs Starburst
Ten of fourteen models named Denodo first on the direct prompt; zero named Starburst. Denodo was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Starburst by eleven and Denodo carries 66 labels and Starburst 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share31%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6631A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Denodo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Dremio was named alongside these two in eight of the fourteen direct answers. Denodo vs Dremio · Denodo vs Starburst Galaxy · Denodo vs Trino
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the data virtualization page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
DenodoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStarburst
Direct1001 against Denodo
Paraphrase535 against Denodo
Comparative110
Budget-constrained006 against Denodo · 1 against Starburst
Scale-constrained002 against Denodo
Negative318 against Denodo · 1 against Starburst
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Denodo and Starburst were named in the same answer seventy-six times, of the 208 answers naming Denodo and the 83 naming Starburst. In those answers Starburst took the first choice six times and Denodo thirty-five.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Denodo and Starburst stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | |||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Denodo Starburst first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Denodo on the left and Starburst on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Denodo and Starburst stood in it.
Denodo first, Starburst an alternative
10 of 14 modelsStarburst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Perplexity SonarDenodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Dremio, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Microsoft Fabric, SAP HANA, Starburst
Grok 4.20Denodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Data Virtuality, Dremio, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Mistral SmallDenodo alternatives: Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization, Trino
DeepSeek V4 FlashDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Llama 4 MaverickDenodo
Qwen 3.7 FlashDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy
GLM 4.7 FlashXDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, TIBCO Data Virtualization
MiniMax M2.5Denodo, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud alternatives: Data Virtuality, TIBCO Software
Muse Glimmer 30BDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Gemini 3.5 Flashno first choice alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Cube, Denodo, Starburst Galaxy
GPT-6 LunaCData Virtuality alternatives: Denodo, Dremio
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Kimi K2CData Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy alternatives: Dremio
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Starburst leads by four points.
Starburst4%#6 of 14Denodo0%#14 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Denodo leads at mid-market.
Denodo31%#1 of 10Starburst6%#5 of 10Enterprise
What the models said about Denodo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“You generally want to avoid heavy, legacy Virtual Data Platforms (VDPs) like Denodo (which require expensive consulting contracts)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · hard negative
“To Avoid on a Tight Budget - Denodo — While a market leader, pricing starts around $0.08/GB and can get very expensive” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“While Denodo is generally well-regarded (4.3-4.6 ratings), some users note performance degradation with deeply nested views and complex multi-database joins.” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“one of the most recognized enterprise data virtualization platforms... choice tends to be driven by need for enterprise-grade logical data fabric with deep governance, Denodo and Informatica” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“Denodo Platform (or its cloud-managed variant, Denodo Agora) is generally the best data virtualization platform for a mid-market B2B company.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“Start with Denodo, IBM, or Spotfire Data Virtualization if you need a governed access layer used by multiple applications” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Starburst
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Starburst Galaxy at 2% first-choice share with 36% negative rate, 11 labels, “criticized challenger”” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“can be cost-prohibitive” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“I recommend Starburst (built on Trino) as the top choice for a data fabric focused on federated queries.” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Denodo, Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, and AtScale tend to rank higher” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · first choice
“start with Starburst Galaxy for managed federation” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.