Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Denodo vs Trino
Ten of fourteen models named Denodo first on the direct prompt; zero named Trino. Denodo was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Trino by eleven and Denodo carries 66 labels and Trino 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share31%15%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate33%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#4A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6615A 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 Starburst
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 modelsTrino
Direct1001 against Denodo
Paraphrase505 against Denodo · 1 against Trino
Comparative110
Budget-constrained076 against Denodo
Scale-constrained002 against Denodo · 1 against Trino
Negative308 against Denodo
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 Trino were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 208 answers naming Denodo and the 57 naming Trino. In those answers Trino took the first choice eighteen times and Denodo nine.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Denodo and Trino 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 Trino first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Denodo on the left and Trino on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Denodo and Trino stood in it.
Denodo first, Trino an alternative
10 of 14 modelsTrino 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
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Denodo leads at mid-market.
Denodo31%#1 of 10Trino15%#4 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 Trino
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Trino’s documentation says its default access control allows all authenticated users, so authorization must be deliberately configured.” GPT-6 Luna · scale prompt · soft negative
“Avoid hosting self-managed Trino, Presto, or Apache Drill clusters unless you have dedicated platform engineers.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Trino is the best choice if you have even modest technical talent on your team — it's completely free, proven, and widely used” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best starting point: Trino is widely recommended as "the open-source default and the one most teams should try first."” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want the most active open-source community and pure SQL federation: start with Trino. It's free, well documented” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget 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.