Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Dremio vs CData Virtuality
One of fourteen models named Dremio first on the direct prompt; two named CData Virtuality. Dremio was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and CData Virtuality by seven and Dremio carries 44 labels and CData Virtuality 12, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share15%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%17%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4412A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Dremio reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Denodo was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. Denodo vs Dremio · Denodo vs CData Virtuality · Dremio vs Starburst Galaxy
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.
DremioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCData Virtuality
Direct12
Paraphrase103 against Dremio
Comparative00
Budget-constrained50
Scale-constrained00
Negative212 against Dremio · 2 against CData Virtuality
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, Dremio and CData Virtuality were named in the same answer twenty-one times, of the 121 answers naming Dremio and the 30 naming CData Virtuality. In those answers CData Virtuality took the first choice three times and Dremio two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Dremio and CData Virtuality 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 | | | |
Dremio CData Virtuality first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Dremio on the left and CData Virtuality on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Dremio and CData Virtuality stood in it.
Dremio first, CData Virtuality not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCData Virtuality was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
CData Virtuality first, Dremio an alternative
2 of 14 modelsDremio was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2CData Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy alternatives: Dremio
GPT-6 LunaCData Virtuality alternatives: Denodo, Dremio
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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
DeepSeek V4 FlashDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Muse Glimmer 30BDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Gemini 3.5 Flashno first choice alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Cube, Denodo, Starburst Galaxy
Mistral SmallDenodo alternatives: Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization, Trino
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
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
Dremio leads by thirteen points.
Dremio16%#3 of 14CData Virtuality4%#7 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Dremio leads by ten points.
Dremio15%#2 of 10CData Virtuality4%#6 of 10Enterprise
What the models said about Dremio
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Weaker for pure federation (fewer connectors, ~28), struggles with high concurrency; cloud roadmap has been uncertain” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“criticized for relying heavily on per-user or pay-as-you-go compute credits, which can be costly” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Recently acquired by SAP; future roadmap uncertain; more lakehouse-focused than pure federation” Kimi K2 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Highly recommended for its ability to accelerate analytics on any data source and reduce warehouse bills, making it a strong choice for cost efficiency.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Dremio is likely your best choice due to its transparent, consumption-based pricing model and modern architecture” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you want a free, full-featured platform with a great user interface, start with Dremio Community Edition.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about CData Virtuality
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“CData Virtuality or driver-centric products for complex governance... verify row- and column-level security, lineage, policy enforcement” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“falls short in key areas that make the difference to your business finding, accessing and utilizing the data it needs” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I recommend starting with CData Virtuality or Starburst Galaxy” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“My default pick for a mid-market B2B company is CData Virtuality” GPT-6 Luna · direct prompt · first choice
“Logical Data Virtualization Leaders: Denodo, CData Virtuality.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared
Denodo vs DremioDenodo vs CData VirtualityDremio vs Starburst GalaxyDremio vs TrinoDremio vs StarburstDremio vs Microsoft FabricDremio vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudStarburst Galaxy vs CData VirtualityTrino vs CData VirtualityStarburst vs CData VirtualityCData Virtuality vs Microsoft FabricCData Virtuality vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management CloudAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full data virtualization standing
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.