Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Dremio vs Starburst Galaxy
One of fourteen models named Dremio first on the direct prompt; one named Starburst Galaxy. Dremio was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Starburst Galaxy by nine and Dremio carries 44 labels and Starburst Galaxy 14, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share15%15%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate11%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels4414A 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 Starburst Galaxy · Dremio 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.
DremioFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStarburst Galaxy
Direct11
Paraphrase133 against Dremio
Comparative00
Budget-constrained52
Scale-constrained01
Negative202 against Dremio · 1 against Starburst Galaxy
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 Starburst Galaxy were named in the same answer thirty-three times, of the 121 answers naming Dremio and the 62 naming Starburst Galaxy. In those answers Starburst Galaxy took the first choice thirteen times and Dremio six.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Dremio and Starburst Galaxy 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 Starburst Galaxy first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Dremio on the left and Starburst Galaxy on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Dremio and Starburst Galaxy stood in it.
Dremio first, Starburst Galaxy not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStarburst Galaxy was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Starburst Galaxy first, Dremio an alternative
1 of 14 modelsDremio was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2CData Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy alternatives: Dremio
Neither was the first choice, one was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Gemini 3.5 Flashno first choice alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Cube, Denodo, Starburst Galaxy
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy
GPT-6 LunaCData Virtuality alternatives: Denodo, Dremio
Muse Glimmer 30BDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Neither was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickDenodo
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
Starburst Galaxy leads by nine points.
Starburst Galaxy25%#1 of 14Dremio16%#3 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Dremio15%#2 of 10Starburst Galaxy15%#3 of 10Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Dremio2%#4 of 9Starburst Galaxy2%#– of 9What 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 Starburst Galaxy
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five 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
“Appears to be a leading choice with approximately 17% first-choice selection rate among AI models for small B2B companies with budget considerations” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Starburst Galaxy’s free plan is an excellent starting point—no infrastructure to manage” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“I recommend starting with CData Virtuality or Starburst Galaxy” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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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.