# Data virtualization for enterprise buyers: 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 an enterprise B2B company. Added to the November 2026 Edition. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/enterprise

**Standing:** Denodo leads with 84% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 50 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) | 84% | 8% | 73 |
| 2 | [Microsoft Fabric](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-fabric/index.md) | 4% | 8% | 13 |
| 3 | [Starburst](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/starburst/index.md) | 2% | 3% | 29 |
| 4 | [Dremio](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dremio/index.md) | 2% | 12% | 33 |
| 5 | [TIBCO Data Virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/tibco-data-virtualization/index.md) | 2% | 24% | 41 |
| 6 | [Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/informatica-intelligent-data-management-cloud/index.md) | 2% | 26% | 35 |
| 9 | [IBM Cloud Pak for Data](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-cloud-pak-for-data/index.md) | 0% | 12% | 17 |
| 10 | [SAP HANA](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sap-hana/index.md) | 0% | 20% | 15 |
| 11 | [Oracle Data Virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/oracle-data-virtualization/index.md) | 0% | 21% | 14 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 99 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: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Denodo; alternatives Dremio, IBM Data Virtualization
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Denodo; alternatives Dremio, K2View Data Product Platform, Spotfire Data Virtualization, Starburst
- Perplexity Sonar: Denodo; alternatives IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Microsoft Fabric, SAP HANA
- Grok 4.20: Denodo; alternatives Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, SAP HANA, TIBCO Data Virtualization
- Mistral Small: Denodo; alternatives Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Denodo; alternatives IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Oracle Data Virtualization, SAP HANA
- Llama 4 Maverick: Denodo
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Denodo, Dremio; alternatives Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
- Kimi K2: Denodo; alternatives IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization, TIBCO Data Virtualization
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Denodo; alternatives Actian Data Platform, Data Virtuality, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Qlik Data Integration
- MiniMax M2.5: Denodo; alternatives IBM Cloud Pak for Data, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Oracle Data Virtualization
- GPT-6 Luna: Denodo; alternatives Starburst
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Denodo; alternatives Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud

## Sources the answers cite

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

- denodo.com: 32 answers, 57 citations
- g2.com: 31 answers, 49 citations
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 28 answers, 28 citations
- gane.ai/index: 24 answers, 29 citations
- promethium.ai: 22 answers, 33 citations
- peerspot.com: 19 answers, 22 citations
- wizbrand.com: 19 answers, 20 citations
- techtarget.com: 17 answers, 17 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-data-virtualization-software (27 answers)
- https://gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/enterprise (24 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/data-virtualization/enterprise (22 answers)
- https://wizbrand.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (19 answers)
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-virtualization-tools (14 answers)
- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison (14 answers)
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-data-virtualization-software (13 answers)
- https://peerspot.com/categories/data-virtualization (12 answers)
- https://etlclub.net/best-data-virtualization-platforms (10 answers)
- https://sourceforge.net/software/data-virtualization (10 answers)

## Warned against

- TIBCO Data Virtualization: 10 of 41 labels negative. "It has a high negative share on AI models' recommendations, with 23% of labels being negative. The main criticisms include being complex to set up and configure" (Llama 4 Maverick, negative prompt)
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: 9 of 35 labels negative. "Has a high negative rating among enterprise buyers, with users citing issues such as complexity, cost, and integration difficulties." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)
- Denodo: 6 of 73 labels negative. "general support ending in June 2026; extended support is limited" (GPT-6 Luna, negative prompt)
- Dremio: 4 of 33 labels negative. "Avoid platforms that rely heavily on Per-User or Pay-as-you-go Compute Credits (common in some cloud-native lakehouse tools like early-stage versions of Dremio or Starburst Galaxy" (Muse Glimmer 30B, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Denodo at 84%.

- Microsoft Fabric: 0% to 4%, +4. Inside the floor by 7 points · rank 10 → 2 of 99.
- TIBCO Data Virtualization: 5% to 2%, −3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 2 → 5 of 99.
- Denodo: 86% to 84%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 1 of 99, unchanged.
- Starburst: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 7 → 3 of 99.
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 8 → 6 of 99.
- IBM Data Virtualization: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 4 → 13 of 99.
- Dremio: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 3 → 4 of 99.
- Starburst Galaxy: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 6 → 8 of 99.
- IBM Cloud Pak for Data: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 11 → 9 of 99.
- SAP HANA: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 30 → 10 of 99.
- Oracle Data Virtualization: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 51 → 11 of 99.

## 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.