Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Starburst Galaxy vs Starburst
One of fourteen models named Starburst Galaxy first on the direct prompt; zero named Starburst. Starburst Galaxy was named by nine of the fourteen models and Starburst by eleven and Starburst Galaxy carries 14 labels and Starburst 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share15%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate7%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1431A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Starburst Galaxy 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 Starburst Galaxy · Denodo vs Starburst · 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.
Starburst GalaxyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsStarburst
Direct10
Paraphrase33
Comparative00
Budget-constrained201 against Starburst
Scale-constrained10
Negative011 against Starburst Galaxy · 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Starburst Galaxy 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 | | | |
Starburst Galaxy Starburst first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Starburst Galaxy on the left and Starburst on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Starburst Galaxy and Starburst stood in it.
Starburst Galaxy first, Starburst not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStarburst 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
7 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
Mistral SmallDenodo alternatives: Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization, Trino
DeepSeek V4 FlashDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Qwen 3.7 FlashDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy
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.Claude Haiku 4.5Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Grok 4.20Denodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Data Virtuality, Dremio, TIBCO Data Virtualization
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
GPT-6 LunaCData Virtuality alternatives: Denodo, 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 Galaxy leads by twenty-two points.
Starburst Galaxy25%#1 of 14Starburst4%#6 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Starburst Galaxy leads by eight points.
Starburst Galaxy15%#3 of 10Starburst6%#5 of 10Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Starburst Galaxy2%#– of 9Starburst2%#3 of 9What 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
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
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.