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Data virtualization · November 2026 Edition
Starburst vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Zero of fourteen models named Starburst first on the direct prompt; one named Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud. Starburst was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud by eleven and Starburst carries 31 labels and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud 25, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share6%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%36%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#8A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3125A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Starburst 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 · Denodo vs Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud · Dremio 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.
StarburstFirst choices, of fourteen modelsInformatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Direct011 against Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Paraphrase302 against Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Comparative02
Budget-constrained001 against Starburst · 1 against Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Scale-constrained001 against Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Negative101 against Starburst · 4 against Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
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 and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud 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 Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Starburst on the left and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Starburst and Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud stood in it.
Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud first, Starburst not the choice
1 of 14 modelsStarburst was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Denodo, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud alternatives: Data Virtuality, TIBCO Software
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.GPT-5.4 miniDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Perplexity SonarDenodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Dremio, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, Microsoft Fabric, SAP HANA, Starburst
DeepSeek V4 FlashDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Dremio alternatives: Denodo, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Gemini 3.5 Flashno first choice alternatives: CData Connect Cloud, Cube, Denodo, Starburst Galaxy
Grok 4.20Denodo alternatives: CData Virtuality, Data Virtuality, Dremio, TIBCO Data Virtualization
Mistral SmallDenodo alternatives: Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization, Trino
Llama 4 MaverickDenodo
Qwen 3.7 FlashDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy
Kimi K2CData Virtuality, Starburst Galaxy alternatives: Dremio
GLM 4.7 FlashXDenodo alternatives: Data Virtuality, TIBCO Data Virtualization
GPT-6 LunaCData Virtuality alternatives: Denodo, Dremio
Muse Glimmer 30BDenodo alternatives: Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, TIBCO Data Virtualization
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 leads by four points.
Starburst4%#6 of 14Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud0%#12 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Starburst leads by four points.
Starburst6%#5 of 10Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud2%#8 of 10Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Starburst2%#3 of 9Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud2%#6 of 9What 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
What the models said about Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Informatica is often cited as the leader in enterprise-grade environments due to its massive focus on data governance and multi-cloud orchestration.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Informatica remains the gold standard for high-governance, multi-cloud environments” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“I'd suggest starting with Denodo or Informatica” MiniMax M2.5 · direct 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.