# IBM DataStage alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 243 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where IBM DataStage holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ibm-datastage/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Fivetran: 65
- Airbyte: 59
- Hevo Data: 25
- Integrate.io: 17
- dbt: 8
- Skyvia: 7

## ETL and ELT

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM DataStage.

- Airbyte: first choice in 30 of those 84
- Hevo Data: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Fivetran: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Skyvia: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Stitch: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Talend: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Matillion: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Zapier/Make: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 84 of 84 answers did not name IBM DataStage (IBM DataStage is #18 of 19 at 0%).

- Airbyte: first choice in 28 of those 84
- Fivetran: first choice in 27 of those 84
- Integrate.io: first choice in 7 of those 84
- dbt: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Kleene.ai: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Apache Airflow: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Hevo Data: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Pentaho Data Integration: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Enterprise**: 75 of 84 answers did not name IBM DataStage (IBM DataStage is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Fivetran: first choice in 22 of those 75
- Integrate.io: first choice in 10 of those 75
- Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 75
- dbt: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Etlworks: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Informatica PowerCenter: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Matillion: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Airbyte: first choice in 1 of those 75

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