# Pentaho Data Integration: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/pentaho-data-integration

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [ETL and ELT](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/etl-and-elt/index.md) | 2% | 8 | 38% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Airbyte Core self-hosted or Pentaho Data Integration are the most commonly recommended starting points" (Muse Glimmer 30B, ETL)
- "Talend Open Studio or Pentaho might be better options" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ETL)
- "Best for Simple Needs: Pentaho Data Integration (PDI)" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, ETL)
- "Cost: FREE community edition" (Kimi K2, ETL)

## And against it

- "Solid traditional ETL option, often used on a budget, though the UI and experience feel older." (GPT-5.4 mini, ETL)
- "Tools like Talend and Pentaho ... have shifted toward expensive enterprise licenses." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, ETL)
- "Pentaho comes with drawbacks including a limited set of templates and technical issues" (Claude Haiku 4.5, ETL)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Pentaho Data Integration, from 14 of the 20 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- hevodata.com: 11
- airbyte.com: 9
- weld.app: 9
- integrate.io: 6
- keboola.com: 6
- skyvia.com: 6
- zapier.com: 6
- funnel.io: 5
- reddit.com: 5
- selecthub.com: 5

### Pages cited

- https://weld.app/blog/etl-tools-compared: 9
- https://hevodata.com/learn/affordable-etl-tools: 6
- https://keboola.com/blog/the-6-best-free-open-source-etl-tools: 6
- https://zapier.com/blog/etl-tools: 6
- https://hevodata.com/learn/etl-tools-for-small-businesses: 5
- https://funnel.io/blog/etl-tools: 4
- https://hevodata.com/etl-tools/opensource: 4
- https://sourceforge.net/directory/etl: 4

## 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.