# Starburst Galaxy: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 1 category by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/starburst-galaxy

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/index.md) | 15% | 3 | 7% | 14 |

## What the models said for it

- "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, Data virtualization)
- "Starburst Galaxy’s free plan is an excellent starting point—no infrastructure to manage" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Data virtualization)
- "I recommend starting with CData Virtuality or Starburst Galaxy" (Kimi K2, Data virtualization)
- "Top Pick Overall: Starburst Galaxy (Managed Trino)" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data virtualization)

## And against it

- "Starburst Galaxy at 2% first-choice share with 36% negative rate, 11 labels, “criticized challenger”" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Data virtualization)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Starburst Galaxy, from 56 of the 62 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 37
- gane.ai/index: 33
- scmgalaxy.com: 27
- sourceforge.net: 25
- starburst.io: 23 (its own site)
- slashdot.org: 20
- etlclub.net: 17
- thectoclub.com: 16
- airbyte.com: 14
- denodo.com: 12

### Pages cited

- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 27
- https://g2.com/categories/data-virtualization/small-business: 26
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/smb: 24
- https://sourceforge.net/software/data-virtualization: 19
- https://etlclub.net/best-data-virtualization-platforms: 17
- https://starburst.io/pricing: 17
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-data-virtualization-software: 16
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-virtualization-tools: 13

## In its own words

What Starburst Galaxy's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Get started in minutes. A fully managed SaaS platform on AWS, GCP, and Azure: perfect for cloud-first teams who want speed and simplicity with ops handled for them. (https://starburst.io/)
- For: cloud-first teams who want speed and simplicity with ops handled for them (https://starburst.io/)
- Starting price: 500 (https://starburst.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free (https://starburst.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 50 (https://starburst.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR
- Hosting: AWS, GCP, Azure
- Customers named: Talkdesk, Switch, Spreetail, OCBC Bank

## What it publishes

Every page starburst.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2232 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 7 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- conference or event: 257 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-07-06
- comparison: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 634 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-17
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Understanding on premises data lake architecture https://www.starburst.io/blog/understanding-on-premises-data-lake-architecture
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Data governance for modern data platforms https://www.starburst.io/blog/data-governance-for-modern-data-platforms
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Starburst enterprise delivers incremental iceberg materialized views query speed improvements and enhanced ai intelligen https://www.starburst.io/blog/starburst-enterprise-delivers-incremental-iceberg-materialized-views-query-speed-improvements-and-enhanced-ai-intelligence
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: What are the most common ai use cases for banking https://www.starburst.io/blog/what-are-the-most-common-ai-use-cases-for-banking
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Context engineering for redshift https://www.starburst.io/blog/context-engineering-for-redshift
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: Announcing server side scan planning with starburst and databricks https://www.starburst.io/blog/announcing-server-side-scan-planning-with-starburst-and-databricks

## 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.