# Starburst: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 2 categories by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/starburst

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Data virtualization](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-virtualization/index.md) | 6% | 5 | 6% | 31 |
| [Data warehouses](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/it-data/data-warehouses/index.md) | 0% | 13 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "I recommend Starburst (built on Trino) as the top choice for a data fabric focused on federated queries." (Grok 4.20, Data virtualization)
- "Denodo, Dremio, Starburst Galaxy, and AtScale tend to rank higher" (Grok 4.20, Data virtualization)
- "start with Starburst Galaxy for managed federation" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Data virtualization)
- "Top Recommendation: Starburst" (Kimi K2, 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)
- "can be cost-prohibitive" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Data virtualization)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Starburst, from 71 of the 83 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 32
- thectoclub.com: 23
- scmgalaxy.com: 22
- airbyte.com: 20
- peerspot.com: 20
- promethium.ai: 20
- starburst.io: 20 (its own site)
- denodo.com: 19
- verifiedmarketresearch.com: 19
- dremio.com: 16

### Pages cited

- https://scmgalaxy.com/tutorials/top-10-data-virtualization-platforms-features-pros-cons-comparison: 22
- https://thectoclub.com/tools/best-data-virtualization-software: 21
- https://airbyte.com/top-etl-tools-for-sources/data-virtualization-tools: 20
- https://verifiedmarketresearch.com/blog/best-data-virtualization-software: 17
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/data-virtualization-platforms: 12
- https://domo.com/learn/article/best-data-virtualization-platforms: 11
- https://peerspot.com/categories/data-virtualization: 11
- https://promethium.ai/guides/data-virtualization-tools-vendors: 11

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Enterprise Intelligence Platform (https://starburst.io/)
- For: Executives; Architects & Engineers (https://starburst.io/)
- Price stated: No credit card required. (https://starburst.io/)
- Free plan or trial: Start Free; Start a Free Trial; Start free in minutes; up to $500 in credits (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.