# Dremio vs Starburst Comparison

| | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 70 | 92 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (48.4% of reviews) | Enterprise (47.8% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Dremio

Pros:
- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Interface Ease-of-Use (4 reviews)

Cons:
- Difficulty (2 reviews)
- Installation Difficulty (2 reviews)

### Starburst

Pros:
- Fast Querying (20 reviews)
- Query Efficiency (18 reviews)

Cons:
- Query Issues (14 reviews)
- Slow Performance (13 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (53 reviews) | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (54 reviews) | 9.1 (84 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.4 (48 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (29 reviews) | 8.5 (45 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (50 reviews) | 9.1 (83 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (28 reviews) | 9.0 (43 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.8 (47 reviews) | 9.9 (82 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Dremio

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Starburst

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Business Intelligence

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | N/A | N/A |
| **Starburst** | N/A | N/A |

#### Reports

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reports Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Steps to Answer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Graphs and Charts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Score Cards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Self Service 

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Calculated Fields** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Column Filtering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Discovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Collaboration / Workflow** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automodeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Advanced Analytics

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Predictive Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Visualization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Big Data Services** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Data Warehouse

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | 8.4/10 | 27 |
| **Starburst** | 8.1/10 | 24 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Integration** | 8.6 (23 reviews) | 8.5 (20 reviews) | 
| **Data Compression** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 8.2 (20 reviews) | 
| **Data Quality** | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 7.8 (21 reviews) | 
| **Built-In Data Analytics** | 7.7 (20 reviews) | 8.1 (17 reviews) | 
| **In-Database Machine Learning** | Feature Not Available | 7.1 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake Analytics** | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 8.3 (19 reviews) | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI/ ML Integration** | Feature Not Available | 7.7 (17 reviews) | 
| **BI Tool Integration** | 8.8 (21 reviews) | 8.8 (21 reviews) | 
| **Data lake Integration** | 9.0 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (22 reviews) | 

#### Deployment

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-Premise** | 8.7 (15 reviews) | 7.6 (18 reviews) | 
| **Cloud** | 8.5 (19 reviews) | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 9.0 (22 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Governance** | 8.2 (20 reviews) | 7.5 (20 reviews) | 
| **Data Security** | Feature Not Available | 8.4 (21 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 6.9 (12 reviews) | 6.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | 5.9 (9 reviews) | 

### Data as a Service (DaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | 8.3/10 | 11 |
| **Starburst** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Managing Data** | 8.8 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Secured Data Storage** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Data as a Service

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self-Service Isights** | 7.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **DaaS Quality** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Architecture

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Fabric Creation** | 8.2 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **DaaS Architecture** | 8.6 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Semantic Layer Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | N/A | N/A |
| **Starburst** | N/A | N/A |

#### Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Environment & Multi-Cloud Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Open API & SDK Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-Source Query Federation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Dynamic Schema & Metadata Adaptation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Derived & Calculated Metrics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Time Intelligence Functions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Caching & Acceleration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Query Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Governance - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Governance & Observability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Metric Lineage for AI Training Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Version Control & Change Impact Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Query Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Semantic Layer for AI/ML Models** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Recommendation Engine** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Agentic Query Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Contextual Reasoning Layer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Automation via Semantic Agents** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Big Data Processing and Distribution

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | 8.6/10 | 23 |
| **Starburst** | 8.3/10 | 58 |

#### Database

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Data Collection** | Feature Not Available | 8.0 (51 reviews) | 
| **Data Distribution** | Feature Not Available | 9.0 (48 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake** | Feature Not Available | 8.4 (49 reviews) | 

#### Integrations

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 8.5 (37 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 8.3 (40 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Machine Scaling** | 9.1 (20 reviews) | 8.3 (41 reviews) | 
| **Data Preparation** | 8.7 (13 reviews) | 8.2 (38 reviews) | 
| **Spark Integration** | 7.9 (13 reviews) | 8.3 (40 reviews) | 

#### Processing

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cloud Processing** | 9.1 (19 reviews) | 7.9 (39 reviews) | 
| **Workload Processing** | 8.6 (13 reviews) | 8.2 (41 reviews) | 

### Big Data Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | 8.0/10 | 31 |
| **Starburst** | 8.1/10 | 61 |

#### Data Transformation

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Real-Time Analytics** | Feature Not Available | 7.9 (44 reviews) | 
| **Data Querying** | 9.2 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (53 reviews) | 

#### Connectivity

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Hadoop Integration** | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 8.6 (44 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Source Analysis** | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 8.9 (48 reviews) | 
| **Data Lake** | 8.9 (26 reviews) | 9.1 (42 reviews) | 

#### Operations

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Visualization** | 7.2 (25 reviews) | 7.9 (43 reviews) | 
| **Data Workflow** | 7.1 (25 reviews) | 7.9 (37 reviews) | 
| **Governed Discovery** | 7.8 (27 reviews) | 7.4 (34 reviews) | 
| **Embedded Analytics** | 7.7 (21 reviews) | 7.3 (33 reviews) | 
| **Notebooks** | 7.0 (21 reviews) | 6.9 (31 reviews) | 

### Big Data

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Dremio** | N/A | N/A |
| **Starburst** | N/A | N/A |

#### Building Reports

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Transformation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **WYSIWYG Report Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Mobile User Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sandbox / Test Environments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Breadth of Partner Applications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (3):** [Big Data Processing And Distribution Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-processing-and-distribution), [Big Data Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/big-data-analytics), [Data Warehouse Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-warehouse)

**Unique to Dremio (2):** [Data as a Service (DaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-as-a-service-daas), [Semantic Layer Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/semantic-layer-tools)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Dremio | Starburst | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 10.9% | 29.3% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 40.6% | 22.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 48.4% | 47.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Dremio

- **Financial Services:** 25.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 10.9%
- **Computer Software:** 7.8%
- **Automotive:** 4.7%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.7%
- **Entertainment:** 3.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 3.1%
- **Construction:** 3.1%
- **Insurance:** 3.1%
- **Oil & Energy:** 3.1%
- **Other:** 31.3%

#### Starburst

- **Information Technology and Services:** 13.0%
- **Financial Services:** 12.0%
- **Banking:** 9.8%
- **Computer Software:** 7.6%
- **Retail:** 6.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 4.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Internet:** 3.3%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.3%
- **Insurance:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 34.8%

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## Top Discussions

### Dremio

- Title: [What is a Dremio reflection?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-dremio-reflection) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Comment deleted by user."

### Starburst

No discussions available for this product.

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