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Starburst vs Trino

Starburst and Trino both land on Depends.

Starburst versus Trino
CompareStarburstTrino
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forEnterprises with data spread across many sourcesData teams federating queries across many sources
Who it's not forSmall teams that just need dashboards on one databaseSmall teams . just query your database directly
PrivacyMature posture: public advisories, vulnerability scans, built-in access control; a 2024 CVE touched Starburst-based Dell Data Lakehouse.⁷One recent CVE, CVE-2026-34214 (information disclosure), patched in v480; no known exploits.15
Support qualityOnly a support portal cited; no ratingsCommunity-maintained; paid SLA via Starburst
Public sentimentSentiment is positive: 4.4/5 across 104 G2 reviews and 4.3/5 (123 reviews) for Galaxy on AWS Marketplace.¹No verbatim user reviews surfaced; adoption trackers and stack surveys show Trino is a mainstream part of modern data platforms.
Biggest gotchaEnterprise pricing not published . expect sales negotiation, not a rate card⁴Patch fast: CVE-2026-34214 affected versions 439 through 47915

Pick Starburst when

  • Enterprises with data spread across many sources
  • Data platform teams needing governed federated queries
  • Orgs building AI/analytics on a lakehouse
  • Companies with dedicated data engineering staff

When Starburst is not a fit

  • Small teams that just need dashboards on one database
  • Startups without a data engineering team
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Anyone whose data fits in Postgres plus a spreadsheet

Pick Trino when

  • Data teams federating queries across many sources
  • Petabyte-scale interactive analytics
  • Orgs with platform engineers to run clusters
  • Hive/legacy warehouse replacement

When Trino is not a fit

  • Small teams . just query your database directly
  • Anyone wanting zero-ops managed warehousing
  • Companies with no infra staff to run clusters
  • Single-database reporting needs

Sources

  1. Starburst Reviews - G2g2.com
    review
  2. G2 rating summary - Starburststarburst.io
    review
  3. Starburst Galaxy Reviews - AWS Marketplaceaws.amazon.com
    review
  4. Plans and Pricing - Starburststarburst.io
    official
  5. Customers - Starburststarburst.io
    official
  6. Security advisories - Starburst docsdocs.starburst.io
    security
  7. CVE-2024-38302 - NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  8. Log4Shell advisory - Starburst docsdocs.starburst.io
    security
  9. Starburst Announces $250M Series Dstarburst.io
    news
  10. Starburst Announces Strategic Investment from Citiprnewswire.com
    news
  11. What Is Starburst Data - Seattle Data Guytheseattledataguy.com
    news
  12. Introduction to Starburst - Data Intellectdataintellect.com
    news
  13. Trino official sitetrino.io
    official
  14. trinodb/trino GitHub repositorygithub.com
    official
  15. CVE-2026-34214 recordcve.org
    security
  16. Facebook open-sources Presto (2013)visualstudiomagazine.com
    news