Data Integration Technology Value Matrix 2026

In 2026, data integration is no longer growing as a proxy of the data warehouse and lakehouse. Integration demand is rising sharply as development activity booms. Every new application and AI agent leaves varied data integration requirements in its wake, and the unbundling that defined the last five years is reversing. Customers are now demanding consolidated solutions in the form of platforms that address the data layer from source to product. At the same time, customers hold vendors to a new bar for usability, demanding natural language and headless interfaces with a UI to facilitate an understanding of the data flow. Vendors are responding with the fastest pace of innovation in years and varied strategies to target this emerging opportunity. Leaders in this year’s Value Matrix include Boomi, Matillion, Oracle, Qlik, and Salesforce (Informatica).