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Tools · api specs data formats · Alternatives

Apache Avro alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of Apache Avro: JSON by 6,396 companies, XML by 5,264, Model Context Protocol by 4,892.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Apache Avro, companies in postings
280
Most used alternative
JSON · 6,396
Fastest hiring, 90 days
JSON
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

api specs data formats companies choose instead of Apache Avro

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Apache Avropostings, 90 dCompare
1
JSONEcma International
6,3962284%19,737Apache Avro vs JSON →
2
XMLW3C
5,2641880%12,841Apache Avro vs XML →
3
4,8921747%16,002Apache Avro vs Model Context Protocol →
4
GraphQLGraphQL Foundation
4,0891460%12,076Apache Avro vs GraphQL →
5
SOAPW3C
3,6611308%10,243Apache Avro vs SOAP →
6
gRPCCloud Native Computing Foundation
1,753626%4,571Apache Avro vs gRPC →
7
OpenAPIOpenAPI Initiative
1,432511%3,245Apache Avro vs OpenAPI →
8
YAMLYAML Language Development Team
1,029368%2,569Apache Avro vs YAML →
9
942336%2,115Apache Avro vs Microsoft Graph →
10
ODataOASIS
844301%3,073Apache Avro vs OData →
11
XSLTW3C
820293%1,501Apache Avro vs XSLT →
12
CSVIETF
782279%1,180Apache Avro vs CSV →
13
722258%2,746Apache Avro vs SAP IDoc →
14
Apache ParquetApache Software Foundation
690246%1,246Apache Avro vs Apache Parquet →
15
566202%1,102Apache Avro vs Protocol Buffers →
16
443158%1,572Apache Avro vs Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol →
17
PDFAdobe
405145%839Apache Avro vs PDF →
18
ANSI X12ASC X12
371133%761Apache Avro vs ANSI X12 →
19
337120%585Apache Avro vs Markdown →
20
291104%551Apache Avro vs XML Schema (XSD) →
21
27297%763Apache Avro vs ISO 20022 →
22
WSDLW3C
25691%511Apache Avro vs WSDL →
23
UN/EDIFACTUnited Nations
25390%406Apache Avro vs UN/EDIFACT →
24
RDFW3C
22179%813Apache Avro vs RDF →
25
21677%703Apache Avro vs Web Ontology Language →
26
JSON SchemaJSON Schema organization
16960%301Apache Avro vs JSON Schema →
27
H.264ITU-T / ISO
16057%327Apache Avro vs H.264 →
28
XBRLXBRL International
15254%294Apache Avro vs XBRL →
29
13749%661Apache Avro vs Redfish →
30
H.265ITU-T
12645%244soon
31
RSSRSS Advisory Board
12244%321soon
32
Apache ORCApache Software Foundation
11842%235soon
33
tRPCtRPC contributors
10638%188soon
34
RAMLMuleSoft
10538%187soon
35
Schema.orgSchema.org
10337%148soon
36
9935%146soon
37
DITAOASIS
9634%197soon
38
YANGIETF
8932%286soon
39
OpenUSDAlliance for OpenUSD
8831%291soon
38,897 companies name a api specs data format in their postings.

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39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of Apache Avro: JSON by 6,396 companies, XML by 5,264, Model Context Protocol by 4,892, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/apache-avro/alternatives)
How we know

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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

Apache Avro alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Apache Avro?

JSON: 6,396 companies name it in their own job postings, against 280 for Apache Avro.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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