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Tools · api specs data formats · Alternatives

Apache ORC alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of Apache ORC: 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 ORC, companies in postings
118
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 ORC

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Apache ORCpostings, 90 dCompare
1
JSONEcma International
6,3965420%19,737soon
2
XMLW3C
5,2644461%12,841soon
3
Model Context ProtocolAnthropic
4,8924146%16,002soon
4
GraphQLGraphQL Foundation
4,0893465%12,076soon
5
SOAPW3C
3,6613103%10,243soon
6
gRPCCloud Native Computing Foundation
1,7531486%4,571soon
7
OpenAPIOpenAPI Initiative
1,4321214%3,245soon
8
YAMLYAML Language Development Team
1,029872%2,569soon
9
Microsoft GraphMicrosoft
942798%2,115soon
10
ODataOASIS
844715%3,073soon
11
XSLTW3C
820695%1,501soon
12
CSVIETF
782663%1,180soon
13
SAP IDocSAP
722612%2,746soon
14
Apache ParquetApache Software Foundation
690585%1,246soon
15
Protocol BuffersGoogle
566480%1,102soon
16
Agent2Agent (A2A) ProtocolLinux Foundation
443375%1,572soon
17
PDFAdobe
405343%839soon
18
ANSI X12ASC X12
371314%761soon
19
Markdown
337286%585soon
20
XML Schema (XSD)W3C
291247%551soon
21
Apache AvroApache Software Foundation
280237%560soon
22
ISO 20022ISO
272231%763soon
23
WSDLW3C
256217%511soon
24
UN/EDIFACTUnited Nations
253214%406soon
25
RDFW3C
221187%813soon
26
Web Ontology LanguageW3C
216183%703soon
27
JSON SchemaJSON Schema organization
169143%301soon
28
H.264ITU-T / ISO
160136%327soon
29
XBRLXBRL International
152129%294soon
30
RedfishDMTF
137116%661soon
31
H.265ITU-T
126107%244soon
32
RSSRSS Advisory Board
122103%321soon
33
tRPCtRPC contributors
10690%188soon
34
RAMLMuleSoft
10589%187soon
35
Schema.orgSchema.org
10387%148soon
36
JSON-LDW3C
9984%146soon
37
DITAOASIS
9681%197soon
38
YANGIETF
8975%286soon
39
OpenUSDAlliance for OpenUSD
8875%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 ORC: 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-orc/alternatives)
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  • 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 ORC alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Apache ORC?

JSON: 6,396 companies name it in their own job postings, against 118 for Apache ORC.

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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