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Tools · api specs data formats · Alternatives

UN/EDIFACT alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of UN/EDIFACT: 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.

UN/EDIFACT, companies in postings
253
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 UN/EDIFACT

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs UN/EDIFACTpostings, 90 dCompare
1
JSONEcma International
6,3962528%19,737UN/EDIFACT vs JSON →
2
XMLW3C
5,2642081%12,841UN/EDIFACT vs XML →
3
Model Context ProtocolAnthropic
4,8921934%16,002UN/EDIFACT vs Model Context Protocol →
4
GraphQLGraphQL Foundation
4,0891616%12,076UN/EDIFACT vs GraphQL →
5
SOAPW3C
3,6611447%10,243UN/EDIFACT vs SOAP →
6
gRPCCloud Native Computing Foundation
1,753693%4,571UN/EDIFACT vs gRPC →
7
OpenAPIOpenAPI Initiative
1,432566%3,245UN/EDIFACT vs OpenAPI →
8
YAMLYAML Language Development Team
1,029407%2,569UN/EDIFACT vs YAML →
9
Microsoft GraphMicrosoft
942372%2,115UN/EDIFACT vs Microsoft Graph →
10
ODataOASIS
844334%3,073UN/EDIFACT vs OData →
11
XSLTW3C
820324%1,501UN/EDIFACT vs XSLT →
12
CSVIETF
782309%1,180UN/EDIFACT vs CSV →
13
SAP IDocSAP
722285%2,746UN/EDIFACT vs SAP IDoc →
14
Apache ParquetApache Software Foundation
690273%1,246UN/EDIFACT vs Apache Parquet →
15
Protocol BuffersGoogle
566224%1,102UN/EDIFACT vs Protocol Buffers →
16
Agent2Agent (A2A) ProtocolLinux Foundation
443175%1,572UN/EDIFACT vs Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol →
17
PDFAdobe
405160%839UN/EDIFACT vs PDF →
18
ANSI X12ASC X12
371147%761UN/EDIFACT vs ANSI X12 →
19
Markdown
337133%585UN/EDIFACT vs Markdown →
20
XML Schema (XSD)W3C
291115%551UN/EDIFACT vs XML Schema (XSD) →
21
Apache AvroApache Software Foundation
280111%560UN/EDIFACT vs Apache Avro →
22
ISO 20022ISO
272108%763UN/EDIFACT vs ISO 20022 →
23
WSDLW3C
256101%511UN/EDIFACT vs WSDL →
24
RDFW3C
22187%813UN/EDIFACT vs RDF →
25
Web Ontology LanguageW3C
21685%703UN/EDIFACT vs Web Ontology Language →
26
JSON SchemaJSON Schema organization
16967%301UN/EDIFACT vs JSON Schema →
27
H.264ITU-T / ISO
16063%327UN/EDIFACT vs H.264 →
28
XBRLXBRL International
15260%294UN/EDIFACT vs XBRL →
29
RedfishDMTF
13754%661UN/EDIFACT vs Redfish →
30
H.265ITU-T
12650%244soon
31
RSSRSS Advisory Board
12248%321soon
32
Apache ORCApache Software Foundation
11847%235soon
33
tRPCtRPC contributors
10642%188soon
34
RAMLMuleSoft
10542%187soon
35
Schema.orgSchema.org
10341%148soon
36
JSON-LDW3C
9939%146soon
37
DITAOASIS
9638%197soon
38
YANGIETF
8935%286soon
39
OpenUSDAlliance for OpenUSD
8835%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 UN/EDIFACT: 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/edifact/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

UN/EDIFACT alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to UN/EDIFACT?

JSON: 6,396 companies name it in their own job postings, against 253 for UN/EDIFACT.

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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