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

OData, companies in postings
844
Most used alternative
JSON · 6,396
Fastest hiring, 90 days
JSON
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

api specs data formats companies choose instead of OData

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs ODatapostings, 90 dCompare
1
JSONEcma International
6,396758%19,737OData vs JSON →
2
XMLW3C
5,264624%12,841OData vs XML →
3
Model Context ProtocolAnthropic
4,892580%16,002OData vs Model Context Protocol →
4
GraphQLGraphQL Foundation
4,089484%12,076OData vs GraphQL →
5
SOAPW3C
3,661434%10,243OData vs SOAP →
6
gRPCCloud Native Computing Foundation
1,753208%4,571OData vs gRPC →
7
OpenAPIOpenAPI Initiative
1,432170%3,245OData vs OpenAPI →
8
YAMLYAML Language Development Team
1,029122%2,569OData vs YAML →
9
Microsoft GraphMicrosoft
942112%2,115OData vs Microsoft Graph →
10
XSLTW3C
82097%1,501OData vs XSLT →
11
CSVIETF
78293%1,180OData vs CSV →
12
SAP IDocSAP
72286%2,746OData vs SAP IDoc →
13
Apache ParquetApache Software Foundation
69082%1,246OData vs Apache Parquet →
14
Protocol BuffersGoogle
56667%1,102OData vs Protocol Buffers →
15
Agent2Agent (A2A) ProtocolLinux Foundation
44352%1,572OData vs Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol →
16
PDFAdobe
40548%839OData vs PDF →
17
ANSI X12ASC X12
37144%761OData vs ANSI X12 →
18
Markdown
33740%585OData vs Markdown →
19
XML Schema (XSD)W3C
29134%551OData vs XML Schema (XSD) →
20
Apache AvroApache Software Foundation
28033%560OData vs Apache Avro →
21
ISO 20022ISO
27232%763OData vs ISO 20022 →
22
WSDLW3C
25630%511OData vs WSDL →
23
UN/EDIFACTUnited Nations
25330%406OData vs UN/EDIFACT →
24
RDFW3C
22126%813OData vs RDF →
25
Web Ontology LanguageW3C
21626%703OData vs Web Ontology Language →
26
JSON SchemaJSON Schema organization
16920%301OData vs JSON Schema →
27
H.264ITU-T / ISO
16019%327OData vs H.264 →
28
XBRLXBRL International
15218%294OData vs XBRL →
29
RedfishDMTF
13716%661OData vs Redfish →
30
H.265ITU-T
12615%244soon
31
RSSRSS Advisory Board
12214%321soon
32
Apache ORCApache Software Foundation
11814%235soon
33
tRPCtRPC contributors
10613%188soon
34
RAMLMuleSoft
10512%187soon
35
Schema.orgSchema.org
10312%148soon
36
JSON-LDW3C
9912%146soon
37
DITAOASIS
9611%197soon
38
YANGIETF
8911%286soon
39
OpenUSDAlliance for OpenUSD
8810%291soon
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39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of OData: 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/odata/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

OData alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to OData?

JSON: 6,396 companies name it in their own job postings, against 844 for OData.

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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