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RDF alternatives

As of 5 November 2026, 39 api specs data formats are named by companies instead of RDF: JSON by 6,445 companies, XML by 5,290, Model Context Protocol by 4,948.

As of 5 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

RDF, companies in postings
225
Most used alternative
JSON · 6,445
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 RDF

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs RDFpostings, 90 dCompare
1
JSONEcma International
6,4452864%19,831RDF vs JSON →
2
XMLW3C
5,2902351%12,875RDF vs XML →
3
Model Context ProtocolAnthropic
4,9482199%16,249RDF vs Model Context Protocol →
4
GraphQLGraphQL Foundation
4,1081826%12,159RDF vs GraphQL →
5
SOAPW3C
3,6811636%10,239RDF vs SOAP →
6
gRPCCloud Native Computing Foundation
1,766785%4,657RDF vs gRPC →
7
OpenAPIOpenAPI Initiative
1,447643%3,283RDF vs OpenAPI →
8
YAMLYAML Language Development Team
1,043464%2,573RDF vs YAML →
9
Microsoft GraphMicrosoft
958426%2,135RDF vs Microsoft Graph →
10
ODataOASIS
849377%3,061RDF vs OData →
11
XSLTW3C
828368%1,499RDF vs XSLT →
12
CSVIETF
786349%1,175RDF vs CSV →
13
SAP IDocSAP
726323%2,727RDF vs SAP IDoc →
14
Apache ParquetApache Software Foundation
687305%1,232RDF vs Apache Parquet →
15
Protocol BuffersGoogle
574255%1,182RDF vs Protocol Buffers →
16
Agent2Agent (A2A) ProtocolLinux Foundation
447199%1,628RDF vs Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol →
17
PDFAdobe
407181%844RDF vs PDF →
18
ANSI X12ASC X12
371165%759RDF vs ANSI X12 →
19
Markdown
339151%588RDF vs Markdown →
20
XML Schema (XSD)W3C
292130%541RDF vs XML Schema (XSD) →
21
Apache AvroApache Software Foundation
283126%561RDF vs Apache Avro →
22
ISO 20022ISO
276123%765RDF vs ISO 20022 →
23
WSDLW3C
260116%525RDF vs WSDL →
24
UN/EDIFACTUnited Nations
253112%403RDF vs UN/EDIFACT →
25
Web Ontology LanguageW3C
21897%705RDF vs Web Ontology Language →
26
JSON SchemaJSON Schema organization
17176%306RDF vs JSON Schema →
27
H.264ITU-T / ISO
16372%334RDF vs H.264 →
28
XBRLXBRL International
15268%299RDF vs XBRL →
29
RedfishDMTF
13861%672RDF vs Redfish →
30
H.265ITU-T
12756%250soon
31
RSSRSS Advisory Board
12355%319soon
32
Apache ORCApache Software Foundation
12053%235soon
33
tRPCtRPC contributors
10748%190soon
34
RAMLMuleSoft
10547%192soon
35
Schema.orgSchema.org
10446%145soon
36
DITAOASIS
9944%198soon
37
JSON-LDW3C
9944%146soon
38
YANGIETF
8940%282soon
39
OpenUSDAlliance for OpenUSD
8638%299soon
39,190 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 RDF: JSON by 6,445 companies, XML by 5,290, Model Context Protocol by 4,948, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 5 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/rdf/alternatives)
How we know

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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

RDF alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to RDF?

JSON: 6,445 companies name it in their own job postings, against 225 for RDF.

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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