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As of 4 November 2026, 19 query languages are named by companies instead of SOQL: SQL by 30,189 companies, Oracle PL/SQL by 2,056, DAX by 1,944.

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

SOQL, companies in postings
747
Most used alternative
SQL · 30,189
Fastest hiring, 90 days
SQL
Alternatives ranked
19
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

query languages companies choose instead of SOQL

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SOQLpostings, 90 dCompare
1
SQLISO
30,1894041%155,072SOQL vs SQL →
2
2,056275%6,128SOQL vs Oracle PL/SQL →
3
DAXMicrosoft
1,944260%4,036SOQL vs DAX →
4
Transact-SQLMicrosoft
1,712229%3,354SOQL vs Transact-SQL →
5
59680%1,376SOQL vs Kusto Query Language →
6
LINQMicrosoft
42056%692SOQL vs LINQ →
7
SOSLSalesforce
31442%671SOQL vs SOSL →
8
24132%572SOQL vs Splunk SPL →
9
24032%403SOQL vs XPath →
10
16422%777SOQL vs SPARQL →
11
CypherNeo4j
12717%359soon
12
GremlinApache Software Foundation
8411%211soon
13
PromQLPrometheus
7110%141soon
14
507%79soon
15
SuiteQLOracle
436%70soon
16
SQLScriptSAP
324%313soon
17
ESQLIBM
284%58soon
18
YARA-LGoogle
263%65soon
19
FetchXMLMicrosoft
213%63soon
39,105 companies name a query language in their postings.

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19 query languages are named by companies instead of SOQL: SQL by 30,189 companies, Oracle PL/SQL by 2,056, DAX by 1,944, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/soql/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

SOQL alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SOQL?

SQL: 30,189 companies name it in their own job postings, against 747 for SOQL.

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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