The best replacement for ado is dao.

The best alternatives to ado are rated as following:
★★★★★  dao
★★★★  odbc
★★★  oledb
★★★  ado.net
★★  adieu
★★  linq
★★  rdo
★  adodb
★  dbexpress
★  entity framework
★  bde
★  linq to sql
  asp
  dao access 2010
  dao recordset
  dao excel
  ole
  ado
  without further adieu
  bank clerk
  ole db
  ado net
  dao access 2007
  ado gl
  odbc connection
  further adieu
  doa
  ando

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Speaking about ado, one probably shouldn't forget about odbc.

Other search terms related to ado and their ratings are:
★★★★★ odbc
★★★★★ asp
★★★★ further
★★ late binding
★★ delphi
★ stored procedures
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