The best replacement for jdo is jdbc.

The best alternatives to jdo are rated as following:
★★★★★  jdbc
★★★★★  jpa
★★★★  hibernate
★★★★  objectify
★★★  jpa google app engine
★★  ibatis
★★  sdo
★  jpa gae
★  jpa appengine
  entity beans

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Speaking about jdo, one probably shouldn't forget about datanucleus.

Other search terms related to jdo and their ratings are:
★★★★★ datanucleus
★★★ app engine
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