The best replacement for dom is sax.

The best alternatives to dom are rated as following:
★★★★★  sax
★★  hrew
★★  sax parser
★★  hobbs
★★  erw
★★  cristal
★  sub
★  brian
★  master
★  chromoly
★  cdom
★  earl
★  sub quiz
★  canvas
★  dob
★  jdom
★  yomeishu
★  erw tubing
  bom
  innerhtml
  mild steel
  jaxb
  top
  dhtml
  sax parsers
  hrew tubing
  welded tubing
  sax which is faster

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Speaking about dom, one probably shouldn't forget about javascript.

Other search terms related to dom and their ratings are:
★★★★★ javascript
★★★★ jquery
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