The best replacement for erd is uml.

The best alternatives to erd are rated as following:
★★★★★  uml
★★★  dfd
★★★  class diagram
★★★  erm
★★  data model
★★  schema
★★  er4
★  eer
★  asr
★  orm
★  relational diagram
★  database schema
  eerd
  relational model
  som
  normalization
  physical erd

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Speaking about erd, one probably shouldn't forget about business rules.

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