The best replacement for jdbc is odbc.

The best alternatives to jdbc are rated as following:
★★★★★  odbc
★★★★★  hibernate
★★★  orm
★★★  jpa
★★  jndi
★★  oci
★  odbc performance
★  jtds
★  spring jdbc
★  ejb
★  datasource
★  jdbi
★  jdo
★  ado.net
★  jdbctemplate
  ibatis
  sqlj
  jpa performance
  jta
  hibernate performance
  stored procedure
  adb
  ado

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Speaking about jdbc, one probably shouldn't forget about ms access.

Other search terms related to jdbc and their ratings are:
★★★★★ ms access
★★★ spring
★★ servlet
★ jsp
★ jndi
★ servlet example
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