The best replacement for odbc is jdbc.

The best alternatives to odbc are rated as following:
★★★★★  jdbc
★★★★  ado
★★★★  oledb
★★  ole
★★  sql
★  ado.net
★  jdbc performance
★  oledb performance
★  ole db
★  oci
★  adodb
★  ado net
★  native
★  pdo
★  oledb which is better
★  web services
  olap
  oledb connection
  dsn
  web service
  oledb sql server
  jet
  dao
  native connection
  .net connector
  ole db oracle

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

Other search terms related to odbc and their ratings are:
★★★★★ mysql
★★★★ ms access
★★ dsn
★★ oracle client
★★ sql server
★ oracle
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