The best replacement for cgminer is bfgminer.

The best alternatives to cgminer are rated as following:
★★★★★  bfgminer
★★★★  cudaminer
★★★  guiminer
★★★  cpuminer
★★★  cgminer
★★  reaper
★  minerd
★  guiminer scrypt
★  sgminer
★  asteroid
★  vertminer
★  opencl miner
  bamt

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Speaking about cgminer, one probably shouldn't forget about scrypt.

Other search terms related to cgminer and their ratings are:
★★★★★ scrypt
★★★★★ nvidia
★★★★★ antminer
★★★ dogecoin
★ asic
★ bitminter
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