The best replacement for cifs is smb.

The best alternatives to cifs are rated as following:
★★★★★  smb
★★★★★  nfs
★★★★  samba
★★★  iscsi
★★  nfs performance
★★  afp
★★  smbfs
★★  smb mac
★  ftp
★  smb mavericks
★  nfs faster
★  nfs speed
  nfs nas
  sshfs
  dfs
  windows file server
  nfs mount
  smb2
  afp readynas
  webdav
  nfs dreambox
  nfs which is better
  netbios

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Speaking about cifs, one probably shouldn't forget about dfs.

Other search terms related to cifs and their ratings are:
★★★★★ dfs
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