The best replacement for cname is a.

The best alternatives to cname are rated as following:
★★★★★  a
★★★★  record
★★★  redirect
★★  dns
★★  alias
★★  ptr
★  mx
★  url redirect
★  subdomain
★  301 redirect
★  mx record
★  forwarding
★  301
★  hostname
★  name
★  multiple a records
★  host a
★  host record
★  web forwarding
  aname
  url frame
  domain forwarding
  srv
  nameserver
  records

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Other search terms related to cname and their ratings are:
★★★★★ ssl
★ mx
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