The best replacement for cuda is opencl.

The best alternatives to cuda are rated as following:
★★★★★  opencl
★★★★★  barracuda
★★★★  challenger
★★★★  stream
★★★  opengl
★★  opencl premiere
★★  dxva
★  physx
★  opencl performance
★  stream processors
★  opencl vegas
★  chevelle
★  openmp
★  enzo
★  mpi
★  mantle
★  fpga
★  opencl premiere pro cc
  ati stream
  slayer
  brook
  glsl
  ride
  tarpon 140
  hobie outback
  cuda
  opencl benchmark
  larrabee
  directcompute
  1970 challenger
  brook+
  ctm
  boss 429

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Speaking about cuda, one probably shouldn't forget about visual studio 2010.

Other search terms related to cuda and their ratings are:
★★★★★ visual studio 2010
★★★★ nvidia
★★★ matlab
★★★ nvidia gpu
★★ nvidia card
★★ ati
★★ opencv
★ mpi
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