The best replacement for directx is opengl.

The best alternatives to directx are rated as following:
★★★★★  opengl
★★★★  xna
★★  direct3d
★★  opengl google earth
★★  opengl runescape
★★  activex
★  gdi
★  vst
★  sdl
★  asio
★  mantle
★  directshow
★  opengl c++
★  opengl which is better
  opengl performance
  gdi+
  sfml
  gl
  opengl 2013
  opengl programming
  open gl
  wpf

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Speaking about directx, one probably shouldn't forget about sdl.

Other search terms related to directx and their ratings are:
★★★★★ sdl
★★★★ qt
★★★ wpf
★★ mfc
★★ dev c++
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