The best replacement for iscsi is nfs.

The best alternatives to iscsi are rated as following:
★★★★★  nfs
★★★★  fc
★★★★  nas
★★★  fibre channel
★★★  fcoe
★★★  fiber channel
★★★  aoe
★★★  sas
★★  fiber
★★  cifs
★  fibre
★  smb
★  scsi
★  nfs performance
★  nfs vmware
★  san
  nfs which is faster
  das
  smb 3.0
  nfs xenserver
  nfs esxi
  direct attached
  network share
  fcip
  infiniband
  fiber san
  smb 3
  vmdk

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Speaking about iscsi, one probably shouldn't forget about freenas.

Other search terms related to iscsi and their ratings are:
★★★★★ freenas
★★★★★ zfs
★★★★★ openfiler
★★★★ nas
★★★★ jumbo frames
★★★ multipath
★ mpio
★ multiple clients
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