The best replacement for mpls is frame relay.

The best alternatives to mpls are rated as following:
★★★★★  frame relay
★★★★  vpn
★★★  atm
★★★  ethernet
★★★  ipsec
★★★  vpls
★★  point to point
★★  ip
★  private line
★  vlan
★  iplc
★  leased line
★  bgp
★  sonet
  mpls-tp
  dmvpn
  metro ethernet
  frame
  tls
  sip
  ip vpn
  pbt
  otn
  vpn tunnel
  shortest path bridging
  spb
  m2ts
  gmpls
  rpr
  layer 2
  pbb te

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Speaking about mpls, one probably shouldn't forget about bgp.

Other search terms related to mpls and their ratings are:
★★★★★ bgp
★★★ ospf
★★★ vrf
★★ eigrp
★★ ipv6
★ qos
★ voip
★ bgp configuration
★ cef
★ traffic engineering
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