The best replacement for printf is cout.

The best alternatives to printf are rated as following:
★★★★★  cout
★★★  fprintf
★★★  echo
★★★  puts
★★★  println
★★  sprintf
★★  sprintf php
★  nslog
★  print
★  putchar
★  write
★  echo bash
★  echo php
★  cout faster
  format java
  print perl
  fprintf stdout
  scanf
  printk

Your alternative for printf is not listed? Suggest!
Speaking about printf, one probably shouldn't forget about newline.

Other search terms related to printf and their ratings are:
★★★★★ newline
★★★ double
★★ leading zeros
★★ format string
★ percent sign
★ hex
★ doubles
★ long long int
★ leading zero
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