The best replacement for snapshot is clone.

The best alternatives to snapshot are rated as following:
★★★★★  clone
★★★★  backup
★★★  photography
★★★  release
★★  nightly
★★  preen
★★  wrist shot
★★  photograph
★★  read committed snapshot
★★  transactional replication
★★  photo
★  image
★  portrait
★  release maven
★  squadsight
★  checkpoint
★  snapmirror
★  snap shot
★  dynaset
★  clone vmware
  materialized view
  snapshot
  screenshot
  squad sight
  milestone
  dynamic view
  use host gpu
  squadshot
  clone virtualbox
  snapclone
  vmware snapshot

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Speaking about snapshot, one probably shouldn't forget about vmplayer.

Other search terms related to snapshot and their ratings are:
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