The best replacement for squid is octopus.

The best alternatives to squid are rated as following:
★★★★★  octopus
★★★  whale
★★★  calamari
★★  cuttlefish
★★  varnish
★★  shark
★★  squid3
★  privoxy
★  squids
★  octopus bigger
★  an octopus
★  giant squid
★  sperm whale
★  octopus smarter
★  stampy
★  nginx
  giant octopus
  jellyfish
  isa
  atgatt
  snail
  stampy tea off
  haproxy
  colossal squid
  isa server
  dosidicus gigas
  mod_proxy
  great white shark
  apache reverse proxy
  octopus differences
  owlfish
  clam
  mega shark
  great white
  apache
  skydoesminecraft
  socks
  safesquid
  polipo
  whale ac4
  blue whale
  whales
  octopus tentacles

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