The best replacement for tapping is taping.

The best alternatives to tapping are rated as following:
★★★★★  taping
★★  eft
★★  self drilling
★★  clogging
★  self drilling screws
★  coil splitting
★  cut tapping
★  knocking
★  thread milling
★  threading
  cold tapping
  conventional tapping

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Speaking about tapping, one probably shouldn't forget about drill press.

Other search terms related to tapping and their ratings are:
★★★★★ drill press
★ rigid tapping
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