The best replacement for centos is fedora.

The best alternatives to centos are rated as following:
★★★★★  fedora
★★★★★  ubuntu
★★★★  redhat
★★★  debian
★★  ubuntu server
★★  scientific linux
★★  rhel
★  opensuse
★  suse
★  freebsd
  oracle linux
  debian for server
  fedora for server
  redhat enterprise
  red hat
  fedora server
  redhat linux
  debian vps
  gentoo
  slackware
  arch
  mandriva
  linux mint
  fedora core

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Speaking about centos, one probably shouldn't forget about cpanel.

Other search terms related to centos and their ratings are:
★★★★★ cpanel
★★ yum
★★ xen
vmware
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