The best replacement for cricut is silhouette.

The best alternatives to cricut are rated as following:
★★★★★  silhouette
★★★★★  cuttlebug
★★★★  sizzix
★★★  slice
★★  big shot
★★  cricut expression
★★  silhouette cameo
★★  cricut mini
★  cameo
★  silhouette sd
★  vinyl cutter
★  craft robo
★  wishblade
★  silhouette machine
★  cricut lite
★  cricut create
  xyron
  pazzle
  fiskars fuse
  pazzles
  sizzix big shot
  slice machine
  die cut
  similar machine
  sizzix eclips

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Speaking about cricut, one probably shouldn't forget about fabric.

Other search terms related to cricut and their ratings are:
★★★★★ fabric
★★★★★ vinyl
★★★★ gypsy
★★★ scal
★ contact paper
★ felt
heat n bond
scal software
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