The best replacement for hardibacker is durock.

The best alternatives to hardibacker are rated as following:
★★★★★  durock
★★★★  cement board
★★★★  wonderboard
★★★  ditra
★★  green board
★  permabase
★  kerdi
★  durarock
★  aquapanel
★  fiberock
★  durock wonderboard
★  no more ply
★  greenboard
★  concrete backer board
  backerboard
  densshield
  marmox
  denshield
  schluter ditra
  wonder board
  schluter
  ply

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Speaking about hardibacker, one probably shouldn't forget about kerdi.

Other search terms related to hardibacker and their ratings are:
★★★★★ kerdi
★★★★ vapor barrier
★★★ redgard
★★★ thinset
★★★ no vapor barrier
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