The best replacement for log shipping is replication.

The best alternatives to log shipping are rated as following:
★★★★★  replication
★★★★  mirroring
★★★  transactional replication
★★  database mirroring
★★  mirroring 2008
★★  always on
★  transaction log backup
★  availability groups
★  sql mirroring
★  asynchronous mirroring
  san replication
  replication sql 2005

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Speaking about log shipping, one probably shouldn't forget about full backup.

Other search terms related to log shipping and their ratings are:
★★★★★ full backup
★ failover
★ database mirroring
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