The best replacement for openldap is active directory.

The best alternatives to openldap are rated as following:
★★★★★  active directory
★★★★  389
★★★  apacheds
★★★  opends
★★  ldap
★★  freeipa
★  389 directory server
★  nis
★  opendj
★  apache directory
★  samba4
★  fedora directory server
★  389 directory
★  389 ds
  winbind
  open directory
  edirectory
  sun directory
  microsoft active directory
  redhat directory

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Speaking about openldap, one probably shouldn't forget about samba.

Other search terms related to openldap and their ratings are:
★★★★★ samba
★★★ kerberos
★★ sasl
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