The best replacement for rspec is minitest.

The best alternatives to rspec are rated as following:
★★★★★  minitest
★★★★  shoulda
★★★★  test unit
★★★★  cucumber
★★★  rspec-rails
★★  rails test
★  rake spec
★  minitest spec
★  spec
★  junit
  rspec rails
  mocha
  rspec

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Speaking about rspec, one probably shouldn't forget about devise.

Other search terms related to rspec and their ratings are:
★★★★★ devise
★★★★ capybara
★★★★ factory girl
★★ selenium
★★ debugger
★ rails 3
★ shoulda
★ cucumber
★ rcov
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