The best replacement for scanf is cin.

The best alternatives to scanf are rated as following:
★★★★★  cin
★★★★★  fgets
★★★★  sscanf
★★★  scanf_s
★★★  gets
★★★  fscanf
★★  getchar
★  printf
  scanf
  scanf s
  sscanf c

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Speaking about scanf, one probably shouldn't forget about multiple inputs.

Other search terms related to scanf and their ratings are:
★★★★★ multiple inputs
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