The best replacement for underscore is lodash.

The best alternatives to underscore are rated as following:
★★★★★  lodash
★★★★★  dash
★★★★  jquery
★★★★  underline
★★★★  hyphen
★★★★  camelcase
★★★  handlebars
★★  mustache
★★  backbone
★★  underbar
★★  async
★  ejs
★  hyphen seo
★  hyphen css
★  jquery each
  camel case
  camelcase javascript

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Speaking about underscore, one probably shouldn't forget about angular.

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★★ backbone
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