The best replacement for winch is hoist.

The best alternatives to winch are rated as following:
★★★★★  hoist
★★★★  wench
★★  come along
★★  windlass
★★  locker
★  warn
★  electric winch
★  warn winch
★  lockers
★  no winch
★  gorilla winch
★  hydraulic winch
★  superwinch
★  hi lift
★  venom winch
  capstan
  ramsey
  maxtrax
  chronarch
  come a long
  mile marker
  wallenstein winch
  high lift jack
  bumper winch
  viper winch
  front locker
  cable winch
  12 volt winch

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Speaking about winch, one probably shouldn't forget about wireless remote.

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