The best replacement for zip is rar.

The best alternatives to zip are rated as following:
★★★★★  rar
★★★  tar
★★★  postal code
★★  gzip
★★  7z
★  exe
★  tar.gz
★  zip
★  zipx
★  button fly
★  bzip2
★  us intl city
★  fitbit one
  pullover hoodie
  izip
  zipper
  samsung galaxy proclaim
  rar compression
  samsung proclaim
  gz
  winrar
  jar
  city state
  7zip
  zcta
  fitbit flex
  unzip
  win rar
  tgz
  back zip wetsuit
  postcode
  sansa clip+
  area code
  fitbit ultra
  fitbit 1
  clip
  winzip

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Speaking about zip, one probably shouldn't forget about tar.

Other search terms related to zip and their ratings are:
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★★★★ winrar
★★★ compressing
★ tar command
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