I apologize for my answer. It was of course sarcastic, not realizing that you are a newbie.
That being said, let me educate you further. While a cleric is clearly the best healing class, that does not mean that it's the best healer for your specific group. You might need other things than pure healing. Shaman's slow will make healing less needed while druids can be a great help with fear kiting/aggro kiting (using snare), making healing obsolete (in open terrain). All classes have other things going for them. Both druids and shamans can speed your party up (spirit of wolf) and druid can port your group to other places or evacuate quickly to a safe destination.
For a small group i would indeed advice a non cleric healer. But for a large group (or the core of one) a cleric is the best. In order for a cleric to be superior you would need a tank as well.
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