How can Database A on Server A be available as Database B

SQL Server 2012 Enterprise on Windows Server 2012 R2 DataCenter - VMWare Server

Question:
Can Database A on Server A be available as Database B (within 10 minutes of data time difference) on Server A (same server) for reporting.

Possible Answers:
1. Transactional Replication - Yes 
2. Log Shipping - No, because Database will not be available as Read Only or if available for  read only, will kick out active connections when logs are applied on reporting database
3. Always On Availability Groups - No, because the reporting database needs to be on another server. 
4. Mirroring - No, because this feature is being deprecated
5. Clustering Active/Active - No, because the reporting database needs to be on another server. 

It appears as though transactional replication is the only option. 

Please guide if there are other options. 

Thank you. 

-Jeelani