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DHCP VS TCP/IP_

As of 4 November 2026, TCP/IP is named by 5,615 companies and DHCP by 2,671; DHCP skews to companies under 200 people (37% vs 44%), TCP/IP to companies over 1,000 (29% vs 35%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: DHCP's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, TCP/IP rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

DHCP: 2–200 employees
37%
TCP/IP: 2–200 employees
44%
DHCP: 1,000+ employees
35%
TCP/IP: 1,000+ employees
29%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.3 · 2.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
2,671companies name DHCP
5,615companies name TCP/IP
1,503name both
6,100 · 16,228postings in 90 days, DHCP · TCP/IP
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentDHCPshareTCP/IPshareLeans
Self-employed351%1002%even
2-10 employees1536%4027%even
11-50 employees30912%81515%TCP/IP
51-200 employees52220%1,24422%TCP/IP
201-500 employees44717%87516%even
501-1000 employees27410%55510%even
1001-5000 employees48218%87816%DHCP
5001-10000 employees1425%2585%even
10,001+ employees30711%4889%DHCP
By industry
SegmentDHCPshareTCP/IPshareLeans
Technology & software94635%2,23140%TCP/IP
Business & finance services44016%92616%even
Manufacturing & industry39015%90516%even
Commerce & trade1275%1793%even
Utilities & infrastructure1255%3025%even
Consumer services & leisure1154%1783%even
Health care1104%1643%even
Public, community & associations1064%1553%even
Property & construction833%1813%even
Automotive733%942%even
Media & content673%1553%even
Transport, logistics & rental602%922%even
By country
SegmentDHCPshareTCP/IPshareLeans
United States1,40553%3,09255%TCP/IP
Germany28411%4017%DHCP
United Kingdom1275%2945%even
France1034%2234%even
Canada833%1453%even
Brazil612%1142%even
India492%1342%even
Netherlands381%601%even
Italy371%862%even
Poland331%751%even
Switzerland301%––outside top 12
Australia271%641%even
Spain––661%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDHCPshareTCP/IPshareLeans
IT operations & business systems5,82772%9,64644%DHCP
Software engineering5086%5,04423%TCP/IP
Engineering (non-software)3795%1,7378%TCP/IP
Customer service & success2073%8534%even
Sales941%5563%even
Product, program & project management511%1721%even
skilled trades and field service441%4712%even
Unclassified150%310%even
Education & training110%300%even
Marketing & communications110%170%even
Administration & office90%140%even
Data & AI90%970%even
General management & consulting90%270%even
arts media and entertainment50%260%even
Quality, safety & environment40%330%even
healthcare clinical30%40%even
hospitality and food service30%––outside top 12
facilities cleaning and security20%170%even
Finance & accounting20%140%even
public safety and protective services20%110%even
Retail & store operations20%40%even
Human resources10%30%even
Legal, compliance & risk10%40%even
procurement and purchasing10%10%even
research and science10%80%even
social care and community10%20%even
manufacturing and production––190%outside top 12
construction and civil––170%outside top 12
logistics warehouse and transport––120%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––90%outside top 12
Design & UX––20%outside top 12
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TCP/IP is named by 5,615 companies in job postings and DHCP by 2,671; 1,503 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/dhcp-vs-tcp-ip)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

DHCP vs TCP/IP: questions

Which is more used, DHCP or TCP/IP?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, TCP/IP (5,615) over DHCP (2,671). By website-and-DNS footprint, TCP/IP (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses DHCP?

37% of DHCP companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 44% for TCP/IP. 35% of DHCP companies have over 1,000 employees, against 29% for TCP/IP.

Do companies run both?

1,503 companies name both in their postings, usually DHCP in marketing and TCP/IP in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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