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DHCP VS VXLAN_

As of 30 October 2026, VXLAN is named by 330 companies and DHCP by 1,973; DHCP skews to companies under 200 people (38% vs 38%), VXLAN to companies over 1,000 (43% vs 35%).

As of 30 October 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, VXLAN rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

DHCP: 2–200 employees
38%
VXLAN: 2–200 employees
38%
DHCP: 1,000+ employees
35%
VXLAN: 1,000+ employees
43%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.2 · 4.1
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
1,973companies name DHCP
330companies name VXLAN
85name both
4,368 · 1,353postings in 90 days, DHCP · VXLAN
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
SegmentDHCPshareVXLANshareLeans
Self-employed141%10%even
2-10 employees945%3310%VXLAN
11-50 employees25513%3812%even
51-200 employees39720%5617%DHCP
201-500 employees32316%3912%DHCP
501-1000 employees20610%227%DHCP
1001-5000 employees36819%6319%even
5001-10000 employees985%247%VXLAN
10,001+ employees21811%5416%VXLAN
By industry
SegmentDHCPshareVXLANshareLeans
Technology & software74438%17453%VXLAN
Business & finance services31716%5115%even
Manufacturing & industry29315%3310%DHCP
Commerce & trade844%62%DHCP
Utilities & infrastructure834%258%VXLAN
Health care824%62%DHCP
Public, community & associations724%52%DHCP
Consumer services & leisure704%82%even
Property & construction643%62%even
Automotive543%10%DHCP
Media & content482%134%even
Transport, logistics & rental432%21%even
By country
SegmentDHCPshareVXLANshareLeans
United States1,09055%19860%VXLAN
Germany22611%227%DHCP
United Kingdom1045%196%even
France744%113%even
Canada673%82%even
India372%113%even
Netherlands332%52%even
Italy322%52%even
Brazil281%––outside top 12
Poland271%62%even
Australia241%93%even
Switzerland221%––outside top 12
Singapore––62%outside top 12
Belgium––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentDHCPshareVXLANshareLeans
IT operations & business systems4,15768%91653%DHCP
Software engineering4137%26615%VXLAN
Engineering (non-software)3646%422%DHCP
Customer service & success1943%523%even
Sales881%1207%VXLAN
Product, program & project management461%272%even
skilled trades and field service391%––outside top 12
General management & consulting100%10%even
Administration & office90%––outside top 12
Education & training90%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications90%70%even
Unclassified70%––outside top 12
Data & AI––80%outside top 12
construction and civil––60%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––20%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
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VXLAN is named by 330 companies in job postings and DHCP by 1,973; 85 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/dhcp-vs-vxlan)
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 VXLAN: questions

Which is more used, DHCP or VXLAN?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, DHCP (1,973) over VXLAN (330). By website-and-DNS footprint, VXLAN (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses DHCP?

38% of DHCP companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 38% for VXLAN. 35% of DHCP companies have over 1,000 employees, against 43% for VXLAN.

Do companies run both?

85 companies name both in their postings, usually DHCP in marketing and VXLAN 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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