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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

IEEE 802.1X alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 network protocols are named by companies instead of IEEE 802.1X: TCP/IP by 5,615 companies, DNS by 3,903, DHCP by 2,671.

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

IEEE 802.1X, companies in postings
281
Most used alternative
TCP/IP · 5,615
Fastest hiring, 90 days
TCP/IP
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

network protocols companies choose instead of IEEE 802.1X

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs IEEE 802.1Xpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,6151998%16,228IEEE 802.1X vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,9031389%8,974IEEE 802.1X vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671951%6,100IEEE 802.1X vs DHCP →
4
2,080740%7,952IEEE 802.1X vs Ethernet →
5
1,577561%2,947IEEE 802.1X vs WebSocket →
6
1,467522%3,595IEEE 802.1X vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296461%2,706IEEE 802.1X vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261449%3,454IEEE 802.1X vs BGP →
9
1,138405%2,311IEEE 802.1X vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003357%2,133IEEE 802.1X vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865308%1,772IEEE 802.1X vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741264%1,728IEEE 802.1X vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716255%1,675IEEE 802.1X vs SNMP →
14
FTPIETF
710253%1,132IEEE 802.1X vs FTP →
15
SIPIETF
608216%1,553IEEE 802.1X vs SIP →
16
MPLSIETF
607216%1,626IEEE 802.1X vs MPLS →
17
mTLSIETF
503179%1,177IEEE 802.1X vs mTLS →
18
SMTPIETF
469167%832IEEE 802.1X vs SMTP →
19
UDPIETF
448159%985IEEE 802.1X vs UDP →
20
VXLANIETF
445158%1,514IEEE 802.1X vs VXLAN →
21
444158%827IEEE 802.1X vs WebRTC →
22
RTPIETF
417148%997IEEE 802.1X vs RTP →
23
OSPFIETF
384137%921IEEE 802.1X vs OSPF →
24
EIGRPCisco
362129%871IEEE 802.1X vs EIGRP →
25
339121%848IEEE 802.1X vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
26
IPv4IETF
332118%801IEEE 802.1X vs IPv4 →
27
5G3GPP
306109%1,646IEEE 802.1X vs 5G →
28
295105%715IEEE 802.1X vs HTTP Live Streaming →
29
IPv6IETF
294105%689IEEE 802.1X vs IPv6 →
30
LTE3GPP
289103%1,121IEEE 802.1X vs LTE →
31
NTPIETF
26494%524IEEE 802.1X vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25992%599IEEE 802.1X vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25089%913IEEE 802.1X vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20974%1,140IEEE 802.1X vs RDMA →
35
19569%963IEEE 802.1X vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18666%370IEEE 802.1X vs AS2 →
37
18365%480IEEE 802.1X vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18365%364IEEE 802.1X vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18265%968IEEE 802.1X vs RoCE →
33,777 companies name a network protocol in their postings.

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39 network protocols are named by companies instead of IEEE 802.1X: TCP/IP by 5,615 companies, DNS by 3,903, DHCP by 2,671, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/802-1x/alternatives)
How we know

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

  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

IEEE 802.1X alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to IEEE 802.1X?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 281 for IEEE 802.1X.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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