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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

AS2 alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 network protocols are named by companies instead of AS2: 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.

AS2, companies in postings
186
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 AS2

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs AS2postings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,6153019%16,228AS2 vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,9032098%8,974AS2 vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,6711436%6,100AS2 vs DHCP →
4
2,0801118%7,952AS2 vs Ethernet →
5
1,577848%2,947AS2 vs WebSocket →
6
1,467789%3,595AS2 vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296697%2,706AS2 vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261678%3,454AS2 vs BGP →
9
1,138612%2,311AS2 vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003539%2,133AS2 vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865465%1,772AS2 vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741398%1,728AS2 vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716385%1,675AS2 vs SNMP →
14
FTPIETF
710382%1,132AS2 vs FTP →
15
SIPIETF
608327%1,553AS2 vs SIP →
16
MPLSIETF
607326%1,626AS2 vs MPLS →
17
mTLSIETF
503270%1,177AS2 vs mTLS →
18
SMTPIETF
469252%832AS2 vs SMTP →
19
UDPIETF
448241%985AS2 vs UDP →
20
VXLANIETF
445239%1,514AS2 vs VXLAN →
21
444239%827AS2 vs WebRTC →
22
RTPIETF
417224%997AS2 vs RTP →
23
OSPFIETF
384206%921AS2 vs OSPF →
24
EIGRPCisco
362195%871AS2 vs EIGRP →
25
339182%848AS2 vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
26
IPv4IETF
332178%801AS2 vs IPv4 →
27
5G3GPP
306165%1,646AS2 vs 5G →
28
295159%715AS2 vs HTTP Live Streaming →
29
IPv6IETF
294158%689AS2 vs IPv6 →
30
LTE3GPP
289155%1,121AS2 vs LTE →
31
281151%673AS2 vs IEEE 802.1X →
32
NTPIETF
264142%524AS2 vs NTP →
33
NetFlowCisco
259139%599AS2 vs NetFlow →
34
EVPNIETF
250134%913AS2 vs EVPN →
35
RDMAIBTA
209112%1,140AS2 vs RDMA →
36
195105%963AS2 vs Precision Time Protocol →
37
18398%480AS2 vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18398%364AS2 vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18298%968AS2 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 AS2: 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/as2/alternatives)
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 →

  • 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

AS2 alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to AS2?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 186 for AS2.

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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