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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

BGP alternatives

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

BGP, companies in postings
1,261
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 BGP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs BGPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615445%16,228BGP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903310%8,974BGP vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671212%6,100BGP vs DHCP →
4
2,080165%7,952BGP vs Ethernet →
5
1,577125%2,947BGP vs WebSocket →
6
1,467116%3,595BGP vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296103%2,706BGP vs VLAN →
8
1,13890%2,311BGP vs SFTP →
9
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,00380%2,133BGP vs Wi-Fi →
10
SSHIETF
86569%1,772BGP vs SSH →
11
IPsecIETF
74159%1,728BGP vs IPsec →
12
SNMPIETF
71657%1,675BGP vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71056%1,132BGP vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60848%1,553BGP vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60748%1,626BGP vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50340%1,177BGP vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46937%832BGP vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44836%985BGP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44535%1,514BGP vs VXLAN →
20
44435%827BGP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41733%997BGP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38430%921BGP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36229%871BGP vs EIGRP →
24
33927%848BGP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33226%801BGP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30624%1,646BGP vs 5G →
27
29523%715BGP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29423%689BGP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28923%1,121BGP vs LTE →
30
28122%673BGP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26421%524BGP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25921%599BGP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25020%913BGP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20917%1,140BGP vs RDMA →
35
19515%963BGP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18615%370BGP vs AS2 →
37
18315%480BGP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18315%364BGP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18214%968BGP 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 BGP: 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/bgp/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

BGP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to BGP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,261 for BGP.

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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