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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

CIFS alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 40 network protocols are named by companies instead of CIFS: 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.

CIFS, companies in postings
107
Most used alternative
TCP/IP · 5,615
Fastest hiring, 90 days
TCP/IP
Alternatives ranked
40
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01Ranked by evidence

network protocols companies choose instead of CIFS

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs CIFSpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,6155248%16,228soon
2
DNSIETF
3,9033648%8,974soon
3
DHCPIETF
2,6712496%6,100soon
4
EthernetIEEE
2,0801944%7,952soon
5
WebSocketIETF
1,5771474%2,947soon
6
SSL/TLSIETF
1,4671371%3,595soon
7
VLANIEEE
1,2961211%2,706soon
8
BGPIETF
1,2611179%3,454soon
9
SFTP
1,1381064%2,311soon
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003937%2,133soon
11
SSHIETF
865808%1,772soon
12
IPsecIETF
741693%1,728soon
13
SNMPIETF
716669%1,675soon
14
FTPIETF
710664%1,132soon
15
SIPIETF
608568%1,553soon
16
MPLSIETF
607567%1,626soon
17
mTLSIETF
503470%1,177soon
18
SMTPIETF
469438%832soon
19
UDPIETF
448419%985soon
20
VXLANIETF
445416%1,514soon
21
WebRTCW3C
444415%827soon
22
RTPIETF
417390%997soon
23
OSPFIETF
384359%921soon
24
EIGRPCisco
362338%871soon
25
Spanning Tree ProtocolIEEE
339317%848soon
26
IPv4IETF
332310%801soon
27
5G3GPP
306286%1,646soon
28
HTTP Live StreamingApple
295276%715soon
29
IPv6IETF
294275%689soon
30
LTE3GPP
289270%1,121soon
31
IEEE 802.1XIEEE
281263%673soon
32
NTPIETF
264247%524soon
33
NetFlowCisco
259242%599soon
34
EVPNIETF
250234%913soon
35
RDMAIBTA
209195%1,140soon
36
Precision Time ProtocolIEEE
195182%963soon
37
AS2IETF
186174%370soon
38
IEEE 802.11IEEE
183171%480soon
39
Remote Desktop ProtocolMicrosoft
183171%364soon
40
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
182170%968soon
33,777 companies name a network protocol in their postings.

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40 network protocols are named by companies instead of CIFS: 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/cifs/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

CIFS alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to CIFS?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 107 for CIFS.

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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