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As of 4 November 2026, 39 network protocols are named by companies instead of DHCP: TCP/IP by 5,615 companies, DNS by 3,903, Ethernet by 2,080.

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

DHCP, companies in postings
2,671
Most used alternative
TCP/IP · 5,615
Fastest hiring, 90 days
TCP/IP
Alternatives ranked
39
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01 — Ranked by evidence

network protocols companies choose instead of DHCP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs DHCPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615210%16,228DHCP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903146%8,974DHCP vs DNS →
3
2,08078%7,952DHCP vs Ethernet →
4
1,57759%2,947DHCP vs WebSocket →
5
1,46755%3,595DHCP vs SSL/TLS →
6
VLANIEEE
1,29649%2,706DHCP vs VLAN →
7
BGPIETF
1,26147%3,454DHCP vs BGP →
8
1,13843%2,311DHCP vs SFTP →
9
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,00338%2,133DHCP vs Wi-Fi →
10
SSHIETF
86532%1,772DHCP vs SSH →
11
IPsecIETF
74128%1,728DHCP vs IPsec →
12
SNMPIETF
71627%1,675DHCP vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71027%1,132DHCP vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60823%1,553DHCP vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60723%1,626DHCP vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50319%1,177DHCP vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46918%832DHCP vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44817%985DHCP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44517%1,514DHCP vs VXLAN →
20
44417%827DHCP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41716%997DHCP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38414%921DHCP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36214%871DHCP vs EIGRP →
24
33913%848DHCP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33212%801DHCP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30611%1,646DHCP vs 5G →
27
29511%715DHCP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29411%689DHCP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28911%1,121DHCP vs LTE →
30
28111%673DHCP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26410%524DHCP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25910%599DHCP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
2509%913DHCP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
2098%1,140DHCP vs RDMA →
35
1957%963DHCP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
1867%370DHCP vs AS2 →
37
1837%480DHCP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
1837%364DHCP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
1827%968DHCP 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 DHCP: TCP/IP by 5,615 companies, DNS by 3,903, Ethernet by 2,080, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/dhcp/alternatives)
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  • 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

DHCP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to DHCP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 2,671 for DHCP.

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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