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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

FTP alternatives

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

FTP, companies in postings
710
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 FTP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs FTPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615791%16,228FTP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903550%8,974FTP vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671376%6,100FTP vs DHCP →
4
2,080293%7,952FTP vs Ethernet →
5
1,577222%2,947FTP vs WebSocket →
6
1,467207%3,595FTP vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296183%2,706FTP vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261178%3,454FTP vs BGP →
9
1,138160%2,311FTP vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003141%2,133FTP vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865122%1,772FTP vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741104%1,728FTP vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716101%1,675FTP vs SNMP →
14
SIPIETF
60886%1,553FTP vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60785%1,626FTP vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50371%1,177FTP vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46966%832FTP vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44863%985FTP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44563%1,514FTP vs VXLAN →
20
44463%827FTP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41759%997FTP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38454%921FTP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36251%871FTP vs EIGRP →
24
33948%848FTP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33247%801FTP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30643%1,646FTP vs 5G →
27
29542%715FTP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29441%689FTP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28941%1,121FTP vs LTE →
30
28140%673FTP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26437%524FTP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25936%599FTP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25035%913FTP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20929%1,140FTP vs RDMA →
35
19527%963FTP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18626%370FTP vs AS2 →
37
18326%480FTP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18326%364FTP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18226%968FTP vs RoCE →
33,777 companies name a network protocol in their postings.

Filter on any of them, or on FTP users who also name an alternative, and open the person who owns the stack.

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39 network protocols are named by companies instead of FTP: 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/ftp/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

FTP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to FTP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 710 for FTP.

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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