IEC 61850 alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 39 iot platforms protocols are named by companies instead of IEC 61850: Modbus by 2,067 companies, CAN bus by 1,760, SPI by 1,559.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- IEC 61850, companies in postings
- 324
- Most used alternative
- Modbus · 2,067
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- Modbus
- Alternatives ranked
- 39
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
iot platforms protocols companies choose instead of IEC 61850
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs IEC 61850 | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ModbusModbus Organization | 2,067 | 638% | 5,698 | IEC 61850 vs Modbus → | |
| 2 | CAN busISO | 1,760 | 543% | 5,610 | IEC 61850 vs CAN bus → | |
| 3 | SPIMotorola | 1,559 | 481% | 4,935 | IEC 61850 vs SPI → | |
| 4 | I2CNXP | 1,515 | 468% | 4,820 | IEC 61850 vs I2C → | |
| 5 | UART(industry standard) | 1,237 | 382% | 3,224 | IEC 61850 vs UART → | |
| 6 | MQTTOASIS | 1,201 | 371% | 2,656 | IEC 61850 vs MQTT → | |
| 7 | EtherNet/IPODVA | 1,048 | 323% | 2,374 | IEC 61850 vs EtherNet/IP → | |
| 8 | OPC UAOPC Foundation | 935 | 289% | 2,090 | IEC 61850 vs OPC UA → | |
| 9 | PROFINETPROFIBUS & PROFINET International | 914 | 282% | 2,036 | IEC 61850 vs PROFINET → | |
| 10 | PROFIBUSPROFIBUS & PROFINET International | 701 | 216% | 1,645 | IEC 61850 vs PROFIBUS → | |
| 11 | BACnetASHRAE | 598 | 185% | 1,743 | IEC 61850 vs BACnet → | |
| 12 | USBUSB Implementers Forum | 597 | 184% | 1,786 | IEC 61850 vs USB → | |
| 13 | Bluetooth Low EnergyBluetooth SIG | 473 | 146% | 934 | IEC 61850 vs Bluetooth Low Energy → | |
| 14 | RS-485TIA | 464 | 143% | 1,001 | IEC 61850 vs RS-485 → | |
| 15 | OPC (OPC UA)OPC Foundation | 451 | 139% | 1,193 | IEC 61850 vs OPC (OPC UA) → | |
| 16 | RS-232EIA | 446 | 138% | 1,038 | IEC 61850 vs RS-232 → | |
| 17 | KNXKNX Association | 401 | 124% | 703 | IEC 61850 vs KNX → | |
| 18 | EtherCATEtherCAT Technology Group | 378 | 117% | 884 | IEC 61850 vs EtherCAT → | |
| 19 | BluetoothBluetooth SIG | 346 | 107% | 659 | IEC 61850 vs Bluetooth → | |
| 20 | DNP3IEEE | 321 | 99% | 895 | IEC 61850 vs DNP3 → | |
| 21 | DeviceNetODVA | 285 | 88% | 598 | IEC 61850 vs DeviceNet → | |
| 22 | DDS (Data Distribution Service)Object Management Group | 280 | 86% | 663 | IEC 61850 vs DDS (Data Distribution Service) → | |
| 23 | LIN BusLIN Consortium | 266 | 82% | 1,210 | IEC 61850 vs LIN Bus → | |
| 24 | CAN FDBosch | 181 | 56% | 545 | IEC 61850 vs CAN FD → | |
| 25 | RS-422TIA/EIA | 180 | 56% | 607 | IEC 61850 vs RS-422 → | |
| 26 | SAE J1939SAE International | 179 | 55% | 468 | IEC 61850 vs SAE J1939 → | |
| 27 | ZigbeeConnectivity Standards Alliance | 179 | 55% | 427 | IEC 61850 vs Zigbee → | |
| 28 | 175 | 54% | 552 | IEC 61850 vs UDS (ISO 14229) → | ||
| 29 | 168 | 52% | 380 | IEC 61850 vs GPIO → | ||
| 30 | CANopenCAN in Automation | 162 | 50% | 293 | IEC 61850 vs CANopen → | |
| 31 | NFCNFC Forum | 147 | 45% | 366 | IEC 61850 vs NFC → | |
| 32 | DMX512USITT | 122 | 38% | 150 | soon | |
| 33 | LonWorksEchelon | 115 | 35% | 403 | soon | |
| 34 | ARINCSAE ITT | 114 | 35% | 492 | soon | |
| 35 | EcoStruxureSchneider Electric | 109 | 34% | 339 | soon | |
| 36 | LoRaWANLoRa Alliance | 108 | 33% | 185 | soon | |
| 37 | Azure IoT HubMicrosoft | 100 | 31% | 162 | soon | |
| 38 | DALIDiiA | 99 | 31% | 154 | soon | |
| 39 | HART ProtocolFieldComm Group | 99 | 31% | 265 | soon |
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39 iot platforms protocols are named by companies instead of IEC 61850: Modbus by 2,067 companies, CAN bus by 1,760, SPI by 1,559, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/iec-61850/alternatives)
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- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
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IEC 61850 alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to IEC 61850?
Modbus: 2,067 companies name it in their own job postings, against 324 for IEC 61850.
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.
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