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IPsec alternatives

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

IPsec, companies in postings
741
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 IPsec

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs IPsecpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615758%16,228IPsec vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903527%8,974IPsec vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671360%6,100IPsec vs DHCP →
4
2,080281%7,952IPsec vs Ethernet →
5
1,577213%2,947IPsec vs WebSocket →
6
1,467198%3,595IPsec vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296175%2,706IPsec vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261170%3,454IPsec vs BGP →
9
1,138154%2,311IPsec vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003135%2,133IPsec vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865117%1,772IPsec vs SSH →
12
SNMPIETF
71697%1,675IPsec vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71096%1,132IPsec vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60882%1,553IPsec vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60782%1,626IPsec vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50368%1,177IPsec vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46963%832IPsec vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44860%985IPsec vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44560%1,514IPsec vs VXLAN →
20
44460%827IPsec vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41756%997IPsec vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38452%921IPsec vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36249%871IPsec vs EIGRP →
24
33946%848IPsec vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33245%801IPsec vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30641%1,646IPsec vs 5G →
27
29540%715IPsec vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29440%689IPsec vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28939%1,121IPsec vs LTE →
30
28138%673IPsec vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26436%524IPsec vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25935%599IPsec vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25034%913IPsec vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20928%1,140IPsec vs RDMA →
35
19526%963IPsec vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18625%370IPsec vs AS2 →
37
18325%480IPsec vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18325%364IPsec vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18225%968IPsec 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 IPsec: 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/ipsec/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

IPsec alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to IPsec?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 741 for IPsec.

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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