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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

IPv4 alternatives

As of 4 November 2026, 39 network protocols are named by companies instead of IPv4: 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.

IPv4, companies in postings
332
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 IPv4

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs IPv4postings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,6151691%16,228IPv4 vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,9031176%8,974IPv4 vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671805%6,100IPv4 vs DHCP →
4
2,080627%7,952IPv4 vs Ethernet →
5
1,577475%2,947IPv4 vs WebSocket →
6
1,467442%3,595IPv4 vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296390%2,706IPv4 vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261380%3,454IPv4 vs BGP →
9
1,138343%2,311IPv4 vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003302%2,133IPv4 vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865261%1,772IPv4 vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741223%1,728IPv4 vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716216%1,675IPv4 vs SNMP →
14
FTPIETF
710214%1,132IPv4 vs FTP →
15
SIPIETF
608183%1,553IPv4 vs SIP →
16
MPLSIETF
607183%1,626IPv4 vs MPLS →
17
mTLSIETF
503152%1,177IPv4 vs mTLS →
18
SMTPIETF
469141%832IPv4 vs SMTP →
19
UDPIETF
448135%985IPv4 vs UDP →
20
VXLANIETF
445134%1,514IPv4 vs VXLAN →
21
444134%827IPv4 vs WebRTC →
22
RTPIETF
417126%997IPv4 vs RTP →
23
OSPFIETF
384116%921IPv4 vs OSPF →
24
EIGRPCisco
362109%871IPv4 vs EIGRP →
25
339102%848IPv4 vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
26
5G3GPP
30692%1,646IPv4 vs 5G →
27
29589%715IPv4 vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29489%689IPv4 vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28987%1,121IPv4 vs LTE →
30
28185%673IPv4 vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26480%524IPv4 vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25978%599IPv4 vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25075%913IPv4 vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20963%1,140IPv4 vs RDMA →
35
19559%963IPv4 vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18656%370IPv4 vs AS2 →
37
18355%480IPv4 vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18355%364IPv4 vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18255%968IPv4 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 IPv4: 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/ipv4/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

IPv4 alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to IPv4?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 332 for IPv4.

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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