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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

SFTP alternatives

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

SFTP, companies in postings
1,138
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 SFTP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SFTPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615493%16,228SFTP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903343%8,974SFTP vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671235%6,100SFTP vs DHCP →
4
2,080183%7,952SFTP vs Ethernet →
5
1,577139%2,947SFTP vs WebSocket →
6
1,467129%3,595SFTP vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296114%2,706SFTP vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261111%3,454SFTP vs BGP →
9
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,00388%2,133SFTP vs Wi-Fi →
10
SSHIETF
86576%1,772SFTP vs SSH →
11
IPsecIETF
74165%1,728SFTP vs IPsec →
12
SNMPIETF
71663%1,675SFTP vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71062%1,132SFTP vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60853%1,553SFTP vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60753%1,626SFTP vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50344%1,177SFTP vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46941%832SFTP vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44839%985SFTP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44539%1,514SFTP vs VXLAN →
20
44439%827SFTP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41737%997SFTP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38434%921SFTP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36232%871SFTP vs EIGRP →
24
33930%848SFTP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33229%801SFTP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30627%1,646SFTP vs 5G →
27
29526%715SFTP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29426%689SFTP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28925%1,121SFTP vs LTE →
30
28125%673SFTP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26423%524SFTP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25923%599SFTP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25022%913SFTP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20918%1,140SFTP vs RDMA →
35
19517%963SFTP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18616%370SFTP vs AS2 →
37
18316%480SFTP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18316%364SFTP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18216%968SFTP vs RoCE →
33,777 companies name a network protocol in their postings.

Filter on any of them, or on SFTP 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 SFTP: 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/sftp/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

SFTP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SFTP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,138 for SFTP.

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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