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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

SIP alternatives

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

SIP, companies in postings
608
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 SIP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SIPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615924%16,228SIP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903642%8,974SIP vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671439%6,100SIP vs DHCP →
4
2,080342%7,952SIP vs Ethernet →
5
1,577259%2,947SIP vs WebSocket →
6
1,467241%3,595SIP vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296213%2,706SIP vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261207%3,454SIP vs BGP →
9
1,138187%2,311SIP vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003165%2,133SIP vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865142%1,772SIP vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741122%1,728SIP vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716118%1,675SIP vs SNMP →
14
FTPIETF
710117%1,132SIP vs FTP →
15
MPLSIETF
607100%1,626SIP vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50383%1,177SIP vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46977%832SIP vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44874%985SIP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44573%1,514SIP vs VXLAN →
20
44473%827SIP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41769%997SIP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38463%921SIP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36260%871SIP vs EIGRP →
24
33956%848SIP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33255%801SIP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30650%1,646SIP vs 5G →
27
29549%715SIP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29448%689SIP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28948%1,121SIP vs LTE →
30
28146%673SIP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26443%524SIP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25943%599SIP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25041%913SIP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20934%1,140SIP vs RDMA →
35
19532%963SIP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18631%370SIP vs AS2 →
37
18330%480SIP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18330%364SIP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18230%968SIP 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 SIP: 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/sip/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

SIP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SIP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 608 for SIP.

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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