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Tools · network protocols · Alternatives

SMTP alternatives

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

SMTP, companies in postings
469
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 SMTP

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SMTPpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,6151197%16,228SMTP vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903832%8,974SMTP vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671570%6,100SMTP vs DHCP →
4
2,080443%7,952SMTP vs Ethernet →
5
1,577336%2,947SMTP vs WebSocket →
6
1,467313%3,595SMTP vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296276%2,706SMTP vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261269%3,454SMTP vs BGP →
9
1,138243%2,311SMTP vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003214%2,133SMTP vs Wi-Fi →
11
SSHIETF
865184%1,772SMTP vs SSH →
12
IPsecIETF
741158%1,728SMTP vs IPsec →
13
SNMPIETF
716153%1,675SMTP vs SNMP →
14
FTPIETF
710151%1,132SMTP vs FTP →
15
SIPIETF
608130%1,553SMTP vs SIP →
16
MPLSIETF
607129%1,626SMTP vs MPLS →
17
mTLSIETF
503107%1,177SMTP vs mTLS →
18
UDPIETF
44896%985SMTP vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44595%1,514SMTP vs VXLAN →
20
44495%827SMTP vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41789%997SMTP vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38482%921SMTP vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36277%871SMTP vs EIGRP →
24
33972%848SMTP vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33271%801SMTP vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30665%1,646SMTP vs 5G →
27
29563%715SMTP vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29463%689SMTP vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28962%1,121SMTP vs LTE →
30
28160%673SMTP vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26456%524SMTP vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25955%599SMTP vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25053%913SMTP vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20945%1,140SMTP vs RDMA →
35
19542%963SMTP vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18640%370SMTP vs AS2 →
37
18339%480SMTP vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18339%364SMTP vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18239%968SMTP 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 SMTP: 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/smtp/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

SMTP alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SMTP?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 469 for SMTP.

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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