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SSH alternatives

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

SSH, companies in postings
865
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 SSH

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs SSHpostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615649%16,228SSH vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903451%8,974SSH vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671309%6,100SSH vs DHCP →
4
2,080240%7,952SSH vs Ethernet →
5
1,577182%2,947SSH vs WebSocket →
6
1,467170%3,595SSH vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296150%2,706SSH vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261146%3,454SSH vs BGP →
9
1,138132%2,311SSH vs SFTP →
10
Wi-FiWi-Fi Alliance
1,003116%2,133SSH vs Wi-Fi →
11
IPsecIETF
74186%1,728SSH vs IPsec →
12
SNMPIETF
71683%1,675SSH vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71082%1,132SSH vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60870%1,553SSH vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60770%1,626SSH vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50358%1,177SSH vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46954%832SSH vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44852%985SSH vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44551%1,514SSH vs VXLAN →
20
44451%827SSH vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41748%997SSH vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38444%921SSH vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36242%871SSH vs EIGRP →
24
33939%848SSH vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33238%801SSH vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30635%1,646SSH vs 5G →
27
29534%715SSH vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29434%689SSH vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28933%1,121SSH vs LTE →
30
28132%673SSH vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26431%524SSH vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25930%599SSH vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25029%913SSH vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20924%1,140SSH vs RDMA →
35
19523%963SSH vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18622%370SSH vs AS2 →
37
18321%480SSH vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18321%364SSH vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18221%968SSH 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 SSH: 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/ssh/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

SSH alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to SSH?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 865 for SSH.

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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