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

Wi-Fi, companies in postings
1,003
Most used alternative
TCP/IP · 5,615
Fastest hiring, 90 days
TCP/IP
Alternatives ranked
39
Catalogue
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01 — Ranked by evidence

network protocols companies choose instead of Wi-Fi

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

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs Wi-Fipostings, 90 dCompare
1
TCP/IPIETF
5,615560%16,228Wi-Fi vs TCP/IP →
2
DNSIETF
3,903389%8,974Wi-Fi vs DNS →
3
DHCPIETF
2,671266%6,100Wi-Fi vs DHCP →
4
2,080207%7,952Wi-Fi vs Ethernet →
5
1,577157%2,947Wi-Fi vs WebSocket →
6
1,467146%3,595Wi-Fi vs SSL/TLS →
7
VLANIEEE
1,296129%2,706Wi-Fi vs VLAN →
8
BGPIETF
1,261126%3,454Wi-Fi vs BGP →
9
1,138113%2,311Wi-Fi vs SFTP →
10
SSHIETF
86586%1,772Wi-Fi vs SSH →
11
IPsecIETF
74174%1,728Wi-Fi vs IPsec →
12
SNMPIETF
71671%1,675Wi-Fi vs SNMP →
13
FTPIETF
71071%1,132Wi-Fi vs FTP →
14
SIPIETF
60861%1,553Wi-Fi vs SIP →
15
MPLSIETF
60761%1,626Wi-Fi vs MPLS →
16
mTLSIETF
50350%1,177Wi-Fi vs mTLS →
17
SMTPIETF
46947%832Wi-Fi vs SMTP →
18
UDPIETF
44845%985Wi-Fi vs UDP →
19
VXLANIETF
44544%1,514Wi-Fi vs VXLAN →
20
44444%827Wi-Fi vs WebRTC →
21
RTPIETF
41742%997Wi-Fi vs RTP →
22
OSPFIETF
38438%921Wi-Fi vs OSPF →
23
EIGRPCisco
36236%871Wi-Fi vs EIGRP →
24
33934%848Wi-Fi vs Spanning Tree Protocol →
25
IPv4IETF
33233%801Wi-Fi vs IPv4 →
26
5G3GPP
30631%1,646Wi-Fi vs 5G →
27
29529%715Wi-Fi vs HTTP Live Streaming →
28
IPv6IETF
29429%689Wi-Fi vs IPv6 →
29
LTE3GPP
28929%1,121Wi-Fi vs LTE →
30
28128%673Wi-Fi vs IEEE 802.1X →
31
NTPIETF
26426%524Wi-Fi vs NTP →
32
NetFlowCisco
25926%599Wi-Fi vs NetFlow →
33
EVPNIETF
25025%913Wi-Fi vs EVPN →
34
RDMAIBTA
20921%1,140Wi-Fi vs RDMA →
35
19519%963Wi-Fi vs Precision Time Protocol →
36
AS2IETF
18619%370Wi-Fi vs AS2 →
37
18318%480Wi-Fi vs IEEE 802.11 →
38
18318%364Wi-Fi vs Remote Desktop Protocol →
39
RoCEInfiniBand Trade Association
18218%968Wi-Fi vs RoCE →
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39 network protocols are named by companies instead of Wi-Fi: 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/wi-fi/alternatives)
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  • 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

Wi-Fi alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to Wi-Fi?

TCP/IP: 5,615 companies name it in their own job postings, against 1,003 for Wi-Fi.

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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