The following table lists the differences between the three most popular interior routing protocols:
| Feature | RIP | EIGRP | OSPF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | distance vector | hybrid | distance vector |
| Metric | hop count | bandwidth and delay | cost |
| Speed of convergence | slow | fast | fast |
| Routing | classful (RIPv1), classless(RIPv2) | classless | classless |
| Updates | periodical broadcast (RIPv1), multicast(RIPv2) | multicast | multicast |
| Manual summarization | no (RIPv1), yes (RIPv2) | yes | yes |
| Supported on non-Cisco routers | yes | no | yes |
| Configuration complexity | easy | medium | hard |