Vulnerability management platforms for small business buyers
Asked as “vulnerability management platform”, and as “vulnerability scanning and management tool”, on behalf of a small B2B company. 56 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, fourteen models each.
Standing · first-choice share
45%
Clear leader
45Intruder09ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus05Action141others
45% of first choices, clear leader.
Since September 2026▼−13Since September 2026: 59% → 46%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Intruder held the lead, −13 points on 59%, past the floor.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
Small business
Intruder45%Clear leader▼−13Since September 2026: 59% → 46%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageMid-market
Rapid7 InsightVM30%Contested▼−16Since September 2026: 45% → 29%, −16 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →Enterprise
Qualys VMDR32%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Qualys VMDR (36%) replaces Tenable Vulnerability Management (45% then, 31% now), 4 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →
Intruder45%Clear leader▼−13Since September 2026: 59% → 46%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.This pageMid-marketRapid7 InsightVM30%Contested▼−16Since September 2026: 45% → 29%, −16 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.Standing →EnterpriseQualys VMDR32%Contested↗new leaderNew leader since September 2026: Qualys VMDR (36%) replaces Tenable Vulnerability Management (45% then, 31% now), 4 points clear, inside the 11-point floor.Standing →The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all fourteen models, for a small B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrantSince September 2026
01Intruder45%0%56endorsed leader▼−13Since September 2026: 59% → 46%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.59% → 46%
Intruder45%0%56endorsed leader▼−13Since September 2026: 59% → 46%, −13 points. Past the 11-point floor: movement. Read over the models both editions asked.59% → 46%02
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%6%31accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 7% → 10%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 10%
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%6%31accepted challenger▲+3Since September 2026: 7% → 10%, +3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 10%03
Tenable Nessus5%32%37criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 6%
Tenable Nessus5%32%37criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 6%04
OpenVAS5%50%26criticized challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 11% → 4%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 4%
OpenVAS5%50%26criticized challenger▼−7Since September 2026: 11% → 4%, −7 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.11% → 4%05Rapid7 InsightVM5%54%39criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
Rapid7 InsightVM5%54%39criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%06
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management4%0%14accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 4%
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management4%0%14accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 2% → 4%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.2% → 4%07
Tenable Vulnerability Management4%68%37criticized challenger▼−3Since September 2026: 7% → 4%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 4%
Tenable Vulnerability Management4%68%37criticized challenger▼−3Since September 2026: 7% → 4%, −3 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.7% → 4%08Qualys VMDR4%62%47criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%
Qualys VMDR4%62%47criticized challenger▲+4Since September 2026: 0% → 4%, +4 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 4%09
NinjaOne2%0%10accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
NinjaOne2%0%10accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%10
Vicarius vRx2%0%11accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%
Vicarius vRx2%0%11accepted challenger▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 2%Show the one product at 0%, ordered by negative rate
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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%10%21accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%10%21accepted challenger=heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 11-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.0% → 0%The floor is 11 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its product page.
Head to head
All twenty-eight head-to-head pages: the top eight products, each against each
Rapid7 InsightVM vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusRapid7 InsightVM vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementRapid7 InsightVM vs Vicarius vRxRapid7 InsightVM vs Tenable NessusTenable Vulnerability Management vs IntruderTenable Vulnerability Management vs Qualys VMDRTenable Vulnerability Management vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusTenable Vulnerability Management vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementTenable Vulnerability Management vs Vicarius vRxTenable Vulnerability Management vs Tenable NessusIntruder vs Qualys VMDRIntruder vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusIntruder vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementIntruder vs Vicarius vRxIntruder vs Tenable NessusQualys VMDR vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusQualys VMDR vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementQualys VMDR vs Vicarius vRxQualys VMDR vs Tenable NessusManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Vicarius vRxManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Tenable NessusMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Vicarius vRxMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Tenable NessusVicarius vRx vs Tenable Nessus
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
Negative label rate →
0102030405060708091011Accepted challengerEndorsed leader
0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative60%
Key
01Intruder45%
Intruder45%02ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%03Tenable Nessus5%
Tenable Nessus5%04OpenVAS5%
OpenVAS5%05Rapid7 InsightVM5%
Rapid7 InsightVM5%06ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management4%
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management4%07Tenable Vulnerability Management4%
Tenable Vulnerability Management4%08Qualys VMDR4%
Qualys VMDR4%09NinjaOne2%
NinjaOne2%10Vicarius vRx2%
Vicarius vRx2%11Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%What they warned about
Three of fourteen models held their first choice under the paraphrase. GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, GLM 4.7 FlashX, MiniMax M2.5 and GPT-6 Luna changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Qualys VMDR62%
29 of 47 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 7 hard negative
“What to avoid for small B2B ... **Qualys VMDR** and **Rapid7 InsightVM** — excellent tools but designed for mid-market/enterprise scale” DeepSeek V4 Flash, direct prompt
Tenable Vulnerability Management68%
25 of 37 labels negative · 13 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“"Users find the high costs of Tenable Vulnerability Management prohibitive, especially for organizations with tight budgets."” Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt
Rapid7 InsightVM54%
21 of 39 labels negative · 11 of 14 models · 8 hard negative
“Generally best avoided unless you have 500+ assets and a full-time security engineer. It is considered complex and resource-intensive for small businesses” Mistral Small, negative prompt
OpenVAS50%
13 of 26 labels negative · 9 of 14 models · 3 hard negative
“Platforms like **OpenVAS** (part of the Greenbone suite) are powerful and free, but they come with significant hidden costs in labor and maintenance.” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: fourteen of the fourteen in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
79 of 84 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 1152 links across 197 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page. 14 of the 252 answers across every segment cited this index's own page for the category; the method page measures whether that reading tilts an answer.
vendor site · Vicarius47 answers · 81 citations · 12 models
vendor site · Orca41 answers · 42 citations · 12 models
36 answers · 38 citations · 9 models
vendor site · UpGuard36 answers · 38 citations · 12 models
vendor site · G232 answers · 53 citations · 13 models
32 answers · 32 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Intruder25 answers · 35 citations · 10 models
25 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Tenable24 answers · 47 citations · 12 models
20 answers · 21 citations · 8 models
vendor site · NinjaOne19 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Motadata19 answers · 19 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
40 answers · 12 models
36 answers · 9 models
35 answers · 12 models
32 answers · 10 models
23 answers · 11 models
21 answers · 8 models
18 answers · 7 models
18 answers · 7 models
17 answers · 8 models
17 answers · 8 models
Search against answers
Each company's standing in the answers beside its site's footprint in Google search, one row a site: the products the models named on it with their shares, and the share they add up to; monthly searches on Google, and DataForSEO's estimate of AI search demand (modeled from search signals, directional, not a count of queries to any assistant), for the most-searched of the company's and its products' names (the name is in each row's hover text); estimated monthly organic visits to the site; and its best position in Google's top ten for “best vulnerability management platform”, “vulnerability management platform”, “vulnerability management platforms”. US estimates from DataForSEO and Google's Ads Transparency Center. A small company's site, or a mid-sized company's site for its flagship, is marked company; a product on a large parent's site (Google, Microsoft) has no site figures. A column with no figures for this category is left out, and an empty cell means none were seen, not none exist. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
| Company and products | Share | Own site cited | Name searches, Google | AI search demand, est. | Organic visits | Paid search a month, est. | Google ads, last 30 days | Best Google position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intruder intruder.io | 45% | 231 | 27,100 | 8,557 | 49,562 | 43 | ||
| ManageEngine parent site ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus 9% | 9% | 78 | 8,100 | 675 | ||||
| Tenable parent site Tenable Nessus 5% | 5% | 73 | 27,100 | 1,194 | ||||
| Action1 action1.com | 5% | 181 | 8,100 | 87 | 18,854 | $3,801 | 48 | |
| Microsoft Defender microsoft.com Microsoft Defender for Cloud 5% | 5% | 569 | 18,100 | 3,525 | 145,358,109 company | $12,455 | 103 | |
| OpenVAS openvas.org | 5% | 58 | 3,600 | 229 | 3,099 | |||
| Rapid7 rapid7.com Rapid7 InsightVM 5% | 5% | 168 | 14,800 | 798 | 123,299 company | $609 | 30 | |
| ESET eset.com ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management 4% | 4% | 16 | 18,100 | 1,812 | 637,959 company | $4,397 | 75 | |
| Tenable tenable.com Tenable Vulnerability Management 4% | 4% | 148 | 27,100 | 1,194 | 187,567 company | $9,764 | 62 | 1 |
| Qualys VMDR qualys.com | 4% | 162 | 320 | 16 | 26,929 | 46 | 7 |
Google's top ten for the three searches hold 18 sites; 2 of them are among the sites the models cited here (orca.security, tenable.com). The first result for “best vulnerability management platform” is surecloud.com.
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.ShowHide
How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ShowHideModelDirect“What is the best vulnerability management platform for a small B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which vulnerability scanning and management tool would you recommend to a small business that sells to other businesses?”Comparative“What are the top vulnerability management platforms for a small team and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best vulnerability management platform for a small company with a tight budget?”Scale-constrained“We are a 30 person company evaluating a vulnerability management platform. What should we look at?”Negative“Which vulnerability management platforms should a small business avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5IntruderIntruderHeldIntruderagainst: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementIntruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plusagainst: OpenVASno first choiceagainst: Cisco Vulnerability Management, OpenVAS, Qualys VMDR, Tanium, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Three alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Rapid7 InsightVMThree alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, OpenVAS, Tenable NessusOne alternative
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusOne alternative
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementGPT-5.4 miniTenable Vulnerability ManagementTenable NessusChangedTenable Nessusagainst: Rapid7's broader Exposure Command, Tenable OneMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Qualys VMDRno first choiceagainst: Ivanti Autonomous Endpoint Management, Palo Alto Networks Cortex Cloud, Pentera, Qualys VMDR, RidgeBot, Tenable Vulnerability Management, VulScan
Two alternatives
Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable NessusOne alternative
Tenable Vulnerability ManagementThree alternatives
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMOne alternative
Tenable NessusGemini 3.5 FlashAikido Securityagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMIntruderChangedIntruder, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Managementagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMAction1, Intruderagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementAction1against: Qualys VMDR, Snyk, Tenable.scagainst: OpenVAS, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Three alternatives
Action1, Intruder, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementFour alternatives
Crashtest Security, Detectify, Tenable Nessus, UpGuardFive alternatives
Automox, CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management, Orca Security, SecOps Solution, WizThree alternatives
Aikido Security, OpenVAS, WazuhSix alternatives
Aikido Security, Intruder, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, SecPod SanerNow, UpGuard BreachSight, Vicarius vRxPerplexity SonarAstra Securityagainst: Rapid7 InsightVMTenable NessusChangedIntruderIntruderno first choiceagainst: Burp Suite, CrowdStrike, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Nmap, OpenVAS, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tanium, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusOne alternative
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusThree alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Tenable NessusThree alternatives
Astra Security, Qualys VMDR, Tenable NessusGrok 4.1 FastIntruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plusagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable NessusTenable NessusChangedagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMIntruderagainst: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementOpenVASagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plusagainst: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
One alternative
ESET Vulnerability & Patch ManagementTwo alternatives
Intruder, OpenVASThree alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, NinjaOneTwo alternatives
Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusFive alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Frontline VM, NinjaOne, PDQ, Vicarius vRxMistral SmallIntruder, NinjaOneIntruderChangedagainst: OpenVASNinjaOne Vulnerability ManagementIntruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plusno first choiceagainst: OpenVAS, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Aikido Security, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementTwo alternatives
Aikido Security, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusThree alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusOne alternative
Action1Six alternatives
DefectDojo, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Snyk, Tenable Vulnerability Management, WizDeepSeek V4 FlashIntruderagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable OneRapid7 InsightVMChangedagainst: OpenVAS, Qualys VMDRIntruder, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Managementagainst: Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusIntruderagainst: Tenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: Forescout, McAfee, OpenVAS, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus, Tripwire
Two alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Tenable NessusThree alternatives
Drata, Tenable Nessus, VantaTwo alternatives
Qualys VMDR, Vicarius vRxTwo alternatives
Intruder, OpenVASThree alternatives
Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Vicarius vRxLlama 4 MaverickVicarius vRxno first choiceChangedIntruderIntruderno first choiceagainst: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Intruder, UpGuardThree alternatives
Sprinto, UpGuard, Vicarius vRxTwo alternatives
Astra Security, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusQwen 3.7 FlashTenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: OpenVAS, Tenable NessusIntruderChangedagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Managementagainst: Qualys VMDRIntruderagainst: Qualys VMSno first choiceagainst: OpenVAS, Qualys Virtual Method Detection and Response
Four alternatives
GitHub Advanced Security, Qualys VMDR, StackHawk, WizOne alternative
Tenable Vulnerability ManagementTwo alternatives
Cyrisma, Rapid7 InsightVMFour alternatives
Greenbone Vulnerability Manager, Orca Security, Snyk, Tenable NessusKimi K2IntruderIntruderHeldIntruderIntruderagainst: Tenable NessusIntruderagainst: Orca Security, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: AlienVault OSSIM, OpenVAS, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Three alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, OpenVAS, Tenable NessusThree alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMThree alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR, Tenable NessusTwo alternatives
ESET PROTECT, OpenVASOne alternative
Qualys VMDRGLM 4.7 FlashXIntruder, Qualys VMDRIntruderChangedVicarius vRxagainst: Tenable Vulnerability ManagementAction1against: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessusno first choiceagainst: Tenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: Arctic Wolf, Ivanti Neurons for Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Sprinto, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Three alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, NinjaOne, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Tenable NessusTwo alternatives
DefectDojo, IntruderFour alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Intruder, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, OpenVASMiniMax M2.5ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Qualys VMDRagainst: Tenable Vulnerability ManagementIntruderChangedIntruderIntruder, OpenVASCrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, Rapid7 InsightVMagainst: OpenVAS, Tenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: Aikido Security, Astra Security, Cyrisma, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Rapid7 InsightVM, Vicarius vRxTwo alternatives
Aikido Security, OpenVASFour alternatives
ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementTwo alternatives
Mageni, Tenable NessusGPT-6 LunaRapid7 InsightVMMicrosoft Defender for CloudChangedTenable Vulnerability Managementagainst: OpenVASMicrosoft Defender for Cloudagainst: Tenable Nessusno first choiceagainst: Cisco Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management, WithSecure Elements Vulnerability Management
Two alternatives
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Tenable NessusOne alternative
Rapid7 InsightVMFour alternatives
Action1, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVMOne alternative
OpenVASMuse Glimmer 30BIntruderIntruderHeldIntruderagainst: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability ManagementOpenVASno first choiceagainst: CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Four alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, NinjaOne, Tenable NessusTwo alternatives
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Tenable NessusThree alternatives
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, NinjaOne, Tenable NessusThree alternatives
Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, TrivyBold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Eighty-four rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 12:03 | yes | 15 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:41 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:38 | yes | 12 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:02 | yes | 19 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 09:44 | yes | 23 | 9 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 09:08 | yes | 5 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 12:44 | yes | 23 | 24 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:24 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:32 | no | 0 | 37 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 07:48 | yes | 18 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:03 | yes | 14 | 15 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:46 | yes | 18 | 28 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:17 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Direct recommendation | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:22 | yes | 13 | 30 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:47 | yes | 9 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 13:48 | yes | 4 | 4 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 13:39 | yes | 12 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 09:07 | yes | 24 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:09 | yes | 24 | 6 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 11:58 | yes | 12 | 7 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:40 | yes | 24 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:42 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:43 | yes | 5 | 38 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 08:28 | yes | 25 | 27 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 09:55 | yes | 24 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 09:57 | yes | 25 | 21 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:05 | yes | 4 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 13:48 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:27 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:54 | yes | 5 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:51 | yes | 19 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 10:44 | yes | 20 | 4 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 21 | 7 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:20 | yes | 24 | 13 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:48 | yes | 24 | 48 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:36 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:54 | yes | 5 | 28 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 10:59 | yes | 22 | 25 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 13:09 | yes | 23 | 47 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 07:56 | yes | 11 | 19 s |
| Comparative | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:46 | yes | 6 | 22 s |
| Comparative | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 11:38 | yes | 24 | 40 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 08:10 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 07:53 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 08:25 | yes | 23 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 08:54 | yes | 20 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:45 | yes | 24 | 14 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 08:41 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 10:08 | yes | 25 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 10:37 | yes | 5 | 1 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 09:37 | yes | 15 | 20 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 09:59 | yes | 14 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:37 | yes | 22 | 40 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 13:29 | yes | 14 | 27 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 12:59 | yes | 3 | 13 s |
| Budget constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 12:43 | yes | 15 | 17 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 11:06 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 11:49 | no | 0 | 7 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 09:45 | yes | 9 | 24 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 11:30 | yes | 20 | 6 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 12:56 | yes | 17 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 12:59 | no | 0 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 09:14 | yes | 23 | 40 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 11:03 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 10:27 | no | 0 | 27 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 13:11 | yes | 19 | 36 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 08:48 | yes | 8 | 30 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 11:35 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 11:25 | yes | 5 | 12 s |
| Scale constrained | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 10:20 | yes | 12 | 20 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-10-01 09:50 | yes | 18 | 9 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-10-01 12:02 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-10-01 10:04 | yes | 15 | 21 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-10-01 13:37 | yes | 25 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-10-01 11:10 | yes | 21 | 7 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-10-01 13:17 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra | 2026-10-01 08:00 | yes | 25 | 47 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-10-01 08:45 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-10-01 08:01 | yes | 15 | 64 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-10-01 11:40 | yes | 24 | 29 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-10-01 10:31 | yes | 23 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-10-01 10:17 | yes | 16 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-6 Luna | gpt-6-luna | 2026-10-01 13:26 | yes | 6 | 30 s |
| Negative framing | Muse Glimmer 30B | meta/muse-glimmer-30b via togetherai | 2026-10-01 08:57 | yes | 21 | 33 s |
Normalization in this category
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ESET read as ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management
ManageEngine read as ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Orca read as Orca Security
Qualys read as Qualys VMDR
Qualys (VMDR) read as Qualys VMDR
Rapid7 read as Rapid7 InsightVM
Rapid7 (InsightVM) read as Rapid7 InsightVM
Rapid7 Nexpose read as Rapid7 InsightVM
SecPod read as SecPod SanerNow
Tenable read as Tenable Vulnerability Management
Tenable (Nessus Pro) read as Tenable Vulnerability Management
Tenable (Nessus/VM) read as Tenable Vulnerability Management
Tenable (Tenable One / Security Center) read as Tenable Vulnerability Management
Tenable One Vulnerability Management read as Tenable Vulnerability Management
Vicarius read as Vicarius vRx
Vicarius (TOPIA) read as Vicarius vRx
Vicarius (vRx / Vulcan) read as Vicarius vRx
Unresolved, counted raw
Crashtest Security
Frontline VM
Greenbone Vulnerability Manager (formerly OpenVAS)
Intruder Vulnerability Scanner
Mageni
Nessus Vulnerability Scanner by Tenable
Nessus from Tenable
OpenVAS Greenbone
Qualys VMS
Qualys Virtual Method Detection and Response (VMDR)
Rapid7's broader Exposure Command
SecOps Solution
Tenable.sc
WithSecure Elements Vulnerability Management
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.