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Vulnerability management platforms · October 2026 Edition
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Zero of fourteen models named ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management by ten and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus carries 29 labels and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 23, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%13%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2923A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rapid7 InsightVM was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Rapid7 InsightVM vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus · Rapid7 InsightVM vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management · Tenable Vulnerability Management vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the vulnerability management platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Direct00
Paraphrase20
Comparative001 against ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus · 1 against Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Budget-constrained22
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus · 2 against Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 78 answers naming ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and the 73 naming Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. In those answers Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management took the first choice zero times and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus one.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| 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 | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | ||||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus on the left and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
8 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Vicarius vRx
Gemini 3.5 FlashSecPod SanerNow, Vicarius vRx alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Nucleus Security, Rapid7 InsightVM
Perplexity SonarRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Qualys VMDR, Vicarius vRx
Grok 4.1 FastRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Mistral SmallRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, SureCloud
Llama 4 MaverickIntruder alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Rapid7's Insight platform
GLM 4.7 FlashXQualys VMDR alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
DeepSeek V4 FlashRapid7 InsightVM, Vicarius vRx alternatives: Intruder, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Qwen 3.7 FlashRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Kimi K2Intruder, Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR
MiniMax M2.5Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Intruder, Tenable One
GPT-6 LunaTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads by nine points.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%#2 of 11Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads by four points.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7%#5 of 10Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management4%#6 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management8%#5 of 9ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus2%#6 of 9What the models said about ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“The vulnerability intelligence falls behind security-first platforms, with risk scoring lacking threat intelligence depth” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“noted for their automated patch deployment, but they also do not offer patchless protection” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Limited native remediation options compared to others.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · soft negative
“the most practical recommendation from the results because it is repeatedly positioned as suitable for budget-conscious teams” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“I would recommend ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus ... is the safest fit for a mid-sized B2B company” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Top Recommendation: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Limitations: Feature depth drops outside Windows ecosystem; limited Linux/macOS capabilities” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · soft negative
“they should not be your *only* vulnerability management platform” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Multi-tenant features are disappointing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“for a tight budget, I'd start with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management if you already use Microsoft 365 or Defender” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (free trial / included...) for risk‑based prioritization and remediation” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
“Microsoft-heavy environment: Evaluate Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management first if you already use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.