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Vulnerability management platforms · October 2026 Edition
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Vicarius vRx
Zero of fourteen models named ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus first on the direct prompt; two named Vicarius vRx. ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Vicarius vRx by eight and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus carries 29 labels and Vicarius vRx 11, 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%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2911A 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 Vicarius vRx · 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 modelsVicarius vRx
Direct02
Paraphrase20
Comparative001 against ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
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 Vicarius vRx were named in the same answer ten times, of the 78 answers naming ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and the 25 naming Vicarius vRx. In those answers Vicarius vRx 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 Vicarius vRx 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 Vicarius vRx first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus on the left and Vicarius vRx on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Vicarius vRx stood in it.
Vicarius vRx first, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus not the choice
2 of 14 modelsManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashSecPod SanerNow, Vicarius vRx alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Nucleus Security, Rapid7 InsightVM
DeepSeek V4 FlashRapid7 InsightVM, Vicarius vRx alternatives: Intruder, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 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
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
5 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
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 seven points.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus9%#2 of 11Vicarius vRx2%#10 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads by four points.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7%#5 of 10Vicarius vRx4%#7 of 10Enterprise
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads by two points.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus2%#6 of 9Vicarius vRx0%#– 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 Vicarius vRx
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“vRx is highly regarded in the mid-market space. It uses a single agent to perform vulnerability scanning, risk prioritization, and automated patching” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Rapid7 InsightVM or Vicarius vRx are the strongest overall picks.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“described as the strongest fit because of its patchless protection and lower operational overhead” Perplexity Sonar · direct 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.