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Vulnerability management platforms · October 2026 Edition
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Vicarius vRx
Zero of fourteen models named Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management first on the direct prompt; two named Vicarius vRx. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management was named by ten of the fourteen models and Vicarius vRx by eight and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management carries 23 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 share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate13%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2311A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 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 Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management · Rapid7 InsightVM vs Vicarius vRx · Tenable Vulnerability Management vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
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.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability ManagementFirst choices, of fourteen modelsVicarius vRx
Direct02
Paraphrase00
Comparative001 against Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 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.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 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 | | |
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Vicarius vRx first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management on the left and Vicarius vRx on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Vicarius vRx stood in it.
Vicarius vRx first, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management an alternative
2 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management 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
3 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
GLM 4.7 FlashXQualys VMDR alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Neither was named
9 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
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
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
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
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
Vicarius vRx leads by two points.
Vicarius vRx2%#10 of 11Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management0%#11 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management4%#6 of 10Vicarius vRx4%#7 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management8%#5 of 9Vicarius vRx0%#– of 9What 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
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.