# Censys ASM alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 231 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Censys ASM holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/censys-asm/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Intruder: 46
- Cortex Xpanse: 25
- Attaxion: 20
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: 15
- CyCognito: 10
- Detectify: 6

## Attack surface management

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #6 of 13 at 5%).

- Intruder: first choice in 23 of those 76
- Attaxion: first choice in 14 of those 76
- Detectify: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Halo Security: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 4 of those 76
- SurfaceLoop: first choice in 4 of those 76
- PortWarden: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Intruder: first choice in 23 of those 74
- Attaxion: first choice in 6 of those 74
- CyCognito: first choice in 5 of those 74
- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 3 of those 74
- UpGuard BreachSight: first choice in 3 of those 74
- Detectify: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Wiz: first choice in 2 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 22 of those 81
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 9 of those 81
- Bitsight: first choice in 5 of those 81
- CyCognito: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Tenable Attack Surface Management: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Wiz: first choice in 3 of those 81
- CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: first choice in 2 of those 81
- CrowdStrike Falcon Surface: first choice in 2 of those 81

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