# ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 200 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus 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/manageengine-vulnerability-manager-plus/alternatives/

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

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: 36
- Qualys VMDR: 30
- Intruder: 24
- Rapid7 InsightVM: 22
- Tenable One: 10
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: 6

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus (ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is #2 of 11 at 9%).

- Intruder: first choice in 21 of those 57
- Action1: first choice in 3 of those 57
- ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 57
- NinjaOne: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 3 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 64 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus (ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is #5 of 10 at 7%).

- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 13 of those 64
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 10 of those 64
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 7 of those 64
- Intruder: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Action1: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Greenbone OpenVAS: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 2 of those 64
- SecPod SanerNow: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus (ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 23 of those 79
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 23 of those 79
- Tenable One: first choice in 10 of those 79
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response: first choice in 1 of those 79
- Wiz: first choice in 1 of those 79

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