# Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 197 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 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/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management/alternatives/

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

- Intruder: 34
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: 28
- Qualys VMDR: 27
- Rapid7 InsightVM: 21
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: 10
- Tenable One: 6

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #11 of 11 at 0%).

- Intruder: first choice in 29 of those 66
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 5 of those 66
- ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 66
- OpenVAS: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 3 of those 66
- NinjaOne: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #6 of 10 at 4%).

- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 17 of those 69
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Intruder: first choice in 5 of those 69
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Greenbone OpenVAS: first choice in 1 of those 69
- OpenVAS: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Orca Security: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 62 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #5 of 9 at 8%).

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 17 of those 62
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 16 of those 62
- Tenable One: first choice in 6 of those 62
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 4 of those 62
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response: first choice in 1 of those 62

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