# OpenVAS 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 OpenVAS 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/openvas/alternatives/

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

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: 44
- Intruder: 37
- Qualys VMDR: 34
- Rapid7 InsightVM: 29
- Tenable One: 10
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: 9

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name OpenVAS (OpenVAS is #4 of 11 at 5%).

- Intruder: first choice in 33 of those 72
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 6 of those 72
- ESET Vulnerability & Patch Management: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 3 of those 72
- NinjaOne: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 3 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name OpenVAS (OpenVAS is #9 of 10 at 4%).

- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 19 of those 75
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 15 of those 75
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Intruder: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Greenbone OpenVAS: first choice in 2 of those 75
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 75
- SecPod SanerNow: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Vicarius vRx: first choice in 2 of those 75

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

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 26 of those 84
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 25 of those 84
- Tenable One: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 84
- DefectDojo: first choice in 1 of those 84
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 1 of those 84

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