Attack surface management · November 2026 Edition
Attaxion vs Censys ASM
Zero of fourteen models named Attaxion first on the direct prompt; one named Censys ASM. Attaxion was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Censys ASM by thirteen and Attaxion carries 20 labels and Censys ASM 30, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share19%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate5%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2030A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Attaxion reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management was named alongside these two in ten of the fourteen direct answers. Intruder vs Attaxion · Intruder vs Censys ASM · Attaxion vs CyCognito
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 attack surface management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AttaxionFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCensys ASM
Direct012 against Censys ASM
Paraphrase11
Comparative00
Budget-constrained91
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against Attaxion · 4 against Censys ASM
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 Attaxion and Censys ASM 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 4.20 | | | | | ||
| 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 | | |
Attaxion Censys ASM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Attaxion on the left and Censys ASM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Attaxion and Censys ASM stood in it.
Censys ASM first, Attaxion not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAttaxion was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniCensys ASM alternatives: IONIX, Intruder, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashCyCognito alternatives: Censys ASM, Detectify, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Qwen 3.7 FlashTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Censys ASM, Dive, Rapid7
MiniMax M2.5Intruder alternatives: Attaxion, Halo Security
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management alternatives: Censys ASM, CyCognito
Neither was named
9 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Intruder alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Surface, CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, Tenable Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Perplexity SonarIntruder alternatives: Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Grok 4.20Intruder alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management, CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Mistral SmallCyCognito, Intruder alternatives: Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
DeepSeek V4 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: CyCognito, Intruder, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Kimi K2Intruder alternatives: CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, SynScan
GLM 4.7 FlashXIntruder alternatives: CyCognito, SecurityScorecard
Muse Glimmer 30BIntruder alternatives: CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
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
Attaxion leads by thirteen points.
Attaxion19%#2 of 14Censys ASM6%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Attaxion leads by thirteen points.
Attaxion19%#2 of 12Censys ASM6%#5 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Attaxion0%#– of 10Censys ASM0%#8 of 10What the models said about Attaxion
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Some newer tools (like Attaxion) lack integrations with ticketing systems and messaging platforms” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For a small monthly budget ($100-350), Attaxion offers the best value with automated vulnerability scanning and continuous monitoring” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall Value: Attaxion ... frequently cited as the best balance of price and performance for SMBs and startups.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Attaxion Starter at $129/mo for up to 40 assets is widely cited as the most affordable full EASM offering” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Censys ASM
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Censys ASM is a platform that several sources explicitly advise caution about or even avoid for certain use cases” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“delivers best-in-class internet scanning as a data layer but offers no validation, making it a strong input rather than a standalone program” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“The interface and workflow can feel more technical; pricing isn't published and may scale beyond mid-market comfort zones.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · soft negative
“If your budget is tight, Censys ASM is usually the best first place to look.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Censys ASM is probably the best default choice for a mid-market B2B company” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“My default recommendation: Censys ASM for a mid-sized B2B company” GPT-6 Luna · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Intruder vs AttaxionIntruder vs Censys ASMAttaxion vs CyCognitoAttaxion vs Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface ManagementAttaxion vs UpGuard BreachSightAttaxion vs Cortex XpanseAttaxion vs Tenable Attack Surface ManagementCyCognito vs Censys ASMMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs Censys ASMCensys ASM vs UpGuard BreachSightCensys ASM vs Cortex XpanseCensys ASM vs Tenable Attack Surface ManagementAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full ASM standing
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.