Attack surface management · November 2026 Edition
Intruder vs Censys ASM
Eight of fourteen models named Intruder first on the direct prompt; one named Censys ASM. Intruder was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Censys ASM by thirteen and both carry 30 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share29%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#5A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels3030Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Intruder 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 CyCognito · Intruder vs Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
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.
IntruderFirst choices, of fourteen modelsCensys ASM
Direct812 against Censys ASM
Paraphrase61
Comparative00
Budget-constrained01
Scale-constrained10
Negative204 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 Intruder 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 | | | | |
Intruder Censys ASM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Intruder on the left and Censys ASM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Intruder and Censys ASM stood in it.
Intruder first, Censys ASM not the choice
8 of 14 modelsCensys ASM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.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
Kimi K2Intruder alternatives: CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, SynScan
GLM 4.7 FlashXIntruder alternatives: CyCognito, SecurityScorecard
MiniMax M2.5Intruder alternatives: Attaxion, Halo Security
Muse Glimmer 30BIntruder alternatives: CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Censys ASM first, Intruder an alternative
1 of 14 modelsIntruder 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
DeepSeek V4 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: CyCognito, Intruder, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Qwen 3.7 FlashTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Censys ASM, Dive, Rapid7
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management alternatives: Censys ASM, CyCognito
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
Intruder leads by thirty points.
Intruder35%#1 of 14Censys ASM6%#5 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
Intruder leads by twenty-three points.
Intruder29%#1 of 12Censys ASM6%#5 of 12Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Intruder0%#– of 10Censys ASM0%#8 of 10What the models said about Intruder
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Intruder is the clear leader with 49% first-choice share... That is the current model-consensus pick for general mid-market suitability.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct prompt · first choice
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, Intruder.io offers the best balance of affordability, ease of use, and comprehensive coverage.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The highest-rated and most consistently recommended platforms based on my research include Intruder, Wiz, and Aikido Security” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative 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
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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.