Attack surface management · November 2026 Edition
UpGuard BreachSight vs Tenable Attack Surface Management
One of fourteen models named UpGuard BreachSight first on the direct prompt; zero named Tenable Attack Surface Management. UpGuard BreachSight was named by eleven of the fourteen models and Tenable Attack Surface Management by fourteen and both carry 22 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%18%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels2222Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, UpGuard BreachSight 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 UpGuard BreachSight · Intruder vs Tenable Attack Surface Management · Attaxion vs UpGuard BreachSight
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.
UpGuard BreachSightFirst choices, of fourteen modelsTenable Attack Surface Management
Direct10
Paraphrase111 against Tenable Attack Surface Management
Comparative00
Budget-constrained001 against UpGuard BreachSight
Scale-constrained001 against Tenable Attack Surface Management
Negative001 against UpGuard BreachSight · 2 against Tenable Attack Surface Management
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 UpGuard BreachSight and Tenable Attack Surface Management 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 | | |
UpGuard BreachSight Tenable Attack Surface Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, UpGuard BreachSight on the left and Tenable Attack Surface Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where UpGuard BreachSight and Tenable Attack Surface Management stood in it.
UpGuard BreachSight first, Tenable Attack Surface Management not the choice
1 of 14 modelsTenable Attack Surface Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashUpGuard BreachSight alternatives: CyCognito, Intruder, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Intruder alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Surface, CyCognito, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, Tenable Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Gemini 3.5 FlashCyCognito alternatives: Censys ASM, Detectify, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Perplexity SonarIntruder alternatives: Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, UpGuard BreachSight
Neither was named
10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniCensys ASM alternatives: IONIX, Intruder, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
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
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Censys ASM, Dive, Rapid7
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
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Defender External Attack Surface Management alternatives: Censys ASM, CyCognito
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
UpGuard BreachSight leads by six points.
UpGuard BreachSight6%#4 of 14Tenable Attack Surface Management0%#12 of 14Mid-marketThe figures above
UpGuard BreachSight leads by two points.
UpGuard BreachSight4%#6 of 12Tenable Attack Surface Management2%#8 of 12Enterprise
The order flips: Tenable Attack Surface Management leads at enterprise.
Tenable Attack Surface Management7%#3 of 10UpGuard BreachSight0%#– of 10What the models said about UpGuard BreachSight
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“UpGuard has been reported to have false positives, limited API functionality, and customization limitations.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Offers published entry pricing and a free trial, but may be broader than basic EASM needs.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most mid-market B2B companies, UpGuard offers the best balance of capability, price, and B2B-relevant features” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Tenable Attack Surface Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“economically attractive when you already use the corresponding ecosystem, but avoid assuming that an existing EDR or vulnerability-management deployment automatically provides complete external discovery” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“they can feel complex and expensive for mid-sized teams (better suited to enterprises with dedicated resources)” Grok 4.20 · paraphrase prompt · soft negative
“Users note room for improvement in integration with other tools” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd usually recommend Tenable One Attack Surface Management as the default starting point” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Tenable One Attack Surface Management link external findings to existing vulnerability and exposure management workflows” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · alternative
“suits organizations that have already invested in the Tenable vulnerability management ecosystem” MiniMax M2.5 · comparative prompt · alternative
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.