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Vulnerability management platforms · November 2026 Edition
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
One of fourteen models named ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus first on the direct prompt; zero named Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus was named by ten of the fourteen models and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management by thirteen and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus carries 20 labels and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share7%6%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2031A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Rapid7 InsightVM was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Rapid7 InsightVM vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus · Rapid7 InsightVM vs Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management · Tenable Vulnerability Management vs ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
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 vulnerability management platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager PlusFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Direct10
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained33
Scale-constrained00
Negative002 against ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus · 3 against Microsoft Defender Vulnerability 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.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management were named in the same answer twenty times, of the 49 answers naming ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and the 104 naming Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management. In those answers Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management took the first choice two times and ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus four.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability 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 | | |
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus on the left and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management stood in it.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus first, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management not the choice
1 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Defender Vulnerability Management was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DeepSeek V4 FlashManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashRapid7 InsightVM, Wiz alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Orca Security, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Perplexity SonarRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Vicarius vRx, Wiz
Mistral SmallTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Intruder, ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, Qualys VMDR
Kimi K2Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR
GLM 4.7 FlashXRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability Management, WithSecure Elements
GPT-6 LunaTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM
Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniTenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: CrowdStrike, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Wiz
Grok 4.20Tenable Vulnerability Management alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management, ESET Vulnerability & Patch Mgmt, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Syxsense
Llama 4 MaverickIntruder alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Vulnerability Management
Qwen 3.7 FlashRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Intruder, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Vicarius vRx
MiniMax M2.5Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM alternatives: CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight, Intruder, Tenable Nessus
Muse Glimmer 30BRapid7 InsightVM alternatives: Qualys VMDR, Tenable Vulnerability 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
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management leads by eight points.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management9%#2 of 12ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus2%#8 of 12Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus leads at mid-market.
ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus7%#4 of 10Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management6%#5 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management leads at enterprise.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management9%#4 of 9ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus2%#– of 9What the models said about ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“has seen a slight decline in user preference and is considered less favored compared to top-tier solutions” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Teams evaluating it as a standalone vulnerability management platform will find it incomplete.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Rapid7 InsightVM or ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus offer the best balance of features, pricing, and usability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“covers the basics at a price point that works for smaller teams in Windows-heavy mid-market organizations” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is the best overall choice when you need a complete platform” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“outside a Microsoft-heavy environment: ... customization, reporting, and resource requirements can become problematic in mixed estates” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · soft negative
“as your sole tool in a diverse estate... check coverage for your exact OS versions, software and asset types, and licensing” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“Improving but has had documented inaccuracies... Good for Microsoft-centric setups but less mature for non-Windows assets.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best vulnerability management platform for a company with a limited budget is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“This is often the top recommendation for small businesses because it is included for free with Microsoft 365 E5 licenses” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“The Best "Free" or Lowest-Cost Option ... this tool is often included for free” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
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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.