# Censys ASM alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 215 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Censys ASM holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/censys-asm/alternatives

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

- Intruder: 38
- Cortex Xpanse: 32
- Attaxion: 21
- CyCognito: 9
- UpGuard BreachSight: 8
- Attack Surface Scan: 7

## Attack surface management

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #5 of 14 at 6%).

- Intruder: first choice in 23 of those 72
- Attaxion: first choice in 11 of those 72
- UpGuard BreachSight: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 5 of those 72
- Detectify: first choice in 3 of those 72
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 72
- SurfaceLoop: first choice in 2 of those 72
- runZero: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #5 of 12 at 6%).

- Intruder: first choice in 15 of those 70
- Attaxion: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 6 of those 70
- CyCognito: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 2 of those 70
- OWASP Amass: first choice in 2 of those 70
- UpGuard BreachSight: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Censys ASM (Censys ASM is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 26 of those 73
- CyCognito: first choice in 6 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Tenable Attack Surface Management: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Bitsight: first choice in 2 of those 73
- CrowdStrike Falcon Surface: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Offensive360 ASM: first choice in 2 of those 73

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