# Cortex Xpanse alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 196 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cortex Xpanse 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/cortex-xpanse/alternatives

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

- Intruder: 45
- Attaxion: 23
- Attack Surface Scan: 8
- UpGuard BreachSight: 8
- Censys ASM: 6
- CyCognito: 6

## Attack surface management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Cortex Xpanse (Cortex Xpanse is #14 of 14 at 0%).

- Intruder: first choice in 29 of those 83
- Attaxion: first choice in 13 of those 83
- UpGuard BreachSight: first choice in 6 of those 83
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 5 of those 83
- Censys ASM: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Detectify: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Aikido Security: first choice in 2 of those 83

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Cortex Xpanse (Cortex Xpanse is #7 of 12 at 4%).

- Intruder: first choice in 16 of those 73
- Attaxion: first choice in 10 of those 73
- CyCognito: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Censys ASM: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 2 of those 73
- OWASP Amass: first choice in 2 of those 73
- UpGuard BreachSight: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Cortex Xpanse (Cortex Xpanse is #1 of 10 at 44%).

- CrowdStrike Falcon Surface: first choice in 3 of those 40
- Tenable Attack Surface Management: first choice in 3 of those 40
- CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: first choice in 2 of those 40
- CyCognito: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Offensive360 ASM: first choice in 2 of those 40
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 1 of those 40
- CrowdStrike Falcon Surface / Exposure Management: first choice in 1 of those 40
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 1 of those 40

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