# ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 22 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/manageengine-vulnerability-manager-plus

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vulnerability management platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/vulnerability-management-platforms/index.md) | 7% | 4 | 10% | 20 |
| [Attack surface management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/attack-surface-management/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Rapid7 InsightVM or ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus offer the best balance of features, pricing, and usability" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Vuln management)
- "covers the basics at a price point that works for smaller teams in Windows-heavy mid-market organizations" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Vuln management)
- "ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is the best overall choice when you need a complete platform" (Perplexity Sonar, Vuln management)
- "For a small company on a tight budget, I'd start with ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus" (GPT-6 Luna, Vuln management)

## And against it

- "has seen a slight decline in user preference and is considered less favored compared to top-tier solutions" (Mistral Small, Vuln management)
- "Teams evaluating it as a standalone vulnerability management platform will find it incomplete." (Claude Haiku 4.5, Vuln management)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus, from 49 of the 49 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- vicarius.io: 20
- axis-intelligence.com: 15
- motadata.com: 14
- g2.com: 13
- pdq.com: 13
- techrepublic.com: 13
- securityboulevard.com: 11
- softwareadvice.com: 11
- linfordco.com: 10
- upguard.com: 10

### Pages cited

- https://axis-intelligence.com/best-vulnerability-management-tools-tested: 15
- https://motadata.com/blog/vulnerability-management-tools: 14
- https://techrepublic.com/article/top-vulnerability-management-tools: 13
- https://pdq.com/blog/best-vulnerability-management-tools: 12
- https://linfordco.com/blog/choosing-vulnerability-assessment-tools: 10
- https://securityboulevard.com/2024/06/top-15-vulnerability-management-tools-for-your-business: 10
- https://sprinto.com/blog/vulnerability-management-tools: 9
- https://cloudaware.com/blog/best-vulnerability-management-tools: 8

## In its own words

What ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Prioritization-focused enterprise vulnerability management (https://www.manageengine.com/vulnerability-management/vulnerability-assessment-software.html)
- For: enterprises (https://www.manageengine.com/vulnerability-management/vulnerability-assessment-software.html)
- Price stated: Free Trial (https://www.manageengine.com/vulnerability-management/vulnerability-assessment-software.html)
- Free plan or trial: Free Trial (https://www.manageengine.com/vulnerability-management/vulnerability-assessment-software.html)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.