# Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 171 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management 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/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management/alternatives

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

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: 44
- Intruder: 20
- Qualys VMDR: 15
- Rapid7 InsightVM: 12
- Tenable Nessus: 6
- Tenable One: 6

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 54 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #2 of 12 at 9%).

- Intruder: first choice in 18 of those 54
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 6 of those 54
- Action1: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Defendify: first choice in 3 of those 54
- OpenVAS: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 3 of those 54
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 54
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 54

**Mid-market**: 60 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #5 of 10 at 6%).

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 13 of those 60
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 10 of those 60
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 6 of those 60
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 3 of those 60
- Intruder: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 2 of those 60
- Action1: first choice in 1 of those 60
- Defendify: first choice in 1 of those 60

**Enterprise**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management (Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is #4 of 9 at 9%).

- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 25 of those 57
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 9 of those 57
- Tenable One: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Action1: first choice in 1 of those 57
- BitSentry: first choice in 1 of those 57
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 1 of those 57

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