# Qualys External Attack Surface Management alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Qualys External Attack Surface 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/qualys-external-attack-surface-management/alternatives

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

- Intruder: 46
- Cortex Xpanse: 32
- Attaxion: 23
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: 14
- CyCognito: 12
- Attack Surface Scan: 7

## Attack surface management

**Small business**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Qualys External Attack Surface Management.

- 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**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Qualys External Attack Surface Management (Qualys External Attack Surface Management is #11 of 12 at 0%).

- Intruder: first choice in 17 of those 79
- Attaxion: first choice in 10 of those 79
- CyCognito: first choice in 5 of those 79
- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Censys ASM: first choice in 3 of those 79
- Attack Surface Scan: first choice in 2 of those 79
- OWASP Amass: first choice in 2 of those 79

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Qualys External Attack Surface Management (Qualys External Attack Surface Management is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Cortex Xpanse: first choice in 28 of those 77
- CyCognito: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: first choice in 7 of those 77
- CrowdStrike Falcon Exposure Management: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Tenable Attack Surface Management: first choice in 4 of those 77
- CrowdStrike Falcon Surface: first choice in 3 of those 77
- Bitsight: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Offensive360 ASM: first choice in 2 of those 77

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