# Qualys VMDR alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 144 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Qualys VMDR 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-vmdr/alternatives

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

- Intruder: 30
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: 10
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: 9
- Action1: 6
- OpenVAS: 6
- Defendify: 5

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Qualys VMDR (Qualys VMDR is #12 of 12 at 0%).

- Intruder: first choice in 28 of those 71
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 7 of those 71
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Defendify: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Action1: first choice in 4 of those 71
- OpenVAS: first choice in 3 of those 71
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 2 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 46 of 84 answers did not name Qualys VMDR (Qualys VMDR is #3 of 10 at 9%).

- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 4 of those 46
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 3 of those 46
- OpenVAS: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 3 of those 46
- Action1: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Intruder: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 2 of those 46
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 2 of those 46

**Enterprise**: 27 of 84 answers did not name Qualys VMDR (Qualys VMDR is #3 of 9 at 11%).

- BitSentry: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Tenable One: first choice in 1 of those 27
- Tenable Vulnerability Management: first choice in 1 of those 27

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