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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 141 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Tenable 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/tenable-vulnerability-management/alternatives

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

- Intruder: 29
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: 10
- Action1: 6
- Defendify: 6
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: 6
- OpenVAS: 5

## Vulnerability management platforms

**Small business**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Tenable Vulnerability Management (Tenable Vulnerability Management is #4 of 12 at 8%).

- Intruder: first choice in 27 of those 65
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 7 of those 65
- Defendify: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Action1: first choice in 4 of those 65
- OpenVAS: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Tenable Nessus: first choice in 3 of those 65
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Aikido Security: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Mid-market**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Tenable Vulnerability Management (Tenable Vulnerability Management is #2 of 10 at 19%).

- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 4 of those 43
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Action1: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Intruder: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 2 of those 43
- OpenVAS: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Defendify: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 33 of 84 answers did not name Tenable Vulnerability Management (Tenable Vulnerability Management is #1 of 9 at 54%).

- Tenable One: first choice in 5 of those 33
- BitSentry: first choice in 1 of those 33
- ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Qualys VMDR: first choice in 1 of those 33
- Rapid7 InsightVM: first choice in 1 of those 33

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