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Vulnerability management platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Tenable was the most searched among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 64.4K branded searches and 32.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Tenable32.6%
  2. Qualys27.1%
  3. Greenbone21.1%
  4. Rapid717.8%
  5. Detectify1.4%

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Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Tenable, Qualys, Greenbone, Rapid7. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthTenableQualysGreenboneRapid7Detectify
Oct 202533.7%20.3%27.9%16.3%1.8%
Nov 202535.3%21.6%24.3%17%1.9%
Dec 202533.6%20.3%27.8%16.2%2.2%
Jan 202633.3%19.4%26.6%18.7%2.1%
Feb 202632.7%23.1%24.1%18.4%1.7%
Mar 202633.3%23.6%22.6%18.5%2%
Apr 202634.7%24.1%23.5%16%1.7%
May 202637.3%21.5%22.3%17%1.9%
Jun 202632.9%26.6%21.3%17.7%1.6%
Jul 202632.7%25.9%22.5%17.3%1.6%
Aug 202632.6%27.1%21.1%17.8%1.4%
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This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Tenable

    32.6%

    held 1st · 64.4K estimated branded searches · -5.1% vs prior month · -0.1 points

  2. 2.Qualys

    27.1%

    held 2nd · 53.6K estimated branded searches · -0.33% vs prior month · +1.2 points

  3. 3.Greenbone

    21.1%

    held 3rd · 41.8K estimated branded searches · -10.6% vs prior month · -1.4 points

  4. 4.Rapid7

    17.8%

    held 4th · 35.2K estimated branded searches · -1.6% vs prior month · +0.6 points

  5. 5.Detectify

    1.4%

    held 5th · 2.7K estimated branded searches · -17.8% vs prior month · -0.2 points

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Which brand is most popular in search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, Tenable was the most searched among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, with an estimated 64.4K branded searches and 32.6% estimated Share of Search within this set. Qualys is in 2nd place, 5.5 percentage points behind at 27.1% Share of Search.

Global vulnerability management platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Tenable33.7% → 32.6%37.3%May 202632.6%Aug 20261st
Qualys20.3% → 27.1%27.1%Aug 202619.4%Jan 20263rd → 2nd
Greenbone27.9% → 21.1%27.9%Oct 202521.1%Aug 20262nd → 3rd
Rapid716.3% → 17.8%18.7%Jan 202616%Apr 20264th
Detectify1.8% → 1.4%2.2%Dec 20251.4%Aug 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide decreased from 33.7% to 32.6%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide increased from 20.3% to 27.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Greenbone’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide decreased from 27.9% to 21.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rapid7’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide increased from 16.3% to 17.8%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide peaked at 37.3% in May 2026 and was lowest at 32.6% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide peaked at 27.1% in August 2026 and was lowest at 19.4% in January 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rapid7’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide peaked at 18.7% in January 2026 and was lowest at 16% in April 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys rose from 3rd to 2nd among vulnerability management platforms worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Greenbone fell from 2nd to 3rd among vulnerability management platforms worldwide.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Detectify held steady: its estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for vulnerability management platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Qualys gained estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, from 25.9% to 27.1%.

  2. In August 2026, Rapid7 gained estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, from 17.3% to 17.8%.

  3. In August 2026, Greenbone lost estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide, from 22.5% to 21.1%.

  4. Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 37.3% to 32.6% in August 2026.

  5. Detectify’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.9% to 1.4% in August 2026.

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