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title: "Qualys vs Tenable: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Qualys or Tenable? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanner brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Qualys vs Tenable: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Qualys or Tenable? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanner brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Qualys and Tenable
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanner brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Qualys Share of Search**: 34.8%
- **Tenable Share of Search**: 34.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Qualys or Tenable?

- In September 2026, Qualys and Tenable were level on Share of Search among vulnerability scanner brands worldwide, with an estimated 49.5K branded searches each, at 34.8% estimated Share of Search each.
- Qualys was ahead of Tenable in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanner brands worldwide moved from 27.6% to 34.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanner brands worldwide moved from 41.3% to 34.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for vulnerability scanner brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tenable worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Qualys estimated searches | Qualys Share of Search | Qualys rank | Tenable estimated searches | Tenable Share of Search | Tenable rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 27.6% | 2 | 74K | 41.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 27.6% | 2 | 74K | 41.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 27.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 41.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 26.3% | 2 | 60.5K | 39.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 30.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 30.3% | 2 | 60.5K | 37.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 31.8% | 2 | 60.5K | 38.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 28% | 2 | 60.5K | 41.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 34.7% | 1 | 49.5K | 34.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 1 | 49.5K | 34.8% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Qualys’ and Tenable’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Qualys**: Measured on the search term “qualys”.
- **Tenable**: Measured on the search term “nessus”.

- [Qualys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [Tenable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tenable)
- [All vulnerability scanner brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vulnerability-scanner-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Qualys or Tenable?

In September 2026, Qualys and Tenable were level on Share of Search among vulnerability scanner brands worldwide, with an estimated 49.5K branded searches each, at 34.8% estimated Share of Search each.

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