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title: "Acunetix vs Greenbone: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Acunetix or Greenbone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanning tools 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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# Acunetix vs Greenbone: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Acunetix or Greenbone? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanning tools 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**: Acunetix and Greenbone
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Acunetix Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Greenbone Share of Search**: 20.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Acunetix or Greenbone?

- In August 2026, Greenbone had more branded searches than Acunetix among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide. Greenbone was estimated to have 41.8K branded searches compared to Acunetix’s 9.9K, and held a 20.4% Share of Search versus Acunetix’s 4.8%.
- Greenbone was ahead of Acunetix in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Acunetix’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide moved from 5.3% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Greenbone’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide moved from 26.9% to 20.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 75.3K to 41.8K.

## How did search popularity change for vulnerability scanning tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Greenbone lost estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide, from 21.8% to 20.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Acunetix worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Acunetix estimated searches | Acunetix Share of Search | Acunetix rank | Greenbone estimated searches | Greenbone Share of Search | Greenbone rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 5.3% | 5 | 75.3K | 26.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 5.6% | 5 | 61.8K | 23.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 61.4K | 26.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 5.1% | 5 | 61.6K | 25.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 5% | 5 | 56.7K | 23.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 5% | 5 | 52.7K | 21.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 5.2% | 5 | 52.8K | 22.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 4.6% | 5 | 46.5K | 21.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 4.7% | 5 | 43.4K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 4.6% | 5 | 46.7K | 21.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 4.8% | 5 | 41.8K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acunetix’s and Greenbone’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.

- **Acunetix**: Measured on the search term “acunetix”.
- **Greenbone**: Measured on the search terms “greenbone”, “greenbone net”, “greenbone openvas”, “greenbone vulnerability management”, “greenbone vulnerability scanner”, “openvas” and “vulnerability scanner greenbone”, summed into one figure.

- [Acunetix profile](/demand/global-en/brands/acunetix)
- [Greenbone profile](/demand/global-en/brands/greenbone)
- [All vulnerability scanning tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vulnerability-scanning-tools): 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, Acunetix or Greenbone?

In August 2026, Greenbone had more branded searches than Acunetix among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide. Greenbone was estimated to have 41.8K branded searches compared to Acunetix’s 9.9K, and held a 20.4% Share of Search versus Acunetix’s 4.8%.

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