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title: "Acunetix vs Tenable: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Acunetix or Tenable? 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 Tenable: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Acunetix or Tenable? 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 Tenable
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanning tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Acunetix Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Tenable Share of Search**: 31.4%

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

- In August 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Acunetix among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide. Tenable was estimated to have 64.4K branded searches compared to Acunetix’s 9.9K, and held a 31.4% Share of Search versus Acunetix’s 4.8%.
- Tenable 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, Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide moved from 32.5% to 31.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.9K to 64.4K.

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

- Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 36.3% to 31.4% in August 2026.
- 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 | Tenable estimated searches | Tenable Share of Search | Tenable rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 5.3% | 5 | 90.9K | 32.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 5.6% | 5 | 89.8K | 33.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 74.3K | 32.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 5.1% | 5 | 77.2K | 32.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 5% | 5 | 77.1K | 31.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 5% | 5 | 77.8K | 32.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 5.2% | 5 | 77.8K | 33.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 4.6% | 5 | 77.9K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 4.7% | 5 | 67.1K | 31.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 4.6% | 5 | 67.8K | 31.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 4.8% | 5 | 64.4K | 31.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Acunetix**: Measured on the search term “acunetix”.
- **Tenable**: Measured on the search terms “nessus”, “tenable com”, “tenable nessus”, “tenable vulnerability management”, “tenable vulnerability scanner” and “vulnerability scanner tenable”, summed into one figure.

- [Acunetix profile](/demand/global-en/brands/acunetix)
- [Tenable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tenable)
- [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 Tenable?

In August 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Acunetix among vulnerability scanning tools worldwide. Tenable was estimated to have 64.4K branded searches compared to Acunetix’s 9.9K, and held a 31.4% Share of Search versus Acunetix’s 4.8%.

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