--- title: "Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Wiz: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management or Wiz more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability management platforms 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management-vs-wiz-security" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Wiz: Which is searched more? Is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management or Wiz more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability management platforms 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**: Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Wiz - **Competitive set**: Vulnerability management platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Share of Search**: 0.6% - **Wiz Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management or Wiz more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wiz had more branded searches than Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management among vulnerability management platforms worldwide. Wiz had about 3,600 branded searches, while Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management had 1,300. Wiz made up 1.7% of all vulnerability management platform searches we track, and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management accounted for 0.6%. - Wiz was ahead of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management’s share of searches among vulnerability management platforms worldwide moved from 0.56% to 0.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wiz’s share of searches among vulnerability management platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.6K. ## Top vulnerability management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Wiz was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management was listed before Wiz in three out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tenable | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Qualys | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Rapid7 | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Wiz | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sysdig | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Greenbone | 7th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Detectify | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about vulnerability management platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which vulnerability management platform should I use?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 5. Greenbone - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vulnerability management platforms?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 5. Wiz, 6. Greenbone - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vulnerability management platform for a small security team?": 1. Tenable, 2. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 3. Rapid7, 4. Qualys, 5. Greenbone - Searched Google, AI Overview "vulnerability management platform": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Sysdig, 4. Wiz, 5. Rapid7 - Searched Google, AI Overview "vulnerability management tools": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Wiz, 5. Sysdig, 6. Greenbone Not named in any answer: Detectify. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for vulnerability management platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management worldwide fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management estimated searches | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Share of Search | Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management rank | Wiz estimated searches | Wiz Share of Search | Wiz rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.56% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.49% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.43% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.2% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 0.53% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 0.52% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.65% | 8 | 4.4K | 1.8% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.68% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 7 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.72% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.75% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.73% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.48% | 8 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 0.6% | 8 | 3.6K | 1.7% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management’s and Wiz’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. - **Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management**: Measured on the search term “microsoft defender vulnerability management”. - **Wiz**: Measured on the search term “wiz security”. - [Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management) - [Wiz profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wiz-security) - [All vulnerability management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vulnerability-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management or Wiz more popular in search? In September 2026, Wiz had more branded searches than Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management among vulnerability management platforms worldwide. Wiz had about 3,600 branded searches, while Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management had 1,300. Wiz made up 1.7% of all vulnerability management platform searches we track, and Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management accounted for 0.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs Wiz: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management-vs-wiz-security This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management-vs-wiz-security. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.