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

Which is more popular in search, Qualys or Tenable? 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**: Qualys and Tenable
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability management platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Qualys Share of Search**: 27.1%
- **Tenable Share of Search**: 32.6%

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

- In August 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Qualys among vulnerability management platforms worldwide. Tenable was estimated to have 64.4K branded searches compared to Qualys’ 53.6K, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Qualys’ 27.1%.
- Tenable was ahead of Qualys in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qualys’ estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide moved from 20.3% to 27.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.8K to 53.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tenable’s estimated Share of Search among vulnerability management platforms worldwide moved from 33.7% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.9K to 64.4K.

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

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

## Month by month

| Month | Qualys estimated searches | Qualys Share of Search | Qualys rank | Tenable estimated searches | Tenable Share of Search | Tenable rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 54.8K | 20.3% | 3 | 90.9K | 33.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 54.9K | 21.6% | 3 | 89.8K | 35.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 45K | 20.3% | 3 | 74.3K | 33.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 45.1K | 19.4% | 3 | 77.2K | 33.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 54.5K | 23.1% | 3 | 77.1K | 32.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 55K | 23.6% | 2 | 77.8K | 33.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 54K | 24.1% | 2 | 77.8K | 34.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 44.8K | 21.5% | 3 | 77.9K | 37.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 54.3K | 26.6% | 2 | 67.1K | 32.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 53.8K | 25.9% | 2 | 67.8K | 32.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 53.6K | 27.1% | 2 | 64.4K | 32.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## 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 terms “qualys”, “qualys app”, “qualys com”, “qualys software”, “qualys vmdr”, “qualys vulnerability management” and “qualys vulnerability scanner”, summed into one figure.
- **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.

- [Qualys profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qualys)
- [Tenable profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tenable)
- [All vulnerability management platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vulnerability-management-platforms): 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 August 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Qualys among vulnerability management platforms worldwide. Tenable was estimated to have 64.4K branded searches compared to Qualys’ 53.6K, and held a 32.6% Share of Search versus Qualys’ 27.1%.

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