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title: "Greenbone / OpenVAS vs ZAP: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or ZAP more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanner brands set in New Zealand. 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Greenbone / OpenVAS vs ZAP: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or ZAP more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability scanner brands set in New Zealand. 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**: Greenbone / OpenVAS and ZAP
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanner brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search**: 3%
- **ZAP Share of Search**: 33.3%

## Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or ZAP more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ZAP had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. ZAP had about 110 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. ZAP made up 33.3% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%.
- ZAP was ahead of Greenbone / OpenVAS in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Greenbone / OpenVAS’s share of searches among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand moved from 2.4% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ZAP’s share of searches among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand moved from 26.2% to 33.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110.

## Top vulnerability scanner brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Greenbone / OpenVAS was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. ZAP was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Greenbone / OpenVAS was listed before ZAP 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 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Rapid7 | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Greenbone / OpenVAS | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| ZAP | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about vulnerability scanner brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which vulnerability scanner brand should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Greenbone / OpenVAS
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Greenbone / OpenVAS
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vulnerability scanner brand in New Zealand for a small security team?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Greenbone / OpenVAS
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best vulnerability scanner": 1. Tenable, 2. Rapid7, 3. Qualys, 4. ZAP
- Searched Google, AI Overview "security scanner software": 1. Tenable, 2. ZAP

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

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

Neither Greenbone / OpenVAS nor ZAP moved beyond provider rounding among vulnerability scanner brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Greenbone / OpenVAS estimated searches | Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search | Greenbone / OpenVAS rank | ZAP estimated searches | ZAP Share of Search | ZAP rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 110 | 26.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 2.8% | 5 | 110 | 30.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 50 | 20% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 3.4% | 5 | 90 | 31% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 70 | 21.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 140 | 31.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 3.1% | 5 | 70 | 21.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 90 | 26.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 110 | 25.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 110 | 32.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 110 | 33.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 110 | 33.3% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greenbone / OpenVAS’s and ZAP’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.

- **Greenbone / OpenVAS**: Measured on the search term “greenbone openvas”.
- **ZAP**: Measured on the search term “owasp zap”.

- [Greenbone / OpenVAS profile](/demand/nz/brands/greenbone-openvas)
- [ZAP profile](/demand/nz/brands/owasp-zap)
- [All vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vulnerability-scanner-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Greenbone / OpenVAS or ZAP more popular in search?

In September 2026, ZAP had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. ZAP had about 110 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. ZAP made up 33.3% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%.

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