--- title: "Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Rapid7: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Rapid7 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/greenbone-openvas-vs-rapid7" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Rapid7: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Rapid7 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 Rapid7 - **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanner brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search**: 3% - **Rapid7 Share of Search**: 27.3% ## Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Rapid7 more popular in search? - In September 2026, Rapid7 had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. Rapid7 had about 90 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. Rapid7 made up 27.3% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%. - Rapid7 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, Rapid7’s share of searches among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand moved from 40.5% to 27.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 90. ## 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. Rapid7 was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Rapid7 was listed before Greenbone / OpenVAS in three out of four answers that named either. 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Rapid7 in New Zealand fell 47.1% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 90 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Greenbone / OpenVAS estimated searches | Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search | Greenbone / OpenVAS rank | Rapid7 estimated searches | Rapid7 Share of Search | Rapid7 rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 170 | 40.5% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 2.8% | 5 | 110 | 30.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 90 | 36% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 3.4% | 5 | 70 | 24.1% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 110 | 33.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 140 | 31.1% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | 3.1% | 5 | 110 | 34.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 110 | 32.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 110 | 25.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 70 | 20.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 90 | 27.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 90 | 27.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greenbone / OpenVAS’s and Rapid7’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”. - **Rapid7**: Measured on the search term “rapid7”. - [Greenbone / OpenVAS profile](/demand/nz/brands/greenbone-openvas) - [Rapid7 profile](/demand/nz/brands/rapid7) - [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 Rapid7 more popular in search? In September 2026, Rapid7 had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. Rapid7 had about 90 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. Rapid7 made up 27.3% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Rapid7: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/greenbone-openvas-vs-rapid7 This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/greenbone-openvas-vs-rapid7. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.