--- title: "Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Tenable: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Tenable 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-tenable" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Tenable: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Tenable 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 Tenable - **Competitive set**: Vulnerability scanner brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search**: 3% - **Tenable Share of Search**: 9.1% ## Is Greenbone / OpenVAS or Tenable more popular in search? - In September 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. Tenable had about 30 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. Tenable made up 9.1% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%. - Tenable 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, Tenable’s share of searches among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand moved from 4.8% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 30. ## Top vulnerability scanner brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Tenable appeared in all five answers. Greenbone / OpenVAS was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Tenable was listed before Greenbone / OpenVAS in every answer. 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 Tenable in New Zealand rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 20 to 30 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Greenbone / OpenVAS estimated searches | Greenbone / OpenVAS Share of Search | Greenbone / OpenVAS rank | Tenable estimated searches | Tenable Share of Search | Tenable rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 10 | 2.4% | 5 | 20 | 4.8% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 10 | 2.8% | 5 | 20 | 5.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 20 | 8% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 10 | 3.4% | 5 | 30 | 10.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 30 | 9.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 30 | 6.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10 | 3.1% | 5 | 40 | 12.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 40 | 11.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 10 | 2.3% | 5 | 60 | 14% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 10 | 2.9% | 5 | 60 | 17.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 30 | 9.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 10 | 3% | 5 | 30 | 9.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greenbone / OpenVAS’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. - **Greenbone / OpenVAS**: Measured on the search term “greenbone openvas”. - **Tenable**: Measured on the search terms “tenable scanner” and “tenable vulnerability management”, summed into one figure. - [Greenbone / OpenVAS profile](/demand/nz/brands/greenbone-openvas) - [Tenable profile](/demand/nz/brands/tenable) - [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 Tenable more popular in search? In September 2026, Tenable had more branded searches than Greenbone / OpenVAS among vulnerability scanner brands in New Zealand. Tenable had about 30 branded searches, while Greenbone / OpenVAS had 10. Tenable made up 9.1% of all vulnerability scanner brand searches we track, and Greenbone / OpenVAS accounted for 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Greenbone / OpenVAS vs Tenable: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/greenbone-openvas-vs-tenable This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/greenbone-openvas-vs-tenable. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.