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title: "Greenbone vs Tenable: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Greenbone or Tenable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability management platforms 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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# Greenbone vs Tenable: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Greenbone or Tenable more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vulnerability management platforms 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 and Tenable
- **Competitive set**: Vulnerability management platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Greenbone Share of Search**: 34.1%
- **Tenable Share of Search**: 7.3%

## Is Greenbone or Tenable more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Greenbone had more branded searches than Tenable among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand. Greenbone had about 140 branded searches, while Tenable had 30. Greenbone made up 34.1% of all vulnerability management platform searches we track, and Tenable accounted for 7.3%.
- Greenbone was ahead of Tenable in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Greenbone’s share of searches among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand moved from 32.7% to 34.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 140.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tenable’s share of searches among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand moved from 3.8% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 30.

## Top vulnerability management platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Tenable appeared in all five answers. Greenbone was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Tenable was listed before Greenbone 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 | 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 | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Greenbone | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 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 in New Zealand?": 1. Tenable, 2. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 3. Qualys, 4. Rapid7, 5. Wiz
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 5. Wiz, 6. Greenbone
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vulnerability management platform in New Zealand for a small security team?": 1. Tenable, 2. Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, 3. Rapid7, 4. Qualys, 5. Greenbone
- Searched Google, AI Overview "vulnerability management platforms": 1. Tenable, 2. Qualys, 3. Rapid7, 4. Wiz
- Searched Google, AI Overview "vulnerability scanner software": 1. Tenable, 2. Rapid7, 3. Qualys

Not named in any answer: Detectify.

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 management platforms in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Greenbone gained share of searches among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand, from 30.6% to 34.1%.
- In September 2026, Tenable lost share of searches among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand, from 8.3% to 7.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Greenbone estimated searches | Greenbone Share of Search | Greenbone rank | Tenable estimated searches | Tenable Share of Search | Tenable rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 170 | 32.7% | 1 | 20 | 3.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 170 | 37% | 1 | 20 | 4.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 53.1% | 1 | 20 | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 210 | 46.7% | 1 | 30 | 6.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 46.4% | 1 | 30 | 5.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 260 | 41.9% | 1 | 30 | 4.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 170 | 37.8% | 1 | 40 | 8.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 140 | 32.6% | 1 | 40 | 9.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 110 | 23.9% | 2 | 60 | 13% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 110 | 28.9% | 1 | 60 | 15.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 110 | 30.6% | 1 | 30 | 8.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 140 | 34.1% | 1 | 30 | 7.3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Greenbone’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**: Measured on the search term “greenbone”.
- **Tenable**: Measured on the search terms “tenable scanner” and “tenable vulnerability management”, summed into one figure.

- [Greenbone profile](/demand/nz/brands/greenbone)
- [Tenable profile](/demand/nz/brands/tenable)
- [All vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-vulnerability-management-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 or Tenable more popular in search?

In September 2026, Greenbone had more branded searches than Tenable among vulnerability management platforms in New Zealand. Greenbone had about 140 branded searches, while Tenable had 30. Greenbone made up 34.1% of all vulnerability management platform searches we track, and Tenable accounted for 7.3%.

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