Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Vulnerability Management
The vulnerability management landscape divides between pure-play specialists (Tenable, Qualys) with deep scanning heritage and platform vendors (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, ServiceNow) extending endpoint/IT capabilities into vuln detection. High model diversity (4-5) across top contenders signals no dominant paradigm—buyers weigh dedicated depth versus consolidated tooling. ServiceNow's 63% shortlist rate despite lower diversity suggests strong appeal among enterprises prioritizing ITSM integration over best-of-breed scanning.
180 discovery queries · 331 head-to-heads · refreshed Jun 1, 2026
Discovery stage
The shortlist
Across 180 buyer-style "Vulnerability Management" queries
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Signal by intent
By topic
Top 5 most-cited brands per intent cluster. Brands with zero citations in a topic are not shown.
Evaluation stage
Head-to-head
How often AI cites each brand across uniform category evaluation prompts · median 15/100
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Each brand's score is the share of category evaluation prompts where AI cited them across all four engines — the same prompt pool for every brand. Brands above the median citation rate have stronger presence in evaluation-stage queries.
Brands to know
In this category
Tenable
Maintains shortlist leadership at 65% with maximum diversity, reflecting enduring strength in purpose-built vulnerability assessment across enterprise segments.
Read brand profile →ServiceNow
Achieves 63% shortlist rate leveraging ITSM integration advantage, appealing to buyers prioritizing remediation workflow over scanning depth.
Read brand profile →Orca Security
Reaches 57% shortlist consideration with cloud-native agentless approach, representing emerging alternative to traditional scanner architecture.
Read brand profile →Citation sources
Where AI pulls citations from
654 citations captured across Vulnerability Management prompt runs.
Vendor pages
303Product, help, and marketing pages from tracked vendors
Independent sources
199Reviews, encyclopedias, forums, press — not vendor-owned
Buyer questions
What AI cites for top Vulnerability Management questions
Most-cited prompts across the buyer journey. Click any prompt to see the actual URLs AI engines link to.
Discovery
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