Leader
38%of answers name it
The most visible vulnerability scanners, October 2026
Most cited source
66citations
From Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 39 , range 34–45 | 39
| 38% | 10% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 32 , range 20–38 | 32
| 22% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 27 , range 10–35 | 27
| 18% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 24 , range 9–34 | 24
| 19% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 13 , range 6–32 | 13
| 13% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 9 , range 5–30 | 9
| 12% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 6 , range 3–21 | 6
| 7% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 6 , range 3–19 | 6
| 7% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–9 | 4
| 5% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–9 | 3
| 5% | 0% | | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
This month's moves
First reading. No comparable previous month yet.
Biggest risers
No clear rise.
Biggest fallers
No clear fall.
New entries
Drop-outs
No drop-outs.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Community | 21.7% | 3 of 4 | 32 | 11 |
| 2 | | Community | 9.2% | 2 of 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | | Community | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | | Community | 4.2% | 1 of 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | | Community | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 7 | | Community | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it. | |||||
| 9 | | Community | 0.8% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | Community | 0.8% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 0 |
The questions, and who wins each
| Question | Language | Wins it |
|---|---|---|
| how do application scans compare with dependency checks for finding vulnerabilities | English | No brand recommended |
| should developers or security teams own vulnerability scanning | English | No brand recommended |
| what can replace manual security checks before each software release | English | No brand recommended |
| how can we replace spreadsheets for tracking software vulnerabilities | English | |
| what can replace separate scanners for code and dependencies | English | |
Each engine's top three
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Method
Each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.