← Antivirus Software

Malwarebytes vs Trend Micro

AI visibility head-to-head, Antivirus Software — run #89 (2026-08-01). Malwarebytes leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

Malwarebytes · leads

38.0
95% CI35.1–40.6
Industry rank#3
openai38.2
anthropic33.1
google43.4
perplexity20.3
vs

Trend Micro

12.0
95% CI10.5–13.6
Industry rank#17
openai12.4
anthropic12.2
google11.0
perplexity11.2

By question type

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question typeMalwarebytesTrend Micro
Recommendations
“What's the best option for me?”
52%8%
Comparisons
“How do the top options stack up?”
10%10%
Ready to buy
“Which one should I actually get?”
34%9%
Problem-solving
“I have this problem — what fixes it?”
53%5%
Informational
“How does this kind of product work?”
21%0%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology

Wondering how your own brand stacks up?

See exactly what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity say about any brand — yours, a client's, a rival's. Free baseline scan, no credit card.