Qualys VM
Qualys VM
Updated August 20, 2025
Updated August 20, 2025
Qualys VM identifies and prioritizes security weaknesses across diverse IT assets. It integrates with cloud environments and provides automated detection and reporting capabilities.
Qualys VM identifies and prioritizes security weaknesses across diverse IT assets. It integrates with cloud environments and provides automated detection and reporting capabilities.
Asset Management
Attack Surface Management
Cost considerations
Cost considerations
Functionality
Functionality
Compatibility
Compatibility
User experience
User experience
Customer support
Customer support
Why these ratings?
Cyberse perspective
Cyberse perspective
Solution details
Target industry
Technology
Public sector
Industrials
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Financial services
Services support
In-house services
Managed services
Scanning coverage
Host scanning
Product features
Risk scoring
Vulnerability scoring
IT Service Management (ITSM) integration
Automated remediation
Pricing
Free trial available
Market segment
Enterprise
Key features
API access
Platform solution
Integrations
Security automation
Endpoint security
Cloud security
Governance Risk and Compliance
Network security
Data security
Deployment
Cloud-native
Cloud-hosted
Cloud ecosystem partners
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Ratings
Cost considerations
Qualys VMDR starts around $199 per asset annually—several times the entry price competitors publish—and web-app or cloud scanning sits in separate paid modules, driving spend up as coverage grows. Scaling to thousands of assets creates a sizeable license bill that some firms view as hard to offset with risk-reduction gains. The cost can still make sense, but only when teams replace multiple point tools and fully use the broader Qualys suite.
Cost considerations
Qualys VMDR starts around $199 per asset annually—several times the entry price competitors publish—and web-app or cloud scanning sits in separate paid modules, driving spend up as coverage grows. Scaling to thousands of assets creates a sizeable license bill that some firms view as hard to offset with risk-reduction gains. The cost can still make sense, but only when teams replace multiple point tools and fully use the broader Qualys suite.
Scans count/year
Asset count
Functionality
Qualys VM continuously discovers assets through scanners and cloud agents across data centers, public clouds and containers. TruRisk scoring focuses attention on the riskiest issues, and ServiceNow workflows automatically open and close tickets after patch validation
Functionality
Qualys VM continuously discovers assets through scanners and cloud agents across data centers, public clouds and containers. TruRisk scoring focuses attention on the riskiest issues, and ServiceNow workflows automatically open and close tickets after patch validation
Compatibility
Qualys provides agents for all major operating systems and API-level connectors for AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI so hybrid assets stay in scope. A built-in ServiceNow CMDB sync and a certified Splunk connector feed asset and vulnerability data into ITSM and SIEM workflows automatically. SAML 2.0 single-sign-on lets security teams tie the product into corporate identity systems with no extra gateways.
Compatibility
Qualys provides agents for all major operating systems and API-level connectors for AWS, Azure, GCP and OCI so hybrid assets stay in scope. A built-in ServiceNow CMDB sync and a certified Splunk connector feed asset and vulnerability data into ITSM and SIEM workflows automatically. SAML 2.0 single-sign-on lets security teams tie the product into corporate identity systems with no extra gateways.
User experience
Qualys VM offers a logical web dashboard that most users learn quickly. Peer reviews score ease-of-use around 4/5 and praise clear visuals and rapid searches. Some note the look feels dated, placing the experience above average but not leading the field
User experience
Qualys VM offers a logical web dashboard that most users learn quickly. Peer reviews score ease-of-use around 4/5 and praise clear visuals and rapid searches. Some note the look feels dated, placing the experience above average but not leading the field
Customer support
Qualys keeps a live 24×7 phone, chat and ticket desk so customers can reach real engineers at any time. Qualys researchers push multiple signature updates a day, and new detections appear in the product within about 4–8 hours, comfortably beating weekly expectations but not always under 24 hours of every CVE. Rich public docs and an active knowledge base speed troubleshooting, so overall support is strong but falls just short of the highest tier.
Customer support
Qualys keeps a live 24×7 phone, chat and ticket desk so customers can reach real engineers at any time. Qualys researchers push multiple signature updates a day, and new detections appear in the product within about 4–8 hours, comfortably beating weekly expectations but not always under 24 hours of every CVE. Rich public docs and an active knowledge base speed troubleshooting, so overall support is strong but falls just short of the highest tier.
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