We performed a comparison between Qualys VMDR and Rapid7 Metasploit based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Risk-Based Vulnerability Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The reporting is fine."
"Technical support is great and we've never really had a problem."
"The most recent is VMDR, which provides a comprehensive overview of how to detect, patch, and remediate specific vulnerabilities."
"I find Qualys VM very robust, and it's very useful for vulnerability management and patch management. The value that it brings to my environment is economies of scale. There is no limitation on adding any endpoints. You go by the rule, and it's added once another endpoint is added to our environment. It's automatically installed, and it's less work from our end. It frees up my license automatically if I don't need an endpoint or if my machine is decommissioned. I like the dashboard displays because I don't see any duplication. The most important part is vulnerability management and prioritization. Unlike Symantec, it shows the kind of vulnerability I would want to patch first. It provides a holistic view of the kind of vulnerabilities and the ones I should remediate first. I don't have to do a scan; it just brings up those critical kinds of vulnerabilities like zero-day vulnerabilities and tells me to prioritize them. You have to prioritize these vulnerabilities first and go on with the rest. The dashboard shows me the ones that have been fixed, so I don't have to complete an aging report. The user experience and the graphical interface are good. As it's user-friendly and understandable on an executive level, it brings real value. We also use this solution because it's robust and flexibile."
"It is a stable solution."
"The reporting functionality is great."
"It's really beneficial for scanning and interacting with the agent."
"Qualys VM's most valuable feature is automatic detection."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the scripts, the modules, and the tools that the Rapid7 Metasploit framework has."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users."
"It allows us to concentrate solely on identified vulnerabilities without the hassle of additional setup."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation."
"It is scalable. It's in line with our needs."
"The solution is open source and has many small targetted penetration tests that have been written by many people that are useful. You can choose different subjects for the test, such as Oracle databases or Apache servers."
"I would like to see this solution simplified to work more easily in a multi-cloud environment."
"It is more expensive vs. other products on the market."
"Qualys VM's machine learning and artificial intelligence features could be improved."
"The only improvement I can think of is on the implementation side. At times it is a bit slow."
"The reporting and dashboards could improve in Qualys VM. However, they have improved since the previous versions."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"Finding things in management can be quite difficult."
"Qualys Container Security can improve the interface. It could be easier to navigate and be enriched."
"At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements."
"Better automation capabilities would be an improvement."
"If your company's patch is not up to date, but you have other detection or defense solutions such as endpoint detection and response and antivirus software, the product exploit may not work effectively. This is because its exploit database update process is slow and not real-time. For zero-day vulnerabilities or new security threats, relying on Rapid7 Metasploit alone may not be effective."
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
"It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners."
"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"The solution is not very scalable, it does not provide any automation to be able to scale it."
Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 13th in Vulnerability Management with 18 reviews. Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2, while Rapid7 Metasploit is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 Metasploit writes "Helps find vulnerabilities in a system to determine whether the system needs to be upgraded". Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management, whereas Rapid7 Metasploit is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Pentera, Acunetix, Rapid7 InsightVM and Amazon Inspector. See our Qualys VMDR vs. Rapid7 Metasploit report.
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