We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The visibility is the main benefit. We now know how many devices are connected, what the use for each device is and what kind of devices we have in our environment."
"The user interface is quite simple."
"The product is very easy to work with and easy to deploy."
"The most valuable feature of the Forescout Platform is the large capacity it can handle. Additionally, the interface of the platform is good."
"Obtaining visibility into the network and connected devices is very simple with this tool. It takes me three minutes to do a base deployment when all the parameters are available."
"The most valuable feature is the blocking of USB devices."
"We use the Forescout Platform for device visibility and control in our network. It's very helpful for tracking malicious or unusual activity. We use it to track which ports are open, which machines are running specific services, and to identify vulnerabilities. For example, there was a vulnerability related to SMB, and we could use the product to determine which machines inside our organization were allowing SMB traffic."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to run different capabilities with the same agent. With only one agent, we can have EDR, vulnerability management, compliance and some basic SaaS security capabilities."
"Great web application security for scanning."
"We also like the flexibility in their licensing."
"Provides great functionality."
"The integrations for this solution are very good. I use a different product for virtual patching of vulnerabilities and Qualys integrates well with that product."
"The most valuable feature is automation."
"I like Qualys because it is a very complete product, more so than Tenable."
"They also have threat detection which maps threats. There is a feed that comes from Qualys when a new vulnerability is found. It tells us which machines are infected with that vulnerability."
"When we automate an email to send to a user, sometimes it gets blocked, but that has nothing to do with Forescout. It depends on the mail gateway that we use or integrate with."
"The solution's customer support is bad and should be improved."
"Regarding pricing, there is room for improvement to enhance competitiveness with other vendors and solutions."
"It does not support the TACACS+ protocol."
"The cost is too high."
"Initially, the implementation of the Forescout Platform took some time to figure out. The reason is we are a manufacturing unit and we have certain silos that are insulated areas where certain systems will not connect to the internet or to the LAN. Since there are many parts of it, we have to have an inclusive view of all those systems. It took a while for us to initially implement, but after a few months, everything worked well."
"If older network devices are used there can be some compatibility issues while using the Forescout Platform. Additionally, if the switches that are deployed in your infrastructure are not captured properly to the endpoints there might be some difficulties with Forescout Platform trying to monitor the network traffic. Traffic management is an area the vendor should work on."
"Forescout needs to upgrade its development in the future."
"I would like to see more accuracy in detections, better reporting capabilities, and better dashboard download capabilities."
"Qualys could be improved in its overall performance compared to other vulnerability management or scanning tools."
"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."
"Qualys VM's machine learning and artificial intelligence features could be improved."
"It's not very user-friendly at times and requires in-depth understanding. So, a layman or someone new to Qualys won't be able to easily understand it. You need education to use the solution."
"Qualys does have an on-prem solution, but it is very expensive."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"Sometimes the scanning can get overwhelmed and start to drag when a lot of users are trying to scan at once."
Forescout Platform is ranked 3rd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 69 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tenable Vulnerability Management.
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