We performed a comparison between Qualys Web Application Scanning and Tenable.io Web Application Scanning based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Security Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I have found the detection of vulnerabilities tool thorough with good results and the graphical display output to be wonderful and full of colors. It allows many types of outputs, such as bar and chart previews."
"The most valuable feature is that we are able to scan the services and put credentials like a user ID password. We can verify the vulnerability level."
"Qualys Web Application Scanning has multiple features like threat protection and container security scanning in one box."
"The vulnerability management feature is a strong one. And also the patch management feature."
"It combines both web application vulnerability management and internal vulnerability management on one platform and dashboard. Usually, you have to purchase separate tools."
"The interface is user-friendly and easy to understand."
"The Qualys Web Application Scanning solution offers a single comprehensive console and consolidated reporting, covering all aspects from on-prem to cloud and compliance, etcetera."
"Qualys' process of updating signatures is something we really appreciate, and it's way ahead of its industry peers."
"It collects the vulnerabilities on the hostnames and sends them to the Tenable.io cloud. Tenable has its own cloud where Tenable.io is running, but there are many connectors to other cloud solutions. Tenable can do vulnerability scanning for other cloud managers such as Azure, Amazon, and so on."
"All the features are valuable to us as they offer cutting-edge scanning methods and address the latest issues with a contemporary approach. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is highly stable. I rate it a nine out ten. Since the solution works on the Cloud, it's highly scalable. I rate the scalability a nine out of ten. The setup of the solution is straightforward. The Return on Investment is substantial. I recommend the solution to all."
"The solution is stable."
"It is fully automated."
"The solution's instant reports feature is the most effective for detecting threats."
"We can get detailed information about vulnerabilities."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is very easy to use."
"Our customers adopt this solution because of the replication testing and the vulnerability assessment it can do. It is a multi-faceted product."
"Sometimes the response time is low because the handshake fails, and then you have to re-login and start again."
"The software’s pricing could be improved."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"Qualys Web Application Scanning is very complex to use, and its graphical interface is not very user-friendly."
"The solution needs to adjust its pricing. They should make it more affordable."
"They should try to include business logic vulnerabilities in the scanner testing."
"The area of false positives could be improved. There are quite a number of false positives as compared to other solutions. They could probably fine tune the algorithm to be able to reduce the number of false positives being detected."
"There should be better visibility into the application."
"The platform's technical support services could be better."
"The report customization needs to be better."
"The dashboard could be more user-friendly."
"It isn't easy to manage vulnerabilities in Tenable."
"I would like for them to add proxy filtering, where you can transfer and alter the package. It is fully automated. Other web application testers programs are actually proxy software, and the proxy software gives you the flexibility of modifying the outgoing package, which will actually help you in exploiting any vulnerability in detail."
"The cloud and the on-premises versions have their own controllers, and there is no way to centrally manage controllers."
"The solution's dashboards could be improved and made more user-friendly."
"Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is not very user-friendly and you need a lot of information to get proper reports. The tool's support is not very responsive."
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Qualys Web Application Scanning is ranked 19th in Application Security Tools with 31 reviews while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is ranked 24th in Application Security Tools with 14 reviews. Qualys Web Application Scanning is rated 7.8, while Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Qualys Web Application Scanning writes "A stable solution that can be used for infrastructure vulnerability scanning and web application scanning". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable.io Web Application Scanning writes "Highly Recommended Solution with Latest Scanning Methods". Qualys Web Application Scanning is most compared with OWASP Zap, Veracode, SonarQube, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional and HCL AppScan, whereas Tenable.io Web Application Scanning is most compared with Acunetix, Fortify on Demand, PortSwigger Burp Suite Professional, SonarQube and Invicti. See our Qualys Web Application Scanning vs. Tenable.io Web Application Scanning report.
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