We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Qualys VMDR based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."The standout strength of this solution lies in its unique capability to effectively manage unmanaged switches."
"Its feature that I have found most valuable is that it is very granular. You can configure granular controls just as you want those policies to be implemented. It gives you that flexibility to go granular in how you want your controls to be implemented. That's something I like about it."
"Being able to actively identify the client without a certificate allows you to control every device on your network regardless of the make, model, and software running. This allows for end-to-end security."
"I have noticed that in the last year the license model has changed from licensing the whole appliance to licensing the number of devices. It's more simple for a large installation, or a user to have CounterACT as their peripheral site in the company. It's a good choice to have changed the license policy."
"We really like that we get full visibility of devices in the local network."
"The most valuable feature of the Forescout Platform is the large capacity it can handle. Additionally, the interface of the platform is good."
"Forescout is easy to integrate with a lot of end systems."
"The stability is amazing for the Forescout Platform. We have been using Forescout for four years, and no one complained about the stability."
"I am impressed with the VMDR feature."
"Qualys has a continuous endpoint monitoring feature for agent-based scanning. Once you deploy the solution, it monitors everything that is happening every 30 minutes. Then, if there are any vulnerabilities, they are reported."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most recent is VMDR, which provides a comprehensive overview of how to detect, patch, and remediate specific vulnerabilities."
"Qualys VM's most valuable feature is automatic detection."
"Detects new hosts along with vulnerabilities."
"It's a good product. After the scan our internet works well. It scans our security posture."
"It is a stable solution."
"It does not support the TACACS+ protocol."
"It's scalable, but not without a big investment. It doesn't do so well at the branch. At the home office, it does okay and not so well at the branch."
"The cost is too high."
"I believe that the overall user experience has not always been preferable."
"As a user, if I am using a laptop that is Wi-Fi connected, Forescout identifies my port connectivity as one user license, and if I take that same laptop with the same username to a wired network, which is also the same network that is used for the Wi-Fi connection, Forescout detects it as a separate license."
"Search - needs boolean functionality (or pseudo operand now working)."
"The reporting feature needs improvement."
"Forescout Platform sometimes returns false positives, so there's some fine-tuning to be done there."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"They're still evolving their platform in terms of reporting capabilities."
"Some of the older features could be polished instead of focusing on releasing new features."
"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."
"Certain integration factors between different options could be improved."
"Qualys VM should improve its methodology."
"I would like to see this solution more developed and competitive in the Cloud space."
"Qualys VMDR is basically susceptible to false positives, and false negatives."
Forescout Platform is ranked 4th 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 and Nozomi Networks, 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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