We compared Qualys VMDR and Tenable Vulnerability Management based on our users reviews in six parameters. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Users generally find the setup process for Qualys VMDR to be easy and fast, taking only a few minutes. However, there are some integration issues with other systems. In contrast, setting up Tenable Vulnerability Management can be time-consuming, ranging from a couple of hours to a few weeks. Some users find it difficult to configure IP ranges and firewall settings.
Qualys VMDR offers a prioritization mechanism, continuous monitoring, a customizable dashboard, and a comprehensive overview of vulnerabilities. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management provides complete visibility, scalability, and a user-friendly dashboard for vulnerability analysis.
Both Qualys VMDR and Tenable Vulnerability Management have areas that require improvement. Qualys VMDR could benefit from enhancements in user experience, UI design, SLA tracking, batch prioritization, integration, reporting, and dashboards. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management needs improvements in visibility, support, dashboards, integration, reporting, pricing, user interface, and automation.
The cost of setting up Qualys VMDR can be high for smaller customers, as it varies depending on the specific features needed. Some reviewers mentioned that additional fees are required for features like patch management and EDR policy compliance. In contrast, Tenable Vulnerability Management has a pricing model that varies among users, which some users did not find ideal. While basic vulnerability scanning and management have no hidden costs, the overall cost can be relatively expensive compared to other solutions.
Qualys VMDR is praised for its ability to effectively reduce risks and mitigate cybersecurity threats, resulting in a good return on investment. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management is acknowledged for providing long-term value and identifying vulnerabilities, although not everyone experiences a significant return on investment.
The feedback for Qualys VMDR's customer service varies, with some customers appreciating the support provided, while others highlight the need for quicker response times and more knowledgeable staff. Similarly, Tenable Vulnerability Management's customer service has received mixed reviews, with certain users expressing dissatisfaction regarding issue resolution and turnaround time, while others commend the team's round-the-clock availability and promptness.
Comparison Results
In comparing Qualys VMDR to Tenable Vulnerability Management, both solutions have easy initial setups and offer comprehensive vulnerability management. Qualys VMDR provides a prioritization mechanism, continuous monitoring, and great technical support. It also has a customizable dashboard. However, it lacks user-friendliness, integration with other systems, and needs improvement in reporting and dashboards. On the other hand, Tenable Vulnerability Management offers complete visibility, is considered reliable and cost-effective, and has a user-friendly dashboard. It also provides efficient risk assessments. However, it lacks coverage of the entire vulnerability management process and needs improvements in support, pricing, and user interface customization.
"Qualys VM has allowed us to know the vulnerabilities we need to prioritize based on the threat levels and the possible impact if there's an intrusion."
"The most valuable feature is automation."
"We also like the flexibility in their licensing."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"Qualys VM's best features are vulnerability management and customizable scoring."
"It is very easy to use and there are lots of options. We can usually easily go through it and all of the things we want to configure, and we can configure everything to our specifications very easily."
"The most valuable features are vulnerability scanning, policy compliance scanning, and tablet for web application scanning."
"There are many features. Its reliability, ease of installation, ease of use, and the richness of the information provided are the most valuable features."
"Technical support has been good. They respond quite quickly."
"It helps us create remediation projects and assign the console’s responsibility to specific engineers."
"It is very stable, and it is updated periodically by adding new vulnerabilities."
"The solution is quite friendly."
"A new user can easily understand the workflow, even if they are creating users for other divisions and the user is a beginner."
"The product is easy to use."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The solution's most valuable feature is providing a single pane of visibility on all the infrastructure and its status."
"The customer support is very bad."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
"Qualys Container Security can improve the interface. It could be easier to navigate and be enriched."
"I would like to see this solution more developed and competitive in the Cloud space."
"Reports were lacking somewhat on the customization side."
"Certain integration factors between different options could be improved."
"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."
"I would like to see this solution simplified to work more easily in a multi-cloud environment."
"Tenable could improve visibility into assets, including automated asset tagging. You should be able to automatically tag assets based on location, function, ownership, etc. That would help us because we spend a lot of time identifying and tagging assets by hand."
"The UI has room for improvement."
"The solution seems to focus too much on enterprises, and they really need a product that works for SMBs."
"The only drawback of the solution is that it is expensive."
"An area of improvement for this solution is being able to customize the dashboard. For example, the dashboard does not allow us to view a previous months vulnerability results alongside current results to make comparisons."
"The stability has room for improvement."
"Another area of improvement is customer service and support. Tenable needs to include support in the pricing/license. Currently, they push clients to get support from partners or channel distributors, who often charge a lot."
"The solution must provide penetration testing."
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Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while Tenable Vulnerability Management is ranked 2nd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 39 reviews. Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2, while Tenable Vulnerability Management is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Vulnerability Management writes "Discovers vulnerabilities and integrates well with other solutions". Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Tanium, whereas Tenable Vulnerability Management is most compared with Tenable Security Center, Tenable Nessus, Amazon Inspector, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Rapid7 InsightVM. See our Qualys VMDR vs. Tenable Vulnerability Management report.
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