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."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."
"Qualys VM had a recent upgrade and the newer version is supporting the cloud."
"The vulnerability management feature is what I used the most. It is a good SaaS product. It is easy to use. It has a nice UI where you can see all the assets and vulnerabilities."
"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."
"I am impressed with the VMDR feature."
"I like Qualys because it is a very complete product, more so than Tenable."
"Technical support is fantastic."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"It is scalable. It's in line with our needs."
"All of the features are great."
"Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product."
"I don't have any other tools like it, and I always use it when I'm doing a pen test. Metasploit is a great solution for penetration testing,"
"The tool's most useful feature for penetration testing is its automation capabilities. With the professional edition, you can upload the results from Nessus in the Rapid7 Metasploit solution portal."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"The greatest advantage of Rapid7 Metasploit is that it is the only system that can directly exploit vulnerabilities on the Metasploit platform."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"I would like to see this solution more developed and competitive in the Cloud space."
"Qualys should improve their customer experience. They need to improve the tech support experience and the turnaround time."
"Finding things in management can be quite difficult."
"We are moving away from Qualys to Defender ATP because I find that Defender ATP is much better at prioritizing the vulnerabilities that I should be looking at."
"When you want to cover yourself for scalability, you will be charged for the number you place on the scan itself."
"Improve the user interface."
"They have integrated with other third parties, but it is still not viable."
"Improve the API speed."
"The solution should improve the responsiveness of its live technical support."
"It is necessary to add some training materials and a tutorial for beginners."
"Metasploit cannot be installed on a machine with an antivirus."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
"The solution is not user-friendly and has room for improvement."
"Advanced Infrastructure should be implemented in the next release for better orchestration."
"At the time I was using it, the graphical user interface needed some improvements."
"There are numerous outdated exploits in their database that should be updated."
Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 12th 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, Rapid7 InsightVM, Acunetix and Wireshark. See our Qualys VMDR vs. Rapid7 Metasploit report.
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