Users have noted that Qualys VMDR offers strong automated vulnerability scanning capabilities, comprehensive reporting features, and integration capabilities with other security tools, although there are concerns about the outdated user interface and system performance. On the other hand, Prisma Cloud is praised for its competitive pricing, ease of deployment, and comprehensive security capabilities.
The summary above is based on 142 interviews we conducted recently with Qualys VMDR and Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The runtime mechanism on the solution is very useful. It's got very good network mapping between containers. If you have more than one container, you can create a content data link between them."
"Most of the customers we are tackling have different tools and solutions, like Qualys, Nessus, and vulnerability management assessment solutions. There are plugins for them, and we can integrate Prisma Cloud with them. We can enrich our telemetry with their data and use the predefined correlation rules in Prisma Cloud. That means we have that work done in seconds."
"The visibility on alerts helps you investigate more easily and see details faster."
"The CSPM and CWPP functionalities are pretty good."
"The support is excellent."
"We are provided with a single tool to protect all of our cloud resources and applications without having to manage and reconcile compliance reports."
"One of the most valuable features is the compliance of RedLock, which we are using for any issues with security. It flags them and that's the primary objective of that feature."
"We found it to be easy and flexible. We could easily configure it for our needs, and we could spread the Prisma Cloud platform to 16 countries without encountering any kind of problem."
"The process of defining and discovering scans is organized efficiently."
"Performs automated, regular scans in the network."
"The most valuable feature is the certificate management."
"It's a good product. After the scan our internet works well. It scans our security posture."
"Technical support is fantastic."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"The most valuable feature of Qualys Container Security is the detailed information in the reports and the remediation. This is done to make sure there are no vulnerabilities."
"It is quite easy to implement."
"This solution is more AWS and Azure-centric. It needs to be more specific on the GCP side, which they are working on."
"They charge seven workloads for monitoring one compute, and that is quite expensive. This makes it difficult to move fully with the compute part because of the workload."
"Prisma Cloud lags behind in terms of security automation capabilities."
"We had some teething issues with Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks, but overall, it did what we expected."
"They are missing some compatibility details in their documentation."
"It can be too expensive for small companies."
"The alignment of Twistlock Defender agents with image repositories needs improvement. These deployed agents have no way of differentiating between on-premise and cloud-based image repositories. If I deploy a Defender agent to secure an on-premise Kubernetes cluster, that agent also tries to scan my ECR image repositories on AWS. So, we have limited options for aligning those Defenders with the repositories that we want them to scan. It is scanning everything rather than giving us the ability to be real granular in choosing which agents can scan which repositories."
"The dashboard can be created at the user level instead of the cloud account level, which will help save time."
"There's a need to upgrade or fix the potential vulnerability rate. Around 20,000 potential vulnerabilities were showing in Qualys VMDR, but none of the other tools showed them. When we checked, it wasn't the case. Support explained that even small issues were being counted as vulnerabilities, causing issues in our audit. So, the security features could be improved to identify vulnerabilities accurately."
"Could use additional security for the app."
"They're still evolving their platform in terms of reporting capabilities."
"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."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"Qualys VM's scanner doesn't pick up every vulnerability, so we have to use multiple scanners to cover that gap."
"Qualys should improve their customer experience. They need to improve the tech support experience and the turnaround time."
"I would like to have CSPM, a continuous scan-like cloud added to the solution."
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Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 1st in Container Security with 83 reviews while Qualys VMDR is ranked 11th in Container Security with 77 reviews. Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.4, while Qualys VMDR is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks writes "The dashboard is very user-friendly and can be used to generate custom RQL based on user requirements". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Qualys VMDR writes "Good visibility but expensive and needs better support". Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Wiz, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Aqua Cloud Security Platform, AWS Security Hub and SUSE NeuVector, whereas Qualys VMDR is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Rapid7 InsightVM, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security. See our Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks vs. Qualys VMDR report.
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