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."
"The Vulnerability Management and Patch Management features are the most valuable features of this solution."
"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 initial setup is straightforward."
"It is quite easy to implement."
"The solution is easy to use."
"I like that we have many scanners and channels that don't overload. It helps us scan and track easily. Also, the tagging system is good for tagging. We can still use QualysAgent task ID tools even if tags aren't made."
"It is a simple solution that makes scanning easy. You just give it a scheduled task, and it will do everything for you."
"The Search Engineering feature is good."
"Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product."
"Technical support has been helpful and responsive."
"It's not possible to do penetration testing without being very proficient in Metasploit."
"The solution is open source and has many small targetted penetration tests that have been written by many people that are useful. You can choose different subjects for the test, such as Oracle databases or Apache servers."
"The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"It allows us to concentrate solely on identified vulnerabilities without the hassle of additional setup."
"Could use additional security for the app."
"One of the biggest issues from the clients' perspective is that all Qualys computing is on the cloud."
"The reporting and dashboards could improve in Qualys VM. However, they have improved since the previous versions."
"Qualys VM's vulnerability scan could be improved, especially the number of CVE numbers it can manage at a 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."
"The customer support is very bad."
"We face issues while scanning multiple assets."
"Qualys Container Security can improve the interface. It could be easier to navigate and be enriched."
"If your company's patch is not up to date, but you have other detection or defense solutions such as endpoint detection and response and antivirus software, the product exploit may not work effectively. This is because its exploit database update process is slow and not real-time. For zero-day vulnerabilities or new security threats, relying on Rapid7 Metasploit alone may not be effective."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"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."
"The initial setup was a bit "tweaky" for the open-source version."
"Rapid7 Metasploit could be made easier for new users to learn."
Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 77 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 11th 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 PortSwigger Burp Suite Enterprise Edition. See our Qualys VMDR vs. Rapid7 Metasploit report.
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