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."I am impressed with the VMDR feature."
"Vulnerability management is the most valuable one and it’s a must in every organization."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup was good. We didn't have any problems with it."
"Technical support is fantastic."
"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 feature is the ability to run different capabilities with the same agent. With only one agent, we can have EDR, vulnerability management, compliance and some basic SaaS security capabilities."
"The most valuable feature is that this solution is very lightweight."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the scripts, the modules, and the tools that the Rapid7 Metasploit framework has."
"All of the features are great."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten."
"The reporting on the solution is good."
"The option to generate phishing emails has proven to be very valuable in understanding the behavior of users."
"Rapid7 Metasploit is a useful product."
"I use Rapid7 Metasploit for payload generation and Post-Exploitation."
"The most valuable feature for us is the support for testing Linux-based web server components."
"I do not like that all of the data is stored on the cloud."
"Qualys VM's scanner doesn't pick up every vulnerability, so we have to use multiple scanners to cover that gap."
"The reporting and the GUI need improvements."
"The disadvantage of working with Qualys is that the graphical interface is quite outdated."
"The reporting and dashboards could improve in Qualys VM. However, they have improved since the previous versions."
"The only improvement I can think of is on the implementation side. At times it is a bit slow."
"It's quite complex on the way it is set up, so it takes a fair bit of time in order to get your head around it in order to deploy it. Once you've deployed it, then you're never confident on the versions of the browsers and the SSL certificates, etc. You have to always go back into Qualys and check."
"Qualys does have an on-prem solution, but it is very expensive."
"Rapid7 Metasploit can add a GUI feature because it is only available online."
"The initial setup was a bit "tweaky" for the open-source version."
"The open-source version has reporting limitations. You need to develop these capabilities yourself. Built-in reporting is an excellent feature for penetration testing, but it isn't a must-have. The solution could also cover more vulnerabilities. Metasploit has around 10,000 exploits in its library, but more is always better."
"The solution is not very scalable, it does not provide any automation to be able to scale it."
"Metasploit cannot be installed on a machine with an antivirus."
"We'd like them to offer better coverage of malware."
"I would like to see more capabilities, more functions, and more features. More types of attack vectors."
"Better automation capabilities would be an improvement."
Qualys VMDR is ranked 3rd in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 76 reviews while Rapid7 Metasploit is ranked 14th 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 "Directly exploit vulnerabilities, is stable, and scalable". 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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