The solution's pricing is definitely not reasonable. I understand that the features provided by the solution justify its cost. Qualys Web Application Scanning's pricing is a bit expensive compared to other solutions available in the market.

I rate the software’s pricing a six out of ten.

From my perspective, it is a budget-friendly option. Qualys offers good value for the features and protection it provides. The pricing seems reasonable, considering the comprehensive security solutions it offers.

We are on an annual license for the solution and the pricing could be more affordable.

The cost of the solution should be lower. In our company now, we only have 200 employees. For us, the license fee is kind of expensive. The cost is $30,000 USD for one year to cover WAS (Web Application Security) and the VM (Virtual Machine) security. That price includes maintenance and any consulting with Qualys.  

Licensing was based on the number of assets that you want to scan on your network. You can also do licensing on subscription. On subscription, it is easier and more flexible. You tell Qualys that you want to move from the 1000 to 2000 band or the 3000 or 5000 band, then they will give you the quotation for it. Once you pay for it, applying the licensing is quite easy and effective.

Pricing was reasonable and competitive. It was not too far above the other products.

The product has a very good licensing model.

Qualys WAS' pricing is competitive.

We normally purchase an annual license. There are additional costs. From Qualys, it's for the license and maintenance, which includes patches and stuff like that. Additionally, we have our own service delivery costs.

I don't directly deal with the licensing aspect of the product. 

It is an expensive platform.

We pay for a yearly license, but we also pay a separate cost for an engineer from Verizon.

We normally purchase an annual license. There are additional costs. From Qualys, it's for the license and maintenance, which includes patches and stuff like that. Additionally, we have our own service delivery costs.

There are different options available with respect to licensing.

The “bring your own licenses” model for the virtual appliance isn’t what you might think, so get a clear explanation up front before assuming you can go use virtual appliances on AWS.

Our licensing costs are on a yearly basis. We buy a group of IP addresses we can scan on a yearly basis. 

Qualys has an IT-based licensing based on a yearly license, which is a good way of handling it. However, in some cases, when we do the PCI scanning, the host will not like the scanning and we lose the IT license. So, this could be improved.

Licensing could be cheaper. It is expensive at present.

It is best to be an institutional buyer and directly contact the sales team, as they can provide over-the-top discounts for bulk orders.

Try the free trial of the product to understand the basic working mechanisms.

The pricing of Qualys is quite expensive in comparison with the other products in this category that are offering pretty much the same thing. Pricing is one area of the product that can be improved. At this stage of our discovery, we only know the initial cost is high.